25 Networking Tips
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013, in the morning, the Chamber Ambassador Committee hosted a seminar “Networking to Make Money”. Below are 25 of the networking tips that were discussed:
- Your goal is to help other people.
- Understand their needs before you tell them your needs.
- You don’t need to know the most people, just the right people.
- Don’t expect anything.
- Don’t leave networking to chance.
- Go beyond your industry.
- Do not dismiss anyone as irrelevant.
- Quantify how much time you are going to take.
- Start by offering praise not requesting help.
- Keep emails short when you follow up.
- If you must ask for a favor, then ask for permission to continue.
- Try to provide as much value as you possibly can.
- Start by focusing on being friendly and helpful.
- Develop the habit of introducing people.
- Ask if people want to be connected to someone you know.
- Nurture your current network.
- Try to contact one person per day.
- Don’t take no personally.
- Make it a point to follow up.
- Did you fail! Try in a different way.
- Network with the intention of helping other people, not yourself.
- Networking is more about listening to what people say than saying the right thing.
- Sometimes the best networking opportunities involve real work.
- Email is easy to send, but be specific.
- Focus on the relationship, not selling.
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