Loomis Iii, F: People Skills Magic

This book can change lives for the better by teaching persons how best to use crucial people skills in their dealings with fellow human beings. And it does a more thorough and complete job of this than does Dale Carnegie's 1936 wonderful classic, How to Win Friends and Influence People.

People Skills can change lives
Only Gifted Few Instinctively Use Them
Self-centeredness of Humans
"Im the most important person in the world"
Showing Interest
Phony Interest
No Strings Attached Interest
Become Interested
"Gotta" Find Something
Shallow Interest
You Get Brushed Off
Stick to Things You like
Reciprocation Necessary?
Make "Em" Love You
Couples
Family
"Meism"
Make Someone's Day!
Envy
Jealousy
Low Self-esteem
Bruised Egos
Facts Won¿t Change!
The Unobservant
If You admire Something, SAY SO!
Details Show Sincerity
Listen Well! Respond Well
Calamitous Results
Not Responding Pitfall
"Dos" While Listening
Absolute "Don'ts" While Listening
Almost Always Respond
Silence Not Always Golden
When Not to Respond
Hey, Whose Idea was This?
At Least Say You Got it
Not Replying Sends a Message
Address Each Point
Put It in Front of You
Respond, Even if You Disagree
I Wouldn't Know. I Don't Know. I Don't Know That.
Super Way to Respond
Answer the Question
If Question is Good, Say So
Don't Evade Questions
Delicate Opinion-Inquiries
Answer Right Off the Bat
Interrupting
Mind Readers
Know-it-alls
Thieves
Nearest Table to Crawl Under?
Be a Good Samaritan
Let "Em" Tell You Again
Stale Jokes
I Might Forget It
Take Notes
Note Taking not Possible
Don't Break in with Different Matter
Annoying Corrections
Sudden Attention Diversions
Praising
Why so Vital?
Job Well Done
The Unmindful
Praising "Don'ts" and "Dos"
Give Credit!
Don't Wait Too Long!
Snubs
Yep, Blame Jealousy!
Anything be Done about Jealousy?
Be Glad To See People!
What's In A Name?
Names are Music
Remembering Names
On Phone Too
One Time Phone Calls
Calls for Info or Help
Get and Use Names
"I" Disease
Banker Has It!
Chairman of Board Has It
Build Self-Esteem
Talking Down
Saying obvious
Dogmatists
I'm Really Positive
Hedge, Hedge, Hedge
Be the Dummy
Suggest, Recommend
Watch "Big" Words/Jargon
Watch Abbreviations
Some Doctors
Necessary Big Words
Listener's Capacity to Understand
Foreign Phrases
"You Know"
Unnecessary Apology
Forget, "Forget it!"
Sexism
Terrorizing Dread: Alzheimer¿s
Ageism
Let Me Have It
Help Persons Understand
KISS Principle
Gratitude
Looking Gift Horses in Mouth
Hand-Written Notes
White Lies
Truth-Not-Necessary Test
Age Fibs
Bad Breath
Be Courteous/Considerate
Eye contact
Shaking Hands
Should Women Shake Hands?
Shake Firmly?
Talk to Everyone
Be Direct Not Passive-aggressive
Introduce Person with You
"I'm terrible with names"
You Might Not Agree with This
For Both Genders
Translate foreign languages
Persons with Different-Native Tongues
Don't Be a Flake!
Return Phone Calls!
Mindlessness
Don't be a Phony
Leave It as You Found It
Speak Up
Contentiousness
You Have to Disagree
Outstanding Way to Show Considerateness
"Humiliaters"
Mocking
Good Samaritan Needed
Blatant inconsiderateness
Maddening Discourtesy
Getting Brushed-Off
Foul, Repugnant Words
Walk in Shoes of Others
You're Picking On Me
When You're Wrong, You're Wrong
Being Defensive
Ward Off Negativity
Soften Negatives
Firing Someone
Breaking Up with Someone
Accept Part Fault
Accept All Fault
You're Without Fault
Necessary Criticism
Gratuitous Criticism
Unwarranted Criticism
Touchy Questions
Exposing Liars
Don't worry about it
Make Things Easy to Swallow
Blame Game
Killing Messengers
Clobbering Handy
"Put the Blame on Mame"
Venting Anger on Wrong Persons
Constant Complainers
"You Were Right"
Are Those Words Hard to Say?
"You Are Right"
Are those Words Also Tough to Say?
Telling People They¿re Wrong When They¿re Right
When It's You Who Deserves Credit
¿We"
Be Supportive
55 Tweets of Wisdom
22 Points in Review
A Downside to People Skills
Bottom Line