Sowing and Growing Your
Network
Networking: the 'N' word! We all know it's important and that we need to do it. We sign up for conferences,
association luncheons and other events, but when we get there we are so uptight about meeting people that we never
enjoy ourselves—and we don't network very effectively either! In this lively presentation, Helen Wilkie offers tips
and techniques on how to network at conferences—and still have a good time!
The other aspect of networking, the one too often neglected, is nurturing your network. Helen will also tell you
how to keep it warm, alive and working for you for as long as you want it—even all your life.
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Just some of what your audience will
learn from this keynote:
- The two fundamental aspects of networking
- How to relax and enjoy networking at conferences
- The most important communication skill for networkers
- The one thing that will surely kill your networking opportunity
- The one post-conferencee networking technique that will
cement your name in people's minds
- Ideas to keep in touch with your network
- How to help your network expand itself
- How to sow and grow a network that will serve you all
your life
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Studies have shown that people attend conference
for two main purposes: networking and education. This keynote provides both in one upbeat, lively
package!
Open your conference with Sowing and Growing Your Network, and your participants will
use Helen's tips and techniques not only to increase their enjoyment of the event, but also to multiply the return
on the investment they made to be there.
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It was great getting to talk with you at the CMA Executive Link
event last evening. I appreciated the handy tips you gave to effectively network. One I consciously
worked on was keeping my head up as I approached the beverage table. I stayed open in terms of body
language, started an exchange with the server and somehow drew into the conversation another attendee.
I wound up talking with that attendee for a bit and welcome in a hoverer! So Helen, all that to say
thanks for your words of wisdom. They were immediately actionable and enjoyable.
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Jeniffer Pottinger
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I very much enjoyed your speech and I think I have perfected the hovering technique for networking
purposes. |
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| Kassandra Yarmoluk |
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Your closing comment on human life as itself essentially and intensely socializing, I thought, provided
the perfect natural context to the techniques — so true. |
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| Wim Van Voorst |
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