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Band 7+: can talking with people improve social skills?

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Well, definitely it improves our social skills. In my point of view, if you are not a very sociable person but you muster the courage to open up and interact with people, you could improve your confidence. You are also expressing your thoughts to others, and there is a possibility that you can gain new friends and have good relationships with others. So if you are an introvert and you're not used to communicating with others, learning to be sociable could improve your style, and eventually, you could become good at interacting with people.

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Well, definitely it improves our social skills. You know, in my point of view, if you are not very sociable kind of person but you muster the courage to open up and interact with the people, well, you could improve your confidence and you also are speaking your mind to other people and maybe there are possibilities that you are able to gain new friends and have good relationship with other people. So if you are introvert and you’re not get used to communicating with other people, learning to be sociable could improve your style and eventually you could be good with interaction with people.

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