Everyone wants to be liked, even the people who swear they don’t care. Yet many people go through life, or at least part of their lives, feeling as if people do not like them. This article will discuss many things to help you but will not necessarily guarantee you a friend.

1 Be funny, but don’t act like a complete idiot:

The class clown or the class prankster is usually a pretty popular kid, known for always making people laugh. Being genuinely funny is a hard thing to do, but it’s an important part of getting other people to like you. Act funny and go with the joke the other person says. Keep the jokes and pranks to a minimum so the other person will not get annoyed, bored, or frustrated with the pranks you are doing.



2 Remember that people are interested in themselves:

All you have to do is be interested in people in order to get to know them. Talk to people about themselves. Lead the conversation, making sure that it stays about them and they believe that they’re the one in charge.

Find out what they’re interested in and seek to learn more.

Ask the person more questions about his hobby.

These questions will lead to answers, and you can ask more questions or develop a conversation based on that. Regardless, the other person will be impressed that you’re so interested in them, and glad that they get to talk about something they actually care about.



3 Talk about positive things:

Generally, people want to be happy, so positive things are happier to talk about than negative things. Nobody likes to discuss depressing topics. Talking about negative things or complaining too much can put the person you’re talking to in an uncomfortable position and sometimes leads the conversation astray. Instead, focus on sharing the happy or positive aspects of your life for other people to enjoy or relate to.

4 Show sincere enthusiasm while talking about what you love doing. Even if people know next to nothing about what you love doing, they’ll be happy if you’re happy explaining it. That happiness is infectious.



5 “Danger topics” like religion and politics should not be discussed if you’re meeting somebody for the first time. Most people will automatically judge you if you happen to share different beliefs about religion or politics, so it’s best to leave those discussions for a later time.

6 If you want to talk about something negative or bad that happened to you, make it a funny story. Humor is a great way to get people to like you, especially when you can turn a horrific or boring story into something that’s lighthearted and exciting. Look at yourself and find the humor in your life. It’s okay to make fun of yourself if everyone knows that you’re not taking yourself seriously.

7 Develop your own sense of humor. Some people are really good at physical comedy — impressions, slapstick, vaudeville. Others have more of a dry sense of humor, preferring puns and wisecracks and cynicism. Figure out what kind of humor you’re good at so that you can call it your own.

8 Find humor in the things that other people have missed. Really good humor often comes from the stuff that’s right in front of our eyes, but that everyone else hasn’t noticed. Take notice of the funny things that happen to you and write them down or store them in your memory. When the time comes and the subject is right, unleash them on your friends.

9 Bounce back from failed jokes. Some jokes will miss their mark and not end up being funny. But the great part about this is that no one ever remembers the jokes that weren’t funny! People only remember the ones that were. So as soon as you get discouraged about telling a bad joke or missing the timing on a joke, remember that you’ll have another chance at it soon and make the best of it.

Source: http://jaytrend.com/must-read-simple-conversational-ways-to-make-people-like-you/

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