Comments on: Rock the Party: How to Appear Friendly and Approachable http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Rock the Party: How to Appear Friendly and Approachable « liberatingcafe http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/comment-page-1/#comment-114322 Rock the Party: How to Appear Friendly and Approachable « liberatingcafe Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:12:09 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/#comment-114322 [...] by Editor in Chief, Pick The Brain – 39 Comments Categories: psychology, self improvement 0 inShare Digg [...] [...] by Editor in Chief, Pick The Brain – 39 Comments Categories: psychology, self improvement 0 inShare Digg [...]

]]> By: taz aabha http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/comment-page-1/#comment-113445 taz aabha Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:15:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/#comment-113445 A long time ago my mother told me "there's a fine line between shyness and selfishness." I now see that they're the same thing. A long time ago my mother told me “there’s a fine line between shyness and selfishness.” I now see that they’re the same thing.

]]> By: kasim http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/comment-page-1/#comment-113250 kasim Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:31:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/#comment-113250 cool cool

]]> By: Lul http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/comment-page-1/#comment-112689 Lul Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:48:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/#comment-112689 Lean over them with your hands and palms towards them.. Smile a great big smile and ask questions about them. make sure you stare into their eyes: how to get a restraining order or how to appear more friendly? Lean over them with your hands and palms towards them.. Smile a great big smile and ask questions about them. make sure you stare into their eyes: how to get a restraining order or how to appear more friendly?

]]> By: Joe Watt http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/comment-page-1/#comment-111298 Joe Watt Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:46:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/#comment-111298 Outward facing palms? If you face your palms outward you will give the impression that you're a freak.  Outward facing palms? If you face your palms outward you will give the impression that you’re a freak. 

]]> By: Rana http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/comment-page-1/#comment-109817 Rana Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:33:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/#comment-109817 nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Martin http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/comment-page-1/#comment-108845 Martin Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:31:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/#comment-108845 Eye contact and smile - these are the most important things. Not only when you're at the party, but in everyday life. If you want to appear friendly and approachable, just start smiling more often. Open body language is also important, but I think that if you're smiling and looking someone in the eye, it's enough to invite them to have a chat with you. Eye contact and smile – these are the most important things. Not only when you’re at the party, but in everyday life. If you want to appear friendly and approachable, just start smiling more often. Open body language is also important, but I think that if you’re smiling and looking someone in the eye, it’s enough to invite them to have a chat with you.

]]> By: Dgadia37 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/comment-page-1/#comment-108030 Dgadia37 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:02:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/#comment-108030 very futile information and suggestions very futile information and suggestions

]]> By: Anonymous User http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/comment-page-1/#comment-103661 Anonymous User Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:06:03 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/#comment-103661 This is a year late, but i can relate to this post. However for me it was the opposite way, chronologically. I developed throughout my childhood as a quite isolated child, with a limited circle of friends and a definite lack of social skills and confidence. Although i'm not sure if the confidence was such a large deal, in retrospect. I felt this strong pervasive sense of blankness whenever i spoke to people, and this caused all conversations to end only a little after they started, and this was in spite of any social or body language skills i may have had. However, i moved to a boarding school just 2 years back, and from then on not only my confidence but my ability to have a conversation just blew right up. And this went hand in hand with the blankness, soon it began to fade away. I think this was from this prolonged exposure to many people, a lot of the time. I further justify this idea from holidays i have, where i have travelled back home or somewhere much more isolated from friends. I find that after even just a week, the blankness i feel during conversation comes back, if only for half a day or so. But this gives me a growing suspicion that this blankness is not simply a phase, but something one must be aware of throughout life. And if one wants to grow above it one must expose themselves to people, to the extent that this idea of 'conversation' is omni-present in the mind and thus able to deal with this problem. Alas, i am about to leave the boarding school, and enter the wide world where the community is not so kind and welcoming, and well, friendship isn't served onto a platter to me. It scares me, but i look for hope in ideas i've collected from family members and friends who have gone through the same, and also this blog: http://www.talktostrangersblog.com/ Check it out, i have absolutely no idea if this is of any use to me, but this inspired me as to how i can sustainably deal with this problem. Maybe it will work, maybe it won't, but maybe i have no other choice, y'know? Good luck with everything This is a year late, but i can relate to this post. However for me it was the opposite way, chronologically. I developed throughout my childhood as a quite isolated child, with a limited circle of friends and a definite lack of social skills and confidence.
Although i’m not sure if the confidence was such a large deal, in retrospect. I felt this strong pervasive sense of blankness whenever i spoke to people, and this caused all conversations to end only a little after they started, and this was in spite of any social or body language skills i may have had.
However, i moved to a boarding school just 2 years back, and from then on not only my confidence but my ability to have a conversation just blew right up.
And this went hand in hand with the blankness, soon it began to fade away. I think this was from this prolonged exposure to many people, a lot of the time.
I further justify this idea from holidays i have, where i have travelled back home or somewhere much more isolated from friends. I find that after even just a week, the blankness i feel during conversation comes back, if only for half a day or so.
But this gives me a growing suspicion that this blankness is not simply a phase, but something one must be aware of throughout life. And if one wants to grow above it one must expose themselves to people, to the extent that this idea of ‘conversation’ is omni-present in the mind and thus able to deal with this problem.

Alas, i am about to leave the boarding school, and enter the wide world where the community is not so kind and welcoming, and well, friendship isn’t served onto a platter to me. It scares me, but i look for hope in ideas i’ve collected from family members and friends who have gone through the same, and also this blog:
http://www.talktostrangersblog.com/
Check it out, i have absolutely no idea if this is of any use to me, but this inspired me as to how i can sustainably deal with this problem.
Maybe it will work, maybe it won’t, but maybe i have no other choice, y’know?
Good luck with everything

]]> By: Diamond wolf http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/comment-page-1/#comment-100158 Diamond wolf Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:45:55 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/rock-the-party-how-to-appear-friendly-and-approachable/#comment-100158 thanks for the great info. Many already say I'm friendly--mostly smile a lot and find humor is a great way to keep the morale going in the workplace and when friends get in a miserable mood or when tention is rising. thanks for the great info. Many already say I’m friendly–mostly smile a lot and find humor is a great way to keep the morale going in the workplace and when friends get in a miserable mood or when tention is rising.

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