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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…
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Speed Networking
What is Speed Networking? Speed networking is exactly what it sounds like. A speed networking event usually has a formal structure to it – typically in a series of brief one-on-one information exchanges. You…
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Quick Tip: Arrive at networking events early
Most people have an aversion to arriving early at an event, but arriving early at a networking event has benefits that make it worthwhile if you can make it early or exactly on…
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Have an Internal Networking Strategy
Your internal networking is no different from your external networking and you should prepare for and have a networking strategy for your internal networking (not just your external networking). For internal networking this…
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Quick Tip: Make your Elevator Pitch your Sales Pitch
If you are out networking, you are clearly also selling something. Yes you are out meeting people but think about why you want to meet people and what your goal is. I am…
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Your Networking Circle
How to use the Network Circle Worksheet A useful exercise that everyone should carry out on an annual basis is an analysis of their network, by identifying the circle of contacts around them.…
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Quick Tip: Don’t go into a Networking Event Cold.
You should always do some preparation before attending a networking event. Some events will need less preparation than others but you should always think about: Who is going to the event? Who do…
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Networking with your Colleagues
Internal networking is just as important as external networking. Internal networking can sometimes be overlooked in favour of external networking (or at least not maximised in the way it should be). Internal networking…
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Internal Networking for Busy Professionals
We are all busy. So how do you include internal networking in your networking strategy when it is not at the top of other people’s priority lists? They have other things to focus…
