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Leadership at Business Event

March 8th, 2010
The Use of Networking (02)
Pardon for absence a while; yet let’s go on with the solutions:
The subjects are willing for open discussions. They are the parts to find a number of difficult people. What would we say to these people? If we are not naturally comfortable with chat, why should we not found? Listen to what they say, we will see that there’s really no big secret. It is actually a very simple thing. They think that at the end: “Let me talk to a stranger. What can I do?”
Practice our techniques of memory for names. “Of course, it is not very impressive when two minutes after the introduction then we forget his name.” One good technique is, if someone tells us his name, to repeat back. This will cement in your mind. Other techniques are the memory a little bit confusing and turn exaggerated representation between the name and person. For example, if it was addressed to Mr. Potter, we can imagine with a pot on his head.
No effect in groups with colleagues or people we already know. We can at any time talk with them! It occurs most of events. We return to our comfort zone. It is good that we like, what … But it is not! Not what we are there. To extend the bat, put the right foot, keep our chin up and show your friends. Say: “I could have time” and enter the chat room all at once!
The score reached with positive body language and smile. We should become ourselves by offering him a handshake, and repeat his name. First impressions are counted. Do not fall in the search for very modest and very painful.
Look for open triangles. If two people speak and will always agree, they tend to go together. If three people in a group that seeks from a central point, similar to another to make eye contact. So if we have a group of people because what they see at the same point of view as we see is a sign that the appeal has expired. People tend to want their organization to be theirs. We can create a situation where, if someone looks at us, watch their body … and it shows they want to end the experience of the conversation. Our body will go where our mind goes.
And again, if we have a group, as one guest remarked “outside to see they are tired of the group of which they speak and have been saved.

Leadership at Business Event

February 22nd, 2010

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The Use of Networking (01)

We will see that several people act just as natural as they are. When they are placed in a room which is full of strangers, they will walk and waltz around showing that they are in a total confidence, full of smiles and small talk, while doing right things as they consider. The strangers to whom they talk apparently look happy yet alert, look pleased being there. Don’t we just envy on them? They apparently make those entire things look easy and simple, don’t they? Could we?
However, most of us fear for networking approach style in any events of formal business. We still have hesitation to approach those strangers, moreover, we have nothing to say; have no idea to break the ice. When we find something to strike up the conversation, then what will we do to keep the conversation running? There must be embarrassing quietness, and we will always consider it as a complete disaster! No need to image what happens next, just think of walking away from them or continue in more rigid situation such as asking others like, “ You’ve found us fine (Now What?!)”. They have nothing to do just silently and clumsily nod. That would surely be embarrassment for both sides; the strangers wish they should not have come there; they just can’t wait to get rid of there!
The entire effort of friendly approach at that time is completely destroyed. We end up performing impression as we intended and turn it in the opposite. Yet we of course could not avoid doing as such just because those strangers make you feel inconvenient. We are now parts of modern life so that we should accept things that we are not the only one who encounter things like these uncomfortably and endeavor ourselves the best we could do. We might never be the belle of the ball, yet we could do some kind of businesslike jobs and let our guests feel glad to have come there.
Then, what on earth are those events apparently awkward? That could probably be because we are insisted on an unnatural situation where we are not familiar or ready with. Nevertheless, just keep in mind that the whole things considered as disaster as above mentioned are neither business nor really social. We are just accidentally coming into a ‘no man’s land’. There is no need to consider it serious matter.