How to Make Friends in a New City

So, you’ve moved and  want to know how to make friends in a new city. There are a great many ways to succeed here. Some answers to the question of how to make friends in a new city include joining clubs for your hobbies, to befriending everyone at your workplace, to simply going out to busy spots and saying “I’m new to the area. . . “ (most people won’t mind as the majority of us want more friends ourselves anyway), to using social networking sites (you probably already have a load of connections to people in your new area that you’re not even aware of, if you use Facebook). All these ideas are good ways to meet new people, but the best way I have found how to make friends in a new city is by using the power of nonverbal communication.

How to Make Friends in a New City With Nonverbal Communication

If you’ve read ARoleModel.com’s guide to body language and nonverbal communication, you’ll know that body language signals can be used to create relationships between people.

When we meet someone we’ve known for a long time, our body language is very different compared to how it is when meeting strangers. People are subconsciously aware of these differences. The effect of body language works beneath the surface. If we see a person using positive and friendly body language, we think then a friend. If we see negative and intimidating body language, we will likely think them an enemy. Knowing this, we can intentionally choose to show every new person we meet positive body language in order to create a positive and friendly relationship. This is the best way how to make friends in a new city.

I know what you’re thinking: “But I don’t want to be worried about my body language, the way I’m sitting or standing, when I meet new people, I just want to meet them naturally.” Well, with this little trick you can.

The very simple trick is this. Whenever you meet new people, imagine in your mind that you are meeting old friends. Just think about a friend you new really well who you haven’t seen for a long time. Believe it or not, your imagination is a very powerful tool. If you imagine meeting old friends, your body will naturally adopt the body language voice tone and even the way of thinking of meeting a friend as opposed to meeting a stranger. Just by using your imagination, you will send out tons of positive nonverbal communication messages which will change the way you present yourself and the way you are received.

There’s a lot of science behind why this works but meh, science sch-mience when you’ve got a great social life waiting for you. Now you know how to make friends in a new city, go out there and do it.