We all know we need to network to conduct research, evaluate target companies, expand our network, etc. I found this great diagram online for how to work a room – it covers it all, especially if you can find out who will be attending the event – you can really prepare and make your time worthwhile.
Remember, the more sincere questions you ask your new contact, the more brilliant they will find you. And, curiosity is the perfect state of mind to maintain while ‘working a room’.
What do you think of this strategy?
Dahl & Associates 
Disclosure: I’m the author of How To Work a Room. I suggest to my readers and audiences that merely asking questions…even sincere ones…is not how we make conversation in any room. Too often, the person of many questions becomes the Grand Inquisitor or will ask one that is inappropriate. We need to listen, to reveal and to make observations in order to become engaged.
Thank you, Susan!
Excellent added comment. Job seekers in particular need to approach their networking with genuine curiosity and the desire to actually build a relationship.
I appreciate your work!