1 question to ask yourself when you get a networking event guest list:
Who can I reconnect with?
Networking is about reconnecting with existing connections, as much as it is connecting with new ones.
It helps you:
- Reignite a previous conversation
- Reconnect with an old connection
- Stay front of mind
- Be the first person people think of
It’s also easier to build on and continue a conversation, than it is forming a new one.
File that one that under; ways to network smarter, not harder.
It’s like that second or third date. You’re starting to get in the groove, are more relaxed, and are more you.
So as you review the guest list, make a point to highlight 2-4 people you can reconnect and catch up with.
This could be for a quick hello and catch up to see what they’ve been working on.
Or a chance to deepen the relationship or reignite and go deeper on a previous conversation.
Don’t ignore these people when networking.
People need to be reminded about you, not taught once.
You cannot rely on meeting someone once and thinking they’ll remember you when the time comes.
Spoiler alert: you’re not as memorable or as important as you think.
They, or someone they know, won’t need what you do the first (or even tenth) time you meet them.
But reconnecting and continuing the conversation will ensure you are the person they think of when they do.
This is one of 3 questions I suggest when using ‘The 3 Who’s Framework’ before every networking event.
Find the other two in a recent edition of The Networker (link in comments).
What or who do you look when you receive a networking event guest list?
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