Professional Acquaintances or Networking?

1. Professional Acquaintances or Networking? Alison Thomson & Nikki Penhaligon QUT Careers & Employment

2. Agenda • Workplace etiquette and first impression management • Networking and nerves • Tips for successful networking • Networking activity

3. Etiquette Workplace

4. Professional Presentation • First Impressions – Body Language • Branding • your 15 second commercial • Convey Stories • Entering and Exiting • Business Cards

5. First Impressions • Presentation • Personality • Enthusiasm • Practise a routine • Voice • Ability to be flexible • Be receptive

6. Food, drink and you • Etiquette for eating, drinking, and talking • Are breakfast meetings really for breakfast?

7. When you think of attending an event do you...

8. Performance E I E I

9. Strategies

10. Why is it important to network? To make new contacts and build mutually beneficial relationships • Tap into the hidden job market • To find out about what a role involves • To enable you to get the right outcome for you • Potentially extend your work into a different area • Opportunity to look for collaboration • More input on the design and direction of your future work

11. Types of Networking • In/Formal events (like this one) • Conferences, seminars • Social networking sites • MySpace • LinkedIn • FaceBook • Through people you already know • contacting, meeting, or being introduced to people

12. What are the top 10 networking topics?

13. Top networking topics • Weather • The Function • Sport • Work • Travel/holidays • What you’ve been doing recently • News/current events • Food and lifestyle • Health and fitness • Environment

14. Activity How do I talk to people if there is no water cooler????

15. Communication • Listen • Acknowledge • Check • Enquire Blah Blah Blah Blah

16. Networking tips • Good firm handshake • Introduce yourself • Be willing to talk about yourself • (a little) • Be interested in the conversation • Ask questions – what, how, etc

17. Let’s try again

18. Entering a group What not to do! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTSgGFi4jZA

19. Entering a group If people are leaning in towards each other they are probably gossiping –stay away If leaning out OK to approach! Pick a group that has spaces for you to slot in to Within 30 secs someone should notice you so if not move on

20. Let’s practice

21. Exit routines • Don’t worry about leaving others • Take the person with you • Off load them to someone else by taking them to someone you know • When leaving say thank you for ............... • So lovely to meet you • I promised myself I’m going to meet 8 people tonight...................

22. Don't network just to network Start small and build it Stop apologising Be prepared Be yourself Tap into your passions Always ask – information, introductions Be a good listener Follow up & be generous Never eat alone! Ten tips for networking Source: www.cio.com/article/print/164300

23. It's not just about what you know, it's not just about who you know It's about what you knowand it's about who you know

24. Key Messages Networking gives you opportunity • Networking allows you to build connections • Networking is about mutually beneficial relationships • You need to give people opportunity to network with you

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34. Questions?