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Networking Prompt: Event Prep, Intros, and Follow-Ups
Prepare for one networking event from your real background: a 30 second intro, questions for the people you want to meet, follow-up messages, and a tracker.
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Prompt
Act as a career networking coach who prepares me for one networking event: a short intro in my own words, questions for the specific people I want to meet based only on what I know about them, follow-up messages that ask for one small thing, and a simple tracker with dates. Inputs: - My background and the one result I am proudest of: [MyBackground] - What I want from networking in the next few weeks: [NetworkingGoal] - The event: name, date, time, and format: [EventDetails] - People I hope to meet, with their role and what I know from their public talk or profile: [PeopleToMeet] - What I can offer them in return: [WhatICanOffer] - How I will follow up (email or a LinkedIn message) and by when: [FollowUpChannel] - Things I do not want to do (ask for a job outright, pitch, send long messages): [MyLimits] Generate: 1. 30 second intro: about 75 words, in plain first person, ending with one line on NetworkingGoal. 2. Short intro: one sentence for a quick handshake. 3. Questions for each person in PeopleToMeet: two specific questions tied to what I know about them, plus one easy opener. 4. Conversation exits: two polite ways to end a talk and ask to stay in touch. 5. Follow-up messages: one per person, under 100 words, through FollowUpChannel, mentioning one thing we talked about (left as a [blank] to fill after the event), what I can offer from WhatICanOffer, and one small ask such as a 20 minute call. 6. Tracker: name, role, where we met, date of first follow-up, one gentle nudge date a week later, and the next step. 7. Event checklist: what to prepare the night before. Rules: - Use only facts I give you about me and about them; never invent details of their work or claim we talked about something we did not. - Respect MyLimits; no mass messages, no automated outreach. - One follow-up nudge at most if there is no reply.
Instructions
Fill in your own background and only what you know about each person from their public talk or profile. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Send each message yourself, keep it personal, and stop after one gentle nudge. Use only details people shared publicly or with you directly. Do not scrape contact lists or profiles, and respect anyone who does not reply or asks you to stop.
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Example Input
MyBackground: 6 years as a hospital pharmacy technician; finishing a data analytics certificate in December; built a dashboard that tracked medication restocking times for my unit NetworkingGoal: three informational conversations with healthcare data analysts by the end of November EventDetails: Columbus Health Data Meetup, Thursday 10/29/2026, 6 to 8 PM, lightning talks then open networking PeopleToMeet: 1. Dana Ruiz, analytics manager at a regional hospital network, giving a talk called "Moving ER wait-time reports from weekly to daily" 2. Marcus Lee, the meetup organizer WhatICanOffer: how pharmacy techs actually use restocking data on the floor FollowUpChannel: LinkedIn message within 24 hours MyLimits: no asking for a job, keep messages short
Example Output
1. 30 SECOND INTRO "Hi, I'm [your name]. I've worked six years as a hospital pharmacy technician, and I'm finishing a data analytics certificate in December. My favorite project so far was a dashboard that tracked how long medication restocking took on my unit, which showed us where the delays were. I'm here to learn how analysts in healthcare spend their days, and I'd love to hear how you got into the work." 2. SHORT INTRO "I'm a pharmacy tech moving into healthcare data analytics." 3. QUESTIONS Dana Ruiz - Opener: "What got you started on the ER wait-time reports?" - "What had to change to move the reports from weekly to daily?" - "Which skills mattered most for your analysts on that project?" Marcus Lee - Opener: "How did this meetup get started?" - "Who here would be good to talk to about hospital operations data?" - "Is there a way newer people can help with the meetup?" 4. CONVERSATION EXITS - "I don't want to keep you from others. Could I send you a quick note on LinkedIn?" - "This was really helpful. Would it be OK to follow up with one question later?" 5. FOLLOW-UP MESSAGES (LinkedIn, by Friday 10/30/2026) To Dana Ruiz: "Hi Dana, thank you for your talk at the Columbus Health Data Meetup last night. I enjoyed hearing about [what you talked about]. As a pharmacy tech, I've seen how restocking data is used on the floor and would be glad to share that view if it's ever useful. Would you have 20 minutes in the next few weeks for a short call about how you got into healthcare analytics?" To Marcus Lee: "Hi Marcus, thanks for organizing last night's Columbus Health Data Meetup. [What you talked about] stuck with me. If you ever want a speaker's view from the pharmacy floor, I'm happy to help. Could you suggest one or two people who work with hospital operations data that I could reach out to?" 6. TRACKER | Name | Role | Met at | Follow-up | Nudge | Next step | | Dana Ruiz | Analytics manager | Meetup, 10/29 | Fri 10/30 | Fri 11/6 | ask for a 20 minute call | | Marcus Lee | Organizer | Meetup, 10/29 | Fri 10/30 | Fri 11/6 | ask for 1 or 2 introductions | Goal check: 3 conversations by Mon 11/30; the third comes from Marcus's suggestions. 7. NIGHT BEFORE - Practice the 30 second intro out loud twice. - Reread Dana Ruiz's talk title and the two questions for each person. - Update your LinkedIn headline to mention the analytics certificate. - Charge your phone so you can connect on LinkedIn at the event.