Speed dating is the latest time-saving trend, much like what computers did for typewriters. With speed dating, you can shorten an entire evening to just ten minutes tops. The logic here is that you supposedly would know whether or not you click with your date in just ten minutes. Why waste an entire evening and blow off good money with someone you don’t really like that way, right?
With speed dating, you get to meet a lot more people in a short span of time. Dating is done in a round robin fashion. You usually get ten minutes only, until you’re off to the next. As you go through your dates, remember that the crucial part here is making a good impression. It is not important to agree on all matters in just ten minutes – that’s quite impossible to achieve. However, you can try to chat up and have a good quick conversation. Even in small talk, you will know right away which person jives with your personality.
At the end of the night, the people you’re interested in will be given your contact information. You will also receive the numbers of people interested in you. From there, it’s all up to you and your prospective “real” dates.
If you find yourself in a speed dating session, there are important parts of your whole “ensemble” that you shouldn’t forget. Keep these in mind and you will surely be a hit.
A smile
A smile is probably the most important thing to wear on speed dating night. You can forget your suits, haute couture bags, and everything else but don’t forget to smile.
A smile can ease your ten-minute date along. You don’t really get that much time to figure each other out, right? If you want to make a strong and quick impact – and leave the best impression – start your date with a smile. The rest will follow. Besides, if the smile won’t get them, it can still give you this sense of fun and happiness.
A killer suit
Yes, the clothes don’t make the man (or woman) but they do make an impression. Get your date to take notice quickly. But take note that a good suit does not only mean your clothes. Nothing turns off people more than a sloppy dresser, with unkempt hair and a grubby face. Try to be presentable to your dates.
Be comfortable with your self
The jitters of first dates, even when it’s just for ten minutes, can compromise even the best and most experienced daters. A great way to ease this is to wear something that you feel comfortable with – or, better yet, be relaxed and take comfort in the fact that all of you are experiencing these jitters. Let the night unfold unto itself. You’d do well, whatever the outcome is.