you're not going to go to a networking event once and magically make new contacts and change your life. it may take time, esp. in a setting where there are a l

you're not going to go to a networking event once and magically make new contacts and change your life. it may take time, esp. in a setting where there are a lot of presentations and less interactions. in a room full of aspie nerds, all of whom are kinda awkward, you may need to be the one who breaks the ice. think of small talk like the wheels on a plane -- it's there to get you up into the sky, or to land you after a long chat, so deploy it just enough to get you in and out of more meaningful convos, onto new topics, etc.