Comments on: Effective Networking (Taking Notes)

By: Errick Falcon

Errick Falcon — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:12:51 +0000

wow, this is a fantastic idea. I’m good with faces, but not at all with names or remembering things I’ve talked about previously with people so this is amazing advice for somebody like me who’s wanting to break into the industry.

By: Effective Networking in the Games Industry (Introduction)

Effective Networking in the Games Industry (Introduction) — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:14:25 +0000

[...] Taking Notes [...]

By: Michael Lojko

Michael Lojko — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:38:40 +0000

Despite being close to six years old (the article :P), it’s good to see im not the only one who is notoriously thorough when it comes to networking! (even in this social networking ‘age’) Good article :)

By: Darius Kazemi

Darius Kazemi — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:40:42 +0000

Uh, I don’t even try at this point.

By: James Brewer

James Brewer — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:37:08 +0000

Darius: You also mentioned that (when this was written in October 2005) it took ~30 minutes to read through your contact list. Care to take a stab at how long it takes your now, almost 6 years later?

By: Darius Kazemi

Darius Kazemi — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:26:51 +0000

This does happen pretty often. It's not awkward for me, but it is awkward for the other person. But that means it's easy to avoid an awkward situation: as the person who remembers, you should just quickly move on like nothing happened. That'll minimize the awkwardness for the other person.

By: James Brewer

James Brewer — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:21:35 +0000

Darius: At the end of the post you remarked on how the guy you remembered didn’t remember you. Does this happen often? Does it make for an awkward situation or are you used to it by now?

By: Effective Networking (Make Mistakes)

Effective Networking (Make Mistakes) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:28:54 +0000

[...] I insult people without meaning to. Sometimes I forget people’s names (although thanks to my note taking, it’s pretty [...]

By: Weak Ties

Weak Ties — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:02:21 +0000

[...] waiting in line for a lecture at GDC. But that was enough to make him a weak tie. And because I take notes on every conversation I ever have at a conference, and because I review these notes before I go to [...]

By: GDC 2010: T-Shirts and Sport Coats « Second Choices, Second Chances

GDC 2010: T-Shirts and Sport Coats « Second Choices, Second Chances — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:47:33 +0000

[...] Both Will and I are at the conference this year wearing our sport coats. In deference to style, we’re wearing our sport coats over t-shirts—mine has the Wowhead logo, his says “I Am Trustworthy And Have Excellent References.” Will is there as a talent scout, looking to find IPs to pass on to the producer he’s working for, in the hopes of optioning them for a movie. I’m here to start building my own network in the game industry—to try and meet some people outside of the tiny corner of the MMO Industry that represents the entirety of my experience at Wowhead. By the end of the conference I have collected 52 business cards, and am struggling to remember who is who. Every night I am looking through the stack, entering the information into the contacts list on my computer, trying to read the notes I’ve scribbled on the back of the card. I know I’m not the only one. [...]