Translations:Planning Successful Gatherings/10/en

Community discussion often notes that hosts carry a form of social authority during a gathering, whether or not they seek it. The tone a host sets — attentive or distracted, relaxed or anxious — tends to be adopted by the room. People report that they take cues from the host about how much formality is expected, how freely they may move through the space, and how they are meant to interpret unfamiliar situations.