One piece of advice that helped me immensely at events: pretend (internally, mind you), that you're the host of the event. If your objective ends up being "make

One piece of advice that helped me immensely at events: pretend (internally, mind you), that you're the host of the event. If your objective ends up being "make sure everyone is enjoying themselves", it becomes easier to see (people who are in an approachable state) and (not be the guy to ruin a good conversation). Maybe this is a "low-hanging fruit" of conversing, but better than nothing.