Many times when approaching I still feel AA. Once a conversation starts things progress easily, but I am always stumbling for something to initially say. Mark pointed out in an article, "It's not what you say first...what matters is what you say second". I'm curious what other guys follow up with immediately after saying "Hi"/approaching.

There are some verbal „tools“ you can use to keep the interaction flowing after the opener and to make her invest more into the interaction.

The easiest one to employ and probably the most effective is the mini-coldread (usually concerning her origin or her interests/hobbies).

(05-30-2011 02:52 PM)Todd1 Wrote:  I'm curious what other guys follow up with immediately after saying "Hi"/approaching.

I’ve described the way I proceed more detailed here:

http://www.practicalpickup.com/forum/sho...hp?tid=305

Use word associations:

apple ---> tell a story about something that you associate with apple. You can do this with all kinds of words.

But remember to be as creative as possible.