There is a big difference between our feelings and thoughts, which is emotional intelligence, and the emotions and thoughts of others which is social awareness. Social conscience, in this case, is one of the pillars of emotional intelligence that helps us make this distinction. Social awareness is the ability to see things from another person’s…
Have you ever heard of social intelligence? It is about the ability to build good interpersonal relationships in different situations in our daily lives. People with this ability tend to stand out throughout their lives. Be it at school, college, work, etc. Today we’ve put together some tips on how to develop your social intelligence…
Among the socio-emotional skills, the development of empathy stands out as fundamental for our emotional well-being and the establishment of healthy interpersonal relationships throughout life. Contrary to what you might think, the word does not express a feeling but a behavior. Thus, its meaning is linked to the individual’s ability to put themselves in the…
Emotions are part of us, and how we express them can be used as a mirror and interpretation of who we are. Paying attention to them constantly can let us know about how inner state and build long-lasting relationships. But many haven’t learned to tune in the emotional life; instead, they choose to suppress their…
Honesty is not necessarily opposed to education. Knowing how to send clear and friendly but assertive messages do not require dishonesty, which is what tactful people do. What is the Meaning of Being Tactful? Being tactful allows us to be both honest and respect the sensitivity of the other. Tact is a way of saying…
As we grow up, whether for academic purposes or professional reasons, we are incentivized to get familiar with public speaking, often in the form of speeches. Although giving speeches is not rocket science, minor aspects can transform the audience’s perception of them. For that reason, it’s important that you know the difference between a good…
Do you remember ever being in a lecture, hearing your teacher explain something about a topic, and yet, feeling like you didn’t take anything from it at the end of the lesson? Or do you remember ever being in conversation with someone and, shortly after, not being able to recall the details of what the…
Human beings have different ways of communicating. No two people speak the same (and nor should they). In fact, if you’ve paid any attention to people’s speeches around you, you might have already noticed that they vary from speaker to speaker, according to the context. Those variations aren’t merely coincidental. The 5 Different Types of…
What Is Rhetoric? Rhetoric is the art of persuading through argumentative discourse, whether in speaking or writing, using figures of speech and rhetorical devices. Although rhetoric started in the judicial setting as a technique of defense in courts, and although it’s mostly academically discussed now and often made famous through formal, humanitarian, or political discourses,…
Our world today is filled with a plethora of information. This is usually presented in several ways; in writing, verbally, through paintings, sketches, movies, etc. Various media outlets (television, news posts, WhatsApp, Twitter, telegram, youtube, etc) exist where this information is displayed and digested by its producers and consumers. In this article, we will be…
