Comments on: How prepared are you when you go networking? http://www.markperl.com/2010/06/how-prepared-are-you-when-you-go-networking/ Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:02:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ken U. http://www.markperl.com/2010/06/how-prepared-are-you-when-you-go-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Ken U. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:07:43 +0000 http://www.markperl.com/?p=681#comment-56 For point #5, I think it's advantageous to know a little about people before meeting them so I come prepared with some common points of interest. Even if I don't have the opportunity to see the guest list in advance, I can still come prepared to engage new people. I like to talk to people before these events as a warm-up, and as a way to get into the mindset of being open and curious. I agree that preparation is important for networking opportunities, as it is for just about everything. Simply attending these events is only one of many steps needed to secure key connections. For point #5, I think it’s advantageous to know a little about people before meeting them so I come prepared with some common points of interest. Even if I don’t have the opportunity to see the guest list in advance, I can still come prepared to engage new people. I like to talk to people before these events as a warm-up, and as a way to get into the mindset of being open and curious.

I agree that preparation is important for networking opportunities, as it is for just about everything. Simply attending these events is only one of many steps needed to secure key connections.

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