MSN's homepage always has eye-catching headlines. Yesterday, a headline did in deed catch my attention and I had to read the accompanying article. The headline said "How To Be Interesting At A Party." In just a few short paragraphs, the article gave instructions on to start a conversation at a party and what to say to keep the conversation going. The article gave basic common sense advice - like don't wait for the host/hostess to introduce you to the other guests; be bold and introduce yourself. The article also said the key to conversation is to ask the other person about theirself.
That's all well and good, but I really don't think you can be taught to be interesting at a party. You can be taught to be a good bartender, and you can be taught to be a good caterer. You can even be taught how to properly set a table for a dinner party. But I don't think any amount of lessons or how-to articles can teach you to be interesting at a party; you're either interesting or you're not. Maybe the article should have been about "How To Tell If You Are Interesting At A Party." That should be pretty easy to find out - if you go to a party and are talking and people walk away while you're talking, chances are you're not interesting. In that case, maybe you might want to refrain from being the center of attention and just be a bystander who listens to the interesting people.
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