Monday, January 24, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Working FOR the Room...
With full credit being given to AmSpirit Headquarters, here's a very useful piece of advice. The next time you attend any networking event (Business First Breakfast, Chamber After Hours, etc.), make it your goal to help connect others and not look for business for yourself.
You know roaming around glad-handing, distributing your business cards and generally trolling for business seldom works, unless you are intent on being annoying.
Instead, try working FOR the room. Be a facilitator of conversation amongst less outgoing people. Introduce other people you have just met to people you have known for years. Find out how you can help someone and take action on that. Share useful information about other events and happenings.
When you work for the room, you will transform yourself into a superhero of sorts. People will actually welcome seeing you at events. Try it and see what happens.
You know roaming around glad-handing, distributing your business cards and generally trolling for business seldom works, unless you are intent on being annoying.
Instead, try working FOR the room. Be a facilitator of conversation amongst less outgoing people. Introduce other people you have just met to people you have known for years. Find out how you can help someone and take action on that. Share useful information about other events and happenings.
When you work for the room, you will transform yourself into a superhero of sorts. People will actually welcome seeing you at events. Try it and see what happens.
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