在人群中，不要讓自己那麼辛苦，帶來一個健談的同事

人脈對你的職業生涯很有好處，但向一屋子的人介紹自己也會消耗精力。下次當你參加一個會議或專業的快樂時光時，考慮帶一個同事來幫忙。

你們兩人可以分別面對不同人群，也就是說，你們每個人都會和不同的人交談，然後分享所知。這樣，你會消耗更少的能量，同時在晚上結束之前收集大量的連絡人。

選擇一個比你外向的同事，和其他人交往會感到興奮。想出一個誰跟誰說話的計畫。記住，在活動期間休息一下恢復精力是可以的。

即使只是幾分鐘的時間，它可以幫助你恢復能量回到和人們聊天。

To Make Networking Less Exhausting, Bring a Talkative Colleague

Networking can be good for your career, but introducing yourself to a roomful of people can also be draining. The next time you attend a conference or professional happy hour, consider bringing along a coworker to help.

The two of you can divide and conquer, meaning you’ll each talk to different people and then share notes. That way you’ll both expend less energy while still gathering a large number of contacts by the end of the night.

Choose a colleague who is more extroverted than you and who gets excited by socializing with others. Come up with a plan for who will talk to whom. And remember that it’s OK to take a break during the event to restore your energy.

Even if it’s just a few minutes long, it might give you the boost you need to get back to making small talk.