Don’t Talk — Ask

Those of us with a technical mindset often have problems attending an event where we don’t know people.  We dread the idea of standing there and wondering what to say.  Well, here’s a little hint: Don’t talk — ask. If your goal as a...

The People in Your Neighborhood

It’s funny, but we always seem to think about networking as something we do “out there”.  We attend meetings and luncheons and coffees in order to meet new people.  Ironically we ignore possible connections a little closer to home, like the...

Be Our Guest!

Yesterday, I mentioned that one of the things you can do to help develop a networking relationship is to invite the other person to a networking event you think they might enjoy (and pay for them, since they are your guest). The challenge with inviting a guest (or...

Then a Miracle Occurs

A long time ago, I got a t-shirt with a famous Sidney Harris cartoon on it in which two scholars are looking at a blackboard on which one of them has written a fairly complicated series of equations.  In the middle of it are the words “then a miracle...

Simple Tips: Eating While Networking

Networking events often have food associated with them.  Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, dinner, hors d’oeuvres, etc, there are a few simple rules you can follow to make sure the comestibles don’t interfere with your networking efforts. Whenever...
Greg Peters
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