We've all been there - forgetting someone's name at a party, getting stuck with the check, or having to fend off unwanted sexual advances. So what are you supposed to do?  Sarah Ivens, former editor of OK! Magazine, and author of numerous modern etiquette guides offers advice to help us through awkward social situations.

How to handle awkward social situations

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Going on a date? Heres how to avoid turn offs like bad breath and other common first date disasters!

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Work your communication muscles by taking advantage of everyday opportunities to express yourself! Communication expert Alexa Fischer walks you through the process, as well as giving examples of great ways to get your ideas across.

How to practice public speaking in everyday situations

With M. Night Shyamalans new thriller Split hitting screens this week, we sat down with the films star  James McAvoy  to discuss playing Kevin, a complicated character who suffers from a psychological disorder that means he has 23 distinct personalities, with the plot revolving around the emergence of a terrible 24th.The disorder that this group of people live with explains McAvoy Is D.I.D.  Disociative Identity Disorder  a condition that means theres a group of people sharing one body. So you have one person to begin with, and at a point early in their life, they suffer trauma that is generally repeated, and inescapable. The way that that the person deals with it is to fragment. Is to say Alright, what part of me can maybe help me through this? And instead of just utilising that attribute or personality trait, they personify it.A specific personality  called Hedwig  helps Kevin through that trauma.One of the children that I play in this film would take his place. So Hedwig took that suffering, took that beating, took that abuse. And the reason why it was Headwig in particular is because Hedwig is all about naivety and joy and looking for the fun in life, and he took that for the rest of Kevin. And then as Kevin went through the rest of his life, there were more and more and more parts of his personality that were personified and took on their own lives if you like. So ultimately he ends up having 23 personalities.McAvoy goes onto explain which personalities came naturally in the above video, and how one could turn from happy to malevolent in the blink of an eye, while Shyamalan talks about the challenges involved in directing such a complicated character. Split is in cinemas this Friday, January 20.

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No one wants to be sidelined by a sports injury, and unfortunately, the older you get, the more vulnerable you are to sprains, strains and breaks. Dr. Brent Ridge specializes in issues involving healthy aging and is here with tips on how to avoid sports injuries.

How to avoid sports injuries

If getting your kids to do their homework is turning your life into a nightly battleground, help is on the way.  GMA parenting contributor and author Ann Pleshette Murphy has some good, practical advice to help you avoid homework hassles.

How to avoid homework hassles

Personal Strategist Charly Emery, who overcame emotional trauma caused by rape, shares advice for women dealing with their own traumatic situations.

Advice for women dealing with trauma

If you over-spend every year at holiday time, have you stopped to ask yourself why?  Stacey Tisdale, author of The True Cost of Happiness, has some practical tips to help you avoid budget-busting and holiday over-spending.

How to avoid holiday over-spending

Arriving at your destination without your bags can really ruin a trip.  Travel + Leisure's Mark Orwoll has some advice on how to minimize the risk of that happening, since we know it's not possible to guarantee you can avoid lost luggage.

How to avoid lost luggage

How do you know if you talk too much? Avoid coming across as a chatterbox with these great tips from communication expert Alexa Fischer.

How to avoid talking too much

Do you find yourself gaining weight every winter? You're not alone. But Trisha Calvo of Shape Magazine says winter weight gain can be avoided.

How to avoid winter weight gain

Learn how to avoid nested tables on your wikia in this Wikia University video. 

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Fandom University - Avoiding Nested Tables

You don't have to gain weight as a result of menopause, even though so many women do. Dietician and author Elizabeth Somer explains how to avoid weight gain after menopause.

How to avoid menopausal weight gain

If you're around someone with a cold, how can you avoid catching it? Leading ear, nose and throat surgeon and author Dr. Jordan Josephson has advice to minimize the possibility of spreading your germs.

How to avoid catching or spreading a cold

How do you avoid the creepy guy from shipping, or the colleague who gets drunk and pinches bottoms? Sarah Ivens, former editor-in-chief of OK! Magazine, and author of six books on etiquette - including A Modern Girl's Guide to Etiquette - explains how to gracefully avoid the office oddballs at parties.

How to avoid the office oddballs at office parties

Are you and your partner on the same page financially?  Do you share the same goals and values about money? Stacey Tisdale, author of The True Cost of Happiness has great advice for how to avoid money conflicts in marriage.

How to avoid money conflicts in marriage

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