LESSON 3 · Career Small Talk
The Forgettable Majority
Most people you meet at events forget you by morning. Standing out is not about being loud — it is about being genuinely memorable in the three or four moments you actually get, while their brain decides whether you are worth a second thought tomorrow.

Give the brain one hook to file you under: a specific problem you solve, a sharp phrase, or a vivid detail from your work. "The analytics person who made churn visible" is easier to remember than "nice product manager." Make the tag useful, not theatrical.