10 Networking Keys
Posted in Ten Tips for Successful Networking
Tip 1: Get your business card out. When you meet and talk with someone, after a few minutes, ask, “do you have a business card”. Stop holding back. How will you remember this person, and how will they remember you.
Tip 2:Never put your coat or stuff down at a table. Wait until the last possible minute, and then grab a seat. Make sure you know as few people as possible at the table.
Tip 3:People love to talk, thus when you find that person who has no one to talk to, become the person they can talk to. They will love you, and they might just ask you what you do for a living.
Tip 4:When you get there early, people remember you, when you are still there afterwards, people remember you. Remember, it is not about who you know, but who knows you.
Tip 5: Always use your time effectively when attending an event. Schedule additional meetings before and after the event.
Tip 6:If you join an organization, become an active member. Get on the committees, get on the board, get involved. It will double, triple and quad the connections and business you do.Tip 7: The more other people you help get business, the more business you will get. You just have to be patient and keep right on helping others.
Tip 8:Always do a plan for the event. Know what you want to do, do it, and then see how you did.
Tip 9:You never know who knows whom. You never know who the person is related to, friends with, or married to. So treat all people with kindness. Simply what your mom taught you.
Tip10:God gave you two ears and one mouth, keep your ears open and your mouth shut and see what you will learn.
