Chapter 17
PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR ADAPTING TO SOCIAL OCCASIONS
NOW YOU’RE PREPARED and it’s time to make an entrance. You’re standing at the entrance to a lavish banquet hall. Inside the doors, there’s a beautiful selection of self-serve catered food, glasses are filled to the brim with a selection of drinks from the bar, and some brisk music plays in the background. What you’re facing is a couple hundred random people. All are wearing formal attire with their own slightly unique pieces of flare. These unfamiliar guests are moving about with elegant manners, talking and laughing. Do you want to head on in? Here’s some help on how to handle it.
Blend in slowly.
You don’t need to force yourself to stand in the center of the room (this is oftentimes ...
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