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i am a perfect example of what you want to be in classroom situations.
first off, you want to establish that you are the class clown, and not only that, but also that you are interesting, so i am gonna give you a little step-by-step guide to getting where you want to be.
before you get ANY sort of bad rep as the quiet guy, you want to be loud, or not loud, but have people get used to you talking to them, immedietly. and when you meet someone, you don't just say hi, there has to be a reason. for example, when someone is about to sit in a chair, say, "you don't want to sit in that seat... it's haunted." then smirk, and they will surely laugh. but what if they don't? then you just say, "fine, don't laugh, weirdo," and AGAIN smirk. then to establish yourself as the class clown, you have to say 1 funny thing, and people will know that you are the guy to sit next to. let's say for example that someone is moving quickly and he asks, 'wheres the fire?' that is when you respond, "in my pants!" and everyone will laugh histerically. say a few more of these, and people will say your a comedian. however, don't go around saying jokes that you found in a book, they have to all seem spontanious.
sometimes you don't have to establish it with just a joke. i have a pair of really cool glasses that bend, and when i introduced myself last semester i said, " i am .@ç0. $@..@..310, and i can do this with my glasses," already, people knew i was the man.
after that, you have to continue to make jokes... forever. seriously, it is good the first day, but you have to keep doing it, otherwise people will get bored. but what if you are not spontanious? no problem, just watch what funny people in the class do. you don't want to watch stand-up comedians, they are good, but they are not that spontanious. it takes work but you will get used to it. however, you may want to plan some jokes. for example.
some girl stares at you because you said something that offended them.
" that is really creepy, i am not comfertable with you undressing me with your eyes."
some person says something stupid. say in a voice as if you were talking to a baby.
"that is very good, here, have a cookie."
or in a normal voice.
"wow, i didn't know you were one of [/i]those girls."
you get the picture.
well i have to go, but i hope that helps.
While I think it is important to make everybody around you smile consistently, I disagree with some of this advice, in particular the part about 'have a cookie'. If you put yourself up for ridicule by making goofy comments all the time, many people will distance themselves from you in order to not be exposed to that risk of ridicule. Clown isn't necessarily alpha, there's a fine line that you need to be aware of. In my view, acting like a stand-up comic is better than being a goof. At least the stand-up usually has good material. How many goofy jackasses do you know that don't even realize how stupid they sound?
Just be real careful with a strategy like this clown thing if you try it. As someone else stated, confident body language is supremely important. If you have to get defensive because you're a clown, your confident body language may suffer.