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Attending Conferences: How to Maximize Your Experience

Are you attending conferences? If not, you should be. In this presentation, I share how to find the right conferences and take full advantage of them for your blog.

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Attending Conferences: How to Maximize Your Experience

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  1. ATTENDING ATTENDING CONFERENCES CONFERENCES How to Maximize Your Experience WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  2. Why should you start Attending conferences ? TO GET CONNECTED WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  3. Why should you start Attending conferences TO GET CONNECTED Getting out there and connecting with other people who get excited about the same kinds of things you get excited about can be game-changing. Those relationships can open up many new opportunities for you and your business. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  4. Why should you start Attending conferences? ? TO BE INSPIRED WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  5. Why should you start Attending conferences TO BE EQUIPPED WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  6. Why should you start Attending conferences TO BE EQUIPPED Regardless of where you are in your business, there’s ALWAYS something new to learn. By choosing your conferences (and sessions) wisely, you are putting yourself in a position to learn exactly what you need to learn from the experts who have answers to your questions. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  7. How do you Prepare for a Conference? ? What happens before the conference is very important. Taking the right steps beforehand will set you up for success during and after the conference. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  8. How do you Prepare for a Conference 2 Plan your networking. Make a list of those people you want to network so you can make sure to take advantage of each of those networking opportunities. 1 Plan your sessions Sign up for the sessions that are most important to you. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  9. How do you Prepare for a Conference 3 4 Plan your travel and accommodations. Make initial contact. Toughing base with people the day before the event is a great way to keep you fresh in their minds for when you meet in person. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  10. How do you Prepare for a Conference Leslie Samuel Leslie Samuel 6 Get your business cards Having a set of business cards to give out makes it easier for people to contact you if they choose to do so. Keep a set of business cards in your suitcase at all times. 5 Practice your elevator pitch Focus your elevator pitch on the people you help, not how awesome you are. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  11. How do You Choose the Right Conferences ? What are my goals for my blog and my business? ? 1 First, determine YOUR GOALS. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  12. How do You Choose the Right Conferences Choose the types of conferences that will help you accomplish your goals. 2 Do a Google Search. Find out from trusted sources in your niche. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  13. Making the Most out of the Conference It’s game time. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  14. Making the Most out of the Conference HELLO Leslie HELLO MY NAME IS Leslie MY NAME IS 1 2 Register immediately. Avoid long lines and take advantage of limited resources offered. Get the lay of the land. Take time at the very beginning to figure out where the key locations are. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  15. Making the Most out of the Conference 3 4 Seek out the people you want to connect with. Go up to them, introduce yourself and connect with them. Don’t be THAT guy/gal. Remember, your goal is not to pitch as many people as possible. Your goal is to connect with people. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  16. Making the Most out of the Conference 4 3 Connect with people on Social Media immediately. That way you can keep track of what all of your new conference friends are doing. Walk up to strangers and bite the bullet Go up to them, introduce yourself and connect with them. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  17. Making the Most out of the Conference Important notes: 7 8 Take notes during sessions. Focus on the main action items you want to implement. Be on the lookout for that golden nugget – something that you can do that could have a significant impact on your business. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  18. Making the Most out of the Conference 9 10 Put down your technology. Live in the moment with the people you are with. Have fun. Seriously, have a TON of FUN! WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  19. What to do After a conference You may be feeling overwhelmed. Here's how to deal with that... WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  20. What to do After a conference 2 Create one big hairy audacious goal based on golden nugget. 1 CALM DOWN Yep, that’s tip #1. Before you go all out trying to accomplish World Domination in one week, CALM DOWN. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  21. What to do After a conference @ 3 4 Break that goal down into specific tasks Every goal is accomplished by taking specific action. Having a goal is great, but unless you break it down into specific actionable tasks, you will never accomplish your goal. Follow up with your contacts WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

  22. ! CONGRATULATIONS You're on your way to becoming a conference ninja. WWW.BECOMEABLOGGER.COM

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