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Test Your Networking Know-How

Let’s test your knowledge on networking:
1)The best definition of networking is:a) Schmoozing at meetings and events b) The solicitation of funds c) Building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationshipsd) Marketing and selling your products and services to everyone in the room so you can meet your sales quota before your boss fires you
2) Why do you […]

The Answer to Your Worst Networking Nightmare

Imagine you just met your ideal client at a networking event. He’s friendly, has great ideas and could use a valuable person like you to help grow his business. Not to mention, he’s the kind of person from whom you could learn a great deal as well. After all, networking is the […]

The Foundation of Networking: Its Not Rocket Science

Commandment 1
Love
When we choose to simply love, our giving and receiving becomes unconditional. We can listen and not be caught up in the vicious cycle of judgment.
We can also watch people and suspend judgment because we are learning to understand that our perception of an individual’s behavior does not make it so. This is […]

Why Arent You Talking to Me?

Your nonverbal communication talks before you do. Only seven percent of interpersonal communication is transmitted verbally-the remaining ninety-three percent speaks for itself.
And, because nonverbal communication is learned and practiced on an unconscious level, you won’t be aware that you silently scream, "Please don’t talk to me!"
When you enter a room full of employees, clients […]

Lesson 69 - When Networking Events Fail

The Story
In a quest to create strategic alliances, coalitions, and partnerships, we don’t usually allow ourselves to imagine our efforts failing. We don’t imagine faltering at building relationships with people, since working with others comes naturally to most people.
It’s even harder to imagine that people would decline to help us with our work after they’ve […]

How To Make Your Next Networking Event A Success

There are people who are natural born networkers - those people that can make conversation in any situation and have no problem walking up to complete strangers. This article is for the rest of us - networking tips that help reduce the stress of attending a networking event and will have you walking away from […]