how to avoid solicitors by: olga kuznetsova may 5 th 2010 english 393 technical writing
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How to Avoid Solicitors
By: Olga KuznetsovaMay 5th 2010
English 393 Technical Writing
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Who, Why, and When?
Solicitors are people on the street who try to get you to do something
Audience: Anyone who wants to avoid being solicited. Educated laypeople
Why? Its annoying to be solicited When? Anytime you are outside
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Disclaimer
This tutorial means no harm to solicitors
Knowledge learned from solicitors can be beneficial
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Materials
Good shoes (tennis shoes or flip flops, no heels)
Sunglasses Cell phone, ipod, or any other
electronic device Book
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Step 1: Weather Preparation
Check the weather outside If it is raining, snowing, windy, or cold,
you are safe If it is sunny and warm, you may be in
danger
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Step 2: Route Preparation
Decide on a route around solicitors Avoid crowded streets Avoid areas where you have seen
solicitors previously
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Step 3: Identification
Identify potential solicitors People that are:
Standing still Holding papers Looking at people/
making eye contact Walking up to/
talking to various people
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Step 4: Avoidance (part 1)
Avoid being solicited Walk as far away from the solicitor as
possible Keep other people between the solicitor
and yourself Walk fast
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Step 5: Avoidance (part 2)
Avoid looking like a target Wear sunglasses to avoid eye contact Look at phone, ipod, book, etc to seem
busy Don’t look at solicitor
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Step 6: Escape
Get away from a solicitor who is talking to you Say that you don’t
speak English Say “No” or “Not
interested” Yell “Stranger
Danger” and run
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Troubleshooting
Problem: When you say that you don’t speak
English, solicitor asks what language you speak
Solution: Say “No understand” and walk away
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Questions?