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Tom DV Special user 694 Posts |
'To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong' - Joseph Chilton Pearce ---Socrates
'Go get sore' ---bobser With the quote from Socrates and advice from bobser, I think I can't go far wrong. Thanks a lot everyone, I'll certainly let you know how things go - until youre ears are sore from hearing me and eyes ache from reading. Thomas DeVoe |
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Patrick Redford Inner circle Michigan 1751 Posts |
Yes, getting out there and just doing it will work - however, doing it poorly will further blacken our art form. Just remember, be respectful to those you interrupt.
Thanks, George Tait |
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J ack Galloway Inner circle 1309 Posts |
How to approach strangers?
Make sure your fly is up and you are not displaying your affecton for the ladys at the table. Jack |
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Tom DV Special user 694 Posts |
Don't worry George, I have no intention of being crap or 'damaging our art'.
And thanks Jack, I will now probably become paranoid about my fly, possibly giving the impression of displaying affection for the people at the table - Ill just remember to keep my hands where they can see them at all times. Thanks again everyone, Tom. |
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delbmarcs New user 67 Posts |
If the scene/atmosphere is comfortable enough for you to approach people, that is to say there are people walking around mingling already, and you're just part of the crowd, the opportunity is all there.
When you walk up to a small group of people, there's going to one member of the group that notices/acknowledges your presence before the rest, your alpha character. I like to give him/her a friendly look in the eyes with a familiar sounding, "Hey, how have you been?" Seems this creates a momentary regression while they wonder whether or not they know you...right then I come with my name introduction, to fill that gap with my identity which now is linked to their memory(hopefully). Next I stick out my hand for a shake, and if they in turn respond immediately to meet me half way, there's the response I was looking for, cooperation. If the leader follows, then naturally, the rest of the group will too. Also, I've noticed that if you pay close enough attention to the groups initial acknowledgement of your presence, you can not only pick up the lead character in the group, but you can also determine(with a fair amount of accuracy) the complete social hierarchy of their set. Try picking out the runt next, so you'd now have the top and bottom ranking members of their group, and it becomes a matter of just filling in the rest. I've picked this up outside the realm of mentalism/magic, and am just now learning to apply it here...but it's been effective for me in the past, and I hope it's a bit of a help to you.
The thing about doing the impossible is that you've got no competition.
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