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Type 12. The fifteen (15!) distinctive (annoying?) types you meet at every (every!) conference

by Hans | Oct 18, 2016 | Uncategorized

And recognize yourself Type 12: Thought leader Mission: Be an expert Thought leaders are the VIPs of the conference. Thought leaders are experts in their field and that's why they are there, at the conference. They are closely related to the speakers and the experts. Although the...

Type 11. The fifteen (15!) distinctive (annoying?) types you meet at every (every!) conference

by Hans | Oct 16, 2016 | Uncategorized

And recognize yourself Type 11: The Vacationer Mission: Vacation One of the great advantages of attending a conference is that the organization you work for will pay for your flight and hotel. The savvy travel enthusiast uses this business trip for a short...

Type 10. The fifteen (15!) distinctive (annoying?) types you meet at every (every!) conference

by Hans | Oct 14, 2016 | Uncategorized

  And recognize yourself Type 10: The teacher Mission: Transferring knowledge Perhaps teacher is not the right label for this cheerful person. This man [or woman, but we already discussed gender equality in blog 1,3 and 5] was sent by his boss. The intention is...

Type 8. The fifteen (15!) distinctive (annoying?) types you meet at every (every!) conference

by Hans | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

And recognize yourself Type 8: The Dealmaker Mission: Collaborate. Make money. The dealmaker is sometimes confused with the networker. The motivation of the dealmaker is usually something completely different: opportunities. Whoever has a decent Dutch...

Type 9. The fifteen (15!) distinctive (annoying?) types you meet at every (every!) conference

by Hans | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

And recognize yourself Type 9: The blogger Mission: Blogging about the conference The blogger is at the conference to produce blogs. What else? Well, maybe for other forms of content. You can recognize the blogger by his or her always writing or typing posture,...

Type 7. The fifteen (15!) distinctive (annoying?) types you meet at every (every!) conference

by Hans | Oct 12, 2016 | Uncategorized

And recognize yourself Type 7: Looking for a job Mission: A job Job seekers are seen as a bit of a sad soul. Completely unfair, we think. At the beginning of their career, employees choose a profession or sector that suits them best at that moment, and everything...

Type 5. The fifteen (15!) distinctive (annoying?) types you meet at every (every!) conference

by Hans | Oct 10, 2016 | Uncategorized

And recognize yourself Type 5: The groupie Mission: Hug the keynote speaker At virtually every conference, he's there; the groupie. Okay, let's call him the superfan, that sounds a bit friendlier. The superfan is an admirer of at least one of the speakers. The...

Type 4. The fifteen (15!) distinctive (annoying?) types you meet at every (every!) conference

by Hans | Oct 9, 2016 | Uncategorized

And recognize yourself Type 4: The Collector Mission: Collecting This type should not be confused with the number 1 on this list; the networker. Where the networker collects people, the collector looks for 1) gadgets, and 2) business cards. This one grabs everything...

Type 3. The fifteen (15!) distinctive (annoying?) types you meet at every (every!) conference

by Hans | Oct 8, 2016 | Uncategorized

And recognize yourself Type 3: The Wannabee Innovator Mission: In.Spi.Ra.Tie We all know this type. The wannabee innovator watches a few TED Talks every day and reads books about real innovators. The innovator's favorite book is the biographies of Steve Jobs and...

Type 2. The fifteen (15!) distinctive (annoying?) types you meet at every (every!) conference

by Hans | Oct 7, 2016 | Uncategorized

And recognize yourself Type 2: The Sponge Mission: Learn. Learn. Learn. Let there be no misunderstanding: at the conference the sponge is there 'to learn'. The sponge eagerly absorbs every form of knowledge, all the while busily scribbling in notebooks and/or typing on the laptop. Usually...
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