Second-degree dinners
Create new connections during dining
Hold up
What is this?
A Second-Degree Dinner brings together
6 people who,
mostly, don’t know each other.
Connect with others again
Meet 3-4 new people!
Talk about real stuff
How it works
A 30 second tutorial
2 co-hosts
Invite 2 people
Who also
Invite 2 more people
2nd degree connections
So everyone gets to meet at least 3 new people.
The second-degree invitations get to meet four!
Get together
In a restaurant
Inexpensive, not too crowded, quiet and central.
Or at home!
there is a hidden chef in all of us. or just order in.
Introduce yourselves
Break the ice whilst getting drinks, make sure everyone knows each other’s name and has a bit of background.
Who are you?
Explain what you do in 3 minutes
What are you working on?
?!
What are you excited about?
...
What are you curious about?
And then the real fun begins
Go around the circle. Talk about one struggle or challenge in your life.
What do you need help with?
Share ideas, experiences or insights to help each other for 10-12 minutes per person.
Your free benefits
Deep relationships
Expand social circle
Interesting people
Jump immediately into a deep relationship by opening up and being vulnerable. It prevents creating a surface level meeting that might happen at an event or meetup.
👌 That was easy 👌
Now you know how to host your own second-degree dinner
Oh wait
Here are some extra strategies on optimal seating positions
Need seating help?
Just follow these seating positions and you will be making new connections in no time.
You
Co-host invite’s invitee
Your invite
Co-host invite
Co-host invite’s invitee
Co-host
Co-hosts
1st degree
2nd degree