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Speed Dating. Val Luther & Dana Yarbrough. Speed Dating. Loneliness may be the biggest disability a person has We all want people in our lives Family Friends Acquaintances Boyfriend/girlfriend. Speed Dating. What places can you go that might be a good place to meet people?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Speed Dating
Val Luther &
Dana Yarbrough
Loneliness may be the biggest disability a person has
• We all want people in our lives– Family– Friends– Acquaintances– Boyfriend/girlfriend
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• What places can you go that might be a good place to meet people?
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On-line Dating• www.match.com
• www.dating4disabled.com
• Google ‘speed dating (___your city___)’
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A word about using on-line sites
• Cost
• Stalkers
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The Introduction (elevator) speech
• an “elevator speech” – a one minute speech about who you are
– what you are interested in - why the person you meet might want to get to know you better
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• It is often about ‘First Impressions”– How you look–What you say–What your body language says
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Dos
• Smile
• Be interested and be interesting
• Have two-sided conversation
• Focus on the other person
• Have fun
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Don’ts• Don’t give out personal details and don’t ask for
personal details right off the bat
• If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all
• Don’t pressure the person for a date
• Don’t take it personal – sometimes its not a match
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Conversation Starters…• Start with a Yes/No question– Is this your first time here?
• Ask a question that needs a longer answer– Wow, what do you think of this weather ?– Did you see that story on the news about___?
• Ask about their work– Tell me, what kind of work do you do?
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Starter Questions (hobbies)
• What did you do last weekend?
• What is your favorite movie, song?
• What is your favorite food?
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Starter Questions (fun)
• What would you take with you to a deserted island?
• If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
• What makes you laugh?
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Starter Questions (quirky)
• What is your best joke?
• If your friends compared you to an animal, what would it be?
• If you could be granted 3 wishes, what would they be?
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Lets Get Started…
• Write your elevator speech
• Come up with a couple starter/ice breaker questions
• Lets practice!!!!!
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Practice
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How was it?
What did you learn?
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