The New (Old) Art of Speaking Face-to-Face

When's the last time YOU spoke to someone face-to-face? Maybe it's a little longer then you thought! It's no secret that we're living in the golden age of information. While life as we know it keeps getting faster, the quick pace of society just doesn't allow much time for asking questions the "old fashioned way." We want to know now! Thanks to Google, Yahoo, MSN and dozens of other related on-line chat and search functions, the average person doesn't need to worry about speaking face-to-face with anyone! Let's face it (no pun intended) -- intimate conversation is practically obsolete.

But guess what: somewhere between typing in a keyword and sending the e-girl of your dreams your profile, an entire generation of young professionals is showing an interest in intimate communication and conversation. That's why I'm convinced that in the next year and beyond, seminars that deal in speaking face-to-face -- by that I mean flirting, laughing, smiling and even kissing -- are going to become even more popular. As young and old adults alike start to realize how great it is to get in someone's face, these classes -- typically on the fringe of popularity -- are going to explode.

The biggest drawback to chat lines and singles forums isn't actually meeting a potential mate on-line, It's the follow-up! Making the transition from the privacy of your home to more intimate surroundings where one needs to speak face-to-face is a talent many men are women are simply forgetting. If you open your mouth only to find a trail of drool slide down your chin instead of a well-turned phrase, then maybe you ought to consider signing up.

Take the Attraction Academyfor example: a simple two-day seminar in breaking the ice. Or how about a class on laughter. Ever hear the old phrase "laugh and the world laughs with you?" If you can put a smile on someone's face and get 'em laughing then everything else [presumably] will fall into place!

In our zest to "get it done now", we humans (complex though we may be) are forgetting the basics like eye contact and successfully penetrating a stranger's personal space without getting arrested or coming across as overbearing. We managed to make it into the 21^st century a little rough around the edges, but if we want to continue to evolve, we need to remember the subtleties of speaking face-to-face.