I got some solid suggestions last week about how to make the most out of being an attendee and not having a table set up. Here is what worked well for me:
- Participating in sessions.
- Many of these sessions were very collaborative and different people were sharing their thoughts. This made it really easy to approach them and start conversations during the networking periods or after the event.
- Talking to the same person a few times was handy.
- The event was small so I could get around easily. Just introducing my self and chit chatting at first was good, then later I would go over to that person with a suggestion of a topic i wanted to discuss, get their buy in and pick a specific time and place to do that.
- Making sure I used the happy hours to be more causual and get to know people.
- these settings allowed ppl to be more relaxed and more open to just getting to know you which helped drive next steps if applicable.
I think going to these types of events as an attendee is actually MORE beneficial than having a booth. Has anyone else had this experience?
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