Positive personality trait

Gregarious

adj. Friendly, sociable, and fond of company.

3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu

What it looks like

  • Says yes to the party, the team dinner and the crowded festival, and enjoys them.
  • Moves around a large gathering, talking with many people rather than staying with one.
  • Chooses a busy shared space over a quiet room of their own, at work and at home.

Fits when a person consistently seeks and enjoys the company of a group

Not when you mean warm one-to-one connection or merely frequent attendance

How to say it

Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.

There is no resume line for this one: a liking for crowds is not an achievement, and on paper the word can suggest more talk than work. Show what came of it, such as events run, members recruited or a network built, and let a reference describe the manner.

Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.

  • Reference or recommendation
    [Name] is gregarious and at ease in a crowd: at [conferences, open days or events] they talked with [a wide range of guests], and [team] came away with [contacts or sign-ups] as a result.
  • Report card comment
    [Name] enjoys being part of a big group and is at their best in team games, assemblies and class events.
  • In a story, shown not told
    Ten minutes into the wedding she had left her own table. By the time the cake came out she had sat at five others, and the bride's grandfather was showing her photos of his boat.
Example

The gregarious lecturer lingered in the hall to keep talking with the audience.

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