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Old 09-11-2010, 07:32 PM
thetygerlily thetygerlily is offline
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Originally Posted by KDMafia View Post
I like the idea of having assigned topics/trusting that your sister made the basic convo already and just because it wasn't mention during the pass off doens't mean you should ask their major, home town etc. Basically having the PNM feel like she had one full conversation but talking to 4 people.
Another key to making this aspect a success is for the actives to know each other well. That way if say girl 2 talks hometown and finds out PNM is from the same area as girl 3, she can switch to girl 3's topic of books & movies, and make that known in the transition. Something like "Patty PNM, you have to meet Annie Active. She's from City just like you! You both also like XYZ type movies." okay less formal than that but you get the idea! That shows that not only do you know your own sisters really well, but that there's a place in the chapter for that PNM.

I'm guessing you also have a good floater system? Perhaps another option to consider would be increase the number of floaters that can both save awkward conversations and boost the number of actives each person meets. Do you have emergency signals as well? Something to signal "HELP!!" and something to signal "you have to meet this one!" increased floaters could help maintain the continuity of the 15 minute conversations they have now but bring in more variety of personalities, interests, etc to make a great impression.
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