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English communication skills- Networking- How to Get Acquainted-Great Questions
English communication skills- Networking- How to Get Acquainted-Great Questions
Networking is communicating. It is the way you interact and relate to the people, the world, and opportunities around you.
Fact is, there is joy in connecting and building relationships – that is the spirit of networking in our personal and professional life.
Beginnings are hard for people. Getting acquainted is the time to ask questions to develop a sense of rapport and relationship. You are encouraging the other person to talk about his or her life and work.
Here are some of my favorite questions:
“I would like to understand your business better.”
“What do you love most about what you do?”
“How did you happen to get into (this type of work, this business)?”
“What brought you to (Denver, New York, Chicago, Miami…)?
Having asked these questions, the fun part is listening for opportunities to offer ideas or contacts that can provide information, expertise, or assistance to the other person. With the frame of networking in mind, think about people you know who might be good contacts for the person as a prospect, friend, associate or resource.
Even if you cannot immediately respond as a resource, do make a mental note of what you are learning about the person.
It is all about being open – being open to a new level of relationship that will continue to be a source of support, contacts, referrals, satisfaction.
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Rerun from July 27, 2016
Where Should Your Hands Be?
English communication skills- Networking is Communicating and Connecting
English communication skills- Networking is Communicating and Connecting
It is all about relationships, connecting. Networking is another term for that lifelong process of meeting people, making contacts, developing friendships and building professional relationships.
It is in the communicating where networking happens. The skill of networking involves learning how and when to approach people, how and when to offer support, how and when to ask for help.
The next several blogs will deal with networking – which in essence is an expansion outward into relationships and sharing and helping.
What is the spirit of networking?
Networking is:
- Making contacts
- Getting to know people and growing relationships
- An attitude of support and connection
- A natural human tendency to want to give and contribute
- A combination of attitude, habits, skills: a way of living
- Giving with no obligations or expectations
- Being gracious
- Sharing information and contacts with integrity
- Expressing yourself
- Giving power to people
- Asking and offering in a non-demanding manner
- Includes everyone
- Using resources for mutual benefit
- For people wanting to accomplish their goals and dreams
- Promoting something of value
- Ends up saving you time
- Persistence and patience
- Appropriate for all personality styles
- Serving people
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Rerun from July 20, 2016
How Do You as a Speaker Impact an Audience?
How Do You as a Speaker Impact an Audience?
- How you look includes your clothes, your facial expression, your stance, your body movement, your hands, how you move your eyes.
- Suppose you are trying to motivate a group, and you tell them something is “a wonderful opportunity,” but you don’t look or sound it. Vision is the king of the senses; hearing is queen. They believe their eyes and ears, not your words.
- Hands in pockets tries to create a casual impression. But this can make you look anxious or disinterested. Besides, it adds no plus value to your speech. Who said casual was a good way to look in front of an audience? You are much better off looking committed to what you are saying.
Rerun from April 2013 and August 22, 2016
English communication skills- Networking- Relationships- Power of Sending Notes for Praise and Thanks
English communication skills- Networking- Relationships- Power of Sending Notes for Praise and Thanks
Amazing how it is often the little things in life that touch us. Sending notes is one of those little things that means a lot. It can be email. It can be handwritten. Handwritten is a wow these days. For the recipient- a person in our work or personal network– a note can brighten a day, motivate a co-worker and sometimes change a life. Expressing gratitude and praising helps you, the writer, stay uplifted, focused and on track by reminding you to maintain an attitude of gratitude.
Here are some four “S’s” of note writing. A note should be:
- Sincere – Let it express your heart, your emotion.
- Short- Make it anywhere from one to three sentences and no more than three.
- Specific- Focus on something specific regarding that person. For example, “Great story in your speech about Maria’s marketing strategy.”
- Spontaneous – The enthusiasm we express has a long-lasting effect.
Send notes frequently that say:
- Thanks for your confidence in me.
- Thanks for your friendship.
- Thanks for the opportunity to learn more about your organization
- Thanks for the ideas you shared with me.
- Thanks for your interest in our organization.
- Thanks for your support.
- Thanks for the referral.
- Thanks for sending that article (or the link to that blog).
- Thanks for thinking of me.
- Thanks for taking the time to…
- Thanks for the opportunity to do business with you.
- You are one of my favorite clients. Thanks for being so great to work with.
- Thanks for meeting with me.
- Thanks for your encouragement.
- Thanks for staying in touch.
Be sure to watch our English Speech Tips videos and Accent Reduction Tip videos for more English pronunciation and accent reduction exercise.
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Rerun from July 13, 2016
