Do you feel awkward when you go to a big networking event? Here are some tips on what to do so you make the right connections and enjoy yourself in the process.
Do you feel awkward when you go to a big networking event? Here are some tips on what to do so you make the right connections and enjoy yourself in the process.
Thank you, Peter, for this insightful interview. Being an introvert, I, too, feel uncomfortable at networking events and tend to avoid them. But, armed with “In a crowd of 3,000 people, if you’re the one who’s being real, you’ve now distinguished yourself from 3,000 people”, I feel liberated from the prison of trying to be someone else. Because, in fact, it is easier to be yourself than someone you’re not.
This confirms that while I may have been the weirdo, feeling comfortable has more lasting value that forcing myself on someone for profit. Relationships founded on ego-based posturing don’t last long, anyway. Good to get the reminder.
Great insight on being authentic. I think sometimes it takes that one person to be real which then allows others to lighten up as well..