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Click the title or the image to go to the Elevator Pitch Challenge website for Elevator Speech Training Calls, down loads, Self Introduction Samples, List of Prizes and more…
27. January 2010
Click on the Map or Title and find Local Business & Networking Events. We’re currently in the US, Canada & Australia with plans to expand to your area soon.
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11. March 2010
By Mindy Selinger
We are on a nationwide (Global?) hunt for Networking organizations to promote (for free) on our calendars and to include in our national registry of networking organizations. Yesterday I learned of RE:FOCUS on Careers out of Atlanta. We list thousands of groups nationwide and we know that is just a drop in the bucket. Whether you are a multi-chapter referral group or one person bringing together one group, we want to know about you and spotlight you here or on your local guide. That is our mission. Read on…
10. March 2010
(Excerpted from the book Face-to-Face Networking Skills)
No relationship begins by getting. In the business relationship process, you must “lead by example”. In other words, you go first. Show them how it’s done.
“Wow” them from the start by showing up at your first appointment with a gift. Make it something that will help their business. Research their company and peruse their online communities to get a feel…
4. March 2010
by Mindy Selinger
The Women’s Conference continues to grow every year. California’s First Lady Maria Shriver heads this dynamic event and past speakers have included; former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Oprah Winfrey, Bono, Sir Richard Branson, Katie Couric, Warren Buffet, Thomas Friedman, Diane von Furstenberg, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Dr. Jane Goodall, Her Majesty Queen Rania, Caroline [...]
18. February 2010
By Ron Sukenick
Taking your networking efforts to the next level requires shift to NetBeing™
Handing out your business card at monthly Chamber of Commerce meetings no longer qualifies as networking. Today’s business leaders know that real, profit-generating networking requires more. More strategy, more connectedness, and more trust. I’d suggest we’re moving into an era where the [...]
17. February 2010
Would you like way to network with a very targeted demographic that shares a common interest with you while having fun and relieving stress? Who wouldn’t!
Then take a look into Women on Course Networking Group.
Donna, a former TV producer, was a golf widow and a ’single mom’ during her first marriage. It wasn’t until after [...]
17. February 2010
As I was cruising the web – o – verse, I came upon a great publication all about Business Networking!
The National Networker is both a newsletter as well as website portal for all Networking activity throughout the United States. Subscribers can read about Networking success by geographic area, profession or general interest without the hype, nonsense [...]
16. February 2010
Was one of your goals for this year to attend more business networking events? That should be easy, right? Not necessarily! There are so many different types of networking events to choose from. How do solopreneurs, like your self, whose time is precious, make sure the networking events they go to are relevant and will [...]
16. February 2010
by Dave Clarke, NRG Business Networks
Many business networking events have a slot where you have to introduce yourself to the group. People can get so wrapped up in this that they think this is what business networking is all about and spend ages trying to craft the perfect ‘elevator pitch’. Forgetting that time is better [...]
10. February 2010
By Alan Boyer
First let me tell you what NOT to do. Don’t talk about you, don’t talk about your products. In as short a statement as possible tell them the measurable results you deliver, and who you deliver them to. Then shut up.
Don’t try to tell them EVERYTHING in one breath. Tell them something that [...]
10. February 2010
I thought I had heard everything there is to know about Elevator Speeches. My goodness, we’ve been talking about them here at NEF non-stop for a couple of weeks, now. The trainers we have brought in have been great. They all have their own style, tips, & strategies. There is something to learn from all of them. But yesterday, I learned something NEW that I thought was brilliantly simple….
9. February 2010
By Danna Yuhas, M.B.A.
A 30-second commercial is also called an “Elevator Speech.”
It is a short, memorable introduction that tells people what you do. It should be easy to understand. Use plain language principles!!!
It answers the question, “So what do you do?”
Create different commercials for different purposes, audiences, and venues.
For example, if you’re looking for a [...]
8. February 2010
Whether you’re business networking for your service business, selling an item or hunting for a new career everybody must have a 30 second elevator speech.
Your 30 second elevator speech should touch on these three points:
• a difficulty or need
• a resolution to a problem or need
• the product or business name and your name
Ensure that [...]
6. February 2010
By Jerry Smith
Your Elevator Speech — your first and best opportunity to grab the attention of clients and prospects.
Everyone has one! When you are a small business owner you will be asked about your business and what you do. Unless you are not going to say anything, you will give an answer and that, like [...]
3. February 2010
By: Dhawn Hansen
Many of us know the answer to the question, “How do you eat an elephant?” Answer, “One bite at a time”! Sadly, for many of us our To Do Lists can outweigh an elephant and yet we actually tackle our To Do Lists like we would eat an elephant – by checking off [...]
26. January 2010
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