Wingmanning doesn鈥檛 start and end with introducing your friend to potential partners. Is an art that involves planning, strategy and proper execution. We鈥檒l teach you just how it works.
Understand the client
The client, in this case, is your friend. It鈥檚 difficult to draft a good strategy if you don鈥檛 know his strengths and weaknesses. Draft a list so you can plan how best to highlight his good traits and sell your friend. It鈥檚 basically a marketing gig, and you鈥檙e the head of sales, but for free.
Pray
You鈥檙e about to venture into uncharted waters that, depending on the results, could soil your reputation. If you believe in a supreme being, ask for their help.
Wear a ring
Once they see you鈥檙e taken, the focus will automatically fix on your single friend.
Attention should never be on you
I know you’re a spec, but please, let the brother shine. A rule of thumb is to never out dress your friend. You can鈥檛 be a wingman and look like a king who鈥檚 just been crowned.
Help your friend exaggerate his achievements
If you can add 鈥渨orking in your mum’s shop鈥 to your marketing executive CV, then you should have no problem doing this. Don鈥檛 lie; just be economical with the truth.
Have a funny story on standby
This works best when the story ends with your friend coming to save the day. A good 鈥渒night in shining armour鈥 story has worked wonders since 125 BC.聽
Know when it鈥檚 time to leave
You鈥檙e John the Baptist. Preparing them for the coming of the messiah your friend. Your role is not to sweep them off their feet but to prepare the mattress for when he does the sweeping. Once you can see things going well, excuse them and celebrate a job well done.
And when it鈥檚 time to abort the mission
On the other hand, everything could be going badly, but because your friend is so infatuated, he doesn鈥檛 even notice. Take the initiative and drag him out of there. You need to regroup to rethink the strategy.
