Fake Webinar

So I signed up for this "webinar" last night which was supposed to talk about pick-up in Asia, when in fact it's really just an unlisted YouTube video -__-"  Anyways, here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iElkM1SmhGY&feature=youtu.be

Despite the fake-ass nature of the whole production, it did raise some very good points:

#1: Don't ask permission to talk to people, especially women
#2: Everything I say is right, and everything is going to plan
#3: Discover boundaries, don't determine them

#1 and #3 in particular goes against almost every single Asian predisposition, making it very difficult to accept at face value.  However, when you think about it, this is exactly the kind of thing that keeps me from pursuing the game!  Fear of awkwardness when talking to strangers (#1) because nobody does that (#3) in our society!  Gotta make some bold adjustments to my perceptions...

The second part of the video talks more about how to tell stories and keep a conversation going with a Venn diagram:

Basically you have subjects for the 3 circles, and then identify your personal interests pertaining to them.  Interests that overlap will usually generate stories from your personal experience which will naturally demonstrate value.  The presenter also goes into a model for conversation, which is pretty much common sense but here is it anyway:

Statement: Seize on something she says which to lead to…
Reflection: Tell your story, then...
Question: Ask her a general question pertaining to your story to...
Pass the baton: Let her bounce off your story and see how she responds and then go from there.

Pretty straight-forward stuff, so long as you're not socially emancipated.

Not the greatest "webinar", but it's a good start.

What I really want to do next is learn about the Mayans prediction of 2012 being the end of the World... that ought to generate some interesting conversations!