Nervous when you meet someone new? (Part II)

Since the 6rounds platform is here for you to meet not only your current friends, but also friends to be, I thought that I would try to be useful and put together some handy tips for those of you who do feel anxious when they meet new people! Be sure to also read the the first part with general tips for being relaxed when meeting someone new online.

Meeting people online can often be easier than meeting people offline, and we have done our best to make our video chat experience as fun and entertaining as possible. We have even added some key features to help you keep the conversation active and ongoing.

Use and Abuse 6rounds to Help Your Nerves

Remember that there is nothing to be nervous about. Yes, I realize that this is easier said than done – so here are some 6rounds tips on how you can use our features and activities to help your nervousness, and keep your conversation interesting, entertaining and most importantly, continuing!

1. Review the person’s profile
Get familiar with who it is you are meeting, so you have questions to ask and you are aware of common interests. If it’s the first time you’re meeting, you will have 30 seconds to look at their profile before the video chat starts.

2. See if you have any common friends
Maybe this will be a good talking point, or maybe knowing that you have a mutual friend will make you feel less nervous. Look at their friends and see if there is someone you know.

3. Change the skin and set the mood
Change the background skin to change the mood of the conversation. Maybe a different wallpaper will make you more comfortable with your setting. If you are not familiar with all the skins, check out our blog post – The skins = video experience wallpapers.

4. Change your display mode
Maybe a different view or different proportions will make you feel more comfortable.

5. Send your chat partner a gift
Gifts can be used as emotions as well. Keep the conversation going by sending gifts to your chat partner. You can make them laugh or maybe just keep them entertained, either way it will help you keep the conversation interesting. Check out our new gifts as well as our original ones in this blog post.

6. Use the different effects
I’m not a funny person, but I’ve learned how to be amusing
Use the fun effects and keep your chat partner entertained. If you haven’t discovered our effects yet, trust me when I tell you – you should get to know them already!

7. Take a snapshot
If you are having trouble coming up with creative things to do, just take a snapshot of you and your chat partner. Tell them to smile and press the button. A few seconds later you’ll both have a picture to share on Facebook, save to your computer or just talk about.

8. Use the TIPS button
This is one of the most important features for meeting new people. The tips button gives you interest based hints and icebreakers for you to ask your chat partner. There are various random questions to ask them or tips about shared interests. This will help you with your awkward silences and help keep the conversation going.

9. Play a game together
Keeping you chat active is always good. As these games are interactive and in real time you will be able to play around and have fun with the games. I find the ‘Truth or Dare’ especially fun as you can take snapshots while the other person is trying the dare. You should try it!

10. Share an activity
I think that sharing each other interests is key to a good conversation and is a great foundation for a friendship. Share your pictures, favorite videos and songs; show your chat partner your family, friends, and experiences. There’s an endless amount of things to do here so the conversation can only keep going.

They say that if you find yourself actually having fun and enjoying yourself then you might even forget the nervousness you were once feeling. So have fun with your video chat, enjoy yourself, play around and you won’t even remember that you were nervous in the beginning.

Hope this helps!