Our Networking Tips? (Need your help!)

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I just finished a 15 Tip series on better networking. I am now asking everyone in my professional network to put the first principle of networking into practice. What’s that you say? It’s GIVING!

I’d like us, all together, to co-create a book on networking tips. If you submit your tip(s) and your affiliation, I’ll promise to put the book together and offer for free. You can give it away to your network too. It’ll be fun and it won’t take that long if we each contribute a tip or two. Let’s see how quickly we can build to 85 Tips –I’ll provide the last 15!

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Lisa B. Marshall (The Public Speaker) — December 16, 2010 @ 7:17 pm

So, I’ll be the first to comment! I know, I know, on my own post? Yes! Connection + Collaboration = Compelling (That’s my networking tip!) (I’m going to change the commenting software…didn’t realize how awful it was until I tried it!)

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wanyammoses — December 16, 2010 @ 8:35 pm

Dear ,madam Liza.b.m,actually feel blessed to be involved in the contribution towards some tips of networking,am not Avery experienced person but what i believe is that for one to be effective in networking is that,one should first learn a lesson from those who have done before,be prepared to network,attend conferences in case one registers online for example their many conferences advertised on line,personally i attended one conference in November at Kaist Daejeon Korea,it an international student innovation and entrepreneurship conference through that conference i learn t so many things of course the skills,more important though i come from Uganda in one of the university called kumi university,here i was able to network with so many friends from German,chain,hongkong,India,japan,Korea,France,America,united kingdom,from this i was able to get new friend from all parts of the world,see i was able to eat with them,chat with them,lay with them so they were able to know me better and after the conference exchanged contacts and unto now due to the guideline madam Lisa b.m,that she always give i took those strategy and even now still networking with many on face book,with just a simple chats on face-book.
thanks your listener
wanyama Moses
exchange student
hannam university
c/o
kumi university,
kumi Uganda

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Dan H. Murrell, CFRE — December 17, 2010 @ 6:03 am

One of the best ideas I can offer is one that I have learned firsthand from someone new to my profession. She did her homework and identified 7-8 people that she needed in her corner to be successful in her work, then cultivated that group and created a monthly lunch group that has benefited both her and each of the members. She has done the same as part of a much larger business organization as well. So the tip would be to identify those people who know what you need to know and create the network opportunity yourself.

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Jeffrey — December 17, 2010 @ 2:10 pm

I think one of the podcast tips I ever got from Lisa was when she was talking about her mother in the check-out line. Her mother would just start talking to the person next to her. Of course, Lisa gets all embarrassed. Now (almost) every time that I’m in a checkout line or waiting in line for coffee, I just make a comment. Nothing that they really have to respond to, just a comment. If they respond, then the conversation is off and running. I feel better…and it’s fun. I really think Lisa hypnotized me though because it happens every time I’m in line. Seriously though, I think most people want to be spoken to but usually they are afraid of doing it. So in essence, when you talk to someone you are REALLY doing them a favor.

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markmacleo — June 10, 2012 @ 12:05 pm

A few tips I use for networking, none of these are mine! Things i have heard and tried over the years:
Visualise the conversation to practice.
Pretend it’s being back at school on the first day of term.At conference, I force myself to speak with at least 5 new people at each event, each day. If there is a delegate list shared in advance: use it to find te 5 best targets and then 5 othersIf there is a Ning/social network set up, use that to speak with people you want to meet to plan a time and location.When organising events I try to introduce people who should know each other and introduce ways of people finding common ground. e.g. at tweetup, include the user name and if possible their avatar. easier to recognise and good icebreaker.Write on business card what you will do for them/discussed.

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