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Networking for your business can be intimidating. In this presentation you'll get some tips on how to prepare for your next networking event, what to do at your next networking event and what to do with all those business cards.
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Get Out There and Network!How to be effectively network for your business
Suggestions For An Effective Seminar
1. Keep an open mind.2. Think about how to bring this back.3. Ask questions.4. Feel free to share.5. It's okay to pass.6. Stay committed.
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Ever Feel Like This?Get Out There And Network
Or maybe you just feel like hiding.
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How do you feel about networking?
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Business Networking: a marketing method by which
business opportunities are created through networks of like-minded
people.or
Learning about other people and finding the links you have with
them.
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A New Perspective
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Networking Tactics
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Before The EventDuring The EventAfter The Event
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Networking Tactics: Before The Event
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cartoon credit: http://www.quirkyworks.co.uk/elevator-pitch-un-american/
The Elevator Speech
Networking Tactics: Before The Event
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Prepare
Networking Preparation Checklist:Figure out your elevator speechSee if you can view the guest list onlineFigure out what types of businesses you’d like to meet.Set a goal of how many people you’d like to meet.Find connections (online and offline) for possible introductions.Connect ahead of time.
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Networking Tactics: At The Event
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Entering
Networking Tactics: At The Event
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Connecting
Networking Tactics: At The Event
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Body Language
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Networking Tactics: After The Event
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Follow-up
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What Do You Do With All Those Business Cards?
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Recap● Think about your elevator speech● Prepare before the event● Find someone to connect with when you
enter and then go from there● Connect with people to find links● Remember body language is important.
Are you open or closed? Are you smiling? Are you smiling with your eyes?
● What is your follow up plan? What systems do you have in place for follow-up?
Jen Vondenbrink is a business consultant, educator and professional speaker with 25 years of entrepreneurial and corporate experience.
She has worked on local and national training programs. Currently she uses her expertise to bridge the gap between business and social media.
For more information:Website: http://yourlifesimplified.com
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