This document provides tips for managing nerves and making meaningful connections during networking events. It recommends researching the event in advance to feel prepared. It also suggests focusing on learning from others rather than just getting their contact information, as true connections require giving respect and attention to both parties. Following up after the event with a short message to those you met can further good impressions without being overbearing.

7. 01
You know those pre-date
jitters, right? The ones that
make you want to dance
around the room and throw
up all at the same time? As
nerve-wracking as that
feeling can be, it’s a good
one.

8. 02
Knowing your intentions will
dictate the kinds of
conversations you’ll have,
and those conversations
will, hopefully, put you
closer in proximity to your
goals.

9. 03
One way to beat those
nerves down to a
manageable level is to
research your networking
event prior to attending.

10. 04
“In both dating and
networking, focusing solely
on the score is usually met
with some form of
disappointment.”

11. 05
Regardless of their gender,
personality, or profession,
there is something you can
learn from anyone you’re
interacting with

12. 06
This one seems like a no-
brainer, but in our current
days of abundant personal
devices, distraction is
incredibly common.

13. 07
It’s simple: a meaningful
connection, whether made
across a conference table or
over a basket of breadsticks,
cannot be one-sided.

14. 08
Highlighting a fellow
entrepreneur’s skills and
relaying a few facts about
them to another is a
memorable display of
respect, and will show that
you are interested in the
community, rather than only
furthering yourself.

15. 09
The fact is that one call or
email to let a person know
you enjoyed meeting them is
not going to be a deal-
breaker.

16. 10
It also helps to simply be
yourself. Being anything but
authentic will only come
around to hurt you in the
long run.