The Do's and Don't's of Agreeable Conversation : Page 196

Everybody must be made to feel all the time that he is a full part of the party. How much or little you talk is of less importance than that you actively make everybody feel that you belong to the circle, and that you make everyone else feel that he belongs, too. This is good Christian neighborliness; it also brings its immediate reward. It will enhance your friendships, multiply your invitations, and cause people to remark on your interesting "personality."