Whatever our comfort level with networking, walking into a large networking event can be daunting. We enter with trepidation as questions swirl in our minds: Will I know anyone? Will anyone talk to me? Will it be uncomfortable? Do I have anything to add? As such, what often happens is that we seek out people […]
Tag: cocktail parties
Around the Water Cooler
By my own assessment, I’m terrible at small talk. That’s a huge problem for me at networking events, during cocktail parties and at professional conferences. I find idle chatter uncomfortable, I can’t think of anything to say; it all makes me extremely self conscious. I know, I know… that is the WRONG attitude to have! […]