I write this as I sit in a nice little hotel room overlooking turquoise water surrounded by low hills of white stucco buildings with the signature blue doors and white glow of elegance that characterize many of the Greek Islands. A life of tranquility, devoid of partying in the Greek Islands. However, what makes the island of Ios particularly interesting, …
The Last Straw: My Networking Conference in Helsinki
What is it like being a Copy Editor: Networking to get more Copy Editing clients Day one at the conference brought buyers remorse in anticipation of another four-day snooze fest conference filled with academic small talk. Day two brought mild optimism back, despite fact that the participants didn’t seem to care for my value proposition – in business speak (vis-a-vie …
Networking with the Un-Networkable: a brief explanatory of how to dull the schmoozing pain
Ja, Ja, Ja dez is very interesting indeed. However, I do not require such English services as we have a full in-house English department of native speakers. And just like that – I was up shit creek yet again. Except this time I knew ahead of time about the painful, small talk conversation gauntlet I would have to run. How …