September 16, 2015 at 6:30 PM
AAAS-1200 NEW YORK AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
You’ve heard that “networking” is key to career advancement. So, you’ve gone to networking events, you’ve eaten the bad hors d’oeuvres and drunk the cheap wine, you’ve made some small talk and exchanged business cards with a few people, and you’re still waiting for it to pay off. Or, because you dread and detest all of the above, you’ve resigned yourself to missing out on this particular career advancement strategy.
Here’s the well-kept secret: networking is a set of tools and techniques, and no one is born knowing how to do use them perfectly. And none of it is any harder to learn than all the things you already know how to do – although it does take practice.
In this session, we’ll open up the toolbox and uncover ways to make networking easy, interesting, and fun. You’ll learn how to approach networking events with a plan and a strategy, how to start an interesting conversation with pretty much anyone, and how to follow up with new contacts without being a pest. You’ll have a chance to practice on each other, and you’ll set some straightforward goals and create a networking plan to achieve them.
BIO:
Sherry Marts is an executive and career coach who presents lively and interactive workshops (or, as she prefers to call them, “playdates”). Her specialty is working with women in science and academia who are considering a career change. In addition to “Networking for Introverts,” she has created a playdate called “Dance As If No One Were Watching” for those who are too shy to actually move to music in public. Learn more about her and her work at www.smartsconsulting.com.