Here are some quotes from Successful Networking in 7 Simple Steps. You can also read a review of the book here.
- Simply put, networking is the process of meeting new people, and maintaining valuable contact with these people, to benefit both you and them.
- Surprisingly, it’s the people you know least that could be most useful to you.
- It’s generally believed that a person can only sustain around 150 meaningful social relationships; all those people you see on Facebook with 350+ friends don’t really have 350 lifelong buddies; they’ll have a few, the rest acquaintances.
- Networking relies mostly on your ability to listen and converse.
- Making social media work for, not against you, relies on having a strong awareness at all times of what you want people to see and what you don’t.
- Creating an online brand sounds complicated, but it isn’t: it’s simply the process of ensuring that what people can find about you online is consistent with, and underlines, the persona you’ve worked hard to develop face to face.
- When online, it’s safest to act as if you have paparazzi on your tail. Google doesn’t forget or keep secrets.
- Only choose events that may have valuable relevance to you, and work with your diary.
- It’s not rocket science to suggest that when meeting new people, it’s a good idea to look your best.
- If you want to feel confident and fully engaged in conversation, then it’s no surprise that the first thing you have to do is look confident and fully engaged.
