Course Instructor: Liz Paine
Many of us think of attending business networking events as a form of torture. After all, most of us have been left standing alone, and friendless, at one event or another. However, building a network of supportive colleagues and potential advocates can have amazing advantages for our career, or for your business brand. Business networks are a great way to meet potential employers and customers and to receive referrals.
Target group:
Anyone interested in building their business networks with a view to making new connections, building business referrals, enjoying career success will benefit from this workshop.
Overview:
This workshop will provide participants with the insight and skills to be more effective business networkers (face-to-face and online).
Topics:
- Why attending business networks can be so daunting
- The benefits of building a strong business network
- Selecting the networks that will work for us
- Alternatives to traditional business networks
- Setting networking goals
- Making a confident entrance
- Initiating conversation starters that really engage
- Mastering the name game
- Your elevator pitch
- Making announcements
- Your body language
- Letting feet do the talking
- How to avoid being the “networker from hell”
- Building ongoing relationships
Course Features
- Lectures 17
- Quizzes 4
- Duration 30 days
- Skill level All levels
- Students 19
- Assessments Yes
