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Whether the power of online networks, reminiscent of the good network technology for live events and over again that there is no substitute for good face to face with buyers - if we play our cards right, played with.

In this context, I would urge all of us at the following Network practices.

• Mingle, not groups. My experience is that when people from the same job for an event, they make the mistake of hanging together, instead of the hard work to mix with strangers and acquaintances, they go in to visit. You can talk to your colleagues office at any time. Even those who are sole practitioners vulnerable to cluster with the first people to meet with them and never advance beyond.
• Does not wander aimlessly. Always try to get the list of participants before the event. This gives you the opportunity to review the list and the target for the people you want to stand up and do business with. If the list is unavailable, it is a good idea to spend the first five minutes trying to figure out the amount of mapping and decide who you want to treat it. In other words, a game plan and let it happen, not just things they can. If you arrive early to all events, keep an eye on your receipt and take high-quality people when they come. Most event planners have failed to collect at the door, and people appreciate someone who extends a hand and says: "Come, I want you to go to the bar."
• The food can wait. You can not effectively network with a drink in one hand and a plate of food in the other. How do you shake hands? How short EXCHANGE BUSINESS? Do you think people would like chomping on a starter and show tries to explain that look on your dental care, what you do for a living? I do not think so. Show no longer starve. Eat before you when you get hungry. Brush your teeth and fresh breath. Do you eat during the event to close a drawing, or interfere with to-go plate.
• Be short, but not vice versa. Do you want to move down, make contacts, share important information with your goals high and move on. Just do not suddenly, or you're probably people who have to give the impression that they are unworthy of your time and are for bolting to greener pastures to insult. You can avoid this situation by creating a business and share with your new contacts in a coffee schedule so you can devote more time to talk business.
• Keep separate cards. Put your hand up in a bag and the cards you collect in another. If you mix your business card you can earn at the end of a deck shuffled before long. This gives people the wrong impression - that you are an arbitrary and serial collector of business cards. And you are disorganized.
• Introducing people to each other. This is a powerful technology. Become a connection. And if you hang around for a while and see just ignite conversation, you'll probably be amazed and enriched by the information you get by simply listening. Bringing people together, they will remember.