Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Random Thoughts On... The art of being smooth

Charismatic people seriously impress me. 

Let's take Charismatic Person A (or CPA for short) as an example. Compare the pair: CPA and yours truly are both persons who have never met Person B. Person B is introduced via mutual friends. Conversation between Person B and yours truly is completely courteous and superficial. Broached topics may include mentions of the weather, relation to aforementioned mutual friends and the degree being studied. Overall score = 5, an average result. Then Person B will turn to address CPA and suddenly, the two are chatting away as if BFFL. Ten minutes later, CPA is being led away enthusiastically to meet Person B's other friends who'll surely be as bedazzled. The next day the inevitable occurs: 'CPA is now friends with Person B and 5 other people'. 

As I said, charismatic people seriously impress me. 

I can't even fully comprehend how these people achieve such feats. I'll even be right there in the conversation but it's impossible for me to pinpoint what question was asked or what topic was brought up for the mood to change. It just happens and I'll still be left in the dust wondering what just happened. Even after asking a charismatic person the secret to his success, he shrugged and said: "I dunno. It just happens."

(via The Great Geek Manual)


...Dammit.

7 comments:

FROGGY said...

hmmmm well some people just draw others to them.. it's a skill.... LOL

meanwhile... i've been having some awkward moments with people rofl like we definitely know each other because we've been prac partners but i don't think we like each other HAHA so whenever we see each other we immediately look the other way. how sad.

KL said...

Ha! I have the exact same experience with my prac partner from last year. He's in every science class I have but whenever we see each other, we just look away. Ultimate awkies!

Anonymous said...

Am i one of these Charismatic Persons??

xoxo
AP

KL said...

I don't know Anon. I just don't know. :P

Spcogg said...

Just gotta believe in yourself! You're not even blonde!

f i o n a said...

for a second i thought you were going to say "As I said, charismatic people seriously *ANNOY* me". but maybe CPA added all those people straight away once he got home whereas you and i might wait longer to get to know them first? SKYPE SOON?

Anonymous said...

Lol AP :p xoxo