Where will you go?
I will go to the University of Florida Campus and ask people who are heading to class.
Who will I approach?
I will approach anyone who looks like they are on their way to do something.
What will I say to get the conversation started?
I will say "Hey, do you want a dollar?" "What would you do for a dollar?"
Plan for the conversation:
Just say whatever comes to my mind.
Out of five attempts I think I can give away three dollar bills.
Reflections: I'm so surprised how many people turned down a dollar for such simple tasks. I'm not sure if the value of a dollar is so small to them or if they were afraid of getting embarrassed in front of other students. It could also have to do something with the wide array of prank videos online that ask people to do stuff for a dollar. Out of the five people I asked, I was only able to get 2 people to accept the challenge. As I assumed, the more confident looking people were the ones that accepted to stuff for a dollar. The people who were walking fast or looking down at the ground were extremely hard to approach.
I think it is an incredibly important lesson to watch body language and be able to read people. This exercise proved that to you in your observation that someone walking confidently versus someone looking down and their approachability. Isn't it crazy that only two people would accept the dollar? I found your videos interesting. I wonder if you had changed demographics and environment would you have had a different experience? Good job!
I think you did a great job on this assignment! By asking people to do something for the dollar was a great idea. You followed all of the rules and you got people to take the free money. It looked like you had a pretty easy time and had fun with the activity! You can check out mine here: http://ericanudelman.blogspot.com/2016/02/free-money.html
I found it interesting that you pointed out that students were hesitant to take the money because of prank videos online and the fear of being embarrassed. I noticed this same reaction out of many of my encounters. I am a pretty outgoing person so if I was in the situation I would be a little skeptical but I would not reject the offer simply out of curiosity. I think this assignment parallels a lot with entrepeneurial values such as quickly captivating attention of customers. Please take the time to check out my blog post if you like! http://josetheentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2016/02/free-money.html
I think it is an incredibly important lesson to watch body language and be able to read people. This exercise proved that to you in your observation that someone walking confidently versus someone looking down and their approachability. Isn't it crazy that only two people would accept the dollar? I found your videos interesting. I wonder if you had changed demographics and environment would you have had a different experience? Good job!
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ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job on this assignment! By asking people to do something for the dollar was a great idea. You followed all of the rules and you got people to take the free money. It looked like you had a pretty easy time and had fun with the activity!
You can check out mine here: http://ericanudelman.blogspot.com/2016/02/free-money.html
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ReplyDeleteI found it interesting that you pointed out that students were hesitant to take the money because of prank videos online and the fear of being embarrassed. I noticed this same reaction out of many of my encounters. I am a pretty outgoing person so if I was in the situation I would be a little skeptical but I would not reject the offer simply out of curiosity. I think this assignment parallels a lot with entrepeneurial values such as quickly captivating attention of customers. Please take the time to check out my blog post if you like! http://josetheentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2016/02/free-money.html