You have probably experienced these things and may have even been a bit annoyed when it happened, but couldn’t quite put your finger on why. Here they are:
Don’t:
- Ask people for business.
- Brag about your success.
- Isolate yourself. Mingle with the crowd; don’t stand off to the side.
- Look like you just came in off the street. Dress like you care about the people you are going to see. It is simply good manners and insulting to your fellow networkers if you don’t.
- Talk about your business until you introduce yourself. This is very hard to do because it is so easy to fall into that pattern.
- Say “What do you do?” Instead say “How do you do?” or “How are you doing?” Be interested in them.
I personally think we should have a networking jail where we lock up people for an hour and let them think about it, so they will stop doing these things. (joke) Take these things to heart and you will be successful.
Jim McCullick, Founder
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