The easiest type of rapport is Natural Rapport.

Remember: People like people who are like themselves.

Natural rapport is when someone recognizes you as someone who is like them.

Physical characteristics are an obvious way that you can be like someone else. Maybe you have the same skin, hair, or eye color. Maybe you are both girls about the same age. Maybe you are wearing the same purple pants with pink polka dots.

But, there are many ways people are alike.

People can enjoy the same books, music, or games. They may have the same belief system through a church or other organization. They may live in the same neighborhood. They may have the same hobbies, such as knitting, model building, or speaking Swahili.

In what ways are you like your friends?

Really, people are all the same. We all are sad when we are hurt and happy when we are loved. But it is easier to build rapport when you find something specific in common.

What are some of the things you enjoy that you would like to share with a friend?