How do you really network? Of late, I have been observing many people monopolizing, not conversing. Then I have to listen to both parties of that conversation complain that they ‘hate’ networking. Well, no wonder! When I meet up with a certain acquaintance of mine, she will go through the motions of asking me how I am. When I […]
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Re-Freshen Your Look; Re-Charge Your Res...
Do you realize how much your presentation of you drives the results of your networking? The number of people you meet, the amount of contacts you make, the number of referrals you get? When you go to a networking event at the end of the day, do you LOOK like the end of the day? […]
Formula 1 Networking Power Tip
Being a Motorhead myself, I thought I understood the ins & outs of cars and racing, sponsorships and networking. But a friend clued me into where the real value of sponsorship comes in, and it took me by surprise. Most of us know that race cars have sponsors for their race teams. It’s […]
Stop Judging the Book by Its Cover
Is that other person SO different from you … that it matters? I don’t think so. I trust the simple, people-to-people level. Meaning, the person who exists behind that exterior you see. I’m in a Subway shop, at a busy lunch time, ordering a sandwich. The young girl ahead of me is ordering for 3 […]
You Don’t Have to be a ‘Big Dog’ to Win
Here are the Top 5, immediately usable tips to start having networking successes: Hang out in the middle of the room, with the Big Dogs. It’s where the action is. On the sidelines, you can keep everyone in front of you. You can hide. And then blame the event because you connected with no one. […]
Target – Aim – Goal
I recently experienced the effect of setting a goal before going to a business gathering, a networking event. Let me give you an example of the effect. Rae-Ann Ruszkowski was going to receive an award for her work at Working Wardrobes, a charitable organization that helps people in challenging situations enter the workforce and achieve […]
Enhance Your Networking with LinkedIn
Networking is critical in today’s environment, and as I have discussed in previous posts, as well as in my Networking and Beyond workshops, it’s important to grow, manage, and work your network before you need it. While networking relies on and needs personal contact, online tools such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, are valuable tools […]
Networking Collaboration Post
I am looking to do a series of posts on my website and a brand new mini-book on networking that will be distributed in electronic form freely. Here is where you come in: I want your BEST and BIGGEST networking tip, or your BIGGEST networking success story, or what was your BIGGEST networking challenge & […]
3.5 Tips on What to Say Next
Ok, you arrive at the start time as mentioned in my previous Networking Nightmare post, before everybody is talking to someone already. Now what? Tip #1 sounds crazy, but it works: Start a conversation with the first person you make eye contact with in the room. That’s right, get the scary part out of the […]
Networking Nightmare
The Networking Nightmare / bummer: you walk into a networking event and everybody’s talking to everybody. Darn! Now what? Go home? Use this as an excuse to leave? Hang on, I’ve got you covered! Several tips: one today, more later. Tip number one: get there early. That’s right; “Fashionably late” does not apply to networking […]