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Find More Success at Networking Events by Setting Goals

Jen Lawrence

Imagine how different this would look and feel if you set goals before attending the event. To make the most of networking events and the relationships you form, set goals for your time there. This may seem simple, but creating a few clear goals will ensure you’re spending time and energy in the right conversations and presentations.

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3 Tips to Network Better

Jen Lawrence

Here are a few to consider: industry conference, leadership conference, local chamber of commerce event, virtual workshop, in-person workshop, age/gender specific networking happy hour, and so much more. Give Out Business Cards. Use these three tips to get better at building relationships that help you achieve your goals.

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Productive Networking: 22 Ideas to Organize Business Cards for Effective Followup

Stephanie LH Calahan

" That is what a recent client told me when I opened a drawer in her office and found it filled with business cards. The cards had been collected over a year or so of miscellaneous networking events and trade shows.    Over time, she had forgotten who many of the people were or even why she had kept the card. . 

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Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - How to Use Both For Optimal.

Stephanie LH Calahan

How to Use Both For Optimal Professional & Personal Productivity (guest post by Meggin McIntosh) A question that often comes up in workshops as well as on my blog is this one: How do you suggest people use their calendar (planner) in conjunction with the tickler (1-31) files? "The Ph.D.

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Master the Art of Re-purposing Your Work and You'll Save Multiple Hours - 50 Ideas To Get You Started

Stephanie LH Calahan

I take my best content and turn it into workshops and allow people to play with and I hope learn from the ideas. I also can use the recording to make a cd and give to potential clients or current clients instead of a business card or brochure. Make SMART Goals: Post - This is where I started. 

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Do you ask for permission or forgiveness? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Business Logos – I think the more important question is: why do you think your goals are more important than their goodwill? Even in a networking setting when someone gives me their business card, I ask whether it’s OK to put them on my list. Lucy – That’s another excellent point.

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Free Blog Posts | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

That’s like being able to attend a workshop given by an expert authority three times a week and learn how to improve your business without paying a penny. We want you to learn, to better your business, to succeed. That’s our goal with each and every post we put up on this site. Now, that’s great.

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