Networking
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What is your message?
What is your message and are you presenting it clearly? You are always conveying a message, but sometimes you need to pause and ask yourself are you broadcasting the message you want to…
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Following up: Send a Christmas Card
Are you sending a christmas card to your networking contacts or customers? I love receiving a personalised Christmas card and therefore one of my standard tools in my “following up tool-box” is to…
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Activities to Build your Relationships
“Following up” is not always about new contacts. Nor is it all about post-event activities. Quite a lot of the time it is about the activities that you do to maintain and build…
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Your 3 Step Model for Networking (and Communicating)
Networking and communicating while networking can be made easy by following this straightforward 3 step model. Step 1: Pre-Interation – Why, What and Want? Before interacting you will want to consider three easy…
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Researching Networking Groups – Questions to Ask
Your time is precious. There are plenty of networking groups out there you really will be spoilt for choice and unless you live in a small town you will never be able to…
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Following Up: Send Someone a Thank You Note
Another great way to follow-up is by sending a thank you note. A thank you note can be an email a handwritten card or letter – just make it personal and show your…
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Internal Networking: Try sitting at a different table
We are big fans of internal networking. As a rule we encourage our readers to build their internal network as well as their external network. An incredibly easy way of doing this is…
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Following Up: Gift a Book
Books can be a great topic of conversation. Most professionals read (even if they have gone digital and prefer ebooks or listening to audiobooks over the real thing). Books can also be a…
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What questions should I ask when networking?
What questions should I ask when networking? The questions you might ask at a networking event may depend on the type of event that you are at. However, if you are at a…
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Quick Tip: Get to know the Gatekeepers
Take some time in your networking strategy to identify and get to know the “gatekeepers”. This will mean something different to everyone, but let’s use an example. If I am talking about networking…
