Hashtag

As the saying goes, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. 

So you need to know something, but knowing things is not enough.  You also need to be known, too: be known for something. 

“Hashtag” yourself. Have a definitive description of what you do, or who you are, or what interests you most. 

When someone asks about you, don’t first launch into a long drawn out story.  Instead, start with the hashtag, and if there is a point of connection, the conversation will carry on from there.  If there isn’t a connection with that, ask them something instead.