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 [...]
Just as an aside… things are “happening”, if you know what I mean. Last night, I had a false alarm, with a succession of painful contractions. My hubby was just about to call the midwife when everything stopped. Woke up this morning and still no baby!! But, it’s a good sign that things will happen [...]
For the first time, I posted a question on LinkedIn, not really knowing what kind of response I’d get. I don’t know what’s taken me so long to discover the Q&A feature on LinkedIn (thanks to Lara for the suggestion), but I’m sure glad I did.
My question was a simple one: Do you have a 30-second intro? So far, [...]
My friend and colleague, Pat Snow, president of NetworkingPlus Montreal area business group asked me to pass this event along to you.
Join 80 to 100 business people in a relaxed environment… a unique opportunity to expand your business connections.
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Place: The FIRM, 2362 Hymus, Dorval H9P 1J9, 514-421-3476 [...]
Posted in Networking on July 3rd, 2007 1 Comment »
How many of you use networking mainly to build your contact database and exchange leads and referrals?
On the Business Networking Advice blog, Josh interviewed Srirupa Dasgupta, author of Effortless Networking: Everyday Wisdom to Transform Your Business and Life and she shared this fresh approach to networking:
“You can use [networking] to get information, do market research, [...]
Posted in Networking on March 13th, 2007 No Comments »
I used to be, until I ‘got’ that networking was about relationship-building, not card stacking! What are you supposed to do with all those cards?
Sarah B. Hood shares 5 tips for becoming a better “card collector” in her article Better card collecting in the January 15, 2007 edition of Canadian Business magazine.
Target specific people. Don’t [...]
Posted in Networking, Partnerships on January 26th, 2007 1 Comment »
Jerrilynn Thomas, President/CEO of the IVWCC defined for us the different forms of partnerships you can create to help grow your business:
Partnering is defined as the synergistic affect from pooling of resources to work together toward a common goal. This reduces duplication of effort, helps ensure that the appropriate level of resources are available. The [...]
This comment was recently posted on an online networking group:
In my naivety I had the idea that I was so well known in the local real estate industry that I could just go out there, hand out my new business cards and BOOM… I’d be in business! I am learning that this is much [...]
Posted in Networking on January 20th, 2007 4 Comments »
This week, I was following an online networking conversation about the art and true meaning of what networking is. Someone made this comment, and thought it was quite profound:
I do believe that not everyone really has a grasp on how to best network. If we are all honest, I think our first instinct when [...]
Posted in Networking on January 4th, 2007 No Comments »
In Jeffrey Gitomer’s The Little Black Book of Connections, he says that when using questions to make meaningful connections, you want to get to know just enough about an individual so they’ll want to know more about you.
How can you accomplish this? Make a game plan.
Create your A-List. What types of individuals do you want [...]
Posted in Networking on December 28th, 2006 1 Comment »
So far we’ve examined:
why using questions is an effective method to connect, network and build lasting relationships, and
points to remember when asking questions.
Today I’ll share with you questions I use when meeting a key person for the first time (usually, but not exclusively, at an organized networking event).
The situation is: All present have given their [...]
Posted in Networking on December 27th, 2006 No Comments »
Continuing our discussion on using questions to effectively network and build lasting relationships, today I’ll share with you points to remember when preparing your list of questions and actually weaving them in a conversation.
It’s not an inquisition. If the person you’re speaking with feels like they’re being grilled, then the exact opposite effect of what [...]
