Description
This session will be face to face on campus. Details available on
booking.
As the old saying goes – "It’s not what you know that counts, it’s who
you know", which, in the modern professional environment, means building
a net that works.
Once upon a time this network was built upon the face-to-face
connections that academics made – especially at conferences. The
current climate means that these opportunities may be harder to come by.
We do, however, live in a very connected world. Having an online
profile and presence, using Social Media, LinkedIn, ResearchGate etc.
is, for most people, part and parcel of academic or industrial success.
Yet, for many in the research community, ‘networking’ is still not an
easy or natural thing to do. This focused webinar will help you to
explore how to do this in the right way for you and your work.
"Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much"
Helen Keller
Prework
Before the session, there is a small amount of pre-work that would be
helpful for you to engage with. There is nothing difficult or time
consuming here.
1) Think about the ‘BEST’ networked people that you know. (You may wish
to think about what ‘BEST’ in this context actually means.) They don’t
have to be from academia. What do these people DO that makes them so
effective?
(If you can, contact this ‘best networked’ person and ask them what tips
they’d offer you about building and maintaining a network.)
2) Think about what sort of impacts you want your work to have? What
difference will your research activities actually make to the world? In
order to have these impacts, WHO needs to know you better? What sort of
collaborators do you seek? (alternatively, what sort of career do you
want, and thus who needs to know you better – now!?)
Come to the session with advice or insight to share.
Please have a working microphone and (if possible) webcam and join us
from a place where you can talk freely.
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