Count Your Cards

Well, that was a little embarrassing. This past Thursday and Friday I was at an event with a lot of networking potential. No, that wasn’t the embarrassing part. I chatted with a lot of people. No, still not embarrassing. After a short chat, almost all of them...

Refill Your Networking Gas Tank

“That’s all I can stands, cuz I can’t stands n’more.” — Popeye the Sailor I recently attended an amazing program called “Media Mastery Bootcamp” put on by Shawne Duperon of ShawneTV.com. It was a two-day, intensive...

Do They Get a Second Chance?

Just how long have you been waiting for their call? “Should I call again?” I get this question a lot in my workshops on following up after the event. Usually the person who asks has gone to the trouble to call or email someone they met at a business...
Networking at the Convention: Who

Networking at the Convention: Who

The security at this convention is killer! Are you a professional? No, seriously, are you a professional at whatever it is that you do? Here’s the funny thing. A lot of professionals attend these annual events in their field. They call them conferences,...

One-to-One Conversations: An Epilogue

If this is what your one-to-ones are like,you’re doing it wrong. It’s not a government form. The purpose of these categories of information we’ve discussed over the last five posts is not to create a series of boxes for you to fill out about your...