Finding a Common Point to Start a Conversation
While attending an event, many people stand in a corner, look at others and do not communicate with others.
To take advantage of the opportunity that an event offers you and also to communicate with others seek to find common points. These commonalities can include conversations between two people that you may hear, or familiar faces, or any other excuse.
Consider each small commonality as an opportunity to start a communication.
Make talking about that common ground an overture to start a conversation. Do not claim the basic premise without introduction. Afterwards, you will find that you either understood or misunderstood the common points. Then, you can continue the conversation with curiosity about the audience, rather than saying goodbye and ending the communication. Ask about the other side's field of activity, for example. Try to keep the communication active with other questions. If the audience did not agree with you, at least you might learn something new from a different point of view.
Questioning others should be based on some considerations. Avoid harsh or intrusive questions.
Suppose that you work in the poultry industry. You start talking about the same business with someone else. If s/he also acts in the same guild, you will continue the conversation and talk about the technical and economic issues of that guild. But if that person does not work in that field, ask politely about her/his field of working. Those who attend the events automatically have a number of questions in their minds, which can be very helpful for communication.
If you are new to networking business, prepare some questions to ask in advance.