In this exercise, you are going to participate in a networking event, an abbreviated “talk and walk.”

To prepare for the event,

■ Prepare business cards for yourself, using a computer application of your choice.

■ Prepare a list of people in your class whom you would like to meet (give visual descriptions if you do not know their names).

■ Prepare a list of questions you would like to have answered.

■ Collect materials to use for taking notes during the event.

During the event, you will have six three-minute sessions to talk with a fellow student and exchange business cards. Remember, the other person also has questions he or she wants answered. Your instructor will time the sessions and tell you when to change people.

After the event, analyze what you have learned. Here are some questions to get you started:

■ Who was the most interesting? Why?

■ Whom did you like the most? Why?

■ Whom would you most like to have on a team in this class? Why?

■ Did you meet anyone you didn’t want to work with?

Explain.

■ What lessons did you learn about networking?

Write an e-mail to your teacher containing your analysis.