Lailun Islam Labonno
It doesn’t actually matter how aged you are; whether you are a teenager, young adult or adult, you have to be aware about social skills when it comes to socializing. Technically, you won’t ever reach that part in your life where you don’t have to meet new people again. You’ll always have to meet new people from time to time.
In case if you’re wondering what’s the big deal about all of it, at least give some thoughts about how it reflects your social image among other people. It does matter how you choose to treat people. It creates an image in people’s mind where they put their judgments of you.
Communication does matter as it manages to uphold your profile in society. With every new chapter of your life, you’ll start to realize that you’re surrounded by new group of people. You’ll have to deal with various situations and thus complications will arise too.
Here are a few guideline for communicating with people:
*Warm greeting: When you meet new people it’s always a nice gesture to greet with a friendly tone and warm words. If your first impression seems negative towards them, it won’t be a good start. So, try not to be shy and give it a fresh start.
*Casual conversation: When you’re with people that you’re not closed or whom you’ve met recently, it’s not a good idea to keep quiet and sit silently. If you can, try to chat a little talking about random social topics. But try to sense if the other person doesn’t get annoyed by it.
*Being nice and friendly: Yes, it matters lot on the fact whether you are friendly or not. You’ll meet new people almost every day. Even if they don’t appear to be the type you wish them to be, it’s not exactly a good enough reason to be rude. You should be nice to people as much as possible. Mocking, insulting, or being offensive is out of question in this case.
*Respecting others’ space: One thing one should be aware of is that no matter how friendly you can be with a person, you should respect their own space. Every person has their own limits and it’s a polite way to communicate when you leave them to be when it’s needed.
*Step by step: We get to meet new people often and somehow some of them become our closest mates later on in life. What one should remember is, nothing good can come out if you’re trying to take things too fast. You can’t be best friends with someone within one day, can you? So, walk in the line and try to keep it moving with single steps. Try to know someone better before being close to them.
There are a hundred ways to communicate with people, young people always stumble while entering in types of situations where meeting and dealing with people becomes hard and confusing. Once you get the hang of it, it’ll be easier eventually. One should always treat people the way they want to be treated.
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Fazle Rabbi Khan Ishita Sharmin Rayhan, an MSJ (Media Studies and Journalism) graduate from University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) and winner of 2014 Swedish Institute Scholarship, gave a talk on… 
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Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.
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