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Right. I'm fairly outgoing, but I still have to turn on the "socialize with strangers" switch in my brain if I'm at a conference. If I don't, I end up spendin
by jtbigwoo 13y ago
Right. I'm fairly outgoing, but I still have to turn on the "socialize with strangers" switch in my brain if I'm at a conference. If I don't, I end up spending all my time talking to friends rather than making new connections.
Articles like this are useful, though, for explaining what good networking looks like. Having a picture of the process makes a big difference for me when I'm trying to improve or do something I don't do very often.
- mcv 13y agoI suck at networking, or any kind of social interaction that doesn't at least involve some dice. So if I follow the "fuck networking, just be human" advice, that means I'm not going to be meeting a lot of people. Then again, I don't really want to meet a lot of people. But making one or two really good connections every once in a while would probably be nice. In fact, at a recent GDG Devfest, I spoke with a couple of people who were all passionate about teaching programming to young kids. I want to keep in touch, gave them my card, and then forgot who they were. I'm terrible at remembering people, even if they're really cool and we spoke passionately.
- jtbigwoo 13y agoAfter you speak to someone you want to remember, you might try excusing yourself to the restroom to make a note on your phone. Or recording a voice memo in your car on the way home with all the information you can remember about various people.