I guess everyone is getting ready for International Networking Week ‘09 (February 2-6), because I keep finding all these great articles on networking and creating your 30-second commercial.
Here’s an article I found in the CampbellRiverMirror.com, writen by Colleen Evans, Executive Director of the Campbell River Chamber of Commerce.
My favorite quote in this article highlights the [...]
Kevin Dervin wrote an article, Do You Get Attention With Your 30-Second Introduction?, for WebProNews a while back that I wanted to share with you.
He offers these 5 tips for developing a compelling 30-second intro:
Start with the first sentence.
Avoid the What You Are approach.
Avoid the What You Do approach.
Say how you solved a problem or [...]
Rick Spence wrote an article in the Financial Post today entitled Why nailing your elevator speech is crucial.
I love this sentence the most:
“Networking is your key to new contacts, referrals and customers – and most people are so bad at working a room that anyone who even tries to do it well will stand out [...]
Networking speaker, Hank Blank was featured in a Reuters article yesterday. His suggestions echo what I go into detail about in my guidebook, Beyond Muzak: Designing a Compelling 30-Second Intro.
Here’s a quote from the article:
“Effective networking is about less of you and more about helping the other people that you meet first. A lot of [...]
Here’s a 30-second intro formula by Bob Bly, one of my favorite services-based marketing authors.
I’m about to deliver what is my biggest project to date. You’ve heard me talking about it, and now it’s in pre-release mode. My guidebook Beyond Muzak: Designing a Compelling 30-Second Intro is finally ready for the world…
Well… not just yet. I need to test the entire process before the official January 5th release date. [...]
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Marketing is about building relationships with people by talking about their challenges and showing how you solve them.
A gossip is one who talks to you about others, a bore is one who talks to you about himself; and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself. — Lisa Kirk
Which one are you?
Take [...]
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Seeing as I haven’t given birth yet, I figured I’d mosey on over to LinkedIn Answers and pose a new question: What are the 3 biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make when giving their 30-second intro?
As usual, the responses received so far have been insightful and informative. Want to join the discussion? Click here to post your answer.
Mistakes [...]
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You know me, I don’t like writing solely about myself (my life isn’t all that exciting), but I’ll make an exception today. (A great way to start — one sentence, 5 self-references!)
You may have noticed I’ve been a little quiet lately, which can (mostly) be blamed on the forthcoming delivery of our 3rd child. My due date is [...]
