Archive for June, 2010
Party Your Way into a Network of Contacts
One of the easiest ways to develop your network of contacts is to go to every party your invited to. The focus is off you at a party which is not your own. There is no pressure on you. By going to a large variety of events you’ll meet many different people from all different backgrounds and businesses.
Learn as you go and watch others and how they network and learn from them. If you have a contact who you feel networks well bring them along. Watch them as they use their networking skills and learn how they do it.
Direct sales parties, graduation parties, birthday parties, retirement parties are all fun places to network. At this time of year there are many parities to attend. Never miss any event to mingle and learn from others.
Getting Past the First Step – the Fear
So many of us would like to be great at networking or really want to be better at it? In many of the networking groups you stand up and present your business to others. So do you have any anxiety about doing this? I know I do not like it, but will do it when needed.
So how can you become great in business if you can’t do any public speaking? I really do think there are many people have stage fright and many us suffer from this. Many people have a real public speaking anxiety issue, just the thought makes many nervous.
I know many people who really dread the idea of walking into a room of strangers at new meetings, events, etc. Are you one? A great tip is to get there early, so when the people start arriving they meet you first and you’ll feel more comfortable knowing a few people a little before it starts.
Many of us have public speaking fears. Do you hate the thought of getting getting up in front of a group. You can take a class to work just on public speaking, it may just really help you in your business.
So the first step is learning about your fear or fears and facing it. You can take small steps to face your fears. So you can network in all situations.
