company, two’s a crowd and three’s a party ANDY WARHOL
Refine your PARTY POWER!
✶ Give yourself a party goal that’s fun. Aim to talk to three people you’ve never spoken to before, or, if you know everyone, get three pieces of new information (or juicy gossip!) by the end of the evening.
✶ Chatting to someone new? Introduce yourself
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by saying your first name once followed by your full name (so “Jane” [pause] “Jane Smith”) as it gives people time to absorb your name.
✶ To remember someone else’s name, say it aloud at the start of the conversation and again at the end, repeating it in your
head several times while focusing on their face – you can remember what you see more effectively than what you hear.
✶ To start a conversation, ask questions, keeping them light, non-invasive and positive, and listen to the answers. The easiest question to
start with is – how does that person know the hosts?
✶ Avoid sitting down if you can or you could well end up monopolised by a person or group. Keep on moving around the room or offer to help the hostess by taking in food or refilling the punch bowl.
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DID YOU KNOW…?
The average British man will spend 98 minutes getting
ready for a Christmas party, 14 minutes longer than the average woman.*
‘Tis the
season to party, so here’s how to ensure you stay the distance