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SUMMARY:Conversation Cafe - Wallingford
LOCATION:OmCulture
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 35% · why: lots of
  people going\n\nCome chat with strangers in a low pressure\, supportive e
 nvironment.\n\nTickets\n\n$15 on Eventbrite or $20 at the door. The first 
 20 people to use the link below to get a $5 discount.\n\nwww.eventbrite.co
 m/e/1994109811125/?discount=DECENT\n\nAgenda\n\n6:15 Doors open\n6:30 Intr
 o and Warmup\n6:50 Convention rounds\n8:00 Social hour\n9:00 All done\n\nO
 verview\n\nThe aim is to make it safe to "fail" socially\, then use that t
 o practice\, play with\, and develop social skills. That means it's totall
 y expected for people to\n\nRun out of things to talk about\nMiss a social
  beat\nHave inconsistent eye contact\n\nOr whatever else you might be work
 ing on\nThis is your place to experiment\, by "messing up" and having a ch
 ance to try again (and again).\n\nFormat\n\nRounds of 8 minute one-on-one 
 conversations.\nYou pick who you want to talk to each round\, or let someo
 ne pick you.\nWalk up to them and say "Hi" to start the round.\n\nWays to 
 Play\n\nThere are three main ways to participate in the event\n\nStructure
 d - walk up and invite them to pick a conversation card to discuss.\nSuppo
 rted - walk up and try to find something to talk about. Use the cards as b
 ackup if you hit a dead end.\nOpen ended - don't use the cards.\n\nFeel fr
 ee to switch between them or build your own lane\n\n(Optional) Things to P
 ractice\n\nYou don't need to practice anything - just coming to chat is al
 ready an awesome way to spend the evening. However\, if you are interested
  in taking some small risks without big consequences\, here are common ski
 lls people play with\n\nActive Listening - validating\, paraphrasing\, fol
 low up questions\nNot hiding behind questions - sharing and relating in eq
 ual measure\, so your partner gets a chance to know you too.\nAsking follo
 w up questions - it's not inherently invasive - many people are waiting fo
 r someone to be genuinely interested in them\nGetting to depth - finding a
  way to shift to meaningful topics.\nBanter - keeping things playful and f
 un.\nSlowing down - if you're uncomfortable with silence\, see what happen
 s if you don't.\n\nAnd many many more. Bring your own\, pick one of these\
 , or skip it - whatever you pick\, have fun with it.\n\nExcited to see you
  soon! Reserve your tickets at Eventbrite or drop in day-of.\n\nwww.eventb
 rite.com/e/1994109811125/?discount=DECENT
URL:https://www.meetup.com/decent-social-skills/events/315703973/
CATEGORIES:palaner,saved
STATUS:TENTATIVE
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