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Transcript
#SCRC12 Friday, August 3, 12
Getting the most out of a conference @coreyhaines Friday, August
3, 12
Why are we here? @coreyhaines #SCRC12 Friday, August 3, 12
But First Friday, August 3, 12
30-minute talks Friday, August 3, 12
30-minute hallway Friday, August 3, 12
30-minute talks 30-minute hallway Friday, August 3, 12
30-minute hallway 30-minute talks Friday, August 3, 12
Meeting people Friday, August 3, 12
We are here to talk Friday, August 3, 12
Hard Friday, August 3, 12
Introverts Friday, August 3, 12
Shy Friday, August 3, 12
http://xkcd.com/1089/ Friday, August 3, 12
introvert != shy Tenderlove Says! Friday, August 3, 12
Is she shy? Why isn’t she playing with indeterminate animal?
Friday, August 3, 12
Challenge for you Friday, August 3, 12
Meet 20 people Friday, August 3, 12
Friday, August 3, 12
Friday, August 3, 12
Meeting people • Have lunch with a new group •
Listen for dinner activities Friday, August 3, 12
Never Friday, August 3, 12
Never, Never Friday, August 3, 12
Never, Never, Never Friday, August 3, 12
Never Eat Alone! Friday, August 3, 12
Eat with people you don’t know Friday, August 3, 12
I once was introduced at lunch to Dave Thomas! Friday,
August 3, 12
ZOMG! Friday, August 3, 12
Friday, August 3, 12
Friday, August 3, 12
OTI Dave Thomas Smalltalk Dave Thomas Friday, August 3, 12
My mentor’s mentor Friday, August 3, 12
Meeting people • Find someone standing alone • Find a
group Friday, August 3, 12
What can you talk about? • Where are you from?
• What are you working on these days? • Interesting new things you’ve learned? Friday, August 3, 12
Talk about Zak? What’s she doing? CRAZY! Friday, August 3,
12
Don’t be afraid to just listen Friday, August 3, 12
What about the talks? Friday, August 3, 12
Talks are conversation starters Friday, August 3, 12
Please don’t • Have your computer open • Feel bad
about missing them Friday, August 3, 12
Speakers Friday, August 3, 12
I get nervous Friday, August 3, 12
Friday, August 3, 12
Friday, August 3, 12
I was self-taught; I learned badly, haphazardly. And yet, when
life put me in touch with those who were the most delightful and brilliant people of my age, a Stravinsky, or a Picasso, I neither felt stupid, nor embarassed. - Coco Chanel Friday, August 3, 12
Remember, talks are conversation starters Friday, August 3, 12
Participate • Birds of a Feather session • Lightning Talks
• Coding activities Friday, August 3, 12
After the day is done Friday, August 3, 12
Participate Friday, August 3, 12
ZOMG! Jim Weirich! Friday, August 3, 12
Friday, August 3, 12
Friday, August 3, 12
After the conference is done Friday, August 3, 12
Friday, August 3, 12
Present your thoughts later! Friday, August 3, 12
Conferences are reunions Friday, August 3, 12
If conferences are about meeting people Friday, August 3, 12
Then let’s do it! Friday, August 3, 12
Challenge for you Friday, August 3, 12
Meet 20 people Friday, August 3, 12
Questions • What’s your name? • What are you working
on? • “Corey says” What’s your favorite gem these days? Friday, August 3, 12
Meet 3 people around you now! Friday, August 3, 12