Networking – Quality vs Quantity
How many networking events do you attend when you feel like a guppie in a shark tank? Everyone’s coming at you, thrusting their card at you, making a few seconds of meaningless small talk and then moving on to their next “victim”?
Did you arrive home or back at your office and look at the pile of cards and think who are these people? Wonder what you learned about them and their business and even worse, will they remember you or know what you do?
Try this at your next networking event. Don’t hand out your card to all and sundry. Only give out your card if asked for a card and maybe only after people have spent some time having a genuine converation with you.
I honestly feel if I’ve made one or two good connections at a networking event, I’ve had a great event!

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