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I'm starting with this comment made by Robert Cartaino in a previous discussion:

@Tinkeringbell If this is going to happen, it will take a bit of study for me to write it up. It's a delicate balance between brevity and making a clear, strong point. The idea is to (1) start with an affirmative statement about what the site is about so it becomes all but self-evident when the close description (2) describes where their problem statement went wrong in the context of that site. Optionally, (3) it should give them to an action item. link

1. Does not seem to be about Interpersonal Skills - Interpersonal Skills are goal-directed behaviors, including communication and relationship-building competencies, employed in interpersonal interaction episodes characterized by complex perceptual and cognitive processes, dynamic verbal and nonverbal interaction exchanges, diverse roles, motivations and expectancies. _{source for the curious people}
2. Unfortunately, questions asking 'What should I do now' are out of scope for this site, see meta.
3. If you can show a clear focus on what Interpersonal Skill you'd like to improve or see explained, please edit and flag it for reopening afterwards.

Since the first part doesn't match the criteria for brevity exactly, I'm proposing a version with a slightly trimmed down version of the definition of Interpersonal Skills:

**Does not seem to be about Interpersonal Skills** - Interpersonal Skills are goal-directed behaviors, employed in interpersonal interaction episodes. Unfortunately, questions asking 'What should I do' are out of scope for this site, see [meta][2]. If you can show a clear focus on what Interpersonal Skill you'd like to improve or see explained, please edit and flag it for reopening afterwards.

I'm starting with this comment made by Robert Cartaino in a previous discussion:

@Tinkeringbell If this is going to happen, it will take a bit of study for me to write it up. It's a delicate balance between brevity and making a clear, strong point. The idea is to (1) start with an affirmative statement about what the site is about so it becomes all but self-evident when the close description (2) describes where their problem statement went wrong in the context of that site. Optionally, (3) it should give them to an action item. link

1. "What to do" isn't an Interpersonal Skill - Interpersonal Skills are goal-directed behaviors, including communication and relationship-building competencies, employed in interpersonal interaction episodes characterized by complex perceptual and cognitive processes, dynamic verbal and nonverbal interaction exchanges, diverse roles, motivations and expectancies. ₁
2. Unfortunately, questions asking 'What should I do now' are out of scope for this site, see meta.
3. If you can show a clear focus on what Interpersonal Skill you'd like to improve or see explained, please edit and flag it for reopening afterwards.

Since the first part with the definition of what Interpersonal Skills are doesn't match the criteria for brevity exactly and might be too complicated a sentence for some people, I'm proposing a version with a slightly trimmed down version of the definition of Interpersonal Skills:

**"What to do" isn't an Interpersonal Skill** - Interpersonal Skills are behaviours focused on achieving a certain goal, used in interpersonal interaction. Unfortunately, questions asking 'What to do' are out of scope for this site, see [meta][2]. If you can show a clear focus on what Interpersonal Skill you'd like to improve or see explained, please edit and flag it for reopening afterwards.

_{1 The definition for Interpersonal Skills I used comes from the International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2006 , chapter 3.}

I'm starting with this comment made by Robert Cartaino in a previous discussion:

@Tinkeringbell If this is going to happen, it will take a bit of study for me to write it up. It's a delicate balance between brevity and making a clear, strong point. The idea is to (1) start with an affirmative statement about what the site is about so it becomes all but self-evident when the close description (2) describes where their problem statement went wrong in the context of that site. Optionally, (3) it should give them to an action item. link

1. Does not seem to be about Interpersonal Skills - Interpersonal Skills are goal-directed behaviors, including communication and relationship-building competencies, employed in interpersonal interaction episodes characterized by complex perceptual and cognitive processes, dynamic verbal and nonverbal interaction exchanges, diverse roles, motivations and expectancies. _{source for the curious people}
2. Unfortunately, questions asking 'What should I do now' are out of scope for this site, see meta.
3. Please [edit] your question to have a clear focus on what Interpersonal Skill you'd like to improve or see explained, and flag it for reopening afterwards.

Since the first part doesn't match the criteria for brevity exactly, I'm proposing a version with a slightly trimmed down version of the definition of Interpersonal Skills:

**Does not seem to be about Interpersonal Skills** - Interpersonal Skills are goal-directed behaviors, employed in interpersonal interaction episodes. Unfortunately, questions asking 'What should I do' are out of scope for this site, see [meta][2]. Please [edit] your question to have a clear focus on what Interpersonal Skill you'd like to improve or see explained, and flag it for reopening afterwards.

I'm starting with this comment made by Robert Cartaino in a previous discussion:

@Tinkeringbell If this is going to happen, it will take a bit of study for me to write it up. It's a delicate balance between brevity and making a clear, strong point. The idea is to (1) start with an affirmative statement about what the site is about so it becomes all but self-evident when the close description (2) describes where their problem statement went wrong in the context of that site. Optionally, (3) it should give them to an action item. link

1. Does not seem to be about Interpersonal Skills - Interpersonal Skills are goal-directed behaviors, including communication and relationship-building competencies, employed in interpersonal interaction episodes characterized by complex perceptual and cognitive processes, dynamic verbal and nonverbal interaction exchanges, diverse roles, motivations and expectancies. _{source for the curious people}
2. Unfortunately, questions asking 'What should I do now' are out of scope for this site, see meta.
3. If you can show a clear focus on what Interpersonal Skill you'd like to improve or see explained, please edit and flag it for reopening afterwards.

Since the first part doesn't match the criteria for brevity exactly, I'm proposing a version with a slightly trimmed down version of the definition of Interpersonal Skills:

**Does not seem to be about Interpersonal Skills** - Interpersonal Skills are goal-directed behaviors, employed in interpersonal interaction episodes. Unfortunately, questions asking 'What should I do' are out of scope for this site, see [meta][2]. If you can show a clear focus on what Interpersonal Skill you'd like to improve or see explained, please edit and flag it for reopening afterwards.

I'm starting with this comment made by Robert Cartaino in a previous discussion:

@Tinkeringbell If this is going to happen, it will take a bit of study for me to write it up. It's a delicate balance between brevity and making a clear, strong point. The idea is to (1) start with an affirmative statement about what the site is about so it becomes all but self-evident when the close description (2) describes where their problem statement went wrong in the context of that site. Optionally, (3) it should give them to an action item. link

1. This site is about questions about Interpersonal Skills.
2. Asking 'What should I do now' isn't asking about an Interpersonal Skill.

I'm starting with this comment made by Robert Cartaino in a previous discussion:

@Tinkeringbell If this is going to happen, it will take a bit of study for me to write it up. It's a delicate balance between brevity and making a clear, strong point. The idea is to (1) start with an affirmative statement about what the site is about so it becomes all but self-evident when the close description (2) describes where their problem statement went wrong in the context of that site. Optionally, (3) it should give them to an action item. link

1. Does not seem to be about Interpersonal Skills - Interpersonal Skills are goal-directed behaviors, including communication and relationship-building competencies, employed in interpersonal interaction episodes characterized by complex perceptual and cognitive processes, dynamic verbal and nonverbal interaction exchanges, diverse roles, motivations and expectancies. _{source for the curious people}
2. Unfortunately, questions asking 'What should I do now' are out of scope for this site, see meta.
3. Please [edit] your question to have a clear focus on what Interpersonal Skill you'd like to improve or see explained, and flag it for reopening afterwards.

Since the first part doesn't match the criteria for brevity exactly, I'm proposing a version with a slightly trimmed down version of the definition of Interpersonal Skills:

**Does not seem to be about Interpersonal Skills** - Interpersonal Skills are goal-directed behaviors, employed in interpersonal interaction episodes. Unfortunately, questions asking 'What should I do' are out of scope for this site, see [meta][2]. Please [edit] your question to have a clear focus on what Interpersonal Skill you'd like to improve or see explained, and flag it for reopening afterwards.