So you dropped your killer opener, it flies marvelously, you scan the set and engage your target by asking-

“So… where are you guys coming from tonight”
or
“So… what do you do”

All of a sudden your target seems less engaged and eye codes to her friends for an out…

I’m sure many of us have noticed a sizable drop in energy when a conversation shifts from the observational (this DJ sucks) or the theoretical (who lies more guys or girls) to something more pedestrian like what do you do, or where do you work.

Why?

For the most part, people go out to get away from their day to day, directly asking a prospect about her school, background, or career early in the engagement is total buzz kill, especially, as is often the case, what she does is not what she’s passionate about. Not only that, but questions like these telegraph too much interest. Why should you care about where she came from or what she does? At this point in the pick-up all that matters is that she’s right in front of you having a conversation with you. These questions should be reserved for later on in the pick-up after attraction is generated and the focus shifts from manufacturing interest to generating comfort and rapport.

Instead of moving to these logical, yet unimportant questions your focus your energies on creating a party atmosphere. Your goal during the early pick up should be to generate interest and/or intrigue. Stack your set with a game (e.g strawberry fields, five questions), a challenge/banter (negs, friendly teasing, joking), or a cold read (e.g. Ring or palm reading). Continue stacking hard until you start getting the indicators of interest that suggest she’s ready for rapport building and seduction.

If anything SHE should be the one that switches the tone of the conversation from the party atmosphere to the mundane interview questions signifying HER interest in getting to know the puppet master behind the strings.
-Profit