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Four Easy Ways to Be the Most Interesting
Person in the Room
Looking for tips on how to make yourself more interesting to others? Here's what some experts think.
Talk less and stay positive.
This simple advice comes from cartoonist Scott Adams：“Talking less makes you more interesting than talking more. And saying something positive as often as possible makes those people listening feel happier. If you set a positive tone, it rubs off(感染)．”
Act like your heroes.
Write down the names of ten interesting people, and list three characteristics that make them interesting, suggests author Scott Ginsberg. Then work out a way to combine those characteristics into your own public personality.
Get the “tell me about yourself ” question right.
You know the details, but turning your life into an interesting story is a challenge. Professor Chip Heath suggests applying one of these three plots to your life story: the challenge plot(you overcame difficulties to become successful); the creativity plot(you decided not to follow a traditional path); or the connection plot(you did something similar to the person speaking)．
Ask and listen.
Blogger Martin Sheppard recommends that you start with the other person's job, family, or travel plans, and go from there. If you know about the subject, conversation will flow. If you don't, continue asking questions to understand more—and pay attention to the answers.
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本文为说明文，介绍了专家们给出的如何成为最有趣的人的一些方法和技巧。
21．According to cartoonist Scott Adams, speaking positively will ________.
A．help listeners feel more confident
B．encourage others to feel positive also
C．convince people that you are being honest
D．make people pay more attention to your words
解析 B 细节理解题。根据第一条建议中的saying something positive…feel happier可知，经常说一些积极的话会让听到的人感到更快乐，故选B项。
22．Discussing your own stamp collection with a person who has just told you about his stamp collection is an example of following a ________.
A．challenge plot B．creativity plot
C．connection plot D．details plot
解析 C 细节理解题。根据第三条建议中的…or the connection plot(you did something similar to the person speaking)可知选C项。
23．Martin Sheppard thinks that if a person is talking about a topic you are not familiar with, you should ________.
A．attempt to change the topic
B．try looking interested anyway
C．look for someone else to talk to
D．ask the speaker questions about the topic
解析 D 细节理解题。根据第四条建议中的最后一句可知，如果你不了解这个话题，为了了解得更多，你要不断地询问，而且要留心答案，故选D项。
