1. Before the event, visualize yourself as someone who has an easy time making friends and mingling between different groups and whom everyone likes to talk to. It may feel funny at first, but visualizing a positive outcome and repeating self affirming statements can help in surprising ways. Try "I am comfortable in social situations. I always know what to say. I am a great friend. People like to talk with me, and I like to talk with them." When you act as though you are confident, you will feel more confident.
2. Take the pressure off yourself. Keep in mind that you do not need to impress or even to entertain during a conversation. You just need to show your genuine interest in others. When you focus your attention on someone else, you are making that person feel important and accepted, and that can go a long ways in making everyone feel more relaxed and comfortable.
3. Make the other personal feel important. When you do not know what to say, shift your focus away from yourself. Try to think less about what you are nervous about, and focus on what you could say to your conversational partner that would bring a little light into their day. Good friends are thoughtful, caring, and supportive. What could you say to show your thoughtfulness and support for the other person?
4. Smile. Sometimes, we make conversation harder than it needs to be. All you need to do to get started is offer a sincere smile and a willingness to listen.
5. Instead of waiting for someone to say hello and invite you into a conversation, say hello first. If you start the conversation, you can steer it in the way you like. One way to do this is by offering a sincere compliment to someone. Comment on something they are wearing and then ask a related question. Or say simply, "What do you like to do just for fun?" People love to talk about their hobbies.
6. Actively listen. So many times we are paralyzed with the idea that we need to have something pithy or clever to say when the other person would be more than happy to keep right on talking. Just knowing that can take a lot of pressure off the listener.
7. Ask questions. A conversation is a balance between speaking and listening, but you can take a bit of time to warm into each conversation if you need to. Once you have gotten to know the other person a bit better, you might find that you feel more comfortable sharing ideas and stories of your own. If you are not ready to contribute to the conversation yet, prompt the other person to continue talking. If you have been actively listening (and not using all of their speaking time to try to think of something to say) you will have a few points that you can ask open ended questions about or comment on yourself.
8. Comment on the surroundings. Talk about the food. Not just "Yummy dip!" but something more open ended, such as: "There is such a unique flavor or spice in this that I can not quite put my finger on. What do you think it is?" You can also start conversations based on decorative items in the room.
9. Be prepared for awkward pauses. We have all had conversations that started with a bang and then quickly hit a lull, where no one was sure what to say next. At this point, you can either excuse yourself or start a conversation on a new topic. The trick is to be prepared for conversational lulls such as these so you can avoid feeling nervous and awkward. Be prepared with a couple of observations about the room, followed by a question. Or you might say something like "Where are you from originally?" or go back to another part of the conversation. For example, "Earlier, you said..." or "I am curious to know more about..."
10. It is okay to admit you are feeling shy. One icebreaker is to say something like: "When I am in situations like this, I sometimes feel a little shy at first." If people know that you are feeling this way they will appreciate your candor and they will understand that, if you are quiet or unsure of what to say, you are not uninterested in what they have to say, you are simply feeling shy.
11. Imagine being with someone you feel comfortable with. During the event, think about the way you behave when you are with someone you feel totally comfortable with. How you would you behave if you were with just them? Now take that feeling of comfort and security into your present situation.
12. Realize that it is okay to not get along with everyone. As you continue in your conversations, you will, of course, find people whom you do not enjoy speaking with and people whom you feel do not especially like speaking with you. This is not a personal reflection on you. It is just a fact of life. We all prefer some personality types over others, and it certainly does not mean you are not likable. Be open to talking with everyone, and gravitate toward those who make you feel comfortable and who facilitate your communication. And definitely do not take rejection personally if some in the room do not talk a lot. Who knows, they might be shy, too.
The biggest key is to relax. When you feel comfortable, so will those with whom you are speaking. Keep in mind that conversational skills get better with practice, so anytime you can step out of your comfort zone and converse with new and interesting people, you have developed your conversational muscles, and that means that conversations at the next event you attend will be even easier.
Flirting Tips For Shy
Flirting is becoming more and more significant every year. Before the 19th century, couples were betrothed (matched up) at early ages and there was no need for flirting.
It wasn't until after the 19th century that men and women started to step out of their community and traditions and it became their job to figure out their relationships. Around the 1950's, men and women started needing to have and develop basic flirting skills.
For decades after this reform, the man and the woman took on new challenges. Women had to learn how to look sexy and weed out the uninteresting men. Men had to take control and approach the women they wanted. The fear of rejection became very real. Now it's plain to see, that the men that know how to flirt become successful with women and the ones who don't, take whatever they can get.
Most importantly, men are not born knowing how to flirt and it's a subject that's evolving and changing throughout time. Right now, I'm going to share the top 5 flirting tips that have been proven to work in the 20th century. Every man that applies these flirting tips will see better results with women.
Flirting is the first step in any intimate relationship. This is what starts the fire and creates the attraction. Most importantly, flirting defines a mans success with women. So let's jump into the top 5 flirting tips for men:
Flirting Tips #1 - Have Physical Connection
You need to start communicating through physical communication. Flirting with physical communication is much more powerful than flirting through verbal communication. The first step, is to touch/grab her hand. I do this by seeing something interesting and then grabbing her hand to get her attention and point it out. Another easy way is if you are in a crowded scene and you move somewhere else, grab her hand and take her there instead of just having her follow. Palm reading also works. When I'm holding her hand, I will gently squeeze it and then toss it away as if she said something that could be offensive in some little way. She will feel that empty void on her hand after that and want to feel it again. You could also playfully slap her hand away if she is grabbing for something.
Once you initiate touch, make sure to let her touch you back to gauge her level of interest. If she responds to your touch, that's a good indicator that she feels you are safe and that she is interested in you.
Flirting Tips #2 - Leave on a high - get her laughing
The ending is the most important part in a conversation - just like it's the most important part in a speech. This is the final impression that sticks in her head.
For example, if you are planning on meeting up, don't end off saying, "ya we will see you then, bye." You want to end off with her laughing. So instead, say something like, "yeah just try not to embarrass me." or "Don't forget to paint your toe nails." or "This is where you say you can't wait to see me and hope you can keep your hands to yourself."
Flirting Tips #3 - Qualify, Qualify, Qualify
Men have a huge problem with this. When we see a woman we want to pursue, we think selling ourselves is going to make her want us. NO, that doesn't work. In fact it does the opposite and takes away the challenge and her desire to pursue you. Basically, we want what we can't have. So make yourself hard to obtain by qualifying her.
You can do this by asking question like, "that's a cool necklace did you get it traveling?" To keep it on the more flirty side you can do what is called roll reversal, "So are you going to ask me out or what?" or "You didn't just tell me you liked hiking to get me to like you, did you?" Whatever you do, realize that you have no idea of what that good looking girl has to offer, so don't treat her like she's a queen, it doesn't make sense.
Flirting Tips #4 - Props
This is a very easy one and it works really well for flirting. First understand that women search for tips on flirting with men 3 times more than men do. It's because women want to flirt with men, but wouldn't know what to say if they approached you. If you were to have something (a prop) to talk about, women would feel much more comfortable approaching you. Remember, when you are talking, you can have a set prop that you can use to be flirty instead of having to shoot into the wind all the time.
You could use a bandanna that hangs out of your pocket or a hat that stands out, a shirt that says something funny, etc. Then if a girl asks about your bandanna you can say, "I don't think you can handle it." Then you can go into a made up story or just say "it's to match my shoes what do you think?"
Flirting Tips #5 - Flirt through texting
Being successful with women is becoming easier and easier for men. Why? Because text messaging and sms text messages have become an integral part in everyday communication. This is a gold mine for men! It gives you time to get the right message (which also improves your real world flirting), and you can interact with more than one woman at once to increase your chances. It's definitely a confidence builder. Most importantly, it cuts out all the attraction triggers that can normally work against you, such as your clothes, smile, breath, hair etc so all you're left with are words and timing. Flirting has never been so easy!
Once you get the right words with the right timing, you can expect a ton of success with women. And since most men fail at flirting in texting, you will stand above the rest and see a lot more women responding desirably to you.
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