How to talk to anybody (while being yourself)

Improving your social skills isn’t about memorizing scripts or mimicking someone To view this email as a web page, [click here]() {NAME}, Improving your social skills isn’t about memorizing scripts or mimicking someone else. NO! Actually, if you’re inauthentic, you will be caught. Just check out what one of my readers said: [Reader quote] LOL. This is a perfect example to show that becoming a better conversationalist isn’t about pretending to be someone else. If you do that, you’ll likely become stiff, start overthinking, and act totally unnatural… exactly what you were trying to avoid! [Netflix screenshot] I’ve spent years improving my own social and communication skills. I STILL work on them. I even hired a media training firm to fine-tune my skills before filming Netflix. I wanted to know how to handle different social situations, like a couple that’s fighting. Or how to act when visiting someone’s house (an incredibly intimate moment), like I am in this photo. It’s hilarious to me that today, there are millions of people listening to my podcast, [watching me on Netflix](), and studying my YouTube interviews… when in my 20s, I was the guy who would start talking in a meeting, and people would look at each other, as if to say, “Oh no, here he goes again.” Yes, I had a reputation as a rambler. I didn’t get better by copying other people. Great communication isn’t about being fake. It's about learning WHAT to say, WHEN, and HOW, so you can let your best self shine through. You can have the best education, the best experience, the *coolest* life story … but if you can't connect with people, NOBODY WILL KNOW. Today, I'm breaking down my course: [How to Talk to Anybody](). [How to handle "too many questions" syndrome]() A glance at some of the topics we cover in the course. What if you could talk to anyone — smoothly and confidently — while being yourself? If you just knew how to handle social situations a little more smoothly — if you knew what to say, when, and how to use body language and subtle techniques to get your message across — imagine the kind of impact you could have: - When you walked in a room, people would stop and notice you. - When you approached a group of people already talking, you'd know exactly how to “break in” smoothly. - You'd have a "toolbox" of ways to respond to different people in any situation: the antagonistic in-law, the quiet wallflower, the interesting person who could be a new friend for life. Best of all, you could leave these people — your coworkers, your friends and family, even your significant other — feeling dazzled whenever they were around you. "She has such a positive energy," people would say. Or: "I instantly liked him. He’s so friendly and approachable." But not because you were just putting on a show. Because you were able to communicate who you are… and make real connections. The ability to connect with the people around you is one of the most important parts of living a Rich Life… yet, we RARELY do anything to develop our social skills. I used to be one of the most awkward people I’d ever met. But I finally got sick of my sweaty palms, sitting at home on Friday nights waiting for people to text me, and honestly, just not being able to be who I was because I literally couldn’t get it across to anyone. [Ramit] It’s 2002. You see this hunk on campus. You don’t talk to me. Was it the slippers? Was it my awkward demeanor? Or did you… NOT EVEN NOTICE ME!!? How many of us have felt awkward about our conversational skills? How many of us have told a story that bombed, or said something that came out wrong, leaving everyone else awkwardly saying, "Uhh …" Worse, how many of us have simply not spoken up at all? How many of us have avoided new opportunities because we weren't sure what to say … or just sat there quietly, content to be thought of as "nice"? There's something worse than saying the wrong thing: being FORGETTABLE. The ability to make other people feel great when they meet you, to make them remember you and how you made them feel, cuts to the core of our very ability to live a Rich Life in personal, professional, even intimate relationships. Do you see how mastering “soft skills” can pay off in subtle, but incredibly powerful ways over the course of your lifetime? As we get older, our technical skills matter increasingly less … and our soft skills matter MORE. Being able to talk to anybody — to connect with them, impress them, make them feel good about themselves, and you — is key to so many big moments in life, yet NOBODY TEACHES US HOW TO DO IT! Until now. It's interesting that we hire a trainer to help us with our fitness, we attend business conferences to help us with our business and careers, but we find it "vain" or "weird" to want to improve our social skills. Some people HATE the idea of practicing their social skills because they think it will make them fake/phony. "They should like me for who I am.” This isn’t true. Improving your social skills helps put awkwardness to the side, so you can let your best self out. Whether you have a dry sense of humor like me, or you’re more bubbly, animated, or even introverted and quiet, I can show you how to shush the worries, doubts, and insecurities in your head so you can just be … well, you. I invite you to join… [How to talk to anybody] How to Talk to Anybody is a 4-week, online video course that shows exactly how to improve your conversation skills with ANYBODY. This is not simply a course with canned lines and tips to "Use eye contact." We've gone deep into the psychology of conversational skills at the highest levels. The course includes: - Over 8 hours of conversation frameworks, tested tactics, word-for-word scripts, scenario plans, and field challenges to practice in real life — all on video, all fully transcribed, all downloadable in audio/video formats - Hours of exclusive "Social Skills Teardowns" where I diagnose and recommend improvements to real students' conversation roadblocks. You'll get access to these extraordinary videos where you'll see their social skills improve right in front of your eyes - Body language analysis so you become 10X more interesting — without changing a word. I'll walk you through examples of before-and-after body language, including "implementation rules" to apply them to your own style - Conversational scripts to accompany the video lessons. Use these scripts to kick-start a conversation and keep it going — authentically and naturally As a bonus, I added a 5th week of material to the course: The How to Talk to Anybody Vault I added complimentary bonus videos that show you exactly how to apply the course lessons to the most difficult and delicate social situations — including how to make friends at work, gracefully exit any conversation, and build rapport with anyone. I went one step further and showed you how to apply these lessons to your own style. PLUS, a 90-minute interview with Olivia Fox Cabane, author of The Charisma Myth We cover how we can be more likeable and make new friends, become a better leader, and connect with everyone we meet. Watch Olivia do a social-skills teardown of me! The video also includes specific techniques to build your confidence, starting right now. [Ramit on set] Today, you can watch me on Netflix, listen to my podcast, join our live [Money Coaching]() calls… and see a well-spoken person. But I still remember those awkward situations years ago where I couldn’t manage to get out a single word. Having better conversations IS a skill that you can improve. What would it mean to know that you could talk to anybody — comfortably, smoothly, impressively — without feeling nervous or awkward? What would it feel like to know you could talk to anybody and leave them feeling positive? What would it mean to know you were "armed" with the most powerful conversational tactics so you could handle any social situation — for the rest of your life? Is it weird to try to improve your social skills? Maybe. I think it's weirder to go your entire life talking to people every single day, missing life-changing opportunities, and not being able to operate at your highest potential … all because you think spending a few weeks improving your social skills is weird. Or, you can learn to become a "natural" and have the confidence to talk to anybody, anytime, anywhere. 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