Networking and Conversations

Networking takes place during conversation.  Opportunities for conversations exist all around you – on airplanes, on elevators, in grocery store lines, at sporting events, conferences, and workshops.

Wherever people are, conversation is possible.

Anytime there is conversation, networking, or making connections and building relationships, is possible.

Conversation happens because some person takes the initiative to reach out, make contact, and generate an interaction or dialogue.

Opportunities are endless.  What gets in the way? People have a comfort zone that gets in the way of making contact and relationships with other people

Rerun from Dec 1, 2014

Important Principles about Small Talk

The principles of small talk are the same whether you are at a small dinner party, a wedding, a conference or corporate meeting.

The key principal is worth repeating: Be open and find common ground with the other person.  Always listen.  And do great follow-up questions.

Rerun from Nov 24, 2014

What Questions do People Enjoy Answering?

For example, encourage them to talk about themselves and their accomplishments.

Be open, find the common ground with the other person.  And always listen.

Rerun from Nov 17, 2014