👉 ENJOY the lower pressure at these events, as I know for me this won't be the case forever

Thank you British Council and XTRAX arts for supporting me and enabling this visit

👉 I ask questions and have been a good listener, (People love talking about what they do). Once we've started to built a connection, I trust my instinct to share a little more about if people ask. Most people have been supportive. I know I'll reach out to cook up collaborations when the time comes

👉 Like most people, I was juggling work (job & funding apps), so I found myself listening to a panel talk, getting inspired and want to implement that, used that energy to fuel me for a bit on my laptop, and it is productive for me to flick between networking, shows and 💻 given where I’m at

👉 Firstly, where possible if there's people you know and can trust, tell them honestly of where you're at, so there's someone in the same room/conference has your back (Thank you to those who were there for me)

I've had some job-changes that came with invaluable learning right before I set off, so I felt out of place, and my confidence is low at a big marketplace.
Here’s practical things I did, as I found myself at crossroad, where I don't have work to "pitch", programme now or know where what’s next