In speed networking, you share time with your partner, usually within a 4 to 6 minute time-frame. Respecting your time, and your new connection’s means to hold back that rocket of self-interest enthusiasm and instead to launch a rocket that is more other-focused. Here are some key points to help your elevator pitch take that possibly different course: Continue reading this post…

Meeting 20 or more people at a speed networking event means you want to hit the highlights with your elevator pitch. This is no time for verbal diarrhea to tell everything about you, your company, your dog, your family. It’s fine if you like to, go with the flow or shoot from the hip as long as you know you are sharing the short amount of time to do so. Here’s how to focus and engage that enthusiasm with clarity: Continue reading this post…

Everywhere you look these days there is a speed networking event! These structured fast-paced events can leave you scratching your head after wards unless you are focused and prepared. From business cards, elevator pitches, listening, asking questions and being a go-giver, there are many ways to find just who you want at these events. The first thing you want to prepare for is to make good use of your business cards. Here are some things to consider about this: Continue reading this post…

If you see more speed networking events both in-person and online, it’s likely because – they work! Shortly, over a series of blog posts, you’ll find some tips to snap your speed networking into a pace that gets you results you want. From business cards, to elevator pitches, to how to listen to be of help, to follow-up and anything in between, you’ll find something you recognize that you haven’t been doing and if you act on them, they WILL get more results with each round of practice. As the ideas for the series have been flowing, it’s also become clearer why this kind of event appeals to introvert and extrovert alike: Continue reading this post…