tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post3450396083140108600..comments2024-03-19T00:11:46.679-07:00Comments on The Prodigal Academic: More on conferences: networkingprodigal academichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433167641213112052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post-1727028407634068962011-06-21T07:31:35.076-07:002011-06-21T07:31:35.076-07:00If I want to keep in touch with someone I met at a...If I want to keep in touch with someone I met at a conference, what are the ways to do that (other than a short email saying that I enjoyed our discussions)? I would really appreciate it if the readers shared some of their strategies. I am quite bad at keeping up correspondence unless I have a concrete question to ask (or someone has a question).<br />Thanks.<br /><br />Postdoc D<br />-Dr. DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post-11658981879949775972011-06-17T10:51:28.877-07:002011-06-17T10:51:28.877-07:00@GMP
True, but I would hate to rely on that! And m...@GMP<br />True, but I would hate to rely on that! And maybe in my career lifetime things will be different.<br /><br />@Dr. G<br />It is a learned skill. I used to suck at all aspects of networking, but the more you practice talking to other people without props, the better you get. As an introvert, I had to force myself to get over that initial hump, but it is definitely possible.prodigal academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433167641213112052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post-42773005667583094152011-06-15T18:27:58.633-07:002011-06-15T18:27:58.633-07:00I’m hopeless without a poster as a prop. I went to...I’m hopeless without a poster as a prop. I went to a conference recently where on the first day we all participated in a ‘speed networking’ exercise. The idea made me cringe and it is not something I would necessarily volunteer myself for. However, it was written into the program such that most everyone felt obligated to take part and as shy introvert new to the field it really did help me get warmed up.Dr. Girlfriendhttp://www.labspaces.net/view_blog.php?ID=727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post-40223240703217448902011-06-15T14:47:24.309-07:002011-06-15T14:47:24.309-07:00On the upside, since you are a woman in a field wh...On the upside, since you are a woman in a field where they are scarce, you are much more likely to stick in someone's memory even if you are not too proactive about following up...GMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872461021953583473noreply@blogger.com