Networking for introverts and tips for networking with social anxiety with Josephine Rudolf
Josephine Rudolf is a Junior SEO Manager at Barfer's, will be graduating from the International University of Applied Sciences soon and is the newest member of the Women in Tech SEO team. She has been an SEO mentor and mentee, all before the age of 23. Time stamps 00:00:04 - Intro 00:01:17 - AlsoAsked 00:03:03 - Wix Studio 00:04:48 - Interview with Josephine Rudolf 00:05:30 - Networking for introverts 00:06:57 - What networking is like early in your career 00:07:42 - Joining Women in Tech SEO 00:10:40 - What is an introvert? 00:13:26 - Common myths of introverts and extroverts 00:14:28 - What is social anxiety? 00:16:45 - How Josephine has dealt with social anxiety 00:19:34 - Tips and techniques to help reduce social anxiety 00:20:08 - Rituals and preparations 00:23:57 - Meeting up with friends before the event 00:26:58 - One-to-One meetings 00:28:01 - The Alter Ego Effect 00:32:43 - Having a physical item or drink is good to reduce social anxiety 00:34:33 - Self affirmations to reassure yourself 00:37:12 - Pacing yourself 00:39:15 - The peak-end theory 00:44:15 - The importance of aftercare 00:49:00 - Take notes - journaling, audio memos and photos 00:52:13 - The pressure of social media 00:55:10 - The positives of digital networking 01:00:56 - SEO Office Hours live chat 01:01:48 - How to start networking through social media 01:03:23 - The power of one-to-one networking 01:06:03 - Be authentic when you’re networking 01:09:53 - People will often remember the silly off-topic things about your conversations 01:11:22 - Cowboy cat hat 01:12:14 - Where to follow Josephine 01:13:43 - Outro Follow Josephine on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephine-rudolf/ Josephine's Cowboy cat - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/josephine-rudolf_a-little-monday-motivation-for-everyone-activity-7213524119403835393-izqw Sponsors: This week's podcast is sponsored by Wix Studio - the web platform built for agencies and enterprises. This week's episode is also sponsored by AlsoAsked - the best way to access People Also Ask data at scale.