This document provides tips for starting and maintaining a professional network. It recommends logging in regularly to maintain connections, asking questions of others to learn about them, keeping interactions simple, and being sensitive to what is appropriate to share. The golden rules include being kind, cool, and respectful of others as well as responding to questions and learning about others.

1. First Steps
Starting and maintaining
your professional network
Simon Brown, SkillsTech Australia

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14. Social Proof

15. Golden Rules
• Cool it • Model how to behave
• Be kind • Be sensitive
• Ask about others • Respond to questions
• Ask questions • Keep it simple
• Don’t overshare • Log in regularly

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