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Social Skills Mastery

Susan Callender

The Social Skills Mastery Podcast is where High-Performance Social Confidence Coach and Corporate Trainer, Susan Callender helps professionals, business owners, and entrepreneurs stand out in competitive and often high-stakes situations, by raising social capital and using the power of polished people skills to make an impact. Weekly content encompasses what to do, what to say, how to maneuver tricky situations and get it right the first time.

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67. The Never-ending Quest for To Make Conversation...

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/10/04

The quest for better conversations is always a top topic request, and that makes sense because it is one of the best ways to connect with other people. Having a conversation requires some skill because they’re often spontaneous and informal – meaning you need to be able to think on your feet. Because being a good conversationalist can make such a huge impact on your life, this is definitely a skill you want to work on. In your professional life, having good conversation skills can help you

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32:00

66. The Power of Kindness in Connecting with Donna...

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/08/05

The power of kindness as a means to create meaningful connections between people cannot be overstated. It is part of a social cycle in which at least one dominant participant extends a visible hand or a virtual olive branch to gain trust and offer genuine, authentic assistance. When we truly understand that each of our lives is intertwined with few degrees of separation, kindness, compassion, and collaboration flow much more naturally in interpersonal interactions, socially, in the workplace, and

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15:53

65. Creating Higher Level Thoughts to Alleviate...

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/07/30

Most of our thoughts are prompted by our current environment, and we can’t help but think about what’s right in front of us. What we see and experience becomes what we think. The issue is our evolutionary training, or in other words, our brain’s propensity to keep us safe and out of harm’s way— and this can include showing up, speaking up, and doing things that our brain says may be scary. That is a big problem when you’re in business and you want to look good and be in the spotlight because every

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64. Being Socially Visible in Business

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/07/24

It goes without saying that you want to make a profit, in business, but you can’t earn anything if people do not know about you. Increasing your visibility is essential to the success of your business or your job. As an executive or an owner, you might find yourself short on time to meet new people, and you could lose opportunities to grow your business. How you spend your time is as important as where you spend it. You can differentiate your brand from your competitors and stand out to customers in

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18:24

63. Creating Social Confidence with Conscious...

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/07/11

Everything we do is reviewed first in our brain then transferred to our motor skills. This is how we function all day and every day, and social skills, social anxiety, and fear of being visible, to name a few are very much included in those skills. Today we’re talking about Consciously Connecting with the people important to your business and your life. You’ll learn— How to bridge the gap between where you are now and where you want to be when you reach social confidence. How to start mentally

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62. BONUS **WELCOME TO SOCIAL SKILLS MASTERY

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2021/07/02

Welcome to the rebranded podcast. The name has been changed from "The Soft Power Podcast" to "Social Skills Mastery". The mission is similar, and that is to help entrepreneurs, personal brands, and professionals stand out in ultra-competitive business environments through the power of people skills. Social or "people" skills are essential for communicating and working with groups and individuals in your personal and professional life. People with strong social skills tend to build good

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61. Wendi Friesen on Finding Relief from Social...

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/06/17

For multitudes of businesspeople, being socially smooth and quickly connecting with customers, clients, colleagues, and even potential investors is an excruciating ordeal. Through hypnosis, social anxiety can melt away, creating new patterns which will enable you to experience real social ease and go beyond just putting on a good performance. Wendi Friesen is a phenomenal hypnotist. In this episode, we discuss using hypnosis, mental rehearsal, and NLP to ease the discomfort of social anxiety,

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60. My favorite Coaching Tool to Overcome Anxiety and...

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/06/09

Coaching methods and tools, when used properly, can change the direction of client’s lives and help them achieve continuous growth, prosperity, and sustainable success. Effective high-performance coaching goes beyond the ability to ask the right questions in the right order — in fact, that just won’t do! As an effective and committed (may I say, Amazing?) coach, I l am a highly trained expert in guiding my clients through the process of change. The method I use most often is The Model, and I use it

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19:34

59. What They're Thinking When They See You

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/06/02

Having a commanding presence is a trait of soft power. We have to remember that power is energy and energy is not seen, per se but it is felt. A powerful or power-filled presence allows you to establish your personal brand in everything you do. You're developing a brand in everything you do, either intentionally or unintentionally. It's a part of how you present yourself, including how you dress and how you speak, and how you generally conduct yourself both in-person and online. You are

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13:56

58. Turning Desires into Reality Using Mental Rehearsal

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/05/26

Mental Rehearsal, or The Social Priming System developed here at Social Confidence Pro is a way to focus and guide your imagination to create a mental image of a future event. It harnesses the power of your brain to unlock your full potential in interpersonal situation where you tend to struggle and feel ill-at-ease, even when that feeling is imagined. When you learn to mentally rehearse a scene unfolding, just as an Olympic swimmer may visualize themselves diving into the pool and swimming their

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57. How to Overcome and Move Past Resistance to Being...

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/05/19

When it comes to resistance, too often we think in terms of what can potentially be lost, rather than what can be gained. When it comes to social skills, it’s all gain. To put it simply, putting yourself out there and exposing your psyche to judgment can be challenging. Overcoming resistance and trying something new means there is a possibility of failure. Most people prefer to stay in their comfort zone than venture into unknown territory. Choosing to make a change to one’s business-social standing

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56. Social Priming Your Brain for People Skills Success

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/05/12

Social Priming is a method by which you use the power of your mind to create an intense level of concentration or focused attention on interpersonal interactions and their desired end results. This process is practiced through the use of verbal cues and repetition, delivered via audio recording. Listening to a recording that details your social desires allows your subconscious mind to be more open and receptive to favorable outcomes and to deflect the fears and avoidance tactics that permeate

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55. Why Perfection Loses in the Social Skills Game

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2021/05/05

To be a productive and successful person, you have to learn from your mistakes; and to be able to learn from your mistakes, you have to be comfortable with making them. But in general, perfectionists are not. They tend to avoid making mistakes in every aspect of life, including in how they show up socially and feeling more guilt and shame than the average person when they do make a mistake. Perfectionism has been linked to a whole host of problems including depression and anxiety. Today's episode

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54. Setting Big Goals to Reach "Impossible" Outcomes

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/05/01

Have you ever had a desire that no matter how hard you tried, you couldn’t see yourself achieving it? Successful people are relentless goal setters. They break down larger milestones into smaller, more achievable tasks. One of the most challenging goals an entrepreneur can set is promoting a product or service, particularly when accustomed to avoiding the spotlight. Just as fit people have habits surrounding eating well and exercising often, entrepreneurs and personal brands have habits surrounding

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53. Revealing Your Blind Spots for Deeper Self-Awareness

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/04/21

Self-awareness and exposing blind spots is a primary area of focus in our coaching programs. A blind spot is something about yourself and/or your actions that you don’t see clearly or are hesitant to acknowledge. Blind spots surface out of a lack of self-awareness or simply a gap in information. When you are absorbed in your own needs and concerns, you may overlook clues suggesting that others may not be eager or willing to support you or your goals. They can show up as apprehension, a lack of

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52. How to Raise Social Capital and Uplevel Your Life

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/04/14

Every professional and entrepreneur needs three kinds of capital to build true wealth: monetary, human, and social. While each is essential in business, social capital — the shared values that exist between people and which enable respect and cooperation is the focus of this episode of The Soft Power Podcast because it is the key to success. When you have built social capital, you can then obtain any other resources you need. It is almost a mystery to those in your presence whose balance is

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51. How To Be A Total Head-Turner and an Interesting...

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/04/07

What is it about power and presence that you can see it and feel it as soon as a person enters your shared space? What we know is that it's simultaneously invisible and very much real. When we meet powerful people we know it right away because there is something about their gravitas and perceived influence that has a magnetic pull that makes our head turn as we think or utter aloud “Who is that?” True power is silent— it’s soft, and it is perceived. In today’s episode, we break down what

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50. How to Get Over Feeling Like a Fraud (Overcoming...

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/03/31

Fraud Phenomenon refers to the experience of believing that you're not as competent as others perceive you to be, and that you are not ready to be at the forefront. This phenomenon has links to perfectionism and social anxiety. The phenomenon creates the experience of feeling like a phony—you feel as though at any moment you are going to be found out as a fraud—like you don't belong where you are. Today's episode seeks to dispel those myths and help you be proactive in taking advantage of every

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49. How to Get Over the Fear of Creating Live Videos

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/03/24

Live and recorded video is here to stay, so much so that it inescapable for anyone who wants to raise their grade and their professional profile. Producing your first videos can cause anxiety, and this is normal, so do not use that as an excuse to not face the camera and speak your truth and provide value to an audience who wants to hear from you. One of the good things about live streaming is people are more forgiving. They expect the live video to be raw and recognize you may not look flawless

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48. How to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking

Social Skills Mastery ·

2021/03/17

You've heard it all before. People fear public speaking more than they fear babies, chocolate pudding, and natural disasters. It's truly time to get over it and use the skills and expertise you have to catapult your career. As of April 10, 2021, the domain "BusinessClass.Expert" was changed to "SocialConfidencePro.com". Links and downloads mentioned in Soft Power Podcast episodes 1 thru 52 may be accessed by simply ensuring the domain in the link is "SocialConfidencePro.com". Business Class

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