I suppose I’ve always dreaded networking events for the same reason I was a lousy blind dater in college. Polite chit chat with strangers comes hard for me. Most of my best dates were with people I already knew. I married my best friend . . . and he still is. If we’d met at [...]
Entries Tagged as 'General Interest'
How to Work That Very LARGE Room
May 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blogs & Blogging, Customer Service, Freelancing, General Interest, Small Business
Getting Ready to Work a Very LARGE Room
May 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Freelancing, General Interest, Small Business
The Houston Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) has been in business since 1969 and is the world’s premiere gathering of resources and vendors in offshore drilling, exploration, and production. Last year, attendance at the four-day conference crested 73,000. This year, the event has been expanded from Reliant Center to Reliant Arena as well. They expect some [...]
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Greetings, Friends!
March 6th, 2009 · No Comments · General Interest
Welcome to The Portal. I chose the name because I see this as a window through which we will view each other and the challenges (particularly professional challenges) which face us in getting our message out to clients and customers. Of particular interest to me are communications (trends, metrics, topics of the day), small business, [...]
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