Monday, June 8, 2009

Reporting from the field: staying in the moment

Our colleague, Donna Itzoe of Verizon, is on site at the IABC International Conference in San Francisco. Donna had a great observation as she wasimmersed in networking at this large and important conference.

"I'd say staying in the moment is important for networking" she reported. "You are trying to meet and network with as many people as possible, but don't continually scour the room for the "next" person while you're talking to somebody."

While you want to meet as many people as possible, be polite, make eye contact and really listen. Quality contacts and good impressions are far more important than quantity.

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