From the course: How to Network When You Don't Like Networking
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Prioritize connecting over collecting for better follow-up
From the course: How to Network When You Don't Like Networking
Prioritize connecting over collecting for better follow-up
- [Man] Let's hear some of your other perspectives on the follow-up, so one is making sure that it doesn't go too long because it can be forgotten. And what are some of the other, I'd say, common mistakes and best practices there? - [Woman] So, be specific, and remember to value connecting over collecting. So, it's not about how many cards you collect. It's about who you connect with, and how deep those connections are. To that end, I think that people will sometimes, at the end of a conference, send out like a blind CC or a group list to everyone saying "Hey, it was great meeting you at that industry conference. Let's stay in touch," and that reads as phony. It's not specific. It's going to get deleted. So, instead of reaching out to everyone who you touched bases with in the conference, pick a couple of people. Authentic individuals specific follow-up. And in the follow-up, make it short. I think e-mail is a good…
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Work with your natural temperament2m 29s
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Contrasting introverts and extroverts2m 58s
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Feel free to eat alone1m 11s
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Avoid messes from food and drink1m 24s
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Arrive early, get oriented, and help out2m 36s
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Don’t monopolize people or conversations58s
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Ask positive, open-ended questions1m 12s
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Pause to take notes for follow-up41s
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Prioritize connecting over collecting for better follow-up3m 9s
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Make new connections through shared interests55s
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