These days, networking is essential. It's how employers fill 70 percent of their job openings, and well-connected UX professionals earn higher incomes.
But with most networking activities geared towards extroverts, what are Introverts—who often find being around other people draining—to do?
It turns out that many characteristics that define an introvert also make them wonderful networkers. Introverts are comfortable making one-on-one connections, they know how to develop meaningful relationships and they're excellent listeners. Introverts just need to align their networking activities with their innate strengths.
In this session, I'll share the tools that have enabled me to grow my network without changing my introverted personality. If you're intimidated by our extroverted world, this session will guide you toward your own networking success.
This talk will help UX professionals:
leverage existing communication skills that work well for an introvert
learn how to choose appropriate networking events
maintain the network by focusing on helping others
Embracing Chaos: An Interactive Project Management Survival GuideGeek Girls
Interactive projects require everyone involved to embrace a certain amount of chaos; how can project managers keep teams and clients connected and collaborating effectively amidst the insanity? We'll talk about the factors that make interactive work uniquely challenging, and the survival skills that bring a project manager from good to excellent.
Introverts and Extroverts: Extreme UX PersonalitiesMike Townson
Extroverts are outgoing and Introverts are shy, right? Not exactly! Current research dispels this myth. By understanding the character traits of these personality types, you can improve your relationships and a vast range of experiences.
Mike Townson will help answer the questions: What is an introvert? and extrovert? How can you use this information at work? What it means to the UX community? How does it impact design empathy? What does it mean to managers and workers?
Do you class yourself as an introvert? Does the thought of giving presentations give you cold sweats and nightmares? Fear not! BrightCarbon's experts have pulled together some great tips for giving really effective presentations. And the best news is that even extroverts can learn from the expertise on preparing presentations, giving them, and what to do when it's all over!
One of the leading experts on introverts, Jennifer Kahnweiler, shares how introverts can stand out at work.
Connect: Professional Women’s Network is online community with more than 450,000 members that discusses issues relevant to women and their success. The free LinkedIn group powered by Citi also features videos interviews with influential businesswomen, live Q&As with experts and slideshows with career advice. To learn more and join the conversation in the largest women's group on LinkedIn, visit http://www.linkedin.com/womenconnect.
This deck contains slides I have used in live talks that (more or less) are simple and contain quite a bit of empty space. The first set are some before/after examples, followed by a random sample. This deck is not meant to tell a story -- this is just a way to show some random examples. The meaning of the slides may not be at all clear without the narration that goes with the slides.
Digital Storytelling Tools for Nonprofit OrganizationsDebra Askanase
New digital tools are emerging every day, making it easier for your nonprofit to tell its story online. From curation to publishing, if you’re looking to share a story, there’s an app, website or tool that can help you do it. This presentation covers the principles of good storytelling, provide examples of successful nonprofit digital storytelling, and reviews both the popular as well as some of the more unusual-but-useful online storytelling tools including PicMonkey, Visual.ly, ThingLink, Storify, mapping, Dippity, Vine, Animoto, and others.
A quick overview on how to be more effective and efficient via (mostly) cloud-based and (mostly) free tools and services for team-collaboration, social media-operation and self-organization. A quick (and non-theoretical) overview taking a look at some great little helpers to unleash the force, switch locations and devices easily, waste less time and get stuff done.
Embracing Chaos: An Interactive Project Management Survival GuideGeek Girls
Interactive projects require everyone involved to embrace a certain amount of chaos; how can project managers keep teams and clients connected and collaborating effectively amidst the insanity? We'll talk about the factors that make interactive work uniquely challenging, and the survival skills that bring a project manager from good to excellent.
Introverts and Extroverts: Extreme UX PersonalitiesMike Townson
Extroverts are outgoing and Introverts are shy, right? Not exactly! Current research dispels this myth. By understanding the character traits of these personality types, you can improve your relationships and a vast range of experiences.
Mike Townson will help answer the questions: What is an introvert? and extrovert? How can you use this information at work? What it means to the UX community? How does it impact design empathy? What does it mean to managers and workers?
Do you class yourself as an introvert? Does the thought of giving presentations give you cold sweats and nightmares? Fear not! BrightCarbon's experts have pulled together some great tips for giving really effective presentations. And the best news is that even extroverts can learn from the expertise on preparing presentations, giving them, and what to do when it's all over!
One of the leading experts on introverts, Jennifer Kahnweiler, shares how introverts can stand out at work.
Connect: Professional Women’s Network is online community with more than 450,000 members that discusses issues relevant to women and their success. The free LinkedIn group powered by Citi also features videos interviews with influential businesswomen, live Q&As with experts and slideshows with career advice. To learn more and join the conversation in the largest women's group on LinkedIn, visit http://www.linkedin.com/womenconnect.
This deck contains slides I have used in live talks that (more or less) are simple and contain quite a bit of empty space. The first set are some before/after examples, followed by a random sample. This deck is not meant to tell a story -- this is just a way to show some random examples. The meaning of the slides may not be at all clear without the narration that goes with the slides.
Digital Storytelling Tools for Nonprofit OrganizationsDebra Askanase
New digital tools are emerging every day, making it easier for your nonprofit to tell its story online. From curation to publishing, if you’re looking to share a story, there’s an app, website or tool that can help you do it. This presentation covers the principles of good storytelling, provide examples of successful nonprofit digital storytelling, and reviews both the popular as well as some of the more unusual-but-useful online storytelling tools including PicMonkey, Visual.ly, ThingLink, Storify, mapping, Dippity, Vine, Animoto, and others.
A quick overview on how to be more effective and efficient via (mostly) cloud-based and (mostly) free tools and services for team-collaboration, social media-operation and self-organization. A quick (and non-theoretical) overview taking a look at some great little helpers to unleash the force, switch locations and devices easily, waste less time and get stuff done.
Twitter PR Secrets and Marketing Fiesta - Get publicity, build relationships,...Lisa Buyer
Learn the latest Twitter PR Secrets with Lisa Buyer and Lisa Grimm. Twitter has matured significantly over the past years, and 2013 brings tremendous opportunity, both to win big and waste your time. Join industry favorites Lisa and Lisa for the 2013 version of last year’s raucous Zenith session. You’ll learn what Twitter is stellar for, how to engage in ways that benefit your business, realistic expectations, how to evaluate results, and mistakes to avoid.
Cognitive Biases and the User ExperienceAndrew Malek
According to Wikipedia, cognitive biases cause individuals to 'create their own "subjective social reality" from their perception of the input.' Some of these allow us to take shortcuts when processing information... with mixed results.
Though not all confirmation biases can be neatly labeled "good" or "bad", as we increase our recognition of when these occur, the more we can determine how they affect our decision-making. Learn more about biases such as confirmation bias, false consensus effect, framing bias, halo effect, and Parkinson's Law of triviality (the bicycle shed effect). These can affect usability testing, user research, presenting research findings, and UX design.
A presentation I gave at the UK UXPA (@ukuxpa) #LeanUX event in October 2014 in London.
This talk was a variation of my Rapid Product Design talk. I've added a few reflections on my experiences of trying to implement Lean UX principles in a new organisation. I took inspiration from Bill Scott's Lean UX Anti-Patterns to explain some of the problems we encountered.
The other speakers were:
Adrian Howard (@adrianh) from Quietstars who spoke about Lean Persona: http://www.slideshare.net/adrianh/lean-persona
Andrew Godfrey (@tweet_godfrey) from Foolproof who spoke about adapting a Lean UX process and using Lean UX principles in an agency environment, with clients.
Hashtag to Hired: Use Social Media to Land a Job or InternshipsNY Creative Interns
Think your skills at Facebook stalking, refreshing Twitter streams or Googling yourself will lead you nowhere? Think again! Social media can be a great way to build online presence, educate yourself and discover new professional opportunities. Feeling overwhelmed? NY Creative Interns is here to help you get started on a social networking extravaganza that will lead you to the internship or job of your dreams.
Social Networking x Pastoral Care 社交網絡 x 堂會牧養 (2010.09.17@Network Mission 網絡使命)Calvin C. Yu
YouTube: http://bit.ly/mQQWre
Social Networking x Pastoral Care 社交網絡 x 堂會牧養 (2010.09.17@Network Mission 網絡使命)
Sharing about "Social Networking and Pastoral Care on 2010.09.17 @ Network Mission (HKCRM, GNCI, CC Net, Global Chinese Christian Post)
牧養沙龍:社交網絡與堂會牧養,由網絡使命主辦(網絡使命由香港教會更新運動、真証傳播、華信網絡、環球華人基督教新聞社等組成)
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Twitter PR Secrets and Marketing Fiesta - Get publicity, build relationships,...Lisa Buyer
Learn the latest Twitter PR Secrets with Lisa Buyer and Lisa Grimm. Twitter has matured significantly over the past years, and 2013 brings tremendous opportunity, both to win big and waste your time. Join industry favorites Lisa and Lisa for the 2013 version of last year’s raucous Zenith session. You’ll learn what Twitter is stellar for, how to engage in ways that benefit your business, realistic expectations, how to evaluate results, and mistakes to avoid.
Cognitive Biases and the User ExperienceAndrew Malek
According to Wikipedia, cognitive biases cause individuals to 'create their own "subjective social reality" from their perception of the input.' Some of these allow us to take shortcuts when processing information... with mixed results.
Though not all confirmation biases can be neatly labeled "good" or "bad", as we increase our recognition of when these occur, the more we can determine how they affect our decision-making. Learn more about biases such as confirmation bias, false consensus effect, framing bias, halo effect, and Parkinson's Law of triviality (the bicycle shed effect). These can affect usability testing, user research, presenting research findings, and UX design.
A presentation I gave at the UK UXPA (@ukuxpa) #LeanUX event in October 2014 in London.
This talk was a variation of my Rapid Product Design talk. I've added a few reflections on my experiences of trying to implement Lean UX principles in a new organisation. I took inspiration from Bill Scott's Lean UX Anti-Patterns to explain some of the problems we encountered.
The other speakers were:
Adrian Howard (@adrianh) from Quietstars who spoke about Lean Persona: http://www.slideshare.net/adrianh/lean-persona
Andrew Godfrey (@tweet_godfrey) from Foolproof who spoke about adapting a Lean UX process and using Lean UX principles in an agency environment, with clients.
Hashtag to Hired: Use Social Media to Land a Job or InternshipsNY Creative Interns
Think your skills at Facebook stalking, refreshing Twitter streams or Googling yourself will lead you nowhere? Think again! Social media can be a great way to build online presence, educate yourself and discover new professional opportunities. Feeling overwhelmed? NY Creative Interns is here to help you get started on a social networking extravaganza that will lead you to the internship or job of your dreams.
Social Networking x Pastoral Care 社交網絡 x 堂會牧養 (2010.09.17@Network Mission 網絡使命)Calvin C. Yu
YouTube: http://bit.ly/mQQWre
Social Networking x Pastoral Care 社交網絡 x 堂會牧養 (2010.09.17@Network Mission 網絡使命)
Sharing about "Social Networking and Pastoral Care on 2010.09.17 @ Network Mission (HKCRM, GNCI, CC Net, Global Chinese Christian Post)
牧養沙龍:社交網絡與堂會牧養,由網絡使命主辦(網絡使命由香港教會更新運動、真証傳播、華信網絡、環球華人基督教新聞社等組成)
Similar to Networking on the Introvert's side of the Room (20)
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
5. Networking
• Relies on
relationships other 30%
• Many uses
networking
70%
Methods of finding jobs - Bureau of Labor Statistics
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21. 4. Volunteer at the event
Credits: @nycupa
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22. 4. Volunteer
• Work the sign-in table
• Chat with volunteers
• “Stalk” attendees
• Use your backstage pass
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23. NOT DONE YET ….
REMEMBER TO MAINTAIN THE NETWORK
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24. Offer your resources
The more you trade, the
better your chances of
victory. Even if it is not
your turn, you should
offer trades to the
current player!
Settlers of Catan game rules
Credit: http://engtech.wordpress.com/2007/01/15/settlers-of-catan-board-game-is-coming-to-xbox-liv
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25. Do…
• Engage in on-line communities
• Attend more low-key events
• Choose events with activities
• Volunteer at the event
Remember!
• Offer your resources
• Always feel free to step away from the group and
take breaks or go home
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26. Challenge
• Try one technique a month for four months
• Tweet me @michelemarut with
#uxintroverts tag and your progress
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27. Resources
• Articles/sites
– Introverts and Networking stack - http://www.delicious.com/stacks/view/SGARzn
– The Power of Introverts http://www.thepowerofintroverts.com/community/resources/
• Book
– Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz
• UX Organizations
– Interaction Design Association (IxDA) http://www.ixda.org/local/network
– Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) http://www.upassoc.org/chapters/index.html
• UX events on Twitter
– @finduxevents
– @UX_NYC
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Editor's Notes
Advancing career is top of mindNetworking is part of the strategyThis can be challenging for introvertsPersonal story about attending a 300 person event, did not know anyone, approached by a career coach
When they interact with people for extended periods of time, they often feel drained and need to spend time alone to recharge. This distinguishes them from extroverts who get their energy from being with people and feel drained when they are aloneMy pointsYou are not alone You don’t have to change your personality
Ux is leverages an introverts traits One-on-one and small group activitiesUses scriptsLots of listening and observing
A major reason is to network is to find jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 70% of jobs are found through networking Also, to hire people, find out about tools, etc…It is not going around the room collecting business cardsIt is not something you do only when you need a jobIt is more like a savings account - something you are depositing into over time
150 maximum number of contacts we can effectively maintain relationships British anthropologist Robin DunbarMaintaining the network is actually an easy thing for introverts as they often have high quality but fewer relationships than extroverts Path limits your contacts to 150 for this reason.The network is effective if it only takes a few calls to do what you need to do or learn.
Although there seems to be a misalignment with traditional networking activities, my premise is that introverts can leverage their strengths and network effectively through other ways.
Introverts tend to live on the Internet and are often members of online communities.
Meet Caroline Jarrett.
Mark Barratt, influential UK-based information designer, suggested that should sign up for a usability list serv.
Once on there, shefound that people asked questions about forms now and then, and because she wanted to position myself as a forms expert (and had been working on usability of forms for some several years by then), sheride to make sure that I always answered or commented on those topics- Through being on the list, shemade friends and created collaborations with many people: Whitney Q isone of them.
One of the people on the list was Jakob Nielsen; he suggested that sheshould write a book on forms.
Gerry Gaffney was also on the list. He posted about the need for a book on forms and some ideas about what should be in it. She persuaded him to join her in writing the book – Forms that Work. Gerry is now a friend.
Caroline also met Ginny Redish through the list; she’s became a mentor and she suggested that sheshould write a book on surveys.
Caroline is now working with Lou Rosenfeld to publish her survey book.
Key point : It leverages an introverts ability to constantly monitor online discussions and provides them with a non-threatening environment in which to interact Pick your favorite on-line communityAnswer questions easier ones often ask for a tool or reference As you feel more comfortable engage in discussions “retweet” or “like” postsPick a few people and try to engage with them directly
Consider events in public places that enable you to bring a friend, spouse or even a pet (i.e. the Philly CHI joint UX picnic, IxDA Columbus Pancake Chat, IxDA NYC Shake Shack event)
Key point: these events that will give introverts a chance to be in a low-key environment
Choose activity based events.Example: the annual UK UPA pub quiz is very popular Also, map attack at Websvions, Geocaching, hackathonsThere is usually enough activity to support small talk without much pressure
Key point: these events that will give introverts a chance to engage in the type of one-on-one or small group activities Choose activity based events that sound fun to youSign-up early – these events often have limited slotsCome prepared to participate Arrive early so you can choose your group or partner
Key point: volunteering in this way connects you with other volunteers who are active in the professional group and gives introverts an ice breaker to leverage when connecting with attendees at the events Get involved in ways that work for an introvert We've all heard volunteering is great for networking. But we might be nervous about the group or time commitment. Volunteer for the sign-in table for an event you want to go to anyway This is a perfect task for introverts It's very structured - the table is your ice breakerYou don't have to talk much unless you want toThis gives you the chance to see the attendee list and greet a person you've wanted to connect with meet every single person attending the event, including the featured speaker chat in an informal way with other sign-in or greeter volunteersBonus: volunteers may get event discount****** Major point: volunteers often share a drink or meal afterwards with the guest speaker- again this leads to smaller scale networking Now, at the post-event meal - you have the event to chat about and might meet a UX rockstar!
Maintain the network by focusing on helping othersAlways offer your resources. Key point: Introverts can leverage skills they often use elsewhere to develop meaningful relationships and maintain their networks
Articles/sitesIntroverts and Networking stack - http://www.delicious.com/stacks/view/SGARznThe Power of Introverts http://www.thepowerofintroverts.com/community/resources/BookNever Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz UX OrganizationsInteraction Design Association (IxDA) http://www.ixda.org/local/networkUsability Professionals' Association (UPA) http://www.upassoc.org/chapters/index.htmlUX events on Twitter@finduxevents@UX_NYC