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Originally posted by valkyrie
Seriously? I've never worn a name tag on the right in my entire life.
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That's one of the first things that the Dale Carnegie ("How to Make Friends and Influence People") course suggests. That book is wonderful for this type of situation, btw.
You should introduce yourself first, along with a fact or two, before asking the PNM what her name is. Such as: "Hi, my name is Amy, and I'm a sophmore in engineering. Are you tired of answering the same questions yet?"
You've just given her enough to make conversation on several points: your name, year in school, major, and joking about rush.
When you hand her over to another sister, you give both the sister and the PNM some information to start off with: "Oh, here's Julie! She's from Detroit and is just back from her junior year in Paris - she's now a (pest, man-killer, artist, whatever) in two languages! Julie, I want you to meet Pammie PNM - she's from Nashville and isn't sure of her major yet. Hope to talk to you later, Pammie - it was fun!"
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Here's a great link for Dale Carnegie!