How to Be the Life of any Party or Function

Learn the basic steps on how to enthrall people. By learning a couple of simple, but important steps, it could lead you to a more fufilling life at a party or other social function.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

1. Did you ever walk into a room, social function or another endeavor and notice someone that held the audience grasp? Or did you see someone so absorbed in what the other person had to say that you wondered what the conversation was about?
2. Being the life of the party means finding out if there is any commonality between the people there and the person who is trying to entertain them. Is everyone up to date on current events so the life of the party can use parody to turn a situation into something funny? For example, when Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot his friend at a hunting expedition, you know there was plenty of parody going on. Someone at a party could dress up that issue and make it funny. Many people will have a good laugh.
3. Another element could be to make fun of yourself in a good natured way. You could make fun of the way you look. If you are skinny you could tell people that you are so skinny that if you turned sideways you would disappear. Making jokes and puns that are either about you or pertain to current events helps people to be the life of the party. The secret is not to be cruel or unkind. The political correct ambiance makes jokes harder without upsetting some segment of the population. Learn to read your audience. See what type of jokes worked and stick with that. Remember the attention span of people. If you see some of them drifting eye contact to another locale, then either spruce up the jokes or finish your monologue.
4. Additionally, if you saw something in complete rapture while another person is busy talking to them, there is a secret to that. The person who is intently listening to the speaker is learning about the other individual by simply asking questions. Not just any questions but only questions that pertain to that individual that is doing all the talking. What do I mean? If you want to befriend someone, hold someone’s attention or be the life of the party to that lone individual then ask questions germane to the person you are interested in. You would be amazed at the other person’s opinion about you. They would say what a great conversationalist you were, how you listened well and what a good person you were based solely on you asking them questions about themselves. People love to talk about themselves. You ask me a question about me and I would love to answer it. The key is to talk about them.
5. Whether holding someone’s attention on a collective or individual basis, there is usually something holding together the attention of the group or individual. Find out their interests, put a spin on it or ask someone questions that speak directly to the person you are interested in. Either way success is just a joke or a question away.

Tips & Warnings

• Have a sense of humor.
• Be in a good mood when attending a party or social function.
• Learn to listen and not necessarily have to comment on everything being said. A slight nod will indicate to the speaker that they have your attention.
• Practise a great deal. It takes time to learn how to parody current events.