Manypeoplefeeluncomfortablewhentheyenterinto a newgroup.
Soinordertokeep a lowprofile, theyoftenoffer a smallhandwaveorjuststandtherequietly — thisisuncomfortableforeveryoneinvolved.
Sothenexttimethatyoufindyourselfenteringorbeingpulledinto a smallgroup, makesuretomakeeyecontactandintroduceyourselftoeveryonetherewiththehandshake.
Ifthey'reparticularlyinvolvedintheconversation, youcansimplysay, "I don't meantointerruptbutjustwantedtointroducemyself," whichbringsmetonumbertwo — notintroducingyourfriendswhenyou'rein a newgroupisn't cool.
A simple, "Hey, thisismyfriend, Dave," goes a longwaytowardsmakingeveryoneelsefeelmorecomfortable.
Thirdistalkingaboutthingsthatnoonecaresabout.
It's finetomentionthatyouhad a weirddream, butassoonasyoufindyourselftelling a three-minutestoryaboutit, you'reprobablyboringpeople — thesamegoesforlongspeechesaboutanythingthatreallyonlyconcernsyou.