We have all been told about the benefits of building a network of contacts, but what can you do if you don’t like ‘networking’? In this talk I will show how I used social media and external organisations to build up my list of contacts and gain a good reputation in HE for my work in data management.

1. Building an external reputation

2.  Martha Horler
 15 years experience in higher education
 Worked in student administration, admissions, placements, data management,
programme management
 Currently Programme Manager for the Digital and Technology Solutions degree
apprenticeship at Manchester Metropolitan University
 Fellow of the AUA, member for 5 years
 Presented at 2 main conferences

8.  Sign up to mailing lists or newsletters
 Check for relevant events
 Training courses
 Qualifications e.g. AUA PG Cert
 Read publications
 Be aware of projects

9. How have you connected with others in the last 12 months?
What other organisations are you aware of?

11.  What are you interested in?
 What projects have you worked on? What did you like about them?
 Think about what others know you for – what questions do you get asked?
 What specialism or niche could you become an expert in?
 Read up on personal branding
 https://www.quicksprout.com/the-complete-guide-to-building-your-personal-brand/
 What is being talked about in the sector?
 GDPR
 TEF
 What will we be talking about in the future?

12.  Find a domain name
 Namecheap.com
 Build a website/blog
 WordPress, Tumblr
 Engage with social media
 Twitter
 LinkedIn
 Facebook
 Writing for publication
 LinkedIn articles
 AUA publications

14.  Submit conference session proposals
 Get involved in working groups
 Attend conferences outside of usual interest groups
 Talk to academics in relevant area
 Contribute to online discussions – LinkedIn, JiscMail
 Follow work of sector thought-leaders
 Visit other Universities – reach out when you hear about interesting projects

15. Any questions?
www.thedatagoddess.com