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Learn How To Become A 'Yenta'

Course In Matchmaking Helps Students Prescreen Clients, Start Businesses

POSTED: 7:46 p.m. EST November 25, 2003
UPDATED: 2:47 p.m. EST November 26, 2003

Are you always setting your friends up on dates? Now, there is a new school where you can become a certified matchmaker.

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The brainchild of a social worker turned matchmaker, the Matchmaking Institute will teach would-be Cupids everything they need to know about the delicate art of love.

"I've been a matchmaker for years, and I felt like it was the most rewarding and amazing profession, and I wanted to give that gift to other people," said Lisa Clampitt, founder of the Matchmaking Institute. "[The course includes] teaching people how to prescreen a potential client, to role playing and feedback, behavioral skills, dating etiquette, and skills in matchmaking, as well as how to run, operate and promote a match making business."

After taking the 22-hour course, students become "certified," and they are also given tips on how to develop their database, as well as how to start up their business.

For more information, call (877) BE-CUPID, or log onto MatchMakingInstitute.com

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