Name: How to mingle at a party
Uploaded: 2015-10-30T23:27:23.000Z
Duration: 4 min 1 s
Description: How do you get the courage to mingle at a party, especially an office party? Whom to approach, whom to avoid ... it's so confusing. But Sarah Ivens, former editor of OK Magazine U.S. and author of numerous etiquette books, has tips that will make you the life of the party.

Believe it or not, an office holiday party or other social event can be a perfect opportunity to make a good impression on your boss. If you know what to say, when to say it and, of course, when to say good night, you might even have fun. Sarah Ivens, author of numerous Modern Girl's guides to etiquette, shares her secrets for making points with your boss and surviving the office party.

How to impress your boss at office parties

How do you avoid the creepy guy from shipping, or the colleague who gets drunk and pinches bottoms? Sarah Ivens, former editor-in-chief of OK! Magazine, and author of six books on etiquette - including A Modern Girl's Guide to Etiquette - explains how to gracefully avoid the office oddballs at parties.

How to avoid the office oddballs at office parties

A drunken co-worker can ruin an office party, to say nothing of a career. How to tactfully handle a colleague or friend who's had too much before it gets completely out of hand? Sarah Ivens has the answers to this touchy subject.

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Available October 18th, 2016 for PS4, Steam, and FireTV; and October 21 for Xbox One!From the makers of Fibbage, Drawful, and You Don't Know Jack, it's The Jackbox Party Pack 3! The threequel to the party game phenomenon features the deadly quiz show Trivia Murder Party, the say-anything sequel Quiplash 2, the brain-battering guessing game Guesspionage, the t-shirt slugfest Tee K.O., and the sneaky trickster game Fakin It.

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In this exclusive clip from the Sausage Party Blu-ray/DVD, writers/producers Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen discuss their bizarre take on the hero's journey and how it ties into the secret life of food. Releasing on Blu-ray and DVD on Nov. 8, Sausage Party tells the story of food items that occupy the shelves at the local supermarket. Frank (Seth Rogen) the sausage, Brenda (Kristen Wiig) the hot dog bun, Teresa Taco and Sammy Bagel Jr. (Edward Norton) can't wait to go home with a happy customer. Soon, their world comes crashing down as poor Frank learns the horrifying truth that he will eventually become a meal. After warning his pals about their similar fate, the panicked perishables devise a plan to escape from their human enemies.

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How do you get the courage to mingle at a party, especially an office party? Whom to approach, whom to avoid ... it's so confusing.  But Sarah Ivens, former editor of OK Magazine U.S. and author of numerous etiquette books, has tips that will make you the life of the party.

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