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Networking for introverts
Do not try to meet everyone. Aim for two or three real conversations, not twenty introductions — depth is the introvert advantage, and it is also what people remember. Prepare your opener, give yourself a defined end time, and take a break outside when you need one.
Play to depth, not volume
The extrovert model of networking — circulate, collect cards, meet everyone — is not the only model and it is not the effective one. One person who remembers a real conversation with you is worth more than twenty who half-remember your name.
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Budget your energy honestly
Decide before you arrive how long you are staying and hold to it. Leaving at your planned time having done the thing is a success. Staying three hours and dreading the next event is not.
Stepping outside for five minutes is a legitimate strategy, not a failure of nerve.
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Prepare so you're not improvising
Improvisation is the expensive part for introverts — it burns energy fast. Written and rehearsed material means you spend the evening listening rather than composing. Prepare your sentence, two questions and an exit line, and rehearse them out loud.
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Arrive early
Entering a half-empty room is far easier than joining a loud one, conversations start naturally, and the people already there are usually the ones who also find this hard.
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Rehearse it before you walk in.
Haveo builds your intro, lets you practice out loud with an AI coach, and keeps your notes one tap away in the room. Free on iPhone and iPad.
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