‘Networking’
I entirely agree with this chap when he talks about being in someone’s company because you want to be, not for what advantages it can get you in life.
I have been in situations at conferences where you think you are having a nice chat with someone and then they get starstruck and leave suddenly - even mid-sentence on occasion - to talk to the object of their admiration.
John Scalzi’s article makes for a far more articulate rant:
The most successful networkers don’t ‘network.’ It’s an odious term. The most successful networkers ignore the grasping patheticness of the term altogether. Rather, they talk. They laugh. They share the moment, and enjoy other people’s company; are generous with other people and help them celebrate their successes, rather than asking to scrape up against that success so some of it might crumble off on them. It works the same online and off.
so so true. savour the moment you communicate with someone. i’ve learned that the etiquette of social networking is really not appealing in the slightest to put it in context.
25:40 minutes into a film i saw recently called before sunset (2004) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381681/) really sums it up for me if you ever get the chance to see it. the part where jesse is talking about being in a band.
lewis - October 31st, 2007 at 6:29 am[...] Natalie Downe » Blog Archive » ‘Networking’ I’m with Nat on this one. I hate it when people tell me I’m a good “networker”. Networking is Machiavellian. I just like talking to people. (tags: networking socialising friends people talking new) Posted by delicious @ 9:17 PM on November 04, 2007 Permalink [...]
Meriblog: Meri Williams’ Weblog » links for 2007-11-04 - November 4th, 2007 at 9:17 pm