Tonight’s the night Ladies…. It’s Business in Heels! We are so excited to be welcoming so many ladies, so If you can arrive a little before 7pm tonight it will be greatly appreciated. We have over 75 business babes coming, so we want to get you in and comfortable in the shortest time possible. Bubbles/wine will be served upon arrival and canapes served just after our guest speaker Carrie Baldwin. Remember tonight we are raffling some prizes for a local lady Bronwyn Thompson who is needing to urgently raise $23,000 for life saving breast cancer treatment. Tickets will be $5 each or 3 for $10… we know that every little bit goes a long way, so we thank you in advance How Face-to-Face Networking Is Different Face-to-face networking is very different from social networking. For starters, you’ll actually need to put on some clothes, instead of pyjamas! I recognize that networking at in-person events is more difficult for those who are shy or introverted. However, there are many little “tricks” you can use to make face-to-face networking easier on yourself, whether you are introverted or not. 1. Commit Yourself to Helping Others. Before you go to any networking event, I want you to summon your most positive, can-do, helpful attitude, and I want you to not even think about getting clients or customers first up. For some people, this may seem completely counter-intuitive. After all, isn’t the whole point of networking to get more business? The truth is, if you go into an in-person networking event just thinking about yourself, people will sniff you out in a heartbeat. You’ll stand out more than Bugs Bunny dressed up as a girl. Conversely, if you commit yourself to helping others in any way possible – be it a restaurant recommendation, or a tech tip, or a book suggestion – you will be more human and people will want to help you in return. Here’s another tip – after your event, email at least 1 or 2 people you met at the event with a tip, advice, resource, or some other way to help, based on what you learned about them. This one little step will go a long way. 2. Make An Introduction. I love introducing people. If you introduce two people and they hit it off, they will always be grateful to you. Trust me on this ….And people who you have introduced to someone else are more likely to return the favour. This works even with people you just met at an in-person networking event. 3. Connect with People Over their Families. You know that saying, “the easiest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”? Well, I believe the easiest way to a networking partner’s heart is through their immediate family members. At most networking events, people talk about work-related or industry-related subjects. That’s what everyone else does, but you don’t need to do that. You can really distinguish yourself by talking about a person’s spouse or family, if you get the right opportunity. If you just met someone and start asking about a person’s family without the proper opening, they’re probably just going to think you’re a weirdo. But if you do get an opening, then asking about a person’s family and looking for opportunities to help their children or spouse is an excellent hack for getting to know them a lot better. 4. If You Are Shy or Introverted, Focus on Others. I get asked a lot about what advice I have for people who really hate networking because they are shy or introverted. If you are really shy and don’t like meeting new people, then the best advice I can give you is that the best conversationalists often don’t talk much at all. People love talking about themselves, and if you ask a lot of questions and take a lot of interest in them, you don’t have to be a good conversationalist. Most people will enjoy the opportunity to speak about themselves to a captive audience. And they will enjoy speaking with you. 5. Use the 80/20 Rule for Following Up. If you were to measure the amount of time most people spend on networking activities aimed at meeting new people vs. the amount of time they spend following up with the people they already know, you’d be shocked at how imbalanced it is. People spend too much time trying to meet new people and too little time following up with and nurturing relationships with people they already know. In fact, your efforts should be the other way around: use the 80/20 rule (aka the Pareto Principle) to further and develop relationships with your existing network. This in turn will lead to meeting new people because people who you already know are more likely to be a gateway for you to their friends and connections. After all, you have already spent time and energy getting to know people in your network and they have already (presumably) grown to know, like and trust you. Don’t forget to bring along your business cards to exchange and lastly, come along and have a great evening. I am really looking forward to welcoming you along this evening; I look forward to your company Warm Regards Monique Field Business in Heels – Illawarra Mobile 0403021172
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 21:06:57 +0000
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