As I roam the country delivering workshops on Networking, one very common challenge my participants begrudgingly admit: It is difficult to gracefully exit a conversation at a networking event! Seemingly the antithesis of building strong connections, we’ve all been there… the conversation has gone on long enough, it’s reached a natural conclusion (or not!) and […]
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Looking for Quality Networking Opportunities? Create your own!
Introduction from Alana: Several months ago, my friend, Shawn Kinkade, Business Coach and founder of Aspire Business Development, invited me to present my book, Coffee Lunch Coffee: A Practical Field Guide for Master Networking, to his Business Book Review group. It was a wonderful experience and I met people that morning who a) I had […]
Is This Seat Taken?
Whatever our comfort level with networking, walking into a large networking event can be daunting. We enter with trepidation as questions swirl in our minds: Will I know anyone? Will anyone talk to me? Will it be uncomfortable? Do I have anything to add? As such, what often happens is that we seek out people […]