If you're great online but shy at a conference, find out how to be the best you can in real life--avoid being too timid and meet and connect with everyone you want to at a con. (In this case, Sex 2.0)
If you're great online but shy at a conference, find out how to be the best you can in real life--avoid being too timid and meet and connect with everyone you want to at a con. (In this case, Sex 2.0)
How to Get Some
from the Internet to the conference:
meeting and hooking up with anyone you want
Conference Stalking
101
Don’t wait until you get
there!
Stalk in advance
Stalk the speakers
Stalk the speakers
Anita Wagner
MayMay
Mollena
Williams Nobilis
Renegade
Evolution Match
Avatar Koo
Audacia Ray
Before the event
Check TwitterSearch
Do a Google blogsearch
How do you stalk?
How do you stalk?
Check blogs
How do you stalk?
Check blogs
Leave blog comments
How do you stalk?
Check blogs
Leave blog comments
Follow on Twitter
How do you stalk?
Check blogs
Leave blog comments
Follow on Twitter
See what’s going on in personal lives,
too
Stalkee
Stalkee
Nobilis
Listen to his podcast
Visit his site
Visit his site
Visit his site
Visit his site
Check out his Tweets
Check out his Tweets
Check out his Tweets
Check out his Tweets
Check out his Tweets
the day before
Check out his Tweets
the day before
Check out his Tweets
the day before
Check out his Tweets
the day before
Keep a list
Name & pseudonym
Name & pseudonym
Organizations &
associations
Name & pseudonym
Organizations &
associations
Blog & Twitter topics
Name & pseudonym
Organizations &
associations
Blog & Twitter topics
Recent events attended
Name & pseudonym
Organizations &
associations
Blog & Twitter topics
Recent events attended
Mutual friends mentioned
What can I do?
Be stalkable
Be stalkable
Write best work before the event
Be stalkable
Write best work before the event
Be yourself, be interesting
Be stalkable
Write best work before the event
Be yourself, be interesting
Reach out via blog, podcast, Twitter
Be stalkable
Write best work before the event
Be yourself, be interesting
Reach out via blog, podcast, Twitter
Use the event hashtag for EVERYTHING!
Blog/Twitter about
folks you DO know
Blog/Twitter about
folks you DO know
Find out/ask
who’s going
Find out/ask
who’s going
What you’re excited
about
What you’re excited
about
Join the conversation
Mailing list DO’s
Listen first
Answer
questions
Ask
questions
Post a pic to Facebook
group
Post to Facebook wall
Continue
interesting
conversations
with
individuals
offlist
Be a real person
Mailing list DON’Ts
Don’t
use as
dating
ser vice
As you pack
“Hey, baby,
can I borrow
your power cord?”
Fresh business cards
Fresh business cards
Name or pseudonym
Fresh business cards
Name or pseudonym
Twitter ID
Fresh business cards
Name or pseudonym
Twitter ID
blog
Fresh business cards
Name or pseudonym
Twitter ID
blog
cell phone for texting
BACK UP YOUR LAPTOP!
Give partner some lovin’
During the con
Stalk
Turn Twitter notices ON
mobile device
Be stalkable
Post about all the fun
you’re having
Post about all the fun
you’re having
Post about all the fun
you’re having
Post about all the fun
you’re having
OMG! He’s there! What
do I say??
Statement
Disclosure
Invitation
Statement
Statement
“I just went to Minx’s session on How
to Get Some at a Con.”
Statement
“I just went to Minx’s session on How
to Get Some at a Con.”
“This is my first Sex 2.0.”
Statement
“I just went to Minx’s session on How
to Get Some at a Con.”
“This is my first Sex 2.0.”
“Your boobs are spectacular.”
Disclosure
Disclosure
“I think Minx is full of shit.”
Disclosure
“I think Minx is full of shit.”
“I really like the people I’m meeting.”
Disclosure
“I think Minx is full of shit.”
“I really like the people I’m meeting.”
“I’m a boobiesexual.”
Invitation
Invitation
“What did you think of Minx’s talk?”
Invitation
“What did you think of Minx’s talk?”
“What do you think of the con?”
Invitation
“What did you think of Minx’s talk?”
“What do you think of the con?”
“So, what do you think of your boobs?”
Conversation Starters
Conversation Starters
Which session are you going to?
Conversation Starters
Which session are you going to?
Oh? I missed it. How was it?
Conversation Starters
Which session are you going to?
Oh? I missed it. How was it?
Are you going anywhere for dinner?
Conversation Starters
Which session are you going to?
Oh? I missed it. How was it?
Are you going anywhere for dinner?
Are you going to XX tonight?
Conversation Starters
Conversation Starters
What do you do at XXX?
Conversation Starters
What do you do at XXX?
How did you find out about Sex 2.0?
Conversation Starters
What do you do at XXX?
How did you find out about Sex 2.0?
Did you see the season finale of BSG?
Say what you want
Say what you want
I’d really like to scene with you tonight.
Say what you want
I’d really like to scene with you tonight.
I’d like to get into your pants this
weekend.
Say what you want
I’d really like to scene with you tonight.
I’d like to get into your pants this
weekend.
I would love to hear you scream.
Say what you want
I’d really like to scene with you tonight.
I’d like to get into your pants this
weekend.
I would love to hear you scream.
I’d like to get to know you better.
Say what you want
I’d really like to scene with you tonight.
I’d like to get into your pants this
weekend.
I would love to hear you scream.
I’d like to get to know you better.
I’d love to chat you up over coffee.
No.
Practice believing in
yourself
If you’re
ner vous
Say
fears
aloud
Take care of yourself
Take care of yourself
Adopt a policy of
Adopt a policy of
trying new things
meeting
new
people
having new experiences
no
regrets
decide
you
will
kick
ass
How to Get Some
from the Internet to the conference:
meeting and hooking up with anyone you want