How to keep a distance with people
How to keep a distance with people
Sometimes you do not want to get too close with the newfriends. The way your relationship with other people will be depends largely on you. If you do not want you to get into the soul, keep a certain distance with others.
Instructions
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Be friendly, but not familiar. If you want to keep some distance with others, do without too violent ecstasy at a meeting and strong emotions during a conversation. The expression of feelings brings people together. If you want to remain just familiar with this or that person, hang on a bit.
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Do not start personal conversations and do not answerquestions about your personal life. For all questions concerning only you, answer briefly and unequivocally. It is important to remain a polite person. After all, you want only to keep the distance, and not to scare others off completely. If you do not talk frankly with other people, most likely, they will not share your inmost things with you, and relations will be built exclusively according to the business scheme.
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Do not settle for additional meetings witha man you do not want to see among your friends. Do not be afraid to offend someone. If you do not want to go to rapprochement with the individual, use a plausible excuse and give up the offer. Remember that friendship and friendly relations are born, mainly in an informal setting. You should avoid it.
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If you want to immediately establish a certain barrierbetween you and another person, introduce yourself by name and patronymic and communicate only to "you." Address to the person very politely and respectfully. This will not allow you to appear in your communications familiarity and familiarity. Speak only on business topics and do not joke too much.
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Distant physically. When talking with a man, try to step away from him for a couple of steps, or even fence off a desk or a folder with papers. Subconsciously your interlocutor will take it as a signal that you are not yet ready for rapprochement. Reduce all personal topics to work issues. Then the person realizes that you are at the moment adjusted to a serious mood.
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Try to get to the bottom of the matter more quickly. Some people from politeness delay a small talk, and then they are surprised that they are treated too familiarly. It is not necessary to ask from tactfulness many personal questions. People can perceive this as a signal for rapprochement. Control your own emotions. If you pour negative on someone, you will already destroy the distance that was originally between you. Try to be restrained, even slightly indifferent person.
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Keep in mind that it is very difficult to keep distancewith all people. So you will not have any friends. Be able to change your approach to others depending on your current goals. At work, you can be detached, and the company should show a keen interest in the audience and the topic of the general conversation.