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From: plaskon@hplabsc.UUCP (Dawn Plaskon)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Meeting new MOTOS
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Date: Wed, 4-Jan-84 04:32:36 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan  4 04:32:36 1984
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There are a number of options available to establish contact with
unknown people.  I have a speaking relationship with many people 
who are not working within my own department.  You might try 
sitting next to or with the person at lunch and starting a 
conversation then.  If you are willing to be patient, then begin
by saying hello when you see them in the hall.  Find some area of
contact; the copier, the coffee machine, someplace where you may
see them and talk beyond just saying hello.  It seems old hat, but
giving someone a compliment (meant, of course) is a good way of
establish contact that is in your favor. (That person noticed
that I just bought a new bicycle, how nice) Egoboo works and is
needed by everyone.  After a number of casual meetings, you might
suggest that you get to know each other better by having lunch
together.  I suggest lunch for a first meeting outside of work
as the initial commitment necessary from both sides is less when
you must return to work in an hour.

Hope this helps you out.

				Dawn Plaskon 
				(Plaskon.HPLABS@RAND-RELAY)