A listener went to their first conference alone. They wanted to meet people. They left without starting a single conversation, and now they wish they had.

Emily says she could have written this Dear Bossy herself. She and Adrienne talk about why almost everyone in that hallway feels the same way, and what to do differently next time.

What they cover:

• Why the people on their laptops between sessions are just as nervous as you are
• What event hosts owe their attendees, and where your own responsibility starts
• The one small commitment that makes you look approachable between sessions
• Treating rejection like practice, and why most groups will welcome you in
• Emily’s first event as a team member, and why the pressure to bring something back to work made her raise her hand every time
• Why Emily has no fear hosting a panel but freezes walking up to a group
• Easy openers: a compliment, someone’s book, a good question from the last session, the speaker’s talk, the catered food
• Deciding before you go what you want out of the trip
• Why in-person connection is the golden ticket right now

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⏱️ Time Chapters
00:00 Welcome and the big meanie story
04:35 Dear Bossy: alone at your first conference
09:15 Put the phone away
14:25 Easy icebreakers for introverts
18:40 Why did you even go?