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Election Day Networking

I had an interesting observation the other night while I was doing some research to prepare to head out to vote on Tuesday. I was going through the AnnArbor.com voter guide -- reading up on the different candidates for the various offices. I ran into the bio for...

Speaking of Speaking

I've been slowly increasing the number of presentations I give lately. At this point, my selfish reason for doing them is to increase my reputation as someone who knows something about networking. Of course, in the process, I have to establish myself as someone who...

Write, Write and Write Some More

We've talked already about some of the areas where writing can help in networking. In particular, testimonials and Gratitude Notes can do a lot to deepen an existing relationship. Now let's think about a different kind of writing. This one is just as complimentary,...

Gifts and the Scorecard

We're moving into the gift-giving season for many of us. Whether you celebrate Christmas or not and whether it's fair or not, this is the time of year that a lot of folks send out their corporate gifts. Here's the thing, though: If you are sending out the generic...

Thinking About Yourself

This post is not about focusing on your needs to the exclusion of and/or cost to others. No matter how you cut it, that is just bad networking. In this case, I am referring to the idea of using yourself as a yardstick to measure your networking behavior. Let...

Inevitable Delays and Stale Business Cards

This morning we launched the newest version of BiblioBouts in the classroom. BiblioBouts is a web-based game which attempts to teach students good research skills. It's a project I've been on for a couple of years now as a part of my old business. Now, I don't know...

When?

Practice, practice, practice The techniques we talk about here only work if you take responsibility and use them -- and use them frequently. Most of them are pretty simple, but not always easy to force ourselves to do. So, when is the next time you can practice...

Pay Attention!

Luke: Pay attention to me! As I wrote, a few weeks ago we had to say goodbye to our cat Ray. It was sad for us, but it's been even harder on his brother Luke. They weren't completely inseparable, but they were very close and Luke is feeling the absence. This has...

[Updated] Event Review: Early Edition (formerly Morning Edition)

[Update: The name, location and pricing has been updated] I got some good response from my reviews of potential networking venues, despite the fact that the locations are fairly local to Ann Arbor. So in a similar vein, I am going to do the occasional review of...