By Jason Cobine
Discover how you can rehabilitate a naughty networker
You were a new networker once and you’ve learned valuable tips from others that were more experienced. Here’s an example of how you can spot a networking thief, why someone else’s networking “crime” may affect you and how you can help rehabilitate them.
Imagine meeting someone
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From the NEF home page: Click the Add Event button. A small map with the states will appear (some have metro areas available). Choose your area to bring up your local Networking Guide. Click the orange Add Event button in the right sidebar. This will bring you to our posting policies page.
by Mindy Selinger
You don’t go a business networking event for the food….right? Am I the only one who has questioned the thought process behind some food choices that organizers or restaraunts choose when they know that everyone will be doing a lot of talking & shaking hands? We would love to hear abour your experiences with networking food…
By Mindy Selinger
This is the beginning of a running collection of bad name tag examples. I wish that I had started collecting them earlier. A missed opportunity was the woman with a scrolling LED powered “banner” type name tag that was positioned at the center of a well-supported V-Neck sweater. What was her name or her business? I don’t know. The position of that tag and the length of its message was too much for me. She said the tag was placed “close to her heart.” Whatever. But as you will see, men can be guilty of poor placement choices, as well…
by Terry Hall
WAKE UP and Connect in 2010. Most Networking Events remind me of High School.. Networking events always seem to have::
* The Cool Crowd * The Comedians * The Insiders * The Politicians * The Jerks * The Obnoxious * The Inappropriate * The Unattractive * The Know It All’s * The Outcasts. Each time I meet a “Halle Berry type”, I ignore my intuition…
And Now for Something Completely Different…
Remember your first networking meeting…the nervousness, the stuttering and the clammy handshake? And that was even before you checked in! Remember praying that you didn’t get the lettuce from the Chicken Cesar Salad stuck on your teeth, hoping that you wouldn’t have to go first for the 30 second commercials [...]
Mindy Selinger’s New Book
They all make a very good case for the power of connecting with others, but there is none that so effectively spells out the best strategies and tactics to use. Face-to-Face Networking Skills In A Social Media World by Mindy Selinger, guides you step-by-step to find and connect with the people you [...]
by Terry Hall
Only 3 things I needed to do for business success.
But I had to do these 3 things religiously. Let’s recap Part One of My $42k Business Networking Mistake:
I tracked down $42,000 in lost commissions resulting from my lack of follow-up on leads and referrals I should have earned from business networking. One morning [...]
Knowing your Business Networking Personality will yield profits in your business and personal life. Are you the Improver? The Advisor? The Superstar? The Artist? The Visionary? The Analyst? The Fireball? The Hero? or The Healer? Find out here and add this powerful “self-awareness” tool to your Business Networking Tool Kit.
<Disclaimer: Rant>
The email read, “Dear Mindy, Economic and financial change happens at such a fast pace that it is often difficult to sort out the important issues that affect us directly. That is why I have just added your name to my address book”. [Highlight is mine] “I will be sending you periodic e-briefs [...]
Do you feel awkward approaching someone at a networking event? You are not alone! That is one of the most common concerns I hear about.…They’re OK once the “ice” has been broken, but walking up to someone and starting a conversation can be excruciating. (Enough to cause some to say…”I’d rather stay home!”) Here [...]
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