How to Socialize, Be Funny and Make Friends

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Focus on the person you're with, not your phone.. Identify your best qualities to improve your self esteem.. Use open body language, like smiling and making eye contact.

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Focus on the person you're with, not your phone.

Step 1

Focus on the person you're with, not your phone.

2

Identify your best qualities to improve your self esteem.

Step 2

Identify your best qualities to improve your self esteem.

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Use open body language, like smiling and making eye contact.

Step 3

Use open body language, like smiling and making eye contact.

4

Build your social skills slowly so you have time to adjust.

Step 4

Build your social skills slowly so you have time to adjust.

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Banish the "shoulds" from your life and go after what you actually want.

Step 5

Banish the "shoulds" from your life and go after what you actually want.

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Be yourself so that people get to know the real you.

Step 6

Be yourself so that people get to know the real you.

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Attend local events so you're more involved in your community.

Step 7

Attend local events so you're more involved in your community.

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Join a club that's related to your interests.

Step 8

Join a club that's related to your interests.

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Take a class at a local community center, nonprofit, or college.

Step 9

Take a class at a local community center, nonprofit, or college.

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Volunteer to help with an issue you care about.

Step 10

Volunteer to help with an issue you care about.

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Join a recreational sports team.

Step 11

Join a recreational sports team.

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Attend a religious or spiritual service for fellowship.

Step 12

Attend a religious or spiritual service for fellowship.

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Introduce yourself to people you meet as a conversation starter.

Step 13

Introduce yourself to people you meet as a conversation starter.

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Give someone a compliment and try to keep the conversation going.

Step 14

Give someone a compliment and try to keep the conversation going.

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Ask a question about the location or weather as an ice breaker.

Step 15

Ask a question about the location or weather as an ice breaker.

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Show interest in people by asking them questions about themselves.

Step 16

Show interest in people by asking them questions about themselves.

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Make fun of yourself in a playful manner to make people laugh.

Step 17

Make fun of yourself in a playful manner to make people laugh.

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Practice telling funny stories that you can use in conversations.

Step 18

Practice telling funny stories that you can use in conversations.

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Learn jokes that you can repeat to others.

Step 19

Learn jokes that you can repeat to others.

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