For face-to-face networking to be valuable, plan to succeed. Instead of attending unprepared, plan a few open-ended questions to ask people you meet at the event to help/get the conversation flowing. Fashionably late isn’t such a good thing either. Arrive at the start of the event (or even early) when the crowd is smaller. It will be easier to get into a conversation with attendees without feeling as if you are intruding.
Shirley Mott – The Write Word
Author: Shirley Mott
Shirley founded The Write Word, a Chicago area communications business, in January 2008. She is a freelance writer who helps small- to mid-sized businesses tell their story. Her goal? To uncover and compose the compelling message that not only engages your targeted audience, but also converts them to raving fans. Formally trained in journalism, Shirley has written newsletters, magazine articles, brochures, newspaper stories, web content, email campaigns, white papers, success stories (case studies), sell sheets, video scripts, and countless press releases.
