Boo! Networking doesn’t have to be scary
Meeting strangers can be scary. Going into a room filled with people you don’t know with the expectation that you’ll chat with a few of them – not easy. It’s human nature to want to stick with what is familiar to us and stay within our comfort zones. The downside to...
Leave them thinking you’re fascinating
Each fall and spring, your calendar starts to fill up with lots of events to attend. Some will be dinners to raise money for charity, some will be networking events hosted by your business community, and others will be conferences both near and far from home. Whatever...
New Definition of Networking
What do you think of when you hear the word “networking”? If you are most people, that word has a negative connotation based on your experience. If you keep going to networking events, have a bad experience and feel they are ineffective, than go out to another event...
The ABCs of Business Cards
Over the last few months I’ve been working with an association to increase connections at their convention. In an age where information is found with one click and we count “likes” as engagement, conventions hold the promise of meaningful in-person connection with...
Stop Praying & Spraying
Whether you know the phrase “spray and pray” or not, you probably have experienced this phenomenon and possibly, like me, you have been guilty of doing it. When I first started promoting a group I founded over a decade ago, I whipped out a business card within seconds...Guest Expert Appearances
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