Holy Cow!
Greetings everyone here!!
I am so happy to see that a panel that was started as a lark a few years ago has now blown up into a real bonafide topic of disscussion!
Steve Bennett here with a greetings and salutations to all of you cool guys and dolls over here talking about "How To Talk To Girls" panel.
Aya Chow asked my brother Kevin and myself to run a panel after we goofed about how it would be a funny topic to dicuss How to talk to Girls properly at cons since so many fans struggle with just that, and since we too are anime fans besides being anime professionals.
We had a small packed room that year with Sara, Jenny and Ellie as our lovely lady advisors.
I'm glad to hear the panel continued on in my absence from Fanime in Ellie's capable hands.
I am so looking forward to seeing how it has grown since that time, and meeting alot of you there.
Keep up the good exchange between all fan girls and guys here!!!!!!
The Founder of HTTTG Panels
Love,
Steve Bennett
8)
P.S Right after we did the panel at Fanime and at Anime Iowa with greg Aryes, people started to copy the idea and have them at other cons (Anime North) at lol!!!!!!!!
Fanime is the original home of it!!!!!!!!!!
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Wow, I probably should've checked up on this board awhile ago. Seems like theres alotta questions and confusion as to the pannel this year.
I'm Jane, or "the Jane," I run the How to Talk to Girls pannel currently. (04 & 05..)
Thanks for creating this pannel on a whim, many-a-year ago, as it's easily the most popular pannel after Meet the guests, etc. I feel totally privilaged to run it, and look forward to it every year and all year long.
<3 to "the bennett"
Yours Truly,
The Jane (I see you're going to be a guest this year, if you weren't there last year, come check out your pannel and say hello! I'll be the drop-dead-sexy (oh I'msovain!) purpley-redheaded chick )
Jane!
I sure as rain will be there!
I will want to see how it has been going as a father would want to see his baby girl's dance recitetals!
:)
Gathering from what I read from your posts in thye other thread, there has been some girl/girl action as well?
Sweet!
Hehehehehehehe!
The panel was created for fun, and it should of course be fun as well as informative.
Save me a seat upfront lol!
:)
Steve Bennett
:P :P
Had fun there with everyone!
Hope to see you all again real soon!
Love,
Steve Bennett
helping fanboys one day at a time of course.
:)
Can we expect to see you again for 06?
It seemed pretty spiffy :3 i saw it for a little. i hope you come for 06
D: there should be a how to talk to guys pannel too~
Dear Kazuko and Blues,
Happy Post Newyears!
We shall see what the planning and sheduling invloving me has in store for 2006.
:)
Thanks for the nice comments and grettings you two.
Steve B.
www.stevebennettart.com
I'd love to talk to a sexy woman....and possibly find some female friends there....ESPECIALLY ones that live even mildly close by. The only female friends I have I've met online and are out of state!! *Sobs*
You need to stay off the computer more, and go out and live life more ofthen Ayanami friend.
The panle should be able to help guide you in that direction then.
:)
SB
You definitely need to bring this con to 06. As a single female, I am so curious as to what advice you're gonna give to the silly boys of fanime. ;)
Hehehehe fun common sense advice laced with lots of practical tips from experience.
Girlsike you are of course very welcome to come and participate to help these guys out!
:)
Steve B.
I think trying to find the love of your life at a convention would be a good thing cos you both have a shared interest in anime. Too many times have I heard of a friend who dated someone only to tell them to quit like anime cos it was too childish. If you can find someone to share your love of anime, I don't think anyone should stop you!...
And if you are a nice anime loving girl who is single and looking to mingle, my name is Ryan. :wink:
Sounds awesome, steve, I'll definitely be there :P
Creme and Ryan!
Hope to se you both there having fun with us and everyone there too.
Yes, it is indeed to help fans in general to meet and get to know memebers of the opposite/same sex there finally!
:)
We must help those who need help!
:)
Steve
I'd be happy to handle your panels again this year (and you KNOW Elise and Stacey would love to handle How to Talk to Girls again).
Do I have you blessing?
Sean McCoy
Quote from: "steve bennett"You need to stay off the computer more, and go out and live life more ofthen Ayanami friend.
The panle should be able to help guide you in that direction then.
:)
SB
Well I HAVE been getting out more often, but mostly within my own local group. I been trying to go to a local tabletop gaming place...but when I went I didn't see any women around ^^;; I'm not very good around other people, and I'm too shy to say much around girls @.@
I look foward to learning from you, meeting any girls there, and just gaining more life experience in this area ^_^
Quote from: "Ayanami Rei First Child"Quote from: "steve bennett"You need to stay off the computer more, and go out and live life more ofthen Ayanami friend.
The panle should be able to help guide you in that direction then.
:)
SB
Well I HAVE been getting out more often, but mostly within my own local group. I been trying to go to a local tabletop gaming place...but when I went I didn't see any women around ^^;; I'm not very good around other people, and I'm too shy to say much around girls @.@
Uh. Ayanami...most girls do not go to tabletop gaming. Try looking at other venues. :)
....I am. Really. Really. Curious about this panel...past years I thought it was lame, but this year I'm definitely checking it out to see what shows up and what kind of advice is given out.
This will definately be interesting. Ima drop by. ^-^
Good topic! Very useful :):) (http://fu-ringtones.seo-toolz.com/)
Well where would you suggest that I look Melon-san....?O.o;;
The mall...but that's a really hard place to start anything. U_U Fanime itself is a good place because you already know they have some sort of same interest as you. I can't say "don't be shy" because it really is hard to walk up to someone and say "hey. :D" But it's something that can be worked on. What do you really have to lose.
Outside of Fanime...joining clubs or sports? Or some event? :] Women aren't going to flock to you, so yeah. A little effort can go a long way.
I'll try and make it again this year ^__^
Think I can sit up front again? ~_^
Hmmm...sports are evil....but I could do the Psychology Club. I remember seeing that around, and the teacher who runs it is a cool guy....thanks! I'll try that stuff o.o
I didnt go to the one last year, although I was curious what they had to say. Im not boasting but I feel confident enough in my own social skills to talk with the opposite sex, I just want to know what theyre suggesting to others.
Quote from: "YoureMyHiro"I didnt go to the one last year, although I was curious what they had to say. Im not boasting but I feel confident enough in my own social skills to talk with the opposite sex, I just want to know what theyre suggesting to others.
Well then why not stop by to see how it goes with others thing year? Or just keep going back for brief sprints ^^;;
Jane!
Do you remember me? The maid who turned out to be jailbait? I promise you that when I am older I will be a panelist on this subject. <3 It was really nice meeting you, by the way.
Ive been to this panel in previous years, and I checked out the new 'how to talk to guys' panel which was not really funny or fun.
My problem with both panels is how everything always boils down to:
-guys are stupid, accept it.
-girls are too complex.
Im giving serious consideration to running my own splinter panel next year, which is a little more focused on the 'how to' with honest (or if you want to be like me: dishonest) practical instructions people can actually use.
Quote from: "ChenCzen"Im giving serious consideration to running my own splinter panel next year, which is a little more focused on the 'how to' with honest (or if you want to be like me: dishonest) practical instructions people can actually use.
You mean like how the "Girls" panel was run back in 2004 by Steve Bennett? Please by all means go for it.
Quote from: "Ikari"
You mean like how the "Girls" panel was run back in 2004 by Steve Bennett? Please by all means go for it.
eh, not so much. As I recall he called up random guys to talk to girls in a make believe con enviroment (you are in the dealers room, and shes checking out blah blah on the table, what do you do?) which was fun to watch but it didnt seem to me like it was going anywhere really. Alot of times it seemed like things just fizzled and became incoherent and not structured. I dont want anyone thinking Im saying he did a bad job or that I can do better, Im just saying Id like to approach it with a slightly different angle.
for lake of a better term of phrase, it would be more like a workshop where skills and actual techniques would be demonstrated and discussed.
While I think audience participation is entertaining and neccessary, I will have to spend some time thinking of how best to do that. Ive got a year to think on it, anyways. I do know there would be a Q&A section.
Well I would totally check out your thing if you did it for next year's Fanime ^_^
I think we should have a "How to talk to guys" panel.
>.>
There already was one this year at Fanime. I wonder if it will return for next year.
ORLY? I don't remember that panel last year... >.> Maybe it was on a Friday?
*checks last year's sched.*
Wow, they did! >.> I'll sneak in there, maybe even staff it so it won't look so wierd. xD
I just hope I won't be stuck in the room with like... 40 year old desperate women. >.> That'd be awkward.
Well one thing I've always been curious about that'd help everyone:
How the HELL do you know when the opposite sex is checking you out?!
Hey All!
Getting way excited about this years con and pannel!!
I'm very much hoping that we'll get to have another midnight, lingerie adorned 18+ "How to Please a Woman" pannel, as last year's was such a huge success!
And Re: How to talk to Guys.... Yea I witnessed the carnage... It made me want to take over THAT pannel too, but hey I'm not all that great on talking to guys, I just know everydamnthing there is to know about the laaaadies.
Oh yea.
This year I promise not to speak over my co-pannel hosts. PROMISE!
I will try to restrain the overwhelming urge to remind everyone I know best....always.
Any suggestions for topics/themes/ etc for this year?
If you'll remember, last year I was Alice for the Pannel...this year I might have THE sexiest Snow White PVC costume ever forged, to compliment the new black hair. It'll make alla your noses bleed! Don' miss it!
=^_^=
The Jane