I can be shy. So for 2008, I gave myself an assignment. That assignment is to list out 10 fun things I want to do this year.
I think the key to others appreciating you is not trying to be more entertaining, but as others suggested, speaking from your heart. The thing is, you have to find your heart before you can speak from it. Social anziety can cause one's heart to (metaphorically speaking here) still. And finding your heart has to do with finding your passion. . . .
And passion can be found in fun. So what do you do for fun?
One thing that has helped me immensely is having a dog that I just adore. (I have other animals too). There are lots of fun folks to be found when you are walking the dog, and it is easy to talk to folks about dogs. . . . but that is probably my fun not yours. . . . find your fun and pursue it. Then find those folks who like the same fun, and talk to them about it. You'll find your passion for your fun will make you very interesting to others; those others that you probably want to talk to.
So there is my assignment; make a list of ten fun things to do in 2008, and then do them. They don't need to be big, expensive things. They just need to be fun.
Don't get me wrong, this isn't the end all be all; but doesn't it sound like fun?
