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• Part 1 of 3: Figuring out what kind of smile you want
• Part 2 of 3: Practicing your new smile
• Part 3 of 3: Understanding laughter

Not only does everyone have their own personal smile, that smile can change depending on what someone is laughing at. Some people have their laughs specifically tailored to the situation, while others just don't care what they sound like. If you don't like your current smile, there are ways to work on changing it.

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Part 1 of 3: Figuring out what kind of smile you want

1. Think of the "screeching" laugh. Howling with laughter usually occurs in people who cannot laugh much because of their work or home environment. This kind of laugh is also common in people with a great sense of humor. They laugh in such a way that they cannot help it, and almost choke with laughter and tears almost come to their eyes because they have to laugh so hard.
   • This type of laugh can be achieved by trying to hold your smile for as long as possible and then suddenly explode into a laugh that leaves you breathless. The key here is to tighten your vocal cords so that the sound of your laugh comes out more like you're having trouble breathing.
   • This type of smile usually also involves covering your face while smiling because you are ashamed of smiling. And this kind of laughter usually makes your eyes water.
2. Create a smile that is infectious. An infectious laugh is often a laugh that is so hilarious in itself that others start to laugh because the laugh is hilarious - it doesn't matter what the funny thing was that started the laugh in the first place. Most people who laugh like that try to suppress it at first, but when they can no longer contain themselves, it explodes.
   • This smile is more about the noise you make and less about the way you look while you smile. The key to this laugh is to make the craziest sound imaginable while laughing. It's this crazy sound that makes the laugh infectious because other people have to laugh at you.
   • This laugh can also start with an attempt to hold the laugh, which then results in a sudden explosion of your crazy laughter.
   • This smile should look and sound natural. Don't be ashamed of the noises you make. This is the type of laugh where the person making the crazy noise doesn't care that he or she makes a crazy noise.
3. Develop an artificial smile. You probably already have this kind of laugh in your repertoire. This is the kind of laugh that might sound a bit fake because you're trying to be polite to the person who said something funny. With this type of smile, there is a lot of expression around the mouth, but none around the eyes.
   • This laugh may be one of the easiest to perform as it is essentially fake. This smile requires you to separate the expression in your eyes from the expression your mouth makes. your mouth should laugh, but your eyes shouldn't.
   • The laugh itself should sound pleasant, but not exuberant. It should be polite, but not overwhelming.
4. Go for a nervous-sounding smile. For some people, this laughter is natural, but for others, it can come on suddenly when they realize they've made a mistake. The smile is almost like a baby's cry and your face doesn't always look happy, even if you have to laugh.
   • To try this smile, it might be best to pretend you're ashamed of what you're laughing at. Imagine someone slipping on the ice or bumping into a glass door. You don't want to laugh about it, but it was funny to watch.
   • This smile requires you to try to keep your facial expression neutral, but you won't be able to. Instead of looking happy, you look embarrassed and / or nervous.
5. Work on a childish smile. This kind of laugh tends to come from people who have some childish behavior. The laugh is usually sudden and impulsive, and the person who laughs can look almost embarrassed that they did laugh. But in reality they are not embarrassed, they are just naughty!
   • When you try this smile, take the time to pretend you want to hide your smile, which is something you don't actually do. You want to see the people around you in such a way that they also find humor in whatever you laugh at.
   • The sound of this laugh is very playful and childlike. And people who laugh like that tend not to care that their laughter sounds childish.
6. Stick to the familiar giggle. Giggling does not usually lead to many facial expressions or body movements. In fact, most giggles tend to be a little shy and possibly embarrassed about laughing at something - possibly because the thing that made them laugh is something they shouldn't laugh about.
   • You might want to watch some old movies where a "real" lady finds something funny and starts to giggle.
   • Giggles should look like they are shy or trying to maintain their decency, but become overwhelmed by the humor of the situation and can't help but giggle. Giggles should not be too loud or obnoxious, but can be done in a way that is infectious and makes other people laugh as well.

Part 2 of 3: Practicing your new smile

1. Study the smile you want to teach. Before you can change your smile, you need to study your possible options. You could do this by watching movies or TV shows, sitting in a cafe and people watching, or watching YouTube videos.
   • Observe how other people laugh and what you like and dislike about each type of smile.
2. Test different ways to vocalize. Just because someone else sounds good with a particular smile doesn't mean it will work for you. You may need to change the way you smile based on the tone of your voice. Try to laugh in different tones (and volumes) to see what suits you and determine what sounds best.
   • Sometimes how we hear ourselves and how other people hear us is different. You can record yourself to try out and play different voices and get a better sense of what you will sound like to other people.
3. Keep practicing the new smile. At this point you probably have a good idea of ​​what kind of smile you want to develop and what tone you want to use that smile in. Now is the time to practice again and again.
   • Practicing will help you achieve two things: make your smile sound natural and make your new smile a habit.
   • You can observe yourself smiling in the mirror to change the way you move your facial muscles and your facial expression.
   • This is another step where recording your laugh and playing it back can be helpful as it makes you feel better about how you should sound to other people.
4. Share your new smile with friends. Start using your new smile in front of friends and family. Measure their reactions to your new smile. Change your smile based on their reactions. Suppose they throw strange looks at you when you smile, your smile may not sound natural or it may not suit you.
5. Use your new smile as often as possible. Continue to practice your new smile until you don't even have to think about it. Use your new smile in any social situation you can. Eventually, your new smile will become just as common as your old smile.

Part 3 of 3: Understanding laughter

1. Communicate your emotions. Laughter is much more than just the response to a joke or something funny. Laughter is an important part of human emotional communication. It's so important to us that we've developed dozens of emojis and text characters to express different laughter.
   • People tend to laugh more often when there are other people around who are also laughing. Yet that smile is not always aimed at hearing or seeing something funny (eg a reaction). Laughter is more used as a behavior that we use in a social setting to express how we feel and what we think.
2. Interpret a mock smile. The human brain is able to tell the difference between real and made laughter. We do this in an effort to understand why someone would pretend. In other words, we're trying to understand what that laugh means.
3. Let your laughter be infectious. Laughter is certainly infectious. Scientists believe that those who laugh more easily are also those who are better at recognizing the difference between real and made laughter.
4. Laugh to relieve pain. Laughter has even been shown to reduce the amount of certain stress hormones in your body, such as: cortisol, epinephrine and dopamine. In addition, it stimulates certain healthy hormones such as endorphins. Laughter also improves blood flow, which in turn increases the feeling of relaxation. Smile and you will not only feel better, but you can actually feel less pain and fight inflammation, as well as get a better night's sleep.
5. Improve your relationships by laughing. Laughter is social behavior. It brings people closer together and makes people more relaxed in each other's company. It can also create or strengthen relationships between people because they are happy to be in each other's company. In addition, laughter can help reduce or disappear anger and fear, which in turn can help create intimacy.
   • Scientific research has shown that women actually laugh more than men, 126% more in fact. Men, on the other hand, tend to make women laugh by saying something funny or witty, or something really silly, which could have the same effect!
   • As people get older, they tend to laugh less. Older people also tend to be less responsive to tickling.