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April 29, 2006
Power Tips for Mingling
I sometimes feel as I spend entire weeks mingling, so it has become a fixation of mine to become better and more efficient at it. With that in mind, this rule of thumb is great:Always enter a conversation with a drink you are about to finish.[via Lifehacker]
If things don't go well, all you need to do is take one last gulp from your drink and excuse yourself to get another, never to return.
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My view is that this dangerous technique must be used selectively. Only deploy it when entering a risky conversation with largely unknown counterparties.
Isn't that also a route to drunken disgrace?