Summary: Alex and Nick discuss the point of networking, why (aspiring) television writers should network, and how to do it when you don't know anyone or are socially anxious.<br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> <br> Content<br> 1 - Networking is about why you're meeting people, not who you should meet (00:25)<br> 2 - Mixers and One-on-ones: the two ways you'll be networking (08:12)<br> 3 - What to talk about and how to behave in a networking situation (12:22)<br> 4 - Learn what you can offer them instead of what they can give you (19:50)<br> Takeaways and Resources (28:54)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Franklin_effect">Ben Franklin Effect</a><br> <a href="https://sivers.org/zipit">Announcing your plans makes you less motivated to accomplish them</a><br> “<a href="http://www.psych.nyu.edu/gollwitzer/09_Gollwitzer_Sheeran_Seifert_Michalski_When_Intentions_.pdf">When Intentions Go Public: Does Social Reality Widen the Intention-Behavior Gap?</a>” (PDF)<br> <br> Resources<br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com">Facebook</a><br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2K5JBGw">Make Your Contacts Count - Anne Baber & Lynne Waymon</a><br> <a href="https://www.fullcontact.com/">FullContact</a><br> <br> If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please leave us an iTunes review and/or rating at <a href="http://paperteam.co/itunes">paperteam.co/itunes</a>! :)<br> <br> You can find Paper Team on Twitter:<br> Alex - <a href="https://twitter.com/TVCalling">@TVCalling</a><br> Nick - <a href="https://twitter.com/_njwatson">@_njwatson</a><br> If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br>
