On September 10, 2009
How Not to Network
I find large business social functions very difficult. They tend to be full of self-important people showing off and getting drunk: they call it networking. In theory, you are meant to be nice to people at such events. I’ve tried being nice and found it is very hard work and I am not very good at it. I have, however, found three questions which quickly help me find out who I want to talk to, while successfully irritating the pompous types I would rather ignore: Question 1: “What do you do?” This is a neutral start. It allows people to talk about their favourite subject: themselves. The pompous types tend to give the game away immediately. They do not tell…
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