Effective Networking
Friday 01 June 2012
9.30am-4.30pm
Description
This course will show delegates exactly what to do when attending a networking event. It will demonstrate how to get better results from networking, how to enjoy the whole networking process and how to make lasting business relationships.
Course Content
• What is networking and what is a networking event?
• How networking can help your business
• The importance of attending events
• What preparation do you need to do beforehand?
• How to start and finish conversations
• The keys to effective infomercials and elevator speeches
• How to follow-up and guarantee getting past the gatekeeper
• Developing your skills further
• Action planning
• Next steps
Results
These are the results people can expect from attending this course; for every networking event you attend, you will:
• feel really comfortable about meeting, introducing yourself, and talking confidently to people who were previously complete strangers;
• be fully prepared mentally, emotionally and physically;
• develop specific goals;
• have identified who the key attendees you want to contact and build / grow a business relationship with are;
• always have your effective networking "tools" with you;
• get people to instantly and genuinely like and trust you;
• learn the key skills of influence and persuasion;
• make great short presentations (or infomercials);
• make outstanding longer presentations to market yourself and your organisation;
• follow-up with everyone you meet and want to build a business relationship with;
• "plant seeds" that will grow into profitable business for you.
Testimonial
"Best course I have been at in 25 years. 5 Star.
Alan Stewart, Cowan and Partners, December 2011
Funding Available
This course is approved for ILA & Skills Development Scotland funding, click here for more information
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Location
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, Capital House, 2 Festival Square, Edinburgh EH3 9SU
Please note: Members may invite guests to Chamber courses and there are no restrictions (except number of available places) as to how many guests they invite to any one course.
(All prices excluding VAT)
- £187.00 (Chamber members and member guests)
- £237.00 (non-members)