How to effectively toe the line between fratty/chill and polished/nerdy?

A struggle I've always had on the job, interacting with clients, back when I was recruiting/coffee chatting/interviewing is whether I should come across as chill, laid back and fratty or polished, nerdy and hardo. How do I effectively toe the line if I don't know a group's culture in advance? I can tell what the other guy is like in the first few minutes and mirror him, but sometimes in group settings there's nerdy/hardo guys and fratty/chill guys and I want to appeal to both groups at the same time. 

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LowCaliberTalent the most sophisticated yet misunderstood comedian....I long for the day your ironic, satirical sense of humor penetrates the dull skulls of these old, close-minded bankers that prowl the depths of WSO.

I start off talking about bond-convexity and when I think the yield curve will invert again (making sure to quote Damodaran), and I end the conversation by saying a racial slur so they know Im chill like that (especially when talking to senior Citi bankers)

 

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