How to Compliment Strangers
- 1). Approach your stranger with a smile. Be natural and yourself. Say an eager "hello" in your greeting. Give her eye contact as you walk closer. Prepare yourself to greet your stranger with a compliment. Know that giving someone a compliment is a way to make their day and doesn't necessarily have to have any benefit to you other than making someone feel good.
- 2). Notice something about your stranger's appearance or attitude to comment on. Decide if there's something that you genuinely are interested in which will help make your compliment real and easier for you to continue with a conversation if need be.
- 3). Compliment him by saying how much you like something about him such as an article of clothing or something he's doing like as a song he's listening to. Say something such as "That's a great color shirt on you," or "You have good taste in music; that's an oldie but goodie."
- 4). Specify exactly what you're complimenting. Tell her, "Your smile is so bright it lights up the whole room," or "You're very talented to be able to wear heels that high." Show just how much attention you're paying to the person by delivering a compliment that is not generic.
- 5). Try not to go overboard so that you don't come off as being flirtatious or strange. Make your compliments on things that are not too personal by steering clear of noticing body parts on your stranger.