How Do You Stop Being A Wallflower?
Whether you are a self-proclaimed wallflower or you’ve been told numerous times to liven up, being comfortable in a crowd and standing out at a party is easy- you just have to take the first step! Get there early. ‘Fashionably Late’ is only for the life of the party, look-at-me types; take baby steps! Arrive when the party is relatively small, this way you can spark up conversation with the initial crowd, which is far less intimidating than walking in to a packed house. Speak up. Don’t sit back and wait on people to speak to you, introduce yourself and see how it goes! Interested? Regardless how dull the conversation may be, sound excited and interested to keep the conversation going. By walking away you may be missing out on getting to know a greatperson who might be just as nervous as you. Steer the convo. Avoid yes or no questions that end the conversation abruptly. Instead, ask who? When? Where? These are considered open-ended questions and can only be responded to with more than o
