Program 8: How to become a People Magnet and get along with anyone

Upon completion of SHINE Program 8, we expect that our students:

• can confidently strike up a conversation with a person they have never met. Since aptitude in such a skill is becoming rare, skilled conversationalists will stand out from the crowd in scholarship/job interviews, networking, etc.
• can conclude a conversation leaving the other person wanting to speak with them further
• can comfortably attend any social event alone and feel familiar with the appropriate behaviour for any given occasion
• can smile and stand comfortably around others without sending inappropriate messages
• can cater their vocabulary to the occasion
• understand the power of the appropriate handshake
• can action the cognitive skills to remember people’s names
• understand the difference between an average and an excellent listener
• understand the concept of paying kindness forward and making it a daily habit
• understand the magic of an appropriate greeting and the lasting impression of a thoughtful and genuine goodbye
• understand the natural skills of how to make friends and keep them
• have mastered the skill of "confident kindness"
• understand the value of open vs. closed-ended questions
• appreciate the value of empathic movement and thoughtful conversational style and tone