Networking Etiquette 101 March 9, 2010

Have you ever been at event somewhere Networking was on the agenda and you are talking to someone, but just can't get away because they are trying to sale you? Where you ever out networking and ask someone for their card and they dug through their purse to find it and as they were searching they brought out the baby's pacifier and took their cards out of a baggie? Don't you wish that someone would just tell them to get a clue?

Each year across the country individuals graduate from school and go to work. However, the one class that wasn't offered to prepare them for the world was Networking Etiquette. Newbies can be spotted a mile away by the Networking Pros in addition Newbies can easily offend seasoned Networkers. However, there are still individuals out there who have networked for years and still don't get it. Spend the evening with us and take a step to become a master networker!

In this program you will learn:

ﾷ What a networking buddy is and how important it can be for your sanity.
ﾷ What should or shouldn't be on your business card
ﾷ What to do or not to do after the networking event is over
ﾷ What is a Networking Attitude
ﾷ Developing a 30 second introduction with memorable punch
ﾷ When you hand out a business card - Did you know that there was a wrong and right time to hand it out?

Elainna Houghton is a former Senior Chapter Consultant with Leads Club International. She has been in sales for over 20 years, including owning her own Image Consulting Business, VIP Images which she owned for 18 years and was launched without spending a dime on advertising. Friends affectionately refer to her as the Networking Goddess.

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