Tag Archives: networking

Working the room tip 11: Apply the 5 minute rule

June 23, 2010 – 8:20 am

This is the 11th 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.
If after 5 minutes of a conversation you have found no mutual interests or areas in which you can help [...]

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Working the room tip 10: Remember to ask for what you want

June 16, 2010 – 8:20 am

This is the tenth 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.
Everyone at a networking event is there for a reason. Switched on networkers will be looking for ways that [...]

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Working the room tip 9: Don’t sell

June 9, 2010 – 8:20 am

This is the ninth 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.
As you are reading this book, I am aware that you are a busy female professional, hungry to achieve [...]

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Working the room tip 8: Be focused

June 2, 2010 – 8:20 am

This is the eighth 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.
As a busy female professional, you need to get the most out of your networking time. Whilst networking should be [...]

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Working the room tip 2: Learn the art of introductions

April 21, 2010 – 8:20 am

This is the second 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.
You may recall a scene in ‘Bridget Jones’ when Bridget is at a business social event and trying to [...]

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Working the room tip 1: Take a high quality biro and small notepad with you

April 13, 2010 – 7:45 am

Working the room is an art form, but in this tip, find out why you need to have a high quality biro and small notepad with you.

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How to help your business get FITTER through networking

February 25, 2010 – 8:21 am

There are many classic mistakes that people make when networking. For example, the biggest mistake people make when networking is directly or indirectly selling to people they meet. Another classic mistake is networking without a purpose.

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The two secrets every networking grand master knows!

February 5, 2010 – 8:15 am

Every great networker knows that to generate business via networking you need to be visible and seen to be credible.

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5 ways your network can help you find your next role

September 23, 2009 – 10:56 am

Your personal network is the best way of finding yourself your next role. This articles details 5 ways to use your network to find your next role.

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Working the room, again?

June 27, 2009 – 9:10 pm

There are many articles out there on how to grow your business via face-to-face and on-line networking. However, there are not many articles that go into the nitty-gritty of how you ‘work a room’ at a face-to-face networking event. Let’s face it, face-to-face networking can be very daunting. There are many simple ways that you [...]

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Is your networking activity working for you?

June 25, 2009 – 10:24 pm

80% of opportunities will come to you from people you already know. You have to remember that when you are talking to someone, that you may not be talking to the end user of your product or service. This article discusses 4 ways that you can use networking to increase the amount of referrals and sales leads via networking.

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