How to be more friendly and social?

If you are a shy person and face difficulty and feel awkward with talking to people, you are on a right place. What kinds of people are friendly and social? I believe those friendly and social people are very excited to meet new people and to whom other wants to talk to and can easily talk to new people while waiting for bus, in the airport, in the line at the drugstore and wherever they are stuck.

Can you make friends in a short time or it takes too long to make friends? Do you find very hard to talk to new people when you switch jobs to new place, transfer to new school or migrate to new place.

If this is the case then you don’t need to worry because I have some tips for you to be more friendly and social. They are discussed in the following points:

1.       Smile more: In order to become more friendly and social person, you don’t need to smile to each and every person you see. But, you have to make effort to smile more to people you greet, or to someone you know. So, smile more in appropriate situation when you are having conversation which will make you appear approachable and friendly.

2.       Start talking with new people: It is true that we don’t have much to talk with new people. Greeting new people by saying hi or asking their name and at the end saying nice meeting you can make a difference in how you appear to other people. So, make an effort to talk to new people.

3.       Talk to people you already know: If you meet someone you knew in the street or passing by someone house you knew, then stop by to talk to them or you can just greet them and ask about their condition. This kind of little things let other people to know that you care for them and you are interested in their activity which will make you more friendly and social person.

4.       Invite people to do things with you/group: Being more friendly and social means spending time more with people around us. For that, invite your friends or relative if there is some a program or celebration party in your house.

5.       Go to where the people are: Don’t try to spend time alone at work place or at the party and try to do things what all other people are doing if you think that is harmless. If you sit idle in one place at the party or any other place, you will be considered unsociable person. So, go to where people are.

6.       Have nice gestures towards other people: Opening door to people, bringing foods or drinks in party to other people makes you more friendly and social person. But, do not try too much to impress other people because you may be taken advantage of the situation.

7.       Compliment others: Complimenting people is also one of the sign of friendly person. Don’t be shy to compliment others when you really mean it. Just a small compliment will make you look like more friendly and social person and people will consider you a nice person and appear approachable to others.

8.       Make sure not to bore people who are around you: Without being a pest, make some efforts to make sure that everyone is having a good time when you’re out with people. Give your own opinion and if someone is left out of conversation, make some efforts to make them participate in conversation. If somebody doesn’t like things you are doing, then it is better to stop it or you can explain them and ask them to do it if you believe that they are going to love it once they try.

9.       Open up: Becoming more friendly and social also means sharing things about you as well. You don’t have to share your deepest and darkest secrets. But, you reveal things about yourself little bit embarrassing as well which makes other people think that you are comfortable talking about yourself and other people. You can open up about childhood memories, something you have always wanted to do, funny mistake you did and anything which can help you to become more friendly and social.