OK, so after my blog about my networking skills, I decided to put all of the advice I received (thanks to all of you) and put it to work. I knew that yesterday was going to be a very hectic day.I had meeting in the morning with one of hostesses, she's a little nervous about having a "toy" party with some of her church friends present so I needed to reassure her that there is nothing dirty or wrong about these things and that's one of the great things about having a private ordering room...no one will ever know how you get down behind closed doors! She felt better afterwards and I think her party will be one of my highest!Later in the day, I had a interview with a growing Non-Profit looking for a Director of Programs, this one has promise but I will need a second meeting with them to see if it's a good fit for me.And now let's to the networking....my 3rd stop of the day was to a screening of a documentary of a friends friend...and the cocktail hour prior to it was going to be my first test. When I was approached I decided to go with this line about what I do..."I teach women how to bring the spark back into the bedroom or create one if it's not there from the beggining :o)" And that led to SO many follow-up questions...so the advice I received was GREAT...sometimes less is more!My last stop of the evening was to a pool hall to watch the game (I'm a NBA FANATIC) this one was not as productive because I don't like people talking to me during the game, but I did manage to get a few words in during the commercial.So maybe I'm not a MACHINE just yet, but I defintely noticed the difference by changing my 30 second commercial! Thanks to ALL who replied to that blog!NirvanaPRbyNirvana@gmail.comwww.PRbyNirvana.com
Yeah! I like the switch, as it creates space for the follow-up. And like Candace said, the more you practice and tweak, the easier it'll flow without a second thought.
Here's to being a networking machine!!!
Sounds like you did great to me! After doing it more you wont even think about starting the conversation and gaining more potential customers! Best of luck,Candace
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The good thing is that you continued to move where so often people will stop and waste timeHere's to being a networking machine!!!
Natasha
The Marriage Academy of New York