Comments on: A Great Tip for Networking Events http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2009/05/04/a-great-tip-for-networking-events/ Growing your business through the power of relationships Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:58:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dallas Willcox http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2009/05/04/a-great-tip-for-networking-events/comment-page-1/#comment-2492 Dallas Willcox Mon, 11 May 2009 08:02:36 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2009/05/04/a-great-tip-for-networking-events/#comment-2492 Interesting advice, Ivan. I now do a lot of networking, but I remember how scary it was when I started, about nine months ago. Tomorrow, I start running a monthly evening networking event in Billericay, Essex (UK) - "you can even take it a step further by not just acting like the host but by actually being the host" worked for me! Dallas Willcox, Simply Words Editing Services. Interesting advice, Ivan. I now do a lot of networking, but I remember how scary it was when I started, about nine months ago. Tomorrow, I start running a monthly evening networking event in Billericay, Essex (UK) – “you can even take it a step further by not just acting like the host but by actually being the host” worked for me!

Dallas Willcox,
Simply Words Editing Services.

]]> By: Linda Campana http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2009/05/04/a-great-tip-for-networking-events/comment-page-1/#comment-2476 Linda Campana Thu, 07 May 2009 03:30:12 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2009/05/04/a-great-tip-for-networking-events/#comment-2476 This is a great tip to remember and apply since we are in the midst of our Spring Membership Drive. During this time BNI chapters are having alot of visitors attending their chapter meeting. This is a great tip to remember and apply since we are in the midst of our Spring Membership Drive. During this time BNI chapters are having alot of visitors attending their chapter meeting.

]]> By: Brad Lee White Sr http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2009/05/04/a-great-tip-for-networking-events/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 Brad Lee White Sr Thu, 07 May 2009 03:29:19 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2009/05/04/a-great-tip-for-networking-events/#comment-2475 I hit the nail on the head. I was at an event tonight and It was really hard for me to get started talking to people, because everyone setting at the table was quite, but if I would have followed your advice as I will from now on. I would have been the host and I could have got everybody talking. Great advise Brad. I hit the nail on the head. I was at an event tonight and It was really hard for me to get started talking to people, because everyone setting at the table was quite, but if I would have followed your advice as I will from now on. I would have been the host and I could have got everybody talking.

Great advise
Brad.

]]> By: Ryan Clifford http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2009/05/04/a-great-tip-for-networking-events/comment-page-1/#comment-2472 Ryan Clifford Tue, 05 May 2009 20:27:03 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2009/05/04/a-great-tip-for-networking-events/#comment-2472 Great advice! I've never tried that approach, but I think it will be helpful given my next opportunity. Speaking of simple tips, when there are lulls in a conversation with people you've just met, I like to try to pick something from the past five minutes to discuss rather than trying to pull a topic out of thin air. That makes it easy to come up with something quickly and ease any awkwardness. "That traffic was terrible getting over here (I live in LA so this often applies)"; or "What did you think of the speaker?"; you get the idea. Great advice! I’ve never tried that approach, but I think it will be helpful given my next opportunity. Speaking of simple tips, when there are lulls in a conversation with people you’ve just met, I like to try to pick something from the past five minutes to discuss rather than trying to pull a topic out of thin air. That makes it easy to come up with something quickly and ease any awkwardness. “That traffic was terrible getting over here (I live in LA so this often applies)”; or “What did you think of the speaker?”; you get the idea.

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