Openers and Categorizing Commonalities

Openers

In this Newsletter I’m going to walk you through the six categories of openers, give you examples of each, tell you the best situations to use them in and give you drills to perfect your opening.

Let’s get into it.

Functional Opener

The functional opener is the simplest opener, and while most would never think to open in this manner, it’s an incredibly effective opener.

Example:

• Excuse me, do you know what time the club closes?

This is a low risk/low reward opener. It’s a low pressure opener that still does the job – it starts the conversation. The key is that you must break rapport as soon as possible after the opener to spark attraction.

Best Used:

• If you’re a beginner

• Early in the night

• As part of a warm up

• When you first enter into a venue

• When you’re “out of state” and struggling to open

• When you’re rusty and getting back into gaming after time off

  FUNCTIONAL OPENER DRILL