Networking for Reluctant Networkers

Networking with Impact & EaseEven if you are a Reluctant NetworkerMichelle Barry Franco

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We’ll Talk About…

• What is “networking” anyway?

• Good places to build your network.

• What to do (& say) while networking.

• The single most powerful thing you can bring to any networking event.

What is Networking anyway?

My Network Poll Findings

10 of 11 Said their best client came from

relationship connection

(friend, colleague, past or current client)

My Network Poll Findings

7 of 11 Say that 75% or more best clients were referrals

AND the same number were referred by people who know them “quite well.”

Not “Networking” fanatics.

The people I polled enjoy meeting new people and find networking useful, but they don’t

it.

Business is a HUMAN endeavor.

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It’s about meaningful human connection…

Know + Like + Trust = New (Business) ConnectionKnow + Like + Trust = New (Business) Connection

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Where do you make new human connections?

So, What Do You Do?

Your Hello Intro

What do you Solve?

For Whom do you solve it?

What will the experience of working with you feel like?

And now…

The magic ingredient of any networking event…

What is it?

Here’s a hint…