Networking tips
My networking efforts are starting to pay off, and I knew a lot of people at a recent conference. My group mate asked me if I knew any networking tips. My basic advice was this: look at each talk, and each speaker, in terms of how they might be connected to you and your work. When you find a possible connection, introduce yourself to the person and ask questions about their work in the area you overlap, and mention the work you’ve done that relates.
What I wanted to tell him is, it helps if you actually like talking to people!
It’s a helpful suggestion, but reminds me of one of the rules from Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People”…
I think the fundamental thing is that you have to :like: talking to people.
Comment by Phoebe — October 30, 2006 @ 7:59 pm