It may happen that you were invited over to the party but you don't feel quite comfortable to go there because you might not know everyone there or have no decent outfit for it. It may happen to anyone, so here's how to make you feel more relaxed in this situation:

1. Plan ahead. Before you leave for the holiday party, research general topics to discuss with people by scanning newspapers, magazines and the Internet. It's always nice to be able to keep up the conversation and be interesting, this way you'll feel more relaxed because you won't be racking your brains of what to say to people

2. Arrive early, because if you don't, conversations will already be started making it more difficult for you to break in. Getting to a party before the crowd allows you to meet people one-on-one and gives you time to scope out the scene and come up with other things to say.

3. Circulate Rather than sticking to one person and one topic all night, talk to a variety of people for brief