The Difference Between Making Contact and Making an Impression

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges of making lasting impressions in networking despite the ease of digital contact sharing.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-difference-between-making-contact-and-making-an-impression . Digital tools make networking faster, but many event connections fade quickly as easy contact sharing fails to create strong recall later. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #tech-conferences , #interaction , #communication , #impressions-and-comments , #tools , #ethical-business , #ethics , #tech , and more. This story was written by: @rickyrathore . Learn more about this writer by checking @rickyrathore's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Digital tools make networking faster, but many event connections fade quickly as easy contact sharing fails to create strong recall later.

Topics covered

• networking
• digital tools
• event connections
• communication
• impressions

Keywords

• networking
• digital tools
• event connections
• communication
• impressions

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