Luckily, I've found a GREAT way to make my time spent at events much better. I call it: Prenetworking I spend about 30 minutes prior to the event going through the list of attendees and reaching out ahead of the event to suggest that we meet while we are there. try to do this roughly about 2-3 days ahead of the event. I've never been able to walk into a large group of people and feel like I can "work the room." Sure, I've read various articles on this stuff, but honestly, I still struggle with meeting interesting people.

A while ago I posted about Secret for Networking at Events - Prenetworking where I recommended that people should look at who's attending the event prior to going to the event in order to make their networking more effective. Since I posted on this and since I've been using this approach for quite a while, it has become pretty obvious that part of the reason that old school organizations / event producers are not getting the value of providing this kind of list. I've received a lot of positive feedback on the post. And I think it hurts them in attendance.

It is designed for sharing leads, contacts, industry information and career events." L7 events are for singles, couples and groups of friends. Cost: Free and up Review: In addition to hosting mixers a couple times a year, they also organize group attendence at various cultural, sport, and recreational events. Cost: Free This is will be a continually updating post. I'll be creating additional lists for educational, chamber of commerce, etc. Organizational representatives: please contact me directly for updates, etc. Attendees: If you have review comments I'd

Most people suck at presenting to big groups.  It’s It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA.  Francisco Francisco Dao came up with the idea of letting 10 companies that weren’t selected for Twiistup to do a presentation the night before to a group of people and let the audience pick one company to win the final slot at Twiistup.  I

Another busy week in Los Angeles with a few good events to check out. Brought to you by the team who produces Startonomics and Dealmaker LA, this hands-on “workshop-style” event will allow entrepreneurs to drill down on the key issues we face when laying the foundation to build and fund their company. Anyone interested in the convergence of art, commerce and technology will benefit from the creative, educational, and networking opportunities that NEW NOISE presents. Tuesday October 6th Dealmaker – The Workshop

See also Networking & Social Media Job Search Webinars, Teleconferences and Podcasts , and Other & Indirect Job Networking Opportunities . Name: Networking For Professionals (NFP) Sites: www.networkingforprofessionals.com , Industry Insights Blog , Success Square/Coaching Blog , Events Blog , City Chat Blog Self-description: "Get Connected. Networking For Professionals is a dynamic business networking organization that powerfully combines online business networking and real life events. This is will be a continually updating post. I'll be creating additional lists for educational , chamber of commerce, etc.

Each month’s event features presentations from influential web television creators, talent, and industry executives who are leading the charge in shaping the future of our industry. Tags: Events tubefilte The next Tubefilter Hollywood Web Television Meetup is this Thursday, July 16th, and we have a pair of tickets to giveaway. To win, leave a comment on this post about why you would like to meet Hayden Black and/or Alex Albrecht.

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have a piece from GRP Partners' Mark Suster , who--after watching and judging pitches at last week's Twiistup event--gives some hints and tips about how not to suck at presentations. Most people suck at presenting to big groups . It's a shame because the ability to nail This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. Francisco Dao came up with the idea of letting 10 companies that weren't selected for Twiistup to do a presentation the night before to a group of people and let the audience

You get a 140 speakers with various degrees of Twitter mojo, each one giving a short 15-20 minute presentation. Steve is less well known but has been producing events through his company Parnassus Group for many years. got a response right away with some good background on the event. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE! Los Angeles has two Twitter conferences coming up.

Hand Eye Interactive Technology’s presentation at DEMO was simple but unprecedented: content is effectively integrated into film and television in the same way that Close Captioning is so that a photo by the viewer’s cell phone allows the accessing of features. The interest in Liaise arises not only out of the undeniable need to find increasingly efficient modes of email management, but also out of a unique perspective approach that divided many presenters at DEMO. The winners for this year’s DEMO Fall 09 represented a spectrum of accomplishment. Emo Labs , the