Party-Appropriate Conversation Topics

Party-Appropriate Conversation Topics

What do you talk about at cocktail parties — particularly when you’re trying to network? I’ve gotten a few questions like this recently, such as the one from Reader K, below: I was invited to a co-workers party last weekend and I was the ONLY person from the office there. I didn’t know anybody, not…

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How to Network at a Conference
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How to Network at a Conference

How do you network at a conference where you know no one? Reader A wonders… I’ve been a lawyer for about one year, and I’m going to my first national conference in a couple of months. I’m the only person from my firm going, and I don’t anticipate knowing anyone there. Do you have any…