How To Get People To Like You Instantly

The fact that everyone wants to be liked, even the people who swear they don't care. Yet many people experience life, or at least part of their lives, feeling as if they cannot make a good impression with others or even people do not like them. This article aims to begin the discussion about what you can do to get anyone to like you – maybe even instantly!

1.   Make people feel important
If you want people to like you, make them feel good about themselves and do it sincerely. This golden rule works every time. If I meet you and make you feel happy, you will like me and seek every opportunity to see me again to reconstitute the same good feeling you felt the first time we met.
Making people feel important can be done in a myriad of ways. You can give a compliment, remember their birthday or a special occasion, recognize them for their skills and contribution or give them a gift.

The key is to make sure you do it sincerely. Your motives must be pure. This is not about giving to get, it is about giving because you care. People read through individuals who are fake and only in it for themselves. If you are going to compliment someone, make it sincere. Look at the good in people and point that out.

        2.   Be funny
An important part of getting other people like you is being genuinely funny. A person who’s always making people laugh often be more liked than others. But it’s not an easy.
One simple technique that If you want to talk about something negative or bad that happened to you, make it a funny story. Humor is a great way to get people to instantly like you, especially when you can turn a horrific or boring story into something that's lighthearted and exciting. Look at yourself and find the humor in your life. It's okay to make fun of yourself if everyone knows that you're not taking yourself seriously.

Developing your own sense of humor is sometimes hard to do but it doesn’t mean you cannot.

Find humor in the things that other people have missed. Really good humor often comes from the stuff that's right in front of our eyes, but that everyone else hasn't noticed. Take notice of the funny things that happen to you and write them down or store them in your memory. When the time comes and the subject is right, unleash them on your friends.

3.    Remember one rule: People are interested in themselves
The first step of getting people to like you is simple. All you have to do is be interested in them. Talk to people about themselves. Studies show that the word that people say more than any other is ‘I”. People love to talk about themselves, their lives, their hobbies, their families, their passions, etc… When you become interested in people, ask questions and allow them to talk, they will love you for it.

 People love it when you can talk to them in terms of their interests. They love when you are knowledgeable on subjects they enjoy and can have intelligent conversation about what matters most to them.

That doesn’t mean that you have to be an expert in every category, but being able to talk to people in terms of their interests goes a long way. One way to do this is to study topics of interest before meeting with people. If you know that your business lunch is with a huge baseball fan, then take some time to brush up on your knowledge of the game. This small point may make the biggest difference in how the lunch turns out.

Talking in terms of other people’s interest is another way to put them first and leave a great impression.
Find out what they're interested in and seek to learn more. For example, you're talking with someone and they drop the hint that they went rock-climbing over the weekend.
Ask the person more questions about this hobby: "How did you get started rock-climbing?" or "What do you like about rock-climbing?" or "Where is the coolest place you've ever gone rock-climbing?"
These questions will lead to answers, and you can ask more questions or develop a conversation based on that. Regardless, the other person will be impressed that you're so interested in them, and glad that they get to talk about something they actually care about.

        4.    Smile
 It's as simple as that. Separate studied found that people who smiled were seen to be more trustworthy, and that people who smiled more outlived people who smiled less.  Smile from your eyes, as if you're truly happy to be meeting someone or speaking to someone.

A smile is a simple gesture that doesn’t cost you money, time, or energy but it can brighten someone’s day, changes the way you feel and make you more approachable.
Smiling is attractive and contagious. People around you can’t help but smile when they see a big smile on your face.

        5.    Be energetic and enthusiastic
You know what works well about you and what doesn't. Whatever you do, be energetic and enthusiastic. Let your voice, your body, and your confidence show that.

Give a lively and pleasant tone to your voice. Moderate the pitch in your voice so that it has a lot of energy and emotion. (Radio DJs do this well, although it's probably not a great idea to sound exactly like a radio DJ.)

Try not to stammer or say too many "Ahs" or "Ums". It's a sign of nervousness. If you find yourself stammering a lot, slow your speech down. Rehearse the gist of what you're going to say in your head before you say it.

 Also, be a good listener will help you be more liked.
I love the sage advice that we were given one mouth and two ears for a reason. We need to encourage others to talk and then listen to understand.
Listening is an active process. It is much more than being silent. It involves empathy, which is to walk in someone’s shoes and understanding, which is the ability to relate without judging or fixing.
Listening is a skill that is developed with practice and as you master it, people will like you more and more.