7 Awful Ways to Start a Conversation
You will consistently fail at starting a successful conversation if you continue to do these seven things.
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5 Simple Steps to Reconnect with Your Networks
Reconnecting with contacts you may have lost touch with is an ideal way to enhance your networks and potential opportunities. Now is the time to rekindle these connections! Follow these steps to get you on track.
The Five-Minute Favor: The Art of Paying it Forward
What is the five-minute favor? Sometimes it’s all it takes to make a big difference for someone in your networks. Find out how your small actions can deeply impact your relationships in a positive way.
What is a Mastermind Group? (And Why You Must Join One)
Peer-to-peer mentoring is just one advantage of being a member of a mastermind group. Learn even more reasons why you must become part of this elite community.
The 8 Most Common Ways People Fail at Networking
When you truly understand how to build the foundation for meaningful relationships you can be successful at networking. And when you don’t…you fail at it.
Nailing a Networking Event: Conversation Starters
Are you prepared to strike up a conversation at your next networking event? Follow these tips to initiate a discussion with individuals who can potentially enhance your network.
How Would You Teach High School Students Networking Skills Via an Online Course?
Building relationships is important in all facets of life and understanding the basics of networking opens you up to many opportunities. As a high school student, you can greatly benefit from learning the proper way to do it.
Serendipity as Strategy
This is a guest post by Michael Soto, Co-Founder of Spark Collaboration. For many, serendipity is simply an inexplicable lucky accident. Such a view is neither useful nor historically accurate. Horace Walpole coined the term in 1754 to describe the ‘faculty of making happy and unexpected discoveries by accident.’ It is in this sense that Pedro … Read more
How to Host an Outstanding Networking Event
Do you have what it takes to host an outstanding networking event? Arming yourself with the right planning tools will help you organize an extraordinary gathering that people will definitely want to attend. Just as you prepare to go to one, you must set and follow a strategy for developing and executing one. Not all get-togethers … Read more
How to Determine If You’re an Amateur or Professional Networker
Life is definitely like a game! And the level you choose to play on – and whether you consider yourself an amateur or a professional at it – helps decide a winning outcome. This is especially true for athletes. Amateur players are compensated differently from professionals, and the incentives and rewards certainly vary – all of … Read more