This is the fourth blog post in a series taken from my book ‘ Networking tips for busy female professionals’. Each week, we will take a tip from the book and publish it in a blog post.
The rules of a business gathering are different from a social gathering. People expect to meet people and circulate, and wouldn’t be offended if you don’t want to stay by their side all through the event. In fact, the very opposite is true – they may get very frustrated if you cling to them like a limpet all through the event.
If you position yourself so that you can see people entering the room, you will be able to quickly spot friends, contacts, clients – even people you want to avoid! But here is the twist; you will be able to see people without seemingly breaking rapport or focus on the person you are talking too. There is nothing more off-putting than someone looking around the room when they are talking to you.
Action point:
- Practice standing facing into the room when you are next out networking
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