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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Aren't conference venues a much better place to work on both networking and relationship building (e.g. improving EQ) than what listed above?  At big conferences where there are thousands of people in attendance, the environment is probably the best place to work on those skills, right?[/quote]
I'd say no, because the 19 yr/old hasn't earned their way into the conference.  EQ is built organically and you're looking for your child to skip a few steps.  Focus on the now.[/quote]

What do you mean by “hasn’t earned their way”?

[b]Conferences are the best way to work on EQ.[/b]  People at conferences will not turn down a 19 y/o college student.  I know I wouldn’t.[/quote]

No.  They’re not.  Conferences, especially really big conferences are for the people who are already big in a field to meet and talk.  They’re good for random new people to see what the field has to offer.  The only way a 19yo is getting any networking or eq development out of conferences is of he’s truly brilliant in the field and is able to ask vendors/presenters really interesting and/or hard-hitting questions.  And if he’s that good, attending conferences through academic organizations will still be a better approach because it doesn’t taint him with the whiff of nepotism.

The actual best place to work on people skills is any situation where he’s spending time with a small group of people, the higher stress the better.  Community theatre, any kind of competitive environment like debate team, entrepreneurship competitions, etc. are places where college kids really pick up these useful skills (as well as delivery under pressure).  Additionally, doing normal college activities is ideal for future networking because it means he’ll be able to bond with future peers and seniors by discussing the kinds of experiences they/their kids had.  If you drag him around to these stupid events, you’re putting him in a position where he can’t join in a conversation about frat parties or travelling with friends or cooking in his dorm or the club he was obsessed with like everyone else in the room.[/quote]

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