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Furry Tip #3
10 years ago
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FURRY TIP #3:
When starting a conversation in a message system plan on coming in with a real conversation. Just saying "hi" , "How are you?" or "What are you up to?" lead to a dead end answer such as, "Hello there", "I'm ok" or "Busy with stuff"/"Nothing much". You don't need to much to start the convo., just a sentence or two . It might seem silly to think out what you'll be saying, but it'll pay off in the end because you'll have a meaningful convo.
Here is a example: "Hope your day is going well, I just had a nice jog outside it's really nice. Are you having a good day at all? Hope the weather is nice there too."
With this to start you get things the other person will chime back with in full sentences and not a closed ended answer.
Now, if you are in real life at a convention this will not work the same. When approaching someone start a convo. let the other person have a few words before you start. Also try to fit on topics you find they react upon.
Again this is my Tip, maybe it'll help maybe it woun't. - Syler
When starting a conversation in a message system plan on coming in with a real conversation. Just saying "hi" , "How are you?" or "What are you up to?" lead to a dead end answer such as, "Hello there", "I'm ok" or "Busy with stuff"/"Nothing much". You don't need to much to start the convo., just a sentence or two . It might seem silly to think out what you'll be saying, but it'll pay off in the end because you'll have a meaningful convo.
Here is a example: "Hope your day is going well, I just had a nice jog outside it's really nice. Are you having a good day at all? Hope the weather is nice there too."
With this to start you get things the other person will chime back with in full sentences and not a closed ended answer.
Now, if you are in real life at a convention this will not work the same. When approaching someone start a convo. let the other person have a few words before you start. Also try to fit on topics you find they react upon.
Again this is my Tip, maybe it'll help maybe it woun't. - Syler
PichuPal
~pichupal
I encourage that as well, it's why I never tend to approach people much online, I never know what I'm going to talk about and don't want to burden them with trying to come up with something on my behalf. But far too often I get those people who give those questions that lead to nothing, and then it just dies after that. Which just seems like a waste.
jpa2blue
~jpa2blue
I agree to both, however, I tend to find it a bit insulting when people try to talk to me via Skype/ messenger (that I did not give it formerly to) that seek to talk because I am their filler time during boredom. To add to that, they are not even watching me on any of the sites that I am (they are) affiliated to. It is like saying "I did not feel like watching you... but I am bored and I stumbled upon your Skype/ YahooIM, so I feel like just talking to you. Hi.......... How are you?....... What are you up to?"
Very good tip. It works best between people who knew each other enough to be acquaintances or friends, but it also helps make new friends by sharing things about one another through conversation, and allow artists and writers to get to know their clients better. Personally, I communicate much better through typing over the internet than I do when speaking vocally in person, and I'm a better reader than I am a listener. Plus, online conversations can pack a ton of information in a single message that one can't describe as easily when speaking in person. Also, I noticed myself that in order to grab someone's attention, it helps to mention something random once in a while to keep things interesting.
kiddiekhatx
~kiddiekhatx
Hii. :D
