When I have the opportunity to discuss with people how to work a room, in a networking sense, one of the key questions I get from the novice and even not so novice networker is: “How do I approach it?” There are really many ways to answer this, but for simplicity it helps to have […]
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Control Can Provide Comfort
Attitude Events Follow Up Goals Hello Networking PlanningRecently I was doing one of my talks for a group of college students when one student intimated to me his nervousness that someone he meets may not like him. It was a very understandable sentiment that I run across frequently. Of course, the only response I could give him is that fact of the […]
Follow The Five Essentials For Building A Strong Relationship
Follow Up Goals Networking PlanningFrequently I am reached out to by people who are trying to find a simple methodology they can keep in their head. A “mantra” if you will that they can take with them. It led me to list down all the reasons I think it is important to network, and all of the most important […]
Following Up Redux
Follow Up NetworkingAfter my most recent networking event I was faced with the a question I find myself in frequently after attending a conference: “What am I going to do with all these new contacts?” Whether brochures, LinkedIn requests and business cards, I have an abundance of information, but it’s only useful if I use it properly. […]
Practical Networking Advice
Events Follow Up Goals Hello Networking PlanningRecently I was asked to give a networking presentation at the Google offices in Austin, TX for members of the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce. It was a pleasure to facilitate a networking session for the members present, but one thing that can’t always come forth […]
Network Like A Champ And Follow Up
Follow Up Networking PlanningNote: This is an adapted and updated version of my post from December 2014 Okay. So you went through the process of going to a networking event, and you picked up some cards. And I mean a mess of them, right? But it wasn’t enough just to shake hands and introduce yourself. Now it’s time […]
Keep Those Relationships Alive
Follow Up Networking PlanningRecently I had the opportunity to speak to a group of students St. Mary’s University School of Law as they prepared for an upcoming Negotiations tournament. There are three reasons I was asked to do this: 1) I have a background, albeit briefly, in sports law; 2) I used to be on the law school’s […]
Following Up After Networking
Events Follow Up Hello Networking PlanningOkay. So you went through the process of going to a networking event, and you picked up some cards. And I mean a mess of them, right? But it wasn’t enough just to shake hands and introduce yourself. Now it’s time to follow up. What are you going to do with those cards? When I […]