Any tips on dealing with first time nerves?  I get butterflies thinking about it  I guess being as prepared as possible and practicing the platter before hand helps? Really worried I might laugh at the wrong moment.

Eat lots of chocolate beforehand and breeeeeeeeeathe!!! 

No, don't eat too much beforehand! Save the chocs for afterwards as a reward, yum.

Best thing to do is accept that you'll be nervous and focus on remembering that nobody is allowed to push your boundaries and keep your attention on the practical bits. There are so many bits of this job that are actually really tricky (enthusiastically snogging bad kissers with smelly breath, maintaining a constant smile and eye-contact despite any distractions cos they're always watching you and hate for a girl to appear disinterested, making the right sort of appreciative sounds when they touch you - but not too loud lest you sound like a faker! And so on) that a newbie can't hope to get it all right the first time. It can take months of practice.

No sane client would book a newbie and expect her to be perfect - more likely, he's turned on by the "virgin" nerves and inexperience, so don't worry about all that. Just focus on doing the right things safety-wise and keep an eye out for anyone who thinks they can pressure you into things you don't want to do.

Have you got your safety buddy sorted? You must not work without one - agency security is notoriously unreliable, so you need someone who really cares about you to know where you are and when you'll be finished.

Thanks - though kind of lost concentration after chocolate was mentioned .  I do have one friend I could perhaps ask but its difficult as I kind of want to keep it separate from my other work and friends and family.  I am visiting a parlour this week so may go down that route where I guess it is a little less important? though I have a meeting with a couple of  agencys lined up too.

Parlours are certainly the safest kind of work, as long as you're not working alongside any total lunatics - make sure you feel safe enough with your colleagues there cos they'll be the ones you'll be relying on should you have to deal with a horrible and/or mad client.

Listen to your gut at all interviews and remember that you're the one hiring the agent or choosing the parlour and they're the ones that want a piece of your earnings. Suss them out as much as you possibly can and follow your instincts. Don't bend over backwards to impress them - all they need to know is that you're attractive and reliable, really, whereas you need to figure out if their story about "taking sooo much care of all our girls because we're like one big family!" is even remotely true.

Number One Rule: If it sounds too good to be true, it definitely is. Nobody makes ten grand in a week (or even a month, unless they're SuperHo ) doing this job, and this job is rarely easy, so if anyone starts telling you that they know how you can make lots of easy money, run away as fast as you can!

Post for a safety buddy on the appropriate section of this forum if you need one; you should at least be able to find someone to be temporary security for your first booking. If you're in London, I could do it (just the first one or two, though, and no late nights!) - but do post, as you might be able to get in touch with other nearby newbies and you'll be able to help each other out a lot.

With parlour work I suggest you use a security buddy for your interview and first shift (maybe second shift if you do the first one right after the interview) to cover you in case it turns out to be totally dodgy and you're kept from leaving. After that you'll know they're basically ok and there'll be people around if any customers kick off (unless it's a one-girl flat in which case you might need to think about safety some more).

Could i ask, as i will be having my first appointment soon 

Would you reccomend telling the client that its your first/one of your first times, or do you think that will put them off? or make them try and push?

Thanks ABI xx

Yeah, being new is unlikely to put clients off (your first clients are likely to have picked you for that reason), but it's best avoid telling them how new you are in case they get ideas.