Good ways to develop interpersonal skills?

Question

being a teenager, its hard to get to know other people, especially in highschool. cliques, and 'social classes' and that kind of stuff can make it hard to meet new people. so i was wondering what are some good ways to avoid social awkwardness but develop interpersonal skills?

Answer 1

The best way is to actively participate in several diverse activities and never skip an opportunity to meet and talk to someone within a social context.

You can only improve with practice and patience with yourself.  And, you must choose to focus much of your attention on the other person, rather than yourself.  During a conversation, make sure that you are not always turning every comment or question into a soliloquy about your own feelings and your own life.  Seek an empathetic state and you will be rewarded by the law of reciprocity.