Peter Spalton - The Dating Doctor

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Do you want to improve your success at dating?

Does your stomach churn at the thought of going into a room full of strangers? Are you uncomfortable going up to someone and starting a conversation?

You are not alone. The Dating Doctor can improve your success at dating and show you how to you can get the most out of meeting, mixing, flirting and chatting to people in a social context.

Help through workshops

You could come on a flirting&dating workshop to improve your hit rate with meeting new people and getting dates. The workshops take place in the evening and at the weekend. They include...

• Flirting&dating for your future
• What to say after hello
• Improve your speed dating matches
• Talking with your body
• The art of seduction
• Know when you're being had
• How to find, attract&keep your one (weekend)
• Flirting safari

Or, you could come along to a unique Weekend Workshop where you will learn where and how to meet your soulmate. How to approach them, and look confident and relaxed. How to make small talk, and sound like an interesting person. How to flirt and use your body language to make people feel comfortable. And finally, you'll learn the secrets of seduction.

Help through real life coaching and practice

The Flirting Safari is a unique experience to develop and practice your chat-up skills. You will be with a small group who, under the guidance of the Dating Doctor, will practice how to approach and talk to complete strangers in city centre shops and bars.

You will meet in the city centre with a coffee and briefing from the Dating Doctor. He will give you some tips on how to approach and talk to strangers and after about half an hour you will hit the streets. You will 'work' the shops for an hour or so with coaching from the Dating Doctor. We will finish with a drink and de-brief in a local bar.

This on-street workshop is a unique opportunity to hone your skills and boost your confidence. More importantly it will be great fun and create a wonderful feel good factor.

Help through personal coaching

Sometimes attending a workshop is not for you - you may not have the time to travel or you want a safe place to discuss your concerns and address some very specific issues. In that case, face-2-face coaching is the answer.

Coaching is more about guidance than teaching. It gives you the opportunity to overcome your fears, develop your social skills and practice them. Most face to face coaching sessions take place in Birmingham or London. However occasionally they can be run them in other cities when the Dating Doctor is visiting them to run workshops or speak at dating events.

Click here to book a face-2-face coaching session

Alternatively telephone coaching is the best option when you can't get to Birmingham. There are no travel costs and it can be done at a time that's convenient to you. In fact people who are coached by phone tend to progress faster and further than those who have face to face coaching.

It forces you to build your listening skills, which are one of the most important social skills. The process is conducted by phone and email. It includes homework that must be done between sessions.

Click here to book a telephone coaching session

What people say about these events

Hi Peter, I just want to let you know that I really enjoyed the Flirting Safari. It certainly took me outside my comfort zone but was nonetheless very enjoyable. Shopping will never be boring again!

Hi Peter. I went on your Safari a few months ago&have met someone special as a result of what you taught me. I met a woman at a firework display and you gave me the confidence to invite her to go for a coffee. In chatting we both realised we'd loads in common&a few dates later we've a brilliant relationship&have never looked back! Thank you.

What to Say After Hello is probably one of the best workshops I have ever attended. Peter is an excellent facilitator and made it most enjoyable. Can't wait to put my newly honed social skills into action!

I attended your What to say after Hello talk on Monday and enjoyed it very much. I wish I'd learnt the art of small talk 20 years ago!

Thanks for the flirting lessons Peter. Very enlightening and entertaining!

Hi Peter. I wanted to thank you for such a wonderful evening yesterday. I certainly feel more confident now and able to approach groups! ....once again thank you for a wonderful and informative evening!

Peter, your Flirting Safari is an incredibly fantastic event. I cannot stop singing your praises.

Flirting &dating for your future

Do you know where and how to meet new friends, soul mates and partners? Maybe you're uncomfortable going up to someone and starting a conversation.

This Skills Burst concentrates on where you should look for a soul mate and what you should do to get the most out of the time you spend mixing, flirting and chatting to people in a social context. How to approach strangers and start a conversation, and how you can make a good impression on them.

Discover the seven dating mistakes that most people make, and learn how to…

• be natural and confident
• create a lasting impression
• approach strangers&start a conversation
• ask questions that make you stand out
• make the other person comfortable
• handle any awkward questions
• be remembered

What to say after hello

Discover the Art of Small Talk

Talking comes naturally to people when they know each other. But starting a conversation and keeping it going can be a struggle when you meet someone for the first time.

• What are you going to say first off?
• Can you think of what to say next?
• How do you keep the conversation going?

This practical and interactive Skills Burst is an opportunity for you to practice and learn:

• the six sure-fire techniques to approach strangers
• how to start a conversation with easy-to-answer questions
• use "free information" to keep the conversation going
• vocal tonality to sound interesting&confident
• mood matching so the other person likes you
• have fun and build your confidence

Improve your speed dating matches

Are you nervous at the thought of going to a speed dating event? Or having been, did you come away with a feeling of regret and lost opportunity?

This Skills Burst concentrates on what you should do to get the most from the three to four minutes that you have with each person. How you can figure out who's right for you AND how you can make a good impression on them.

Discover the seven speed dating mistakes that most people make, and learn how to…

• be natural and confident
• create a lasting impression
• ask questions that make you stand out
• make the other person comfortable
• handle any awkward questions
• be remembered

Talk with your body

Learn how to read and exploit body language

Whether someone likes you or not is a lot to do with the signals you give when you meet them. And the signals that we send with our body are subconsciously read by everybody.

The way we connect with people can make all the difference between success and failure - getting a pay rise, winning a new job, making a sale, or charming a friend or partner. You can use the tricks of body language to make other people feel comfortable, like you or even fancy you.

On this practical and interactive Skills Burst you will learn and get a chance to practice:

• meaning of body posture and movements;
• the three communication senses;
• how to use the art of synchronizing;
• dealing with different types of personality;
• creating the right attitude and building confidence.

The art of seduction

Learn how to get your own way at work&play

The skills of the seducer don't have to be used to manipulate and mislead. They can be used to sell your ideas, get people to do almost anything and really make things happen.

At work we call it influence, negotiation and persuasion. In a social context it's charm, confidence and desire. On this practical and interactive Skills Burst you will learn how to:

• influence people with integrity and honesty;
• tell when someone is trying to manipulate you;
• get anyone to like you, every time;
• apply the ‘law of inertia' to make people act;
• use ‘seductive' words to stir emotions;
• create feelings of pleasure and pain to excite;
• grasp the initiative with the bold move.

Know when you're being had!

Understand the signs of deception

Deception is manipulation through lies, half-truths and plain cleverness. Sometimes you can easily recognise when someone is trying to deceive you, other times the signs are so subtle that you can easily miss them.

This Skills Burst will help you recognise when you are being manipulated and give you some strategies to avoid being hoodwinked and lied to.

In particular you will learn:

• the underlying meaning of postures and gestures;
• the best place to sit in a room and why;
• the 48 common signs of deception;
• four strategies and 25 tactics to expose lies and half-truths.

How to find, attract&keep your one

A unique weekend workshop where you will learn where and how to meet your soulmate. How to approach them, and look confident and relaxed. How to make small talk, and sound like an interesting person. How to flirt and use your body language to make people feel comfortable. And finally, you'll learn the secrets of seduction.

You'll be in a small group of 10 people, so you'll get plenty of attention. You won't be bored with Powerpoint slides and flipcharts, because there won't be any. You'll listen and see how it's done, then you get the chance to practise. Because the best way to master anything is by doing it.

Flirting safari

A unique experience to develop and practice your chat-up skills. You will be with a small group who, under the guidance of the Dating Doctor, will practice how to approach and talk to complete strangers in city centre shops.

You will meet in the city centre with a coffee and briefing from the Dating Doctor. He will give you some tips on how to approach and talk to strangers and after about half an hour you will hit the streets.

You will 'work' the shops for an hour or so with coaching from the Dating Doctor. We will finish with a drink and de-brief in a local bar. You are then free to shop and practise at your leisure.

This onstreet workshop is a unique opportunity to hone your skills and boost your confidence. More importantly it will be great fun and create a wonderful feel good factor.

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