The “Reconnection” Call

Cultivating connections is part of the spice and joy of life.

The reconnection call is a call to someone you have not talked to in a while.  Your purpose  is  reconnecting, reestablishing the relationship , and getting an update on what the other person is doing.

You can start out by acknowledging that it has been a long time, then expressing an interest in catching up.  Even if it feels awkward at first, most of the time the relationship can be reestablished fairly quickly.

Rerun from Jan 26, 2015

What You Get From Your Reconnecting Conversation

The information the other person gives could be something of interest to you or something about which you can give support.

Or the information might be valuable to someone else you know.

Typically, after telling you what’s going on in their lives, they will come back and inquire about yours.  So both sides of the conversation get an update.

The conversation is re-establishing relationship and is a natural source for networking.

Rerun from Jan 19, 2015