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III. WHAT TO DO DURING AN EVENT
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Go about on your own
If you bring a colleague or a friend to the event, don’t spend all your time with him or her. Otherwise, you’ll deprive each other of the opportunity to connect with new acquaintances. So split up – at least for a while. At a conference or convention, attend panels and sections in the program. At an exhibition, take different tours. At a coffee break or dinner, sit at different tables. This way, you’ll double the number of contacts between the two of you.
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Sit in the first row
The first row is the most advantageous for acquiring information and for networking. As a rule, the first row is where the experts, invited guests, and organizers sit. This is where you have an opportunity to establish useful contacts. Most of the time, photos of the event focus on the first row. Later on, you can identify yourself in the pictures on social networks, making it easier to network. The seats at the end of the row provide additional advantages. If you get up and ask the speaker a question, the entire audience will turn to look at you. After all, the audience won’t even have to turn around to see you.
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When asking a question, don’t forget to introduce yourself
An easy way to introduce yourself to the whole hall or to your group is to ask the speaker a question. Before you ask the question, state your name so that everyone hears it. And say what you can offer other people. This is an easy way to introduce yourself to everyone there. Prepare your short presentation in advance. Speak slowly. Do not swallow and do not shoot your words out. For you, it’s important that everyone in the room learn your name and what you can do for them. The question, of course, is also important. But the opportunity to acquaint yourself with everyone there all at once is more valuable than the answer.
