work the room

work the room
a) To interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event, by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation.

As a campaigning politician, he really knew how to shake hands, kiss babies, and work the room.

b) To interact with ones audience, taking cues from its reactions and adapting ones performance or words to elicit the audiences attention and enthusiasm.

In show business parlance, Miss Hudson knows how to "work the room." Her comic turns are as rooted in vaudeville as her high-style wit is straight out of the smart supper club circuit.


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