San Diego Comic-Con Tips, plus one or two extra
It’s that time of year again, the time when San Diego Comic-Con goers, grizzled veterans and fresh faced newbies alike, are reading Tom Spurgeon’s 100 tip list and seeing if they forgot anything. Tom’s list is long enough this year to qualify for a novella, but is either the most or second-most useful piece of reading for the con, right up there with the program schedule.
That said, Tom missed a few tips:
Keep your cell phone on vibrate. At all times. You may not be able to hear it ring on the main exhibit hall floor or any late night bars, and you will disrupt a panel if it rings there. Better: when possible, text a message instead of calling– again, because ambient sound levels where you are may be too high to hear anything or because they should be very low.
When asking a question at a panel, if it’s too long to put in a Twitter message, it may be too long to ask. Consider rephrasing.
And you have no excuse for not having a business card. No matter who you are. They’re cheap, easy and quick to get. You don’t have to go crazy on one, but you do have to have something. You never know when you’ll need one– buying a drink for a Playboy Playmate, for example. At worse, buy blank cards and prepare to write your name a lot– but write a few in advance, for speed’s sake.
Thanks for reminding me about business cards! I only had a couple on me last year, but will bring at least a dozen this time. Just have to remember to change my phone #. :-)I was in several panels where somebody just had to make or take a call. It really is rude! Bad enough with those folks who have no interest in a panel, since they are either just waiting for the next one or taking advantage of a place to sit, and have to carry on conversations directly behind you. I don't care what you just had signed!!