{"id":7670,"date":"2017-05-30T17:38:44","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T17:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=7670"},"modified":"2017-05-30T17:55:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T17:55:31","slug":"5-tips-for-the-reluctant-networker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2017\/05\/30\/5-tips-for-the-reluctant-networker\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for the reluctant networker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Augsburg College alumna <strong><span class=\"s1\">Jenni Lilledahl \u201987 <\/span><\/strong>was a featured speaker at the Auggie\u00a0Networking Experience in February. As co-owner of the sketch and improvisational comedy\u00a0theater Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis, Lilledahl brought insight from the improv\u00a0world to the crowd of nearly 300 alumni and students meeting to exchange career advice.\u00a0No matter their personality or career, Lilledahl said, all people have anxiety about jumping into\u00a0new conversations or taking new career paths. Here she shares tips for individuals to jump-start\u00a0meaningful conversations and say \u201cyes\u201d to new experiences.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7736\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7736\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7736\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/05\/Alumni-Networking-203-Export.jpg\" alt=\"Alumni Networking Experience 2017\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/05\/Alumni-Networking-203-Export.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/05\/Alumni-Networking-203-Export-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Augsburg alumni and students participated in short improvisational exercises at the Auggie Networking Experience.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"p1\">We all get uncomfortable, yet we cannot let this feeling control us. Instead, we must face our fears and immerse ourselves in new experiences.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Sometimes saying \u201cyes\u201d is easier than we think. Don\u2019t rattle off 20 excuses; jump in with an open mind.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Stop yourself from using the word \u201cbut.\u201d Instead, use the reframing mindset of \u201cyes-and\u201d to add something positive to each situation you are in. Don\u2019t use excuses to squash new ideas, possibilities, or adventures. Rather, embrace them.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Be intentional about your communication. Don\u2019t just be there. Be awake, aware, and connected to the other people in the room.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Have gratitude for the chance to develop relationships, share ideas, and try new things. People who create authentic connections with others are often more successful than those who possess only technical skills.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Augsburg College alumna Jenni Lilledahl \u201987 was a featured speaker at the Auggie\u00a0Networking Experience in February. As co-owner of the sketch and improvisational comedy\u00a0theater Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis, Lilledahl brought insight from the improv\u00a0world to the crowd of nearly 300 alumni and students meeting to exchange career advice.\u00a0No matter their personality or career, Lilledahl <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,73],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-7670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni-news","category-auggies-connect","tag-spring-summer-2017"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7670"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8094,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7670\/revisions\/8094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}