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Archive for the ‘Tools for Networking’ Category

August 4th, 2008

The Power of Networking is…

The power of networking is located right past the fear of talking to strangers and a little to the left of figuring out your elevator speech.
The power of networking – the true power – is in your goal.
Networking can get you a husband or wife as easily as it can get you a […]

By Jennifer Gniadecki -- 2 comments

July 28th, 2008

A Stranger Loaned Me A Book

I decided to take my own advice over the weekend and talk to a stranger.
After going to Caribou Coffee to get some work done with a friend of mine we heard this guy in a chair close-by start to laugh out loud. I asked my friend (via IM, we’re subtle like that) what he […]

By Jennifer Gniadecki -- 0 comments

June 23rd, 2008

Speaking Engagement – Ask Questions

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 […]

By Jennifer Gniadecki -- 0 comments

June 23rd, 2008

Branding and Networking

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 […]

By Jennifer Gniadecki -- 0 comments

May 23rd, 2008

What Kids Know About Networking

Is it that networking is so easy a kid can do it? No…kid on kid hate is too common in the school system for networking to be a salvation. Don’t get me wrong, I think networking skills can be very helpful for kids, but what we’re talking about today is kids and adults and […]

By Jennifer Gniadecki -- 4 comments

May 16th, 2008

Fun Friday: Who’s Economy Do Your Purchases Support?

With all this economy talk (I know I’m sick of hearing the economic r-word, are you? So here at b5media, for our Fun Friday, we’re all doing a check and taking stock of where our stuff comes from. Are we supporting our local economy or someone else’s?
If I were a family blog, I might […]

By Jennifer Gniadecki -- 1 comment