I’m posting this from the PIHRA conference where I’m helping run a booth for my company.

As conferences begin, you tend to use the usual methods--shaking hands, smiling at people, handing out sales collateral.

As time wears on and attendees begin to lose interest in the various exhibitors, you begin to become more aggressive.

At the moment, I’ve taken to sticking out my foot and tripping people, and then shoving some company pens in their face as they get to their feet. I think tomorrow I’ll be moving on to full-body tackles. My colleague thinks he’s pretty good at catching people in headlocks, so all I have to do is dive for the ankles.