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width=\"198\">\u003Ccol style=\"width:33.34%;\" width=\"237\">\u003C\u002Fcolgroup>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25.75pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>What you see in the room\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>What it actually is\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>The design fix\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:39.25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">People stick to colleagues\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">No shared context with strangers\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Publish attendee profiles before the event\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:39.25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Conversations stall after intros\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">No conversation starters built in\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Structured icebreakers, topic tables\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:39.25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Introverts leave early\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Format demands cold approaches\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Matchmaking, small-group formats\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:39.25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Cards exchanged, nothing follows\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Follow-up left to individual memory\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">In-app connections, planned follow-up email\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:39.25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Host has no idea if it worked\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Nothing was measured\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Track connections made, not attendance\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Every section below takes one of those fixes and shows how to run it.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","Parent",{"id":442,"componentName":430,"contentId":443,"heading":444,"content":445,"tocType":440,"backgroundConfig":15,"__component":434},13929,"what-plan","What should you plan before anyone walks in?","\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Three pre-event decisions do more for networking outcomes than anything you do on the day: the guest list, the venue, and pre-event visibility.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Guest list first, headcount second.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> A networking event's product is the other guests. Fifty attendees from the same buying committee side is a support group, not a network. Curate for complementary profiles: buyers and vendors, seniors and juniors, adjacent industries. Then share the guest list in advance. Attendees who know who is coming arrive with targets, questions, and a reason to skip the small talk.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Venue selection is a networking decision, not a catering one.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> Standing formats with perch tables produce more new conversations than seated dinners, where your seat neighbor is your whole evening. Match venue size to the list: a half-empty room reads as a failed event and kills the mood before the first handshake.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Make attendees visible to each other early.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> This is where an event app earns its place. When guests build attendee profiles and get matchmaking suggestions before the event, the awkward \"scan the room for someone approachable\" phase disappears. Nunify's\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nunify.com\u002Fevent-networking\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cu>event networking tools\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> handle this with AI matchmaking, meeting scheduling, and speed networking rules, so first conversations are booked before the doors open. Promote all of this through your event email marketing: profile completion reminders convert directly into matches made.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":447,"componentName":430,"contentId":448,"heading":449,"content":450,"tocType":440,"backgroundConfig":15,"__component":434},13930,"how-to-design","How do you design a room where conversations start on their own?","\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">You cannot instruct rapport into existence, but you can remove every obstacle to it.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Open with a structured icebreaker, not open mingling.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> The first 30 minutes set the event's social temperature. Nunify data across 200+ events shows 60-70% of attendees arrive in the first 30 minutes, which means your icebreaker window and your arrival rush are the same window. Plan for it: greeters at the door, a first-impression moment for every guest, and an activity that gives strangers a script. If you need formats, start with these\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nunify.com\u002Fblogs\u002Fice-breakers-for-networking-events\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cu>icebreakers for networking events\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> and adapt to your audience.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Give every conversation a starting question.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> Topic tables, badge prompts (\"ask me about...\"), and matchmaking suggestions all do the same job: they replace \"so, what do you do?\" with a question worth answering. Attendees who ask good questions and practice active listening build rapport faster than attendees reciting a pitch, and your job is to make the good question unavoidable.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Retire the business card, keep the exchange.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> Physical cards get lost, mistyped, and forgotten. QR code exchange inside an event app captures the connection instantly and keeps it attached to the person's profile, their company, and the session where you met.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">\u003Cfigure class=\"table\">\u003Ctable class=\"ck-table-resized\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse;border-style:none;\">\u003Ccolgroup>\u003Ccol style=\"width:33.33%;\" width=\"168\">\u003Ccol style=\"width:33.33%;\" width=\"215\">\u003Ccol style=\"width:33.34%;\" width=\"241\">\u003C\u002Fcolgroup>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr style=\"height:39.25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Contact exchange method\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Capture rate\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Post-event usability\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:39.25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Business cards\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Whatever survives the jacket pocket\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Manual entry, often skipped\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:39.25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">LinkedIn on the spot\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Better, but interrupts conversation\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Buried in a generic connection list\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:39.25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">QR \u002F in-app exchange\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Instant, both directions\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Searchable, tied to profiles and follow-up\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>",{"id":452,"componentName":430,"contentId":453,"heading":454,"content":455,"tocType":440,"backgroundConfig":15,"__component":434},13931,"networking-for-introverts","How do you make networking work for introverts and first-timers?","\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Networking anxiety is the single most under-designed-for reality in event planning. A meaningful share of your room finds cold approaches genuinely painful, and the standard advice (\"be confident!\") is useless to them. Body language coaching does not fix a format problem.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Design around it instead:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\">\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Matchmaking removes the cold approach.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> An app-suggested meeting with a stated shared interest is a warm intro. Nobody has to break into a circle of strangers.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Small-group formats beat open floors.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> Speed networking rounds, four-person topic tables, and facilitated discussions give introverts a defined role and a defined exit.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Gamification gives people a mission.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> A scavenger hunt or connection challenge turns \"walk up to strangers\" into \"complete the task,\" which is a much easier social contract. Nunify's\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nunify.com\u002Fevent-gamification\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cu>event gamification system\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> runs points, badges, and leaderboards for exactly this. One honesty note from Nunify data across 200+ events: if under 30% of attendees engage with gamification after the first hour, the mechanic is wrong for that audience. Watch the number and switch the game, not the goal.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">For more formats that do this well, steal from these\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nunify.com\u002Fblogs\u002Ffun-networking-event-ideas\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cu>networking games and event ideas\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":457,"componentName":430,"contentId":458,"heading":459,"content":460,"tocType":440,"backgroundConfig":15,"__component":434},13932,"attendee-side-tips","Which attendee-side tips are still worth sharing with your guests?","\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">The classics still matter, they are just not your main lever. Fold them into your pre-event email as a one-screen etiquette briefing:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">\u003Cfigure class=\"table\">\u003Ctable class=\"ck-table-resized\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse;border-style:none;\">\u003Ccolgroup>\u003Ccol style=\"width:50%;\" width=\"188\">\u003Ccol style=\"width:50%;\" width=\"436\">\u003C\u002Fcolgroup>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25.75pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Tip\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Why it earns its place\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:39.25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Prepare a short elevator pitch\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">30 seconds on who you are and the value proposition you bring\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25.75pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Ask questions, then listen\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Active listening builds rapport faster than talking\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:39.25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Mind the basics\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Eye contact, open body language, a proper handshake, dress for the room\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25.75pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Follow up within 72 hours\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">A personalized note beats a generic LinkedIn invite every time\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25.75pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Know your goal\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\"Meet three people in X\" beats \"work the room\"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">If you want a ready-made resource to send guests, point them to these\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nunify.com\u002Fblogs\u002Fnetworking-tips-to-boost-confidence\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cu>networking tips to boost confidence\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> rather than writing your own.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":462,"componentName":430,"contentId":463,"heading":464,"content":465,"tocType":440,"backgroundConfig":15,"__component":434},13933,"how-to-measure","How do you measure whether the networking actually worked?","\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Attendance is not a networking metric. Nobody came to attend; they came to connect. Yet almost no networking event reports on connections.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Track these instead:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">\u003Cfigure class=\"table\">\u003Ctable class=\"ck-table-resized\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse;border-style:none;\">\u003Ccolgroup>\u003Ccol style=\"width:50%;\" width=\"261\">\u003Ccol style=\"width:50%;\" width=\"352\">\u003C\u002Fcolgroup>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25.75pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Metric\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>What it tells you\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25.75pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Connections made per attendee\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">The core deliverable, directly\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25.75pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Meetings booked (pre-event + on-site)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Whether matchmaking is working\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25.75pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Match acceptance rate\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Whether your guest list was actually complementary\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25.75pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Icebreaker \u002F gamification participation\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Whether your format fit the audience\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25.75pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Post-event message volume\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Whether connections survived the room\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">With an event app running networking, all of this is captured automatically as attendees match, message, and meet. Without one, you are guessing, and next year's event inherits the guess.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":467,"componentName":430,"contentId":468,"heading":469,"content":470,"tocType":440,"backgroundConfig":15,"__component":434},13934,"what-happens-after-event-ends","What should happen after the event ends?","\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">The event is the spark; the 90 days after are the relationship. Three moves:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Col style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\">\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;list-style-type:decimal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Send the follow-up email within 48 hours.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> Thank-you, a short feedback ask, and a nudge to complete the connections started in the room. This email is the highest-ROI send in your event calendar and the most commonly skipped.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;list-style-type:decimal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Keep the connection layer open.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> If contacts live in the app, attendees can message, share, and book meetings after the room empties. If contacts live in jacket pockets, the event ends when the venue does.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;list-style-type:decimal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Give the community a reason to return.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> A monthly digest, a shared space, a next event announced while the last one is still fresh. The second event is easier to fill when the first one never fully ended.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>",{"id":472,"componentName":430,"contentId":473,"heading":474,"content":475,"tocType":440,"backgroundConfig":15,"__component":434},13935,"when-to-skip","When should you skip networking tech entirely?","\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Honest answer: below a certain size, you do not need any of it. Nunify data across 200+ events puts the skip-it threshold at under 50 attendees. At that size, a good host, a shared table, and one strong icebreaker outperform any app, and asking 40 people to download software is friction without payoff. The worth-it threshold is 75+ attendees, where nobody can meet everyone and matchmaking, profiles, and analytics start paying for themselves. Between 50 and 75, decide based on how badly you need the data.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Anyone selling you event tech for a 30-person dinner is solving their problem, not yours.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":477,"componentName":478,"heading":479,"tocType":440,"faqList":480,"backgroundConfig":15,"__component":501},369,"Faq1","FAQ",[481,485,489,493,497],{"id":482,"title":483,"answer":484},4136,"What are the most important tips for networking events?","\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Curate the guest list for complementary profiles, share it in advance, open with a structured icebreaker instead of open mingling, replace business cards with in-app or QR exchange, and send the follow-up email within 48 hours. Design decisions beat attendee coaching.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":486,"title":487,"answer":488},4137,"How do you make a networking event less awkward?","\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Remove the cold approach. Publish attendee profiles before the event, use matchmaking to suggest meetings, run small-group formats like speed networking or topic tables, and give every guest a scripted first question. Awkwardness is a format failure, not a personality failure.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":490,"title":491,"answer":492},4138,"How do you help introverted attendees at networking events?","\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Give them structure: pre-booked meetings via matchmaking, small groups with defined roles, and gamified missions that replace \"approach strangers\" with \"complete a task.\" Never rely on open-floor mingling as the only format.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":494,"title":495,"answer":496},4139,"Do small networking events need an event app?","\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Under 50 attendees, no. A strong host and one good icebreaker outperform an app at that size (Nunify data across 600+ events). Above 75 attendees, matchmaking and networking analytics start earning their keep.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":498,"title":499,"answer":500},4140,"How soon should you follow up after a networking event?","\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Within 48 hours for the host's thank-you and feedback email, and within 72 hours for attendee-to-attendee follow-ups. Personalized notes referencing the actual conversation convert far better than generic connection requests.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","faq.faq-1",{"id":503,"title":504,"componentName":505,"list":506,"backgroundConfig":15,"__component":519},306,"Related Picks","BlogsRelatedInsights1",[507,511,515],{"id":508,"description":509,"link":510},857,"Icebreaker Ideas For Networking Events","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nunify.com\u002Fblogs\u002Fice-breakers-for-networking-events",{"id":512,"description":513,"link":514},858,"Fun Games & Event Ideas For Networking Events","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nunify.com\u002Fblogs\u002Ffun-networking-event-ideas",{"id":516,"description":517,"link":518},859,"Gamify Your Events (easy to set up)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nunify.com\u002Fevent-gamification","blogs.sticky-related-insights-1",{"id":521,"title":522,"componentName":523,"description":524,"backgroundColor":15,"image":15,"link":525,"backgroundConfig":15,"__component":528},237,"Nunify for Networking Events","BlogsSideCta1","Handles AI matchmaking, meeting scheduling, and speed networking rules for you",{"id":526,"title":527,"address":167,"target":76,"backgroundColor":15,"textColor":15,"borderColor":15,"hoverBackgroundColor":15,"hoverTextColor":15,"hoverBorderColor":15},1641,"Know more","blogs.sticky-side-cta-1","2026-07-17T12:21:28.402Z","2026-07-17T12:21:28.262Z"]