Archive for the ‘Networking Training’ Category

Time is money- Qualifying while networking

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  Your time and efforts could be squandered if you enter into the networking circuit without a plan or general strategy. If you’re a networker, you’ve probably run into every type of character imaginable. In addition to the takers, the salesy pitch-makers and the long drawn out storytellers, there will be many quality people for [...]

Selecting Your Referral Dream Team

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As we lean into another month of networking events and one‐on‐one meetings to build our businesses, we should remember the importance of being a professional networker. Being effective doesn’t just mean giving selflessly to everyone you can, although that is certainly a major component. It’s also about understanding who your “key players” are. Taking care [...]

Understanding “networking”: Why you don’t need to shy away from it. Why you really need to do it.

It isn’t about “selling”. If you’re at a networking event, constantly repeating your memorized 30 second ‘elevator pitch’, you’re likely missing the biggest benefits. You’re definitely not having fun. And if you don’t “get” a customer, you’ll leave believing you’ve wasted your time! All reasons to shy away from networking. Understanding networking differently will change [...]

Creating the Perfect Infomercial

Before heading out to conquer the networking world, it is important to have an effective infomercial. An infomercial is your 60 seconds of fame or mantra. Everyone should have something memorized or polished to say to a group at a function or a stranger in an elevator. As with many aspects of sales, winging it [...]