We're at a Toastmasters Convention in Nassau and we used this cool QR technique to connect with new friends.

We've been busy this week! We're attending the Toastmasters International Convention. Read more about Toastmasters below the tip. There are nearly 1,000 other people here from around the world. We've been meeting so many interesting people and we want to stay connected. Business cards are not the best way, besides we ran out pretty quickly. You can wirelessly share contact info, but having them in our contacts doesn't really establish a connection. We've discovered the quickest and easiest way to establish a connection is using a QR code from LinkedIn. It's easy as 1-2-3 (click image to enlarge):

You need the LinkedIn app on your phone, and you must have an account at LinkedIn. If you do, it is just SO easy. Open the app and make sure you're signed in, then just tap the search bar and the little icon for QR code appears at the right. That displays a QR code that someone can scan and get to your LinkedIn profile - they will see your public profile even if they do not use LinkedIn. If that person does have a LinkedIn account, they will see a button to Connect. 

What is Toastmasters?

Do you think Jim and Chris (Geeks on Tour) have good presentation skills? They owe a lot of that to being members of Toastmasters clubs for nearly 30 years. Every week they get together for 90 minutes with other people who want to improve their public speaking and leadership skills and they practice. Every meeting includes impromptu speaking, prepared speeches and leadership roles. Over the years, the relationships we've forged are the main reason we keep coming back. We look forward to our Thursday morning, 7am meeting every week. We tell our stories and we hear stories from our fellow members. It is wonderfully enriching. We meet remotely over Zoom and you are welcome to visit if you are interested. Just reply to this email and we'll send you the link. 

If you'd like to look for club in your area, just go to Toastmasters.org and click the button to find/visit a club.