Comments on: Conference Networking http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/ News, plugins and themes for blogging applications Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:29:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dr Vidy Potdar http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-230867 Dr Vidy Potdar Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:41:40 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-230867 Nice article David. I would like to add a few of my own tips. What I also do is Pre-Conference Preperation and Pre-conference networking. By preconference prepearation I mean I make a list of people with whom I want to network during the conference and by preconference networking I refer to sending email to potential contacts with whom I am going to network. This helps me a lot and I think it would be of great interest to the community here too. Nice article David. I would like to add a few of my own tips. What I also do is Pre-Conference Preperation and Pre-conference networking. By preconference prepearation I mean I make a list of people with whom I want to network during the conference and by preconference networking I refer to sending email to potential contacts with whom I am going to network. This helps me a lot and I think it would be of great interest to the community here too.

]]> By: My Get Things Done List » Blog Archive » How to Get the Most out of a Conference [The Daily Saint] http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-219946 My Get Things Done List » Blog Archive » How to Get the Most out of a Conference [The Daily Saint] Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:05:47 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-219946 [...] Conference Networking [...] [...] Conference Networking [...]

]]> By: sohbet http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-214277 sohbet Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:26 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-214277 You might not be able to tell, but I tend to get anxious when I’m speaking publicly or around people I don’t know well, or sometimes just large groups of people, and when I get anxious, I say stupid things You might not be able to tell, but I tend to get anxious when I’m speaking publicly or around people I don’t know well, or sometimes just large groups of people, and when I get anxious, I say stupid things

]]> By: Mark Marston http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-209339 Mark Marston Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:08:52 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-209339 Regarding conference business cards: I just returned from what is billed as the biggest online media and marketing convention in the world. AdTech at the New York Hilton. As an exhibitor who sells a really nice laminated style picture business card, I may be a little biased, but here is my networking advice: Put your picture on your business card. The worst business card in the world is the one where at the end of the day, your card looks just like everyone else’s. There were plenty of people that I really wanted to remember their product or service but their card was of NO help in recalling our conversation. Like an old song that brings back lyrics you thought you couldn’t possibly remember, the human face is an instant trigger for what is already stored in the memory. Don’t worry about whether you’re good looking enough. The benefits could be tremendous and your card will never look just like everyone else’s if your picture is on it. Just get a decent picture taken and do it. Here comes the shameless plug: …and if you want a picture style card that often prompts a “Wow” comment, check out ReferralBusinessCards.com. Our customers tell us the most common response when they hand out one of our business cards is, “Wow! That’s a nice card! Can I keep it?” http://www.referralbusinesscards.com Regarding conference business cards:
I just returned from what is billed as the biggest online media and marketing convention in the world. AdTech at the New York Hilton. As an exhibitor who sells a really nice laminated style picture business card, I may be a little biased, but here is my networking advice: Put your picture on your business card. The worst business card in the world is the one where at the end of the day, your card looks just like everyone else’s. There were plenty of people that I really wanted to remember their product or service but their card was of NO help in recalling our conversation. Like an old song that brings back lyrics you thought you couldn’t possibly remember, the human face is an instant trigger for what is already stored in the memory. Don’t worry about whether you’re good looking enough. The benefits could be tremendous and your card will never look just like everyone else’s if your picture is on it. Just get a decent picture taken and do it.
Here comes the shameless plug: …and if you want a picture style card that often prompts a “Wow” comment, check out ReferralBusinessCards.com. Our customers tell us the most common response when they hand out one of our business cards is, “Wow! That’s a nice card! Can I keep it?”
http://www.referralbusinesscards.com

]]> By: Reader Tips: 10 June 2007 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-178079 Reader Tips: 10 June 2007 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 12:25:16 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-178079 [...] Conference Networking: David Peralty shares some tips that might help you network in trade shows and conferences. [...] [...] Conference Networking: David Peralty shares some tips that might help you network in trade shows and conferences. [...]

]]> By: More Mesh Stuff by DavidCubed http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-174852 More Mesh Stuff by DavidCubed Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:06:07 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-174852 [...] first post I did was for Blogging Pro about networking at a conference. I was so nervous at the conference meeting some people that I consider leaders in various fields, [...] [...] first post I did was for Blogging Pro about networking at a conference. I was so nervous at the conference meeting some people that I consider leaders in various fields, [...]

]]> By: Dan Chase http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-173564 Dan Chase Sat, 02 Jun 2007 09:33:10 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-173564 I overcame my conference shyness several years ago by hanging around the conference committee staff. They are there to help attendees and so are understanding of the lack of comfort some feel in large groups or in approaching and meeting strangers. I joined that conference staff and have been part of the presentation committee for six years now--and I present every year! I love speaking to groups now, and people now approach me as I'm recognizable as a familiar face at the conference and as a speaker. Having dinner with a couple familiar faces helps so you can have a 'base' to come back to after reaching out. I still have the occasional butterfly though... I overcame my conference shyness several years ago by hanging around the conference committee staff. They are there to help attendees and so are understanding of the lack of comfort some feel in large groups or in approaching and meeting strangers. I joined that conference staff and have been part of the presentation committee for six years now–and I present every year! I love speaking to groups now, and people now approach me as I’m recognizable as a familiar face at the conference and as a speaker. Having dinner with a couple familiar faces helps so you can have a ‘base’ to come back to after reaching out. I still have the occasional butterfly though…

]]> By: Alan http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-172547 Alan Thu, 31 May 2007 03:06:23 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-172547 Great post. I also have trouble in a room full of strangers at conferences and expos. I'll be a real estate expos this weekend in Orlando so your tips came at the right time! Great post. I also have trouble in a room full of strangers at conferences and expos. I’ll be a real estate expos this weekend in Orlando so your tips came at the right time!

]]> By: tanya http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-172402 tanya Wed, 30 May 2007 20:20:56 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-172402 Thanks for the tips because I sure needed them - not for blogging conferences specifically, but for other types as well. Would love to see more posts on this. I have a conference at the end of July and I am already thinking about how to not stay in my hotel room like always. I have decided to set quantitative goals - like giving out xx business cards total or per day; collecting xx cards daily. Going out to dinner with at least 1 new person each day of the conference, or sitting at a table with people I don't know - I'm hoping to overcome the nerves and shyness. Thanks for the tips because I sure needed them – not for blogging conferences specifically, but for other types as well. Would love to see more posts on this. I have a conference at the end of July and I am already thinking about how to not stay in my hotel room like always. I have decided to set quantitative goals – like giving out xx business cards total or per day; collecting xx cards daily. Going out to dinner with at least 1 new person each day of the conference, or sitting at a table with people I don’t know – I’m hoping to overcome the nerves and shyness.

]]> By: Charles Stricklin http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-172376 Charles Stricklin Wed, 30 May 2007 19:16:34 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-172376 These are all very good tips, and all coming in time for me to use them at <a href="http://2007.wordcamp.org/" rel="nofollow">WordCamp</a> and the <a href="http://www.newmediaexpo.com/" rel="nofollow">New Media Expo</a>. You might not be able to tell, but I tend to get anxious when I'm speaking publicly or around people I don't know well, or sometimes just large groups of people, and when I get anxious, I say stupid things. So, thanks for the tips! I'll print them out and read them as I lock up the hotel room and head to the conferences. These are all very good tips, and all coming in time for me to use them at WordCamp and the New Media Expo.

You might not be able to tell, but I tend to get anxious when I’m speaking publicly or around people I don’t know well, or sometimes just large groups of people, and when I get anxious, I say stupid things.

So, thanks for the tips! I’ll print them out and read them as I lock up the hotel room and head to the conferences.

]]> By: Gary King http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-172330 Gary King Wed, 30 May 2007 17:45:04 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/30/conference-networking/#comment-172330 Ah. So THIS is where I know you from. Ah. So THIS is where I know you from.

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