building your-network
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Building Your Network
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Recap: The Skills of Networking
3 Mindsets
1. Build Relationships
2.Cultivate Weak Ties
3.Be Relevant and Helpful
3 Skills
1. Show Genuine Interest
2. Make Small Talk
3. Find a Way to Give
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How Do You Build a Network?
1. Grow from the Inside-Out
2. Use the Drip Method
3. Find Events
4. Use Direct Outreach
5. Join Interesting Projects
6. Be the Hub
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Develop a Strategy
It’s important that your networking has purpose
and congruency.
Don‘t run around like a chicken with your head cut off.
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The Three 5’s of Networking Strategy
What are you looking for?
• Well connected?
• Good Listener?
• Willing to Give?
Who can help you?
• Hiring Managers?
• People job-searching insimilar fields?
• Freelancers in your field?
Who are the connected people you should know?
• In Your Industry?
• At the company?
• In Your Field?
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Grow from the Inside-Out
You already have a powerful network.
Start with what you have.Don‘t run around like a chicken with your
head cut off.
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3 Tools: Grow from the Inside-Out
1. Send out an Email2. Use Social Media
3. Have Conversations
Choose 1 to Start With
Don‘t run around like a chicken with your head cut off.
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Use the Drip Method
Make small and meaningful drips of
connection that add up to an ocean. This faucet knows what‘s up
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Five Ways to Drip
1. Ask a Question.2. Give a Compliment.3. Say Congratulations.
4. Send a Book or Article.5. Create a Connection.
This faucet knows what‘s up
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Find Events
Find events where the type of people you want
to meet go (not “networking” events) Have your calendar full of events with
interesting people.
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How to Find Events
1. Industry Associations
2. Stalking
3. Meetups
4. Google Alerts
Have your calendar full of events with interesting people.
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Use Direct Outreach
Reach out to people. Be respectful, demonstrate
credibility, and boldly ask for what you need. Sometimes just reaching out is enough.
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Direct Outreach1. Be Respectful
• Quick and to the Point
• Personalized
• Genuine
2. Show your interest
• Be specific
• Use Flattery
3. Demonstrate Credibility
• Referred By Someone They Know
• In a publication, association, or magazine
• Already taking action
4. Make the ask
• Short
• Easy to Say Yes or No
• Downsell
Sometimes just reaching out is enough.
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Choose a Project
Choosing a project is all about defining
something that will be useful and exciting to
you.What can you create?
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How to Find Projects1. Yourself2. Your Current Compay3. Your Friends4. Entrepreneurs5. Random Strangers6. Non-Profits7. Big Companies (Internships)8. People who are willing to pay (Freelance)
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Be the Hub
Being the Hub is about organizing events and
bringing interesting people to them.
How can you be the center of attention?
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Five Ways to Be the Hub
1. Dinner Party2. Champagne Party
3. Meetup4. Live Event
5. Online CommunityHow can you be the center of attention?
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