Liven up yourself
The more interesting you are, the more people will want to get to know you. This starts a terrific cascade of professional benefits. When you have a speaking engagement, make sure they remember you. By being particularly interesting, listeners might even repeat what you said (think free advertising).
If you are invited to a cocktail party, do what you can to be engaging so you will be invited to other parties. Being the "life of the party" does not mean you are the lady with the lampshade on your head. Rather, you can be professional while still having a good time. Work the room, talk with every person there and engage them in personal conversations that are positive and upbeat. This positive and upbeat mentality can help you in the office as well, Everybody likes a person who can stay positive. If it ever happens that you are looking for a new job, you want the word on the street to be that you are "awesome". Be awesome.
