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NMRT President's Program pecha kucha presentation at the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA. Detailed notes from my presentation are available in PowerPoint's Notes view if you download these slides, but unfortunately are not visible in the Slideshare viewer.
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- 1. How to Succeed in Networking without Really Trying Megan Hodge NMRT President’s Program 2012 ALA Annual Conference Anaheim, CA June 23, 2012 @mlhodge mlhodge@gmail.com
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- 21. Suggested Reading • “9 Tips for Navigating Your First Networking Event,” thedailymuse.com • “A Conference Survival Guide for the Shy and Terrified,” gearsandshifts.com • “Networking Tips for the Reluctant Networker,” inalj.com • New Networking with Dave Delaney blog, http://daveadelaney.com View this presentation on Slideshare @ http://tinyurl.com/7882mp6
Editor's Notes
- “Networking” is not a bad word. It’s not a means to an end.
- Networking can = connecting 2+ people. It’s just like connecting patrons with information.
- Anecdote: One librarian asked me for presenter recommendations. I was able to help both her and the librarian I recommended out. Win/win!
- Use business cards! People are in a hurry. Make your own. Put all your social media accounts on there
- Only exchange cards if you’ve made a connection. Card distribution and collection is not a contest.
- Write down info about person as soon as you get a card. Also write down if you need to follow up on something. Don’t throw these away.
- How do you turn contacts into an actual network? Send an e-mail to all those people whose business cards you’ve collected. This e-mail should be similar to an interview thank-you note: prompt, polite, and describing what you talked about.
- This e-mail is also where you follow up, if necessary. Send these e-mails as soon as the dust has settled. Keep your cards on you at all times; you never know when you’ll make a connection!
- What do you do if the connection wasn’t strong enough for an e-mail? Twitter!
- Twitter is the perfect medium for shy/introverted people. “‘Tis better to be silent and thought a fool...”
- These online exchanges become built-in discussion topics in person. It will give you the courage to talk to library rock stars.
- Don’t limit yourself to online interactions, though! Resist the urge to crawl back to your hotel room after dinner each night. Force yourself to go to events. It’s just like exercising!
- Introverted/shy folks may think: I’m not going into a room full of strangers unless there’s a gun to my head. Peter Bromberg: “Be scared every day and have a drink in your hand.”
- You need to do things that challenge you as a professional. Carrying a drink prevents you from crossing your arms, which makes you look more approachable.
- Volunteering at conferences gives you a role to play and an automatic introduction. Anecdote: when I interned for Cognotes, that Press badge gave me courage to ask all sorts of questions!
- Show your librarian pride! Wear badge ribbons. They’re an automatic conversation starter.
- What if you can’t afford to go to conferences? Make your own opportunities! Anecdote: I co-created the Virginia NMRT because the state association wasn’t doing enough for new librarians.
- I’d heard about the Portland, OR InterLibrary Lushes, and thought monthly librarian happy hours sounded like a fabulous idea. Now they’re a reality. You don’t have to start a whole state division, though! Just pick a time and place, and get the word out.
- Building a network means you’re establishing your character with others. This will make you a known entity, someone others will want to tap for projects and committees. So always be on your best behavior!
- Anecdote: Because of my work with the VLA NMRT, I have been asked to publish and chair committees. You can do this, too! Even in a place as big as ALA. Your work will speak for itself, so #makeithappen.