Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Owen KC Stephens' Tabletop RPG Truths #2
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8012736" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p>Two of the most successful sales guys I know don't drink. They still go out to eat or the bar, etc. They just don't drink alcohol. In the USA at least, nobody really questions that. Besides, depending on what you are drinking, they probably wouldn't know. </p><p></p><p>But more importantly, it isn't just drinks. Meeting for breakfast before work or an event is often just as effective as can be meeting someone for coffee. </p><p></p><p>Depending on the culture of the organization or industry, not drinking alcohol <em>may</em> be an issue, but more often the issue is not being comfortable or interested in socializing. If you are generous with your time, but respectful of others time, and an enjoyable person to be around, and have something to offer--that's more important than the venue. As for the "something to offer", I don't just mean connections or potential business. One thing younger people need to know is that a lot of older, successful professionals like to help people. It feels good, even if just stroking the ego, to give advice, make an introduction, or give a job lead. </p><p></p><p>While I'm not shy or particularly socially awkward, I'm also not particularly gregarious. I tend to like to hang out with people I know and like. It can be hard to "be on" when an opportunity to presents itself to get to know someone who is important to you professionally. Like many things in life, you need to practice. Like bargaining and interviewing, you need to practice when it doesn't matter to you, so you get comfortable. One thing that really helped me was in college I got the idea to invite people I found interesting to lunch. For example, one guy was an ex-NASA engineer that was working with a non-profit focused on space colonization, another was a professor who was an expert on the Kashmir dispute. It surprised me how many people would say yes to lunch to someone who was interested in what they did. If the person turned out to be a jerk or if I found it difficult to keep up a conversation and things got awkward, well, no big deal. There was no job or potential business on the line. </p><p></p><p>I'm not an expert in the gaming industry, but I'm sure that as much as drinking is a part of the culture, so is eating and coffee. If you get comfortable with meeting and talking with new people, I don't think it matters so much what you're drinking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 8012736, member: 6796661"] Two of the most successful sales guys I know don't drink. They still go out to eat or the bar, etc. They just don't drink alcohol. In the USA at least, nobody really questions that. Besides, depending on what you are drinking, they probably wouldn't know. But more importantly, it isn't just drinks. Meeting for breakfast before work or an event is often just as effective as can be meeting someone for coffee. Depending on the culture of the organization or industry, not drinking alcohol [I]may[/I] be an issue, but more often the issue is not being comfortable or interested in socializing. If you are generous with your time, but respectful of others time, and an enjoyable person to be around, and have something to offer--that's more important than the venue. As for the "something to offer", I don't just mean connections or potential business. One thing younger people need to know is that a lot of older, successful professionals like to help people. It feels good, even if just stroking the ego, to give advice, make an introduction, or give a job lead. While I'm not shy or particularly socially awkward, I'm also not particularly gregarious. I tend to like to hang out with people I know and like. It can be hard to "be on" when an opportunity to presents itself to get to know someone who is important to you professionally. Like many things in life, you need to practice. Like bargaining and interviewing, you need to practice when it doesn't matter to you, so you get comfortable. One thing that really helped me was in college I got the idea to invite people I found interesting to lunch. For example, one guy was an ex-NASA engineer that was working with a non-profit focused on space colonization, another was a professor who was an expert on the Kashmir dispute. It surprised me how many people would say yes to lunch to someone who was interested in what they did. If the person turned out to be a jerk or if I found it difficult to keep up a conversation and things got awkward, well, no big deal. There was no job or potential business on the line. I'm not an expert in the gaming industry, but I'm sure that as much as drinking is a part of the culture, so is eating and coffee. If you get comfortable with meeting and talking with new people, I don't think it matters so much what you're drinking. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Owen KC Stephens' Tabletop RPG Truths #2
Top