Hate the idea of networking? Most of us do. Here a tips to re-frame and rethink the whole networking experience. And learn a formula for developing a killer "elevator pitch"
3. What’s in it for You!
Re-framing Networking
How to work the room
How to create an Intro-mercial
Networking practice
Speed Networking
4. What bothers you about
networking?
It feels too fake and
unnatural
I hate talking about myself
I don’t like my pitch
I don’t know how to engage
8. Explore and Discover…
How you can help someone
A new business, product or service
Fashion trends
A funny or interesting story
Mutual connections/experiences
In other words…
10. Networking Prep
Visualize the outcome you’d like to have
Read or repeat positive affirmations
Develop an “alter ego”
Dress to Express
Decide on an objective/goal
11. Make it a game…
Chat with X amount of people/type of person
Compliment X amount of people
Ask X amount of people what they need
NOT give or get X amount of business cards!
NOT give X amount of elevator pitches
12. Working the Room
Look for and maintain
open body positions
Eyebrow flash!
Subtly mirror people you
want to meet
Watch people’s feet!
Start with POSITIVE small
talk
14. Dis-Engaging
Physically break rapport
SAY:
“I’m going to refresh my drink”
“It’s been great chatting with you…”
… I’m going to go mingle some more
… let’s stay in touch
… there’s someone I have to go say hi
to
17. Ditch the Pitch
Elevator Pitch
A short, concise boring description of
yourself, your business, your product or
your service full of jargon and empty
language which will bore a listener and
cause them to glaze over.
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Intro - mercial
A short, concise description of yourself,
your business, your product or your service
which will engage a listener and encourage
them to take some further action.
19. WIIFT (What’s In It For Them?)
People engage and take action for
emotional and logical reasons.
Emotional reasons have more impact!
Discover what your
listener needs, wants &
values
20. Engage Left AND Right Brain
LEFT BRAIN
Language
Logic
Categories
Linear thinking
Numbers
Details
Analysis
RIGHT BRAIN
Emotion
Images
Patterns
Creative thinking
Music
Rhythm
Synthesis
22. Engaging Them
Make sure you have their
attention and interest.
Questions
Startling fact, statement,
statistic
An anecdote/story
Quotation
23. Informing / Assuring Them
Tell them what problem you
solve; what need you fill
AND/OR What your mission,
goal or objective is
NOT YOUR JOB TITLE
Tell them your experience/some
results you have produced
24. Use Metaphors & Analogies
“If I can’t see it, I don’t understand it.” - Einstein
My company/job/position is like_____________
THINK ABOUT:
Colors
animals
sports
cooking
cars
trains
food
family
tools
books
movies
professions
your favorite
activity
TV
Shopping
politics
processes
25. Seducing & Inviting Them
Tell them What’s in it for
Them
AND/ OR How can you
make their lives better
Tell them what you’re
looking for and/or how to
follow up. (optional)
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27. “They may forget
what you said, but
they will never forget
how you made them
feel.”
-- Carl W. Buechner
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29. Thank You!
For One-one-One Coaching, training
workshops or Presentations
Robyn Hatcher
www.SpeakEtc.com
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Editor's Notes
You walk into a room of mostly strangers and you’re expected to mingle and get to know as many people as possible in the hopes of creating a relationship that will lead to work! That’s not natural.
Make it a game… blonde’s, brunette’s people in suits, people in a certain color
You walk into a room of mostly strangers and you’re expected to mingle and get to know as many people as possible in the hopes of creating a relationship that will lead to work! That’s not natural.