We plan and prepare ourselves for this one-on-one meet-up. As part of this we may rehearse greetings, go over relevant topics of conversation, work out where we want to sit (which may involve looking the venue up online and getting some good views of the seating plan – usually it’s best to be tucked away, preferably in an alcove, or with our back to a wall) and so on, our sour experiences of socialising to date being warning enough that this kind of preparation is worth it.
