Gillian Sandstrom has made her living researching, teaching and learning about the science of kindness and talking to strangers.
She’s Associate Professor in the Psychology of Kindness at the University of Sussex, and author of Once Upon a Stranger: The Science of How ‘Small’ Talk Can Add Up To a Big Life. Her research on minimal social interactions with strangers has been featured in major publications including The Guardian, The Times, The New York Times and major podcases and radio shows.
Get ready for no cringe networking (really).
Think differently about talking to strangers and flip your networking experience from feeling a little bit uncomfortable to something joyous, life affirming and kind.
Associate Professor in the Psychology of Kindness, Dr Gillian Sandstrom, and behavioural science expert Gerrie Hawes will give you five handy tips that’ll change how you have conversations with strangers – whether that’s at your next networking event, or on your next bus ride.
You’ll hear a bit about their approach from turning talking to strangers into networking with kindness. Then, you’ll get the chance to apply your newly learned networking approach by chatting to other people in the room, coming together at the end to share what you learned and how you’ve approached new conversations differently.
Just one hour could change how you network.
