Check the Character of the Event

by | Jun 14, 2012 | Blog

Do you fit in with the character of this group? “Well, this certainly isn’t the crowd we’re used to.” My wife and I were watching the crowd of rambunctious teenagers roughhousing in the hotel pool. We’re on our family vacation...

Retro Post: ‘Twas the Night Before Networking

by | Dec 19, 2011 | Blog

Thought this one might be fun to send out again. Originally from December 24, 2010. ‘Twas the night before networking And all through the town, The networkers were stirring All moving around They set out their toolkits Preparing for lunch When connections...

They’ve Got It Backward

by | Dec 7, 2011 | Blog

Doing what I do (teach people about good networking habits), I keep an eye on articles written about networking. This time of year I see a lot of articles about networking at holiday parties. I also see a lot of grouchiness about that concept. For some folks, they...

Stop Selling at Me

by | Aug 3, 2011 | Blog

Repeat after me: Networking is not selling. If I ever do decide to create a networking event, I may have that posted over the entrance and make every person who walks in repeat it before walking through the door. It was several years ago now, but I was out in...

What If I Really Want to Meet Them?

by | May 24, 2011 | Blog

I’m guessing that they don’t want to be interrupted A question came up during one of my recent presentations about how to break into a conversation. Of course, we’ve covered some of the techniques here in the past. The main point was that we have to...