Despite social media being everywhere, it’s clear that adults in America face an epidemic of loneliness. This trend comes with health risks equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes per day. Our guest today has a solution.
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party, a step-by-step handbook that teaches you how to build big relationships by hosting small gatherings. He’s been featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and New York Magazine called him a host of “culturally significant parties.”
On this podcast, Nick shares his simple formula for hosting low-stress social gatherings to bring people together and create connections. Nick describes the best ways to get people to show up for your parties, get your guests talking to one another without being awkward (even for introverts), and why your home is the best place to host an event.
Here’s the outline of this episode with Nick Gray:
[00:00:50] Struggling to meet people in New York.
[00:02:23] Nick's book: The 2-Hour Cocktail Party: How to Build Big Relationships with Small Gatherings.
[00:02:29] Julian Abel of Compassionate Communities; NBT Podcasts with Julian: Building Compassionate Communities to Improve Public Health, Maintaining Social Connection in the Era of COVID-19, The Compassion Project: The Power of Hope and Human Kindness.
[00:04:16] Social benefits of hosting a cocktail party.
[00:09:09] The NICK Formula (Name tags, Icebreakers, Cocktails only, Kick 'em out); Article: How to Host A Party.
[00:11:14] How to get people to show up.
[00:14:24] RSVP platforms: Mixily,<
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