While I’m here at the New Attitude conference I thought I would pass along a few conference tips and tricks that I’ve learned over the years. Hopefully these help you when you attend a conference.
Conference Rule #1: Don’t bluff when you can’t remember somebody’s name.
At conferences you run into a lot of people that you sort of know, but can’t remember their name. Don’t try and poker bluff your way out of it with a bunch of generic phrases like:
“Heeeeyyy [long pause] buddy.”
“How is your [pause] your family?”
Everybody knows what you’re trying to pull, so don’t bother. Also, it’s not a good idea to throw out random name guesses (“Is it Barb, or is it Bambie?”). You just look dumb. So just admit that you can’t remember their name and move on.
Written by Stephen Altrogge
Topics: Conferences