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Networking Examples at Disney World
It's kind of funny to see some of the concepts of networking playing themselves out in real life, especially when it's in an unexpected situation. In this case, my daughter, Kaylie, who is an amazing networker (as most children are) showed me the power of personal...
Timeline of a Networking Event, Part 3: After
Over the past couple of days we've been talking about the sequence of events leading up to and during a networking event. In this example we chose to look specifically at a lunchtime event with a speaker. You can adapt most of these actions, though, to any...
Timeline of a Networking Event, Part 2: During
Yesterday we talked about what we should do in the days and hours leading up to a networking event. The preparations we set in motion were designed to give us an advantage when we got to the event and to get some networking in even before the official start of the...
Timeline of a Networking Event, Part 1: Before
As networkers we attend a lot of events. After all it's where we meet new people and briefly touch base with existing connections. Folks who are new to the process, though, are often baffled by the whole thing – what to do and when to do it. If you know someone...
Maybe One More Benefit: Improved Intelligence?
My friend Luis Albright posted a link on Facebook to this article in The Telegraph. It was a story about how relative to their size, dogs brains have grown faster than cat brains. Of course, the supposition is that the larger the brain relative to the body size,...
New Things
A long-time dear friend, Torun Moore, and her great kids stopped by for a visit this evening. I've known Torun since third grade. She lives in Virginia now, so we don't get to see each other often, but we do try to stay in touch and visit whenever possible. Tonight...
Another Way to Support the Group
We've talked before about the importance of supporting the groups you join. Volunteer to help at events, write articles for the newsletter, or even hold a position in the leadership. That's all good. Now I'm going to suggest a technique which can be just as...
How to Find a Contact Sphere
We talked about contact spheres yesterday. Basically these are the group of businesses who also serve you target market, but don't compete with you. They tend to make good networking partners since the clients for one can often be clients for the other. OK, so...