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
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
Disclaimer
This tutorial means no harm to solicitors
Knowledge learned from solicitors can be beneficial
Materials
Good shoes (tennis shoes or flip flops, no heels)
Sunglasses Cell phone, ipod, or any other
electronic device Book
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
Step 2: Route Preparation
Decide on a route around solicitors Avoid crowded streets Avoid areas where you have seen
solicitors previously
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
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
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
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
Troubleshooting
Problem: When you say that you don’t speak
English, solicitor asks what language you speak
Solution: Say “No understand” and walk away
Questions?