Everyone can improve. It's the least-skilled people who are most eager to improve, because someone with plenty of friends doesn't as keenly regret not "clickin

Everyone can improve. It's the least-skilled people who are most eager to improve, because someone with plenty of friends doesn't as keenly regret not "clicking" with another person and is less likely to blame himself for it, but nobody has perfect people skills. To pull numbers out of thin air, I think 75% of the people in any large city would be unable to make small talk with 75% of the people in the city they live in. (That includes children, teenagers, older people, homemakers, day laborers, everybody.) If they felt inclined to broaden their ability to schmooze, these tips would help. I like your Tip 0. Sometimes the other person seems to be intentionally hanging you out to dry, but they're really thinking, "Gosh, at least this guy is trying to make conversation. I'm just standing here like an idiot, not helping at all."