How To Pick Someone Up in a Bar

  • April 20, 2009
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Think your stunning good looks are all the charm you need? Maybe, but having a plan of action doesn’t hurt.

You Will Need

  • Confidence
  • And the ability to improvise
How To Pick Someone Up in a Bar: Approach the person

Step 1: Approach the person

Approach the person you want to pick up. Have good posture– your walk must convey confidence.

Read a newspaper before going out so you’ll have conversation topics ready, just in case.

How To Pick Someone Up in a Bar: Introduce yourself

Step 2: Introduce yourself

Introduce yourself with a simple “Hi.” Research shows it’s the most effective opening line.

How To Pick Someone Up in a Bar: Focus on other person

Step 3: Focus on other person

Keep the conversation focused on the other person; people love to talk about themselves.

Use the other person’s name. As communications legend Dale Carnegie once said, “The sweetest sound in any language is a person’s name.”

How To Pick Someone Up in a Bar: Keep things light

Step 4: Keep things light

Keep things light. Surveys show that people are drawn to a good sense of humor in a first encounter.

How To Pick Someone Up in a Bar: Move on

Step 5: Move on

Gauge the person’s interest after a few minutes; if he or she keeps looking away or backing up, move on.

How To Pick Someone Up in a Bar: Swap numbers

Step 6: Swap numbers

Swap phone numbers. Of course, if you’re really hitting it off, you won’t need to.

Half of club-goers report having had a serious relationship with someone they met in a bar.

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Comments (2)

HeatherM

Hahahaha! The animations are hysterical....love when they paddle the bar away!

over 2 years ago by HeatherM

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shiny412

If he is a foreigner, how could you communicate with him? So, i think it is better that you can speak several languages. At this time, language software will do you a favor. http://www.c2cellinc.com

about 1 year ago by shiny412

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