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Hello again, my name is Janelle Taylor and I'm president of Gala Gal, Inc., a professional
benefit auction fund raising company. I'm here today on behalf of Expert Village and
we are talking about bachelor auctions. We are up to key number seven, which is what
is the bachelors responsibility before the event? There are really two parts. One is
to fill out and return a questionnaire of information that ladies would like to know
during the event and make their decisions about which bachelor or bachelors are their
favorites. The second this is they will need to put a support package together, which might
be a dinning certificate to take their date out for the evening, but it may also be flowers,
champaign, gift certificates and many other things which we will cover in just a minute.
First let's talk about how much fun you can have with bachelor questionnaires and remember
this has to do with the tone of your event. So you can choose to be very reserved or just
a little bit racy depending on what you feel is appropriate. So let me give you a few examples.
We asked why have you volunteered to donate your time this evening on behalf of the organization?
What would your exes' say is the trait they miss the most about you? What would your best
friend say is your worse trait? How about what sets you apart from others in your circle?
What would people be surprised to find out about you? Explain why you love a favorite
book, a TV show or a movie and always include what else can we say to sell your date to
the highest bidder, you will be surprised at what answers you get here. Now let's talk
about the bachelors packages. We want to include some sort of date package that will accompany
each bachelor and the bachelor can promote this as the experience. Remember that we said
there is two ways to do bachelor auctions, so sometimes you might want to sell the package
of gifts for the winner and make the date optional. Other times you can say the date
is really when you will receive your gifts. It depends kind of on what the gifts are.
Let me give you an example of some great gifts. Experiences are terrific, imagine if the date
was a hot air balloon ride or perhaps a wine tasting or behind the scenes access, that
is going to add to your bids. Next your food and dinning experiences that they gather should
be upscale, trendy, or unusual perhaps like a private garden picnic, that sounds like
a great date. A great see and be seen type of restaurant, whatever is the hottest one
in town will drive the bidding up and make your bachelor more popular that night. Now,
entertainment, sports tickets might be good, hot concert tickets, theater or even some
place like a limo added to any package is going to add bids to this event. Next, pampering
services, your bachelor might choose to include a certificate for a massage before their date
or maybe even a pedicure, that's fun. Finally if they are stuffed, stuffed means champaign
or flowers or things that the bachelor would like to give to the winning bidder. Keep in
mind that each bachelor should design a unique package so that it represents his personality
and he can speak about it off of the stage.