Technovation Challenge Mentor Course

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Effective Networking - Resources and Conversation


 

Connecting with other people so that they know who we are and what our organizations do is important for a successful career. We all do it, how can we get better at it? Here are some resources SWOYP put together on networking. 52% of the women Katie Corner, our volunteer mentor coordinator in the San Francisco Bay Area, polled said they wanted to know more about how to network at conferences, so SWOYP has a few resources that directly speak to that.

Networking Tips on LinkedIn

5 Better Ways to Network on Linkedin and Twitter 

The Difference Between Networking and Making Friends

5 Networking Tips You Haven’t Heard

How to Connect With People After an Event 

10 Ways to Make the Most Out of a Conference

4 Steps to Moderating a Great Panel 

5 Ways to Survive Attending a Conference Alone

What is the hardest challenge you face when connecting with people? Please share your experience and resources here.

Task Discussion


  • modularity said:

    Networking is always a lot of fun. It's a great to share interests with people and open up to new personal and business connections. It can be harder to connect with other brillant techies that are quiet. Asking large sets of questions, as oppose to open ended converstation flows can be awkward, but still meaning ful to have. I'm striving to make those quieter folks more comfortable with opening up with someone new. I can be quite the boisterous talker, gee thanks Dad. Which means talking a little softer, a little slower and sprinkling words of encouragement and agreement into what they are saying is important.

    on Jan. 25, 2013, 2:07 p.m.

    TahaniZ said:

    That is some really great advice on how to inlclude quieter people into the conversation! Thanks for sharing :)

    on Jan. 30, 2013, 5:51 p.m. in reply to modularity

    Elaine Mistretta said:

    One of my very very quiet girls is actually the most committed, and heard her really talking to her classmate as they went through the App Inventor tutorials. I think she really is into step by step problem solving adventures.

    on Jan. 30, 2013, 6:35 p.m. in reply to modularity