Networking: Meet and Mingle! Get yourself out there!

WOW, I do agree with your post and wonderful comments here ,outstanding tips here Javier \ud83d\udc1d beBee. I recapped some points I follow below at any event I am at. Seven Key Networking Tips For Your Next Conference/Network gathering: 1) always rethink your breaks. Most people spend the time in between speakers running to the ladies'/men's room or checking in with their office, take the time to meet people you do not know. 2)Take advantage of social media. Before you get there, research whether there is a conference app, most times there is, use it. make a note of folks you may want to meet. 3)Never retreat, mingle and make the most of the meeting. 4)Stand out with the speakers, go up to them say hello, thank them. 5)Sit in the first row and smile. 6) Be kind, and always ask how you can help someone. 7)I always promote beBee.com and the great leaders and contacts here. Take a picture share it worldwide :) I LOVE beBee!!! Bill Stankiewicz

I spent 10 years in BNI (Business Network International) as a director, and yes, Javier \ud83d\udc1d beBee, your advice is perfect. My first lesson, lovingly given by some networkers who were far smarter than I was at the time, was "It wasn't all about me." (Lovingly meant sort of verbal slaps upside the head, but ...) Darn! But of course it wasn't. I hadn't learned at that time to ask your simple question, "How can I help you?" but I did. And when my focus shifted, it worked. I'm still part of several networking groups, I've written more than one article on this topic, and it continues to work -- on social media and in face-to-face meetings. Keep spreading the word!

Spot on! Business is about people. Excellent buzz, Javier \ud83d\udc1d beBee.

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Joel Anderson exactly! Human to Human .... or People to People https://www.bebee.com/producer/@javierbebee/forget-b2b-and-b2c-business-to-people

H2H indeed.

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You are simply the best... 😂😂

thanks Kevin Baker

Javier writes with an arresting openness and honesty about who he is.

Thanks for sharing more words of wisdom, Javier. You make so many excellent points, as always, which we should all take to heart. I would note the following to buttress your potent points: 1) It's been said the best conversationalists are a good listeners. Thus, practice "active listening." Moreover, as iconic U.S. TV/radio talk show host, Larry King, and other have said, "I never learned anything while talking." 2) But when you do talk, recall the late Dale Carnegie who wrote in his 1930s seminal book, "How to Win Friends and Influence People": "The only way on Earth to influence the other fellow [person] is talk about what he [she] wants and show him [her] how to get it...You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." 3) Although social media networking is a great start, it’s also important to meet your connections in person, to the extent possible. This solidifies budding relationships and makes you stand out in a crowd. However, too many young people today appear more eager to text than talk. They would rather use Facebook over meeting face to face. But Millennials and Gen Z should not rely on social media networking alone, nor should anyone. That’s just one tool and can’t replace the human element. cc: John White, MBA

Thanks Javier \ud83d\udc1d beBee 👏👏👏👏

🥚cellent Article 👥ed 🐝🐝🐤🐳🔥🚲

How can I help you ? Te suena Mamen \ud83d\udc1d Delgado ;-)