AHA! TO BE A SUPER COMMUNICATOR.

Inject humor through witty remarks, puns and smart observations. And ensure that it's appropriate to the audience and matches the tone of the audience and matches the tone of the conversation, as t his can enable them to join in the banter.

So here's the anecdote:
A six year young school boy, Rahul asked his parents -- "Where do babies come from? They told him - "Mom and Dad pray together and 9 months later, a baby is born. But the kids at school had other ideas. He told them "You guys go believe what you want to. I know the TRUTH. Prayers make babies."

"A couple of months later, Rahul had a nightmare, ran out of his bed and started knocking at the door of the parent's room. Mom shouted: "Wait, Wait, Wait, don't come in." And added -- "We're praying." So Rahul walked back to his bed feeling good that he will not be alone 9 months later to face the nightmare again."

Do you want to be heard in a social conversation? Or helped in a practical conversation? Or hugged in an emotional conversation?
I just did it, to be heard in the social context.