Posts Tagged ‘conferences’

Attend Conferences Without Being There

There are LOTS of conferences to attend, and only so much time and money to get around. For instance, I wished I could've dragged myself down to Austin, Texas to attend South by Southwest Interactive. But my own conference, Video on the Net is next week, and I'm busy.So this is how I learned how to attend without being there.

Live Flow- Twitter [website]- Add enough

March 13 2007 | By Chris | Tagged: blip.tv, conference, conferences, itconversations, linkedin, podtech, software, sxsw2007, twitter, videoonthenet, web2.0, youtube | 10 comments»

Reach Out and Network

Over the past several days, I've had the opportunity to meet several people, from presidents of corporations, to really important people like teachers of children with learning disabilities. I've had the opportunity to hear about a lot of businesses, and have received a lot of interesting offers in the mix.But what was really fun was helping people connect with other people. I got the chance to do that a… Continue reading

September 19 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: Communication, conferences, networking, social, socializing | 7 comments»

Post Conference Follow-Up Hacks

I'm coFounder and Organizer of PodCamp, which is coming up in a week or two, and I just got an email from a fellow podcaster asking me about how I'll be planning to manage the influx of business cards, ideas, and conversations/follow-up this kind of an event will bring with it. I thought this might prove useful to anyone attending conferences or events in the coming months (as… Continue reading

August 29 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: conference, conferences, hacks, howto, networking, tips | 11 comments»

The Business Card Game

First of all, if you're going to attend an event, have business cards that give people a way to contact you. If you're not going as a representative of your current day job, make your own cards, and put your own sites and links and contact information on them. But then what? Or maybe you're still stuck on "why?" questions. Let's talk it over.

Cards are Good Conversation Starters- If

June 3 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: barcampboston, business, Communication, conferences, hacks, interactions, networking, work-life | 34 comments»

Get More From Conferences

I'm at BarCamp Boston, an unconference being hosted in Monster.com's headquarters. I'm surrounded by really brilliant people, mostly representing themselves, their small startups, their side jobs. I'll tell you something:Learn to Connect

Bring business cards. Get them made by someone like VistaPrint or make them at Staples. Whatever. But get some cards, and pass them around.
Share your passion. Talk with people about what it is you're interested

June 3 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: barcampboston, Communication, conference, conferences, networking | 2 comments»