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PLSO Issue 2 2015 March April

5 Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon | www.plso.org VIEW FROM THE PLSO OFFICE Post conference syndrome „ Aimee McAuliffe, PLSO Exec. Secretary So, you attended the PLSO Conference in January and even stepped out of your comfort zone by sitting next to someone you didn’t already know. You had a great time, but your portfolio is overflowing with notes and business cards you don’t know what to do with. Now what? Truth be told, they have absolutely zero value if you don’t use them. The conference or pretty much any networking event is just the start of a new professional relationship or opportunity. Your follow-up is the key to taking it to the next step. So, let’s get to it. Step 1: Get your PDH hours organized Don’t take out all the loose paper in your portfolio and throw it in the bottom of a drawer. Get organized so you don’t have to contact the PLSO office and hope I can find some sort of shred of evidence that you attended to earn your required PDH hours. Print out your registration confirmation email and keep it with the conference pamphlet you received at the Salem Conference Center. Circle the classes you attended for your own files as PLSO does not have any record of it. Speaker handouts may be found online at www.plso.org. Step 2: Re-read your notes Yes, I’m aware you were drawing cute little monster faces in the margins of your paper, but I know that there is some meat in there. Re-read them to make sure you didn’t write down any action items from conversations or resources you wanted to check-out when you got back to the office. Once you’ve extracted everything you need, keep your notes with your PDH records or scan them into electronic files so you don’t have to hold on to a bunch of paper. This way your monster faces are immortalized. Step 3: Check-out your contacts Once upon a time, business cards were currency. You put them in a bank called a Rolodex and got to take it for a little spin when it was time to make a phone call to cold call someone. I know—barbaric! These days you have all sorts of tools at your disposal. First step is to input all your new contacts into our email system and send follow-up notes. » continues on page 6 »


PLSO Issue 2 2015 March April
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