Today is my birthday.
Of course, I wouldn’t have a party on Monday night, so we had it this past Saturday when people were off work and available to attend. One of the things I’ve done the past couple years is to invite both business and personal acquaintances/friends to the birthday party at my home. I […]
Edited to add: This was not the b5media Fun Friday question - it was a Fun Friday question asked by Donna over at Digital Money World. She was also kind enough to leave the link in the comments as well as linked to her name in the comments. So it’s easy to find her blog […]
After you’ve spoken to a group, there are going to be people that didn’t want to ask a question in front of the rest of the group. They’re shy, and if you want to be a hit and invited back for more speaking goodness…you need to be accommodating!
If the event is supposed to end […]
If you find yourself in a position where you’re going to be talking in front of a group about something…give them something to look at while you talk. Learning is far more effective if you get in through ears AND eyes instead of just ears.
Don’t overwhelm them with an encyclopedia of information. A few […]
You probably read the title of this post and think that a speaking engagement is a “thing” – like a bus pass or a lawn mower. But let’s look at it a little differently.
Engagement is the word I’m questioning. To engage is obviously to get someone involved. To have a speaking engagement is not […]
Branding does not live in a bubble. It does not live in the batcave under your office. When you create a brand it is a living, breathing thing…so why are you not sharing it with other living, breathing things (like people)?
I don’t mean show up at a networking event and say things like, “My […]
When someone takes your business card and slides it into a pocket without looking at it.
Like, cut me some slack and look at the card already!
Bonus points if they don’t look at your card and you are a graphic designer…
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The unfriendly person who glares at you as he hands over his business card.
Because, yeah, you’re dying to do business with that guy. Then you can have conversations every few days and you can be reminded of how he glared at you every time he speaks gruffly on the phone.
You’ll reminisce about the […]
When someone starts repeating everything you say. Then they look at your eyes with mucho intensity. Then they touch you on the arm, elbow, shoulder, or hand while talking. Or they make odd hand gestures while saying things that make less than perfect sense.
Because you’re talking to the guy who read a book on […]
You got along great, you met the next day and you signed the contract.
Then they stop contacting you and don’t return calls.
WTF? Everything was great and you signed the contract….where is the check?
It’s bad networking because you’re going to end up running into them again and they’re either going to act like nothing […]
Stop being who you were in high school
Written by Jennifer Gniadecki [email] for b5media.
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