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its easy to say be natural but if you cant create rapport in a natural way then using at least some of the MM tricks, openers etc helps build rapport.Great rapport building skills dont always come naturally, if they did we'd all be getting laid all the time.
They don't come naturally but learning why a trick works is much more effective then learning a trick works. Learning why palm reading is effective is far more important, then knowing it builds rapport. Sorry but you can list off all you want about how this works and that does, however knowing why things work allows you to do things more on the spot. On top of that you don't get considered an unoriginal tool, like a lot of the guys that get shot down in pick up.
You can gain unconscious competence with socializing in most situations(just like riding a bike, reading, or driving), or you can gain unconscious competence by copying other people, either way you earn the same thing, the difference being you have originality or you copy.
It is very important to get to the point where you learn to do things in stride. Practice makes perfect is what it comes down to. If you want to get good at pool, you keep playing it practicing playing several different games and situations(draw, follow, english, banks, stun, etc.). You don't just set up the same shot over and over and just hope that is the situation you get into (even though there really is only about 15 different shots, then learning to apply english properly). In poker you learn to deal with several situations, from top pair, to middle pair, to set, everything is different, top pair is great on some boards, terrible on others, middle pair could be the best hand, a set is a great hand unless there are three suited cards showing. If you want to get good at something like everything else you have to practice it, that includes social interaction. A person that is a great manager is never a manager that didn't study in techniques on managing or dealing with people.
If you want to be great at having a conversation, go out and practice just talking to people. Go to a grocery store, practice chatting with people on aisles or practice with the cashier, see if you can get good enough in regular areas. Then you can move on to other aspects of your game. All you are doing is adding helpful tools to yourself.
Sorry but I've seen plenty of cats shut down for saying the same thing someone else said. Learn why the tricks work and develop your own style, but don't use them over and over. Don't lose yourself to some persona you created for the purposes of pick up. It seriously disappoints me how little is put into self-development when it comes to pick up, since you are the biggest problem(you being the biggest consistent factor in doing poorly with girls) then you should focus on self development, everything from your knowledge of the attraction process to courtship process to self love. These should be the premier focus when it comes to pick up, then you will be able to attract girls, follow the courtship process, and have self confidence.
Great rapport skills aren't natural they are earned, go earn them.
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