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Top tips for networking at conferences
Part of the reason we go to conferences is to meet other people. Yet how often have you left the event feeling that you made few or no connections? Here are some top tips to help you get the most out of the networking opportunities:
Pre-conference prep
Have a plan. Know in advance whom you want to [...]
Answering The Question
Let’s face it. We’re in a fast paced world and we meet lots of people at events. Think back to the last event you went to…Who do you remember meeting? Struggling to recall anymore than a handful?
First impressions coupled with ever-decreasing attention spans mean being engaging has never been more important. So, how interesting and [...]
Top Tips for Networking Know-How
Be clear about why you are going. Let’s face it, networking is incredibly time consuming. So to make an event really worthwhile – what specifically will make it worth your precious time and energy?
Reduce your frog kissing. Do as much preparation as possible. Check out the guest list in advance, see who you’d like to [...]
Free advice from London agencies
Picture this: you’ve been contacted because you’re deemed top of your field. You’re being asked by some budding students for 3 pearls of wisdom that might speed their route to success. What would you say?
If you’re curious to know what some creatives in London said, then read on…
I came across this free advice at the [...]
Thoughts for Sticky Marketing
A few weeks ago I went to hear Grant Leboff talk. I’d been tipped off that he was an excellent speaker so hot-footed my way to Bath to hear his session at the Business Show.
Grant, with his mop of dark hair and his skinny frame, looked more like the guy you’d always see in the [...]
Making your presentation stick…
I recently delivered a session to University of West of England’s students on pitching and presenting. And that same evening went along to the first Ignite Bristol. So if you’re in the business of making your ideas stick, you might be interested in some of what I read, said and heard…
Don’t preamble – parachute in
Your [...]
How to finish a conversation
So you’ve been talking to someone for ages now and it’s really time you were moving on. But you don’t want to appear rude. And you want to be a bit more creative than blame your bladder… so what can you say?
Well I have a number of things that tend to work well… earlier in [...]
How to start a conversation
The easiest step is to look for someone standing on their own and ask if you can join them. After all, solitude isn’t usually on people’s agenda when they go to a networking event.
I usually go up and just introduce myself and say something like I saw you standing on your own and I don’t [...]
Managing your mingling
Networking is now more important than ever, given the economic climate. If you’re worried about redundancies or are looking to find more work or change jobs, your next step could be down to who you know, not what you know. Yet for many, the thought of walking into a room full of strangers is enough [...]
From the pitching panel
Having been involved in the Mini Masterpieces project, along with the likes of Charlotte Black, Talent Executive from Channel 4, Paul Appleby, Series Producer from BBC, as well as Chris Moll from Southwest Screen, I thought I would jot down some of the comments that we, as panel members, made to those who pitched their [...]