Don’t Make These Networking Mistakes!
This is a great article on 10 Biggest Networking No-Nos written by Liz Ryan for Yahoo
While directed at job hunters, her comments are right on target for every networker. This was my favortie:
7. I Practiced It; I Have to Deliver It
Spitting your “elevator speech,” unsolicited, into a new acquaintance’s face is a major networking faux pas that happens far too often. Conversation is a give-and-take activity, and isn’t built to enable either participant to launch a 30-second-or-longer monologue about his business. Wait for your conversation partner to ask questions — don’t shower her with details about your fabulous firm and its amazing products.
For the rest of the article check out her blog post: Networking No-Nos by Liz Ryan for Yahoo
Thanks to Rainmaker Michele Urban who sent me the original link to this article.
Not to mention it’s a great way to get your idea stolen.
Business networking is a great way to meet connections that can help you get to your destination, but no one likes a hard sell.
You have to find the right group of networkers. People who understand it is about a mutually beneficial business relationship.