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I've been discussing this issue with a few different members of the forum, with the main issue being whether or not 'openers' are useFUL or useLESS. These openers could be direct or indirect, canned or uncanned, environmental, situational... you name it.
However, does a simple "Hey" or "How are you? Im..." work better than an interesting opener? Or can openers create a better connection than any normal conversation starter?
Just looking to get peoples opinions on this. What do you think?
IF you are an interesting guy and have alot of interesting shit to talk about... then no. An opener doesn't matter. You can simply say "Hi!"
However, an opener is designed to be interesting and maintain the interest of a group of people so you can hold their attention for long enough to get them semi-interested in what you have to say.
It's personal preference really...