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Navigating a networking event in five easy steps.
George J. Mount
Fight the slide into a night club
1. Wear a nice namebadge.
2. Observe your surroundings – and talk about them
3. “What do you do?”
Try these instead:• What are you currently
working on that has you the most excited?• If money were no longer an
issue - what would you be doing with your life?• What is your favorite
charity?
h/t Dave Kerpen, The Art of People
4. Float like a social butterfly
DON’T HOVER!!!
5. Follow up…
“This connection will self-destruct after fourty-eight hours…”
Resources• George J. Mount,
Sip, Smile, Repeat: How to Crush it At Young Professional Networking Events• Mount, “On Nametags: Don’t Be A Shoebie”• Mount, “Network Like a Southerner”• Dave Kerpen,
The Art of People: 11 Simple People Skills That Will Get You Everything You Want