Networking friends, my networking diary for January and February is getting booked up fast. Fancy a 121? Here’s where I’ll be in the first part of the New Year: January Jan 6th 4Networking Aylesbury LUNCH – https://www.4networking.biz/find-meetings/meeting//96477/?ref=15959 4Sighting Jan 8th 4Networking Witney LUNCH – https://www.4networking.biz/find-meetings/meeting//96529/?ref=15959 Jan 9th 4Networking Faringdon BREAKFAST – https://www.4networking.biz/find-meetings/meeting//96570/?ref=15959 Jan 15th 4Networking […]

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If you’re looking at this page, it’s likely that you’re one of the very few people I’ve invited to get a sneak preview of The Networking Retreat App before it launches. You can take a look at some of the functionality in the video below and then, if you’d like to download it, you can […]

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What is stopping your networking from working? Is it a lack of confidence? You don’t know what to say in your 40 or 60 seconds? You know you should be following up with people – but don’t know how? In November 2019, I’m bringing The Networking Retreat EXPERIENCE to Manchester, Oxford and Lincoln. In three […]

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Earlier today I posted a video explaining how the Meet – Like – Know – Trust that we talk about in networking, isn’t just words. It is an actual process, and you can influence how rapidly, or otherwise, your contacts move through that process. The aim, of course, is that business and networking contacts trust […]

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Recently I was invited to take part in the BT Business Podcast ‘In Good Company’ as one of their invited experts on an episode entitled ‘Moving to Mobile First’. We talked about how businesses could become ‘mobile first’, we talked with the owners of some businesses who have done exactly that, and we heard from […]

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If you build your network the right way, including having a visible and appropriate presence on social media, it is possible to put yourself in the position where you are asked to contribute on relevant subjects. It takes some effort, it takes putting yourself in the right place at the right time and, when it […]

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You might be booked for your very first business networking event, or you may be a veteran of networking meetings. But in either case, being prepared is as important as what you do at the meeting itself. If you want to feel more confident about the event, and how you present yourself, here are some […]

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I believe that one of the biggest myths in business networking is that everything needs to take a certain amount of time. That there is a fixed time for a relationship to mature, or an absolute time period that it takes us to move through the Meet – Like – Know – Trust, before we […]

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After a LOT of encouragement from others, I have finally got over myself and started a podcast – The Networking Retreat Audio Show. I would LOVE some feedback, requests for future shows, and anything else you’d like to add. I’m a big fan of simplicity and removing the barriers to me doing things, so I’ve […]

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Over the years I’ve attended over 1000 different networking events, and worked with hundreds of people to help improve their results from networking. One area where I find people can make really significant improvements is by paying just a little more attention to their 40 or 60 second introduction, and realising that one size fits […]

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