Connection ni muhimu. Juu everyone you know alikuwa stranger at some point. Na kwa ulimwengu wa biz, ni hard sana kumake it bila connections.

Juzi was invited at a very high profile event. Didn't know anyone, save for one person from ile organization ili invite. Was so envious kucheck strangers wana high five; after meeting for less than 3 minutes, was almost asking them "Nyinyi mnaongea nini hapo?".

To the buddy; representative wa hio organization, I was internally screaming "please don't leave me with these strangers". Tu drinks, tu bites, hapa na pale, NILITUKULA Joh! But all this time niko kwa phone pretending to be very busy, yet niko hapa Mesh niki scroll up and down, but most importantly, na google "How to start casual conversation with strangers"

Smile and make eye contact, Offer friendly greetings, comment on the situation.... bla bla, but kuna kitu google haikusema, "3 Glasses za cocktail zinaeza kufanya mlami". 14.30 zile drinks zilichange from the kawa juices to something exotic; hii ntauliza community ya "Catering and Hospitality" hapa mesh, juu finally nilianza ku high-five strangers ata mimi. "You are Kivaya?...... No!" ka high five. "Have being following your content on social media, especially Mesh, you guys are doing amazing job".

Mkiwa na form kama hizi niiteni fellow mesher. Nimejifunza tu one two kadhaa and need to put them in practice. Juu meeting kama hizi ukuwa na great networking, leaning, sharing, gigs/biz opportunity, exposure, pia personal growth.

Naeza shukuru sana Team Mesh kwa several, previous, similar meetings zenye walini invite ama kuni-connect na hosts.

So, wewe how do you start conversation na strangers?