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February/March2020
Lets.ConnectTalks
ByMalcolmMaconald,VicePresident
NETWORKING
Networking events can often be intimidating. One of the main reasons to come to
anAmSocnetworkingeventistogetoutofyourshell,andtobemoresocialwith
peopleoutsideofyourcircleoffriends.
Throughout my time attending Lets.Connect Talks, I’ve met amazing people and have
enjoyed the small, tight-knit, and international environment, which is quite unlike a
traditionalnetworkingevent.Inthepast,wewereprivilegedtousetheCarusoLoungeas
avenue.Butin2019weswitchedthingsupabit,holdingtheeventatFleming’s,abeautiful
venuelocatedinthehearttheFariaLimaregioninSãoPaulo.Thespaceallowedforamuch
moreorganizedspeechvenueandwehavealwayshadover50guestsinattendance.Even
withthisgroupsize,theeventstillhadtheintimatefeelingIhadenjoyedatpreviousLet’s
Connectevents.
For me, the best part of the speech was the thoughtful questions and answers provided
duringthequestionandanswersectionafterthemaintalk.Let’sConnecteventsarecarefully
planned to allow our attendees to be able to ask their questions and all are welcome to
talk about the speaker’s business venture, upcoming plans, their own employability, or
simplyaskaboutthecareerpathofourdistinguishedspeaker.
Atourlasteventof2019,wehadthehonorofwelcomingPaulaBelliziaofMicrosoft.The
nightopenedwithafascinatingtalkoncuttingedgetechnologies,afterwhichweenjoyed
a couple of hours of general networking, accompanied by a fantastic finger food supper
which allowed attendees to converse with individuals of all different career levels from a
varietyofindustries.Ioftenfoundmyselfindiscussionswithexecutivesinfieldscompletely
unrelatedtomine,fromtechentrepreneurstobusinessconsultstographicdesigners.
Overall it was a great event to be a part of and I can’t wait to see what the Lets.Connect
Talksof2020willbring.
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