081 // Getting Financial Support to Attend Conferences

📌 Full show notes at https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/081 Big thank you to the podcast partners for making this episode possible: PPI: https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/PPI2Pass Zencastr: https://zen.ai/engineeringourfuture Learn more about the podcast sponsors and how to support the show - https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Partners Check out my career coaching services - https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/coaching Conferences have their own set of benefits to your career. However, it's not always simple as it may sound to go to one of them. Especially when it comes to the financial aspect of it. So today, you'll learn how you can get financial support to attend the conferences you're interested in. What You'll Learn: * What kind of companies might pay for you to attend conferences * The five aspects to consider when presenting the idea to your employer * When you should start talking about this with your supervisor/boss * How to deal with the workload and deadlines while you're gone * How to estimate the costs of attending the conference — and save money on them * Strategies to effectively pitch the idea to your employer * How to go about making the actual request: Email vs Phone vs Face-to-Face * Why money alone is not the only determining factor in this type of request * How to get your employer to say "Yes" — and what to do if you get a "No" * Three things you should remember when you do go to conferences Music by Jack Winders Intro: Midwest Folks Outro: Southern Skies Website: https://www.jackwinders.com [https://www.jackwinders.com/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JackWindersMusic Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0msfukZWdVoUHIvpFvanTU?si=U5jKEdjfSTOetL12ispLcg Connect With Me Sign up for my weekly email newsletter // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Newsletter My website & blog // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com [https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/] Instagram // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Instagram Twitter // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Twitter LinkedIn // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/LinkedIn Facebook // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Facebook YouTube // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/engourfuture/message