tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post3071658718129138990..comments2024-03-19T16:26:45.863-04:00Comments on Digitization 101: By Request: Networking AdviceJill Hurst-Wahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-56157947090974801502011-02-25T23:16:31.510-05:002011-02-25T23:16:31.510-05:00Jill, as always excellent advice. I would tweet t...Jill, as always excellent advice. I would tweet this but not sure how!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-10985960185993379672011-02-18T12:05:56.039-05:002011-02-18T12:05:56.039-05:00Very good advice, Jill, and great reminders for th...Very good advice, Jill, and great reminders for those of us who have been going at this a while. I, too, am one of those introverts who some people think is an extrovert.<br /><br />I would also add that don't think you have to go to everything at a conference. Networking can be tiring for us introverts. It's OK to go back to your room or take a walk to recharge in-between events or during the cocktail hour. That recharging may mean that you are that much more "on" when you do to go back to the event. <br /><br />And for those of us who have been around the block - don't forget to embrace newcomers (young or old) standing at the edge of the room. Many of us librarian/archivist types are introverts and tend to feel comfortable sticking with people we know, but that can come off as being exclusive and an "in-crowd" to newcomers.<br /><br />OK, now off to try to apply some of this advice!Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-88880087889338761772011-02-16T14:47:11.567-05:002011-02-16T14:47:11.567-05:00Mary, good points including those about name tags....Mary, good points including those about name tags. Pin it on your right side, so that it is visible when you shake hands with someone.<br /><br />I actually made my own name tag which I take to events. While you can purchase customized name tags, I just reused a plastic name tag holder that I received at a conference, then used <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/" rel="nofollow">http://bighugelabs.com/</a> to create a badge that I liked. You can see several different versions <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=93834213%40N00&q=badge&m=text" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Jill Hurst-Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-31671780844797578642011-02-16T13:37:51.416-05:002011-02-16T13:37:51.416-05:00Thanks, Jill! Lots of great advice here. I would a...Thanks, Jill! Lots of great advice here. I would add: put a pleasant smile and expression on your face -- nothing fake and especially no fake or overdone laughter. Also make a lot of eye contact; this is something I need to work on. You don't have to "stare down" a person, but neither is it good to have wandering eyes when having a one-on-one conversation with someone, nor to keep looking down at your hands or in your drink if you are not in a conversation. I do not recommend barging in to a conversation where people are having a heated decussion or are laughing it up. However, if you overhear something that you agree with, you may later approach the person who said it when he/she is alone and say, "I overheard you say you are a Syracuse Basketball fan. So am I!" If your event has provided name badges, pin it on where people can read it, not on a lanyard at your belly button. I have started conversations by reading where a person lives or works. I can't wait for the book, Jill. Its publicaton is very timely. --Mary FoutsMary Foutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446742048583736530noreply@blogger.com