# How to follow up after a networking event with a short video

A post-event follow-up that brings back the conversation. When to send it after a networking event, what to reference, and a 30-second script.

By Pranav Reddy, founder of hi.video. Published 2026-10-08, updated 2026-10-08. Canonical page: https://hi.video/blog/networking-follow-up-video-after-an-event

## Short answer

Follow up within two days of the event, while the conversation is still fresh for both of you. Reference one specific thing you talked about, not the event in general. A 30-second video sent as a link reminds them of your face and voice, which a text message cannot. Keep the note short and make one small ask.

You met forty people at the event and had real conversations with about six of them. By Thursday you can picture three faces. The people you met have the same problem, and your follow-up competes with everyone else's for space in a fading memory.

Many follow-ups do not help. "Great to meet you at the summit, let's stay in touch" could have come from anyone, and it usually gets no reply. A follow-up that works brings back the specific conversation, and a short video brings back the face that went with it.

## When to send it

Send it the same evening or the next morning, and within two days at the outside. After that, the person has been back at their desk long enough that the event has been filed away, and you are a stranger referring to something that happened.

If you are reading this a week late, send it anyway. Lead with the exact moment you talked, because they will need help placing you, and keep the apology for the delay to four words.

If you met a lot of people, do the six that matter the same night, before you unpack. The rest can get a plain two-line email.

## What to reference

Pick one specific thing from the conversation, such as something they said that surprised you, a problem they mentioned being stuck on, a recommendation you promised to send, or the joke about the coffee.

A specific detail works better than a compliment. "You mentioned your team is moving billing off the old stack in Q1" is a line only you could write. "I really enjoyed our conversation" is a line everyone writes.

Keep the reference to their side of the conversation. The point is to show you listened.

If you promised something, deliver it in the same message. A follow-up that arrives with the link or the document you mentioned is easy to answer.

## Why a 30-second video helps here

A networking conversation is a face and a voice, and a text follow-up strips out both. The person is left matching a name in their inbox to a blur of lanyards.

A short video puts the face back. Thirty seconds of you, in your own kitchen or office, saying their name and the thing you talked about, does the matching for them. It also carries tone, which text drops. If the conversation was relaxed and funny, the video can be too.

It does not need to be polished, and it should not be. A one-take video in your own voice feels like the person they met. A produced video with a title card feels like marketing.

Record it in the browser with your laptop camera and publish it. If you stumble on their name, retake. You can [record your first hi](https://hi.video/app) on the free plan, and new accounts start with a camera check.

## A 30-second script

Here is the shape. Swap in your own details.

> (0 to 5 seconds) Hi Tomas, it's Pranav from the product summit on Tuesday. We talked at the coffee stand after the pricing panel.
>
> (5 to 18 seconds) You mentioned your team is trying to move onboarding off spreadsheets before the new cohort starts in January, and that the hard part was getting managers to fill anything in. I had a thought about that on the train home.
>
> (18 to 26 seconds) I have put the checklist I mentioned in the same email as this video. It is the one we used, with the two columns managers were willing to fill in.
>
> (26 to 30 seconds) If it is useful, reply and I will tell you what went wrong the first time we tried it. Good to meet you, Tomas.

Say the name at the start and the end. Mention where you met in the first sentence, because they may not remember your name on its own. Look at the lens for the ask.

## The note that goes with the link

The video page shows the recipient's name, your note, the video, and one button. The note is what they read before they press play, so it should make the video worth pressing play on.

Keep it to two or three lines: the event and the moment, then what the video is and how long it runs.

> Tomas, good to meet you at the coffee stand on Tuesday. Here is a 30-second hi about the onboarding checklist you mentioned. The checklist itself is in the email with this link.

Then choose the button. For a follow-up like this, an email reply is usually better than a calendar link. A calendar link turns a chat into a sales call before they have decided they want one. [What to write in the note with your video](https://hi.video/blog/what-to-write-in-the-note-with-your-video) has more examples.

## Where to send it

Use whatever you exchanged. If they gave you a card, use email. If you connected on LinkedIn at the event, message them there, and [LinkedIn message with a video link](https://hi.video/blog/linkedin-message-with-a-video-link) explains how the link shows up. The hi.video link works the same way in either and opens on any phone or laptop. The other person does not need an account.

The email around the link should be short, because the video and the note are doing the talking.

> Subject: The onboarding checklist, from the coffee stand on Tuesday
>
> Hi Tomas,
>
> Good to meet you after the pricing panel. I recorded a 30-second hi for you about the spreadsheet problem you mentioned.
>
> [video link]
>
> And here is the checklist I promised. [checklist link]
>
> Pranav

## After you send it

You can see when the link has been viewed. If it has been watched and there is no reply after a week, one more message is fine, and it should be about the thing you promised rather than about the video.

If you want to turn an event contact into a client conversation later, [introduce yourself to a new client by video](https://hi.video/blog/introduce-yourself-to-a-new-client-by-video) picks up where this leaves off.

The free plan gives you five published videos a month at up to a minute each, which a busy event can use up. The Pro plan at $14.99 USD a month gives you 100 published minutes and adds a custom username in the link. The [pricing page](https://hi.video/pricing) lists both plans. Either way, hi.video records in the browser and has no AI avatars or uploads. The "Recorded in hi.video" label on the page says only that the video was made with the recorder, not who is on camera, and the [trust page](https://hi.video/trust) explains the difference.

## Questions people ask

**How soon should you follow up after a networking event?**

Within 48 hours, and the same evening if you can. The person met a lot of people, and the ones who follow up first are the ones they still have a face for. If you miss that window, follow up anyway, but reference the conversation in the first line so they can place you.

**What should a post-event follow-up message say?**

Name the event, name the thing you talked about, and say what you want to happen next. Keep it under five sentences. Avoid summarizing your company or pasting a bio. The point is to continue the conversation you already had rather than start a new one from scratch.

**Is a video follow-up too much after meeting someone once?**

Not if it is short and about them. A 30-second video that references the conversation feels like the next step of a chat that was already face to face. A five-minute video with a pitch in it is too much. Keep it under a minute and give them an easy way to reply or ignore it.

**Should I follow up on LinkedIn or by email?**

Whichever you exchanged. If you swapped cards or emails, use email. If you connected on LinkedIn at the event, send a message there. The video link works the same in both. If you have both, email is the better place for anything that needs a reply, and LinkedIn is fine for a simple thank you.

Related: https://hi.video/blog/linkedin-message-with-a-video-link, https://hi.video/blog/introduce-yourself-to-a-new-client-by-video, https://hi.video/blog/what-to-write-in-the-note-with-your-video