Work & career3–5 min3 objectives
Business Networking
Introduce yourself, find common ground, follow up.
SO
You'll be talking to
Sofia · Startup founder
Energetic and direct, short on time, interested in people who are interesting.
Your mission
Turn a cold introduction into a real conversation, and leave with an agreed reason to speak again.
The scene
A conference reception after the talks. Drinks, name badges, a hundred conversations. A founder you have wanted to meet is standing alone by the window.
You are a professional at the event.
Objectives · tick them live
- 1Introduce yourself and what you do in two sentencesThe learner opens with a natural greeting and a crisp self-introduction.
- 2Ask about their work and find common groundThe learner asks about what she does and links it to something of their own.
- 3Propose a follow-up and exchange contactsThe learner suggests a concrete next step and exchanges contact details.
Peek at useful phrases· optional
- “Hi, I'm Sam — I work on product design at a fintech in Karachi.”
- “What brought you to the conference?”
- “That's close to what we're doing, actually.”
- “Could I send you a note next week?”
- “It was great meeting you — here's my card.”
- These are in English; in another language the character will use its own natural equivalents.
Set up the scene
How hard the world pushes back
You'll need a microphone. Sofia speaks first; just answer as you would in real life.
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