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Speed Dating

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?.

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Speed Dating

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  1. Speed Dating Val Luther & Dana Yarbrough

  2. Speed Dating Loneliness may be the biggest disability a person has • We all want people in our lives • Family • Friends • Acquaintances • Boyfriend/girlfriend

  3. Speed Dating • What places can you go that might be a good place to meet people?

  4. Speed Dating On-line Dating www.match.com www.dating4disabled.com Google ‘speed dating (___your city___)’ Facebook

  5. Speed Dating A word about using on-line sites • Cost • Stalkers

  6. Speed Dating 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

  7. Speed Dating • It is often about ‘First Impressions” • How you look • What you say • What your body language says

  8. Speed Dating Dos • Smile • Be interested and be interesting • Have two-sided conversation • Focus on the other person • Have fun

  9. Speed Networking 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

  10. Speed Dating 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?

  11. Speed Networking Starter Questions (hobbies) • What did you do last weekend? • What is your favorite movie, song? • What is your favorite food?

  12. Speed Networking 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?

  13. Speed Networking 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?

  14. Speed Dating Lets Get Started… • Write your elevator speech • Come up with a couple starter/ice breaker questions • Lets practice!!!!!

  15. Speed Dating Practice

  16. Speed Dating How was it? What did you learn?

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