Loved meeting the great people at Buma Music In Motion and contributing to this awesome conference in Amsterdam.
I spoke about "the art of networking" and shared some tips and tricks to help people make the most of their networking opportunities.
37. Networking tips
1. Listen, focus, chill, flow
2. Be open minded
3. Tell your story
4. Do your homework
5. Connect on LinkedIn
6. Think like a buddhist
38. Event tips
1. Ditch the comfort zone
2. Use social media
3. Plan early, then embrace serendipity
4. Do one essential thing per day
5. Set up meetings & show up
6. Stay healthy
41. Tim Farris tips
1. Connect with moderators
2. Your job is to NOT make a bad
impression
3. Don’t make an impression, leave a
momento
4. Give perfect pitch on piece of paper
with your contact details
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42. Tim Farris tips
1. Ignorance is bliss. Don’t try to one-
up people in a group conversation.
2. Ask who are the next VIPs - up and
coming - buy them drinks.
3. If two+ people saunter up “do you
mind if I join you” people will never
say no.
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43. Tim Farris tips
1. The small talk is the big talk.
2. In person you have an opportunity
to talk about other things. That is
how you become memorable.
3. Optimise for the context.
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44. Tim Farris tips for VIPs
1. Ask if they have a second. The
perfect pitch at a bad time is a bad
pitch.
2. “Have you got time for one
question?” Don’t ask 3 questions.
3. “Who on your team can I contact
about” puts you in a “pro” category.
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