Speed networking with students who want to know about the life of a crime writer
I'm participating in a speed networking event with pupils from Springfield School in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK this morning. It’s looking at the use of language in the workplace and is organised by the Education Business Partnership in Portsmouth who have recruited a number of business people from the area who use language in their profession.
The speed networking is taking place between 11.25 am and 12.25 pm with lunch afterwards. I, and other professionals, each sit at a table and spend around 10 minutes with the group of students who ask us about our careers, then a whistle is blown and the next lot of students arrive. This happens 6 times within the hour.
I think I might be hoarse and very weary by the end of it if it’s similar to the last time I did this event, answering questions about my marine mystery police procedural crime novels and how I write! Still, it's very rewarding and enjoyable, for me, at least, not sure what the students think of it! And I’ll have time to recover my voice before my next speaking engagement on 22 October, which is to the Society of Women Writers and Journalists.
The speed networking is taking place between 11.25 am and 12.25 pm with lunch afterwards. I, and other professionals, each sit at a table and spend around 10 minutes with the group of students who ask us about our careers, then a whistle is blown and the next lot of students arrive. This happens 6 times within the hour.
I think I might be hoarse and very weary by the end of it if it’s similar to the last time I did this event, answering questions about my marine mystery police procedural crime novels and how I write! Still, it's very rewarding and enjoyable, for me, at least, not sure what the students think of it! And I’ll have time to recover my voice before my next speaking engagement on 22 October, which is to the Society of Women Writers and Journalists.
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