I practice common things in front of a mirror a lot , and I try to direct it into a few types of emotes facial expression , body language , or tone of voice pick 2 as I told one of my friends was the best I can generally do without rehearsal . I find that there are a few basic rituals that once rehearsed can meet most social groups ' needs and will allow for them to be willing to overlook a lot outside of those rituals once you figure out what that ingroup ' s rituals are . Beyond that , tone of voice is the biggest one bigger than eye contact , in my experience . If you can do a decent job simulating tone of voice that seems to get you a long way . Practice , practice , practice ! <| sep |> Stampeding a little cat would be so much better !