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☕ Conference Small Talk

5 exercises — practice natural hallway conversations at tech conferences. Learn how to open, sustain, and close casual conversations with other developers and professionals.

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Key phrases for tech conference small talk
  • "Have you been to this conference before? I'm trying to figure out which tracks are worth catching."
  • "There was a demo in the exhibition hall that I couldn't stop thinking about — have you seen [X]?"
  • "The first half was stronger — the section on [topic] had some numbers I hadn't seen before."
  • "I work on [domain] at [company type] — we [one-sentence description]."
  • "I don't want to miss the [time] talk — let's connect on LinkedIn before we go?"
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You're standing in the coffee queue at a tech conference. Which opening line is most natural and likely to start a good conversation?