Problem: Article: The target of your joke has to be funny to your audience, or you'll be facing a stone-faced crowd. Don't plan to target high school girls if you're trying to make a room full of them laugh. Tread carefully if you're targeting a political or celebrity figure in his or her hometown. A joke that would be hilarious to one group of people might cause another group to start throwing rotten vegetables. Telling a long story that takes more than a minute or two will likely bore your audience. Practice telling shorter jokes so you can get a sense for how to best deliver them before you move on to telling full-blown stories. Remember that the best jokes aren't always the smartest, most detailed jokes; you've got to hit people in the funny bone. Watch the people you're talking to. If you see their eyes start to wander, wrap up the joke. You can tell more than one joke in a row if the first one gets some laughs. Build on the energy you created. If you've got a big grin on your face when you're telling a joke, people will get distracted. Plus, smiling at your own joke sort of gives away the ending before you have a chance to get there. Instead, keep a straight face, make eye contact, and deliver the joke as if you were saying something as mundane as "I'm going to the store for a gallon of milk." Your delivery is as important to the humor of your joke as the content. After you deliver the setup of your joke, pause for a moment before giving the punch line. This gives people the chance to ponder and guess for a moment before you surprise them with your hilarious insight. Don't wait too long, though, or the energy of the joke will die. A man walked into the doctor's. He said, 'I've hurt my arm in several places.' The doctor said, 'Well don't go there any more.' Tommy Cooper I don't care if you think I'm racist. I just want you to think I'm thin. Sarah Silverman
Summary: Know your audience. Keep it simple and short. Master the deadpan expression. Get the timing down.

Problem: Article: Keep it genuine and polite. Tell her that she has a beautiful smile, that you like her necklace or that her laughter is infectious. Make her feel special. Be careful not to overwhelm her with larger-than-life compliments, you will just come across as insincere. Try telling her "You have a great smile, there's something infectious about it!" Or say "That's a cute dress, red really suits you." A good pickup line will make a girl laugh and definitely get her attention. Avoid anything too cheesy or creepy sounding. The key to making a pickup line work is confident delivery, so don't be shy! For romance, try "Hi, I'm Andrew. I thought we should at least have a conversation before we get married." For quirkiness, try "I can't think of anyone I'd rather survive the Zombie Holocaust with." For flattery, try "My buddies bet me that I wouldn't be able to start a conversation with the most beautiful girl in the bar. Wanna buy some drinks with their money?" You can use non-verbal cues, such as body language or facial expressions, to turn an otherwise non-flirtatious comment into something with romantic undertones. Keep your body language open and inviting. Maintain good eye contact and smile, smile, smile! Lightly touch her hand or arm when telling a story, this helps to create intimacy and moves you out of the friend zone. Avoid negative body language such as crossing your arms, scowling or looking down.
Summary: Compliment her. Try a pickup line. Focus on non-verbal cues.

Problem: Article: You want to be around him, so you have to treat him like you value his company. Encourage him during difficult times. If he had a rough day, reassure him. Wish him luck for tomorrow. Support his goals. Never turn against him when someone's fighting with him. Instead, show that you appreciate him by complimenting his positive qualities and actions. This includes focusing your attention on him. Don't get distracted by the attention from other boys. A relationship can't operate without trust. Over time, show him that he can open up to you about whatever he thinks or feels. Listen to him without judgment and don't gossip with your friends. The gossip, even if it doesn't come back to you, will make him reluctant to tell you anything and will stop you from bonding. To build this trust, you'll also have to share your own life when appropriate. Confide your fears, hopes, and problems. Look at the signs and adjust your approach. If he's interested in you, he'll want to be around you and make excuses to be close. He'll lean towards you, keep his legs and arms uncrossed, his hands unclenched, and have his toes pointed at you. He may also make extended eye contact or look down bashfully. These are only signs, so they don't guarantee he likes you enough to be your boyfriend. Continue spending time with him to gauge his feelings. If he doesn't do many of these signs, he still may like you. He may be good at hiding his feelings or shy. If his body language is negative, stop what you're doing. Readjust your behavior by repeating steps. He may simply not be into you. Mirroring body language often helps. If he's tilting his head while looking at you, keep your head tilted too, for instance. Just don't overdo it, and don't be too obvious. You don't want him to think you are making fun or mimicking him. Eye contact and gentle touch are starts to more serious flirting. Start making your intentions more concrete. Come up with clever lines at opportune times that show you appreciate him and aren't afraid to show it. For example, tell him, "You should wear that shirt, it makes you look cute" before you see him. Add in appropriate touches, such as putting a hand on his shirt as you pick up the material between your fingers. Don't go overboard on this. Appear cool and controlled or else you run the risk of smothering him with attention. You want to spend time with him, but too much time means you're too close. You have to make him want to be with you and miss you while you're not around. Don't tend to his needs all the time. Put down the phone on occasion, after you let him know you're going out, and make yourself seem socially desirable. Even in a relationship, you need to live your own life. Tend to those other aspects, such as friends, school, or work. It's important that you don't smother him either. Being needy, demanding all his attention is a sure way to extinguish any feelings he's developing. Keep your own distance from time to time. The absence can make him realize how much he needs you, even if the space you gave him came from something like sleeping in and missing his texts for a few hours. You may think that responding to his text immediately or answering the phone right away when he calls will make you seem desperate, but also keep in mind that it's rude to keep people waiting for hours. It is one thing if you weren't home or didn't see the text for some reason. Playing hard to get often annoys guys and may even make him think you aren't interested.
Summary:
Support him. Build a deeper trust. Monitor body language. Compliment him. Go out with your friends. Give him his own space. Don't play hard to get.