FANQ (Frequently Asked Network Questions) that are answered in the book
In my work as the Networking Coach I’m confronted with lots of questions about networking. I tried to answer them all in this book. To give you an idea about what you can expect from this book, you are presented with the most frequently asked questions that are answered in the book:
- What is networking?
- Why is networking becoming increasingly important?
- Which mental barriers to networking are there?
- What is the networking attitude?
- What has passion to do with networking?
- Why are my values important in networking?
- Why set goals in networking?
- What is a good goal?
- How do I tap into the power of my network to reach my goals faster?
- How do I approach the best people for my network?
- What are the 6 degrees of proximity?
- Is it really a small world?
- What is the difference between networking and (hard) selling?
- What is the most important: quality or quantity?
- What is the Golden Triangle of networking?
- Which steps can I take to establish and maintain a relationship?
- What can I give to other people?
- How do I make requests to other people?
- What is the best question in networking?
- How do I find the time to build and maintain my network?
- Why is gratitude important and how does one go about thanking?
- How do I build trust?
- Which are the shortcuts to build trust?
- Why is listening so important and how do I do it?
- What does a networking profile consist of?
- What is a networking ID and what is it good for?
- What is a good introduction?
- What is an Elevator Story?
- What is the importance of an Elevator Story?
- How do I create my own Elevator Story?
- How do I know I have a good Elevator Story?
- How do I prepare for a networking event?
- Which networking events do you recommend?
- What is the importance of having a specific objective at an event?
- Why is my mood important when I go to a networking event?
- When do I bring someone to a networking event?
- What do I have to think of when entering the venue?
- How do I make contact?
- How do I find common ground?
- How do I start a conversation?
- Why is the bar or food area a good spot to meet people?
- How do I to get myself introduced to other people?
- How do I approach groups?
- How do I make myself popular without spending money?
- Why can talking to the speakers be a good networking action?
- How do I get in touch with Mr. Big Shot at a networking event?
- How do I maintain a conversation?
- How long should a conversation last?
- How do I end a conversation?
- How do I get out of my small group?
- How do I stimulate networking at my own event?
- Which networking etiquette should I keep in mind when networking at an event?
- What is the importance of a business card?
- How do I deal with my own business cards?
- When do I exchange business cards?
- How do I deal with other people’s business cards?
- How do I remember names?
- How can I use MS Outlook to network more efficiently?
- How do I automatically stay up-to-date with other people’s contact data?
- How to get the contact data out of an e-mail and into a “contact card” with only two clicks of the mouse?
- How do I automatically make new contact cards for all (or some) e-mail addresses out of an e-mail, in whatever folder they are stored?
- Which instant messaging systems are there?
- How do I call for free over the Internet?
- What is online networking?
- What are the differences between some of the online networks?
- What can I expect from online networks?
- How do I deal with online networking?
- What do online networks have to offer?
- How can Google help me in my networking efforts?
- What are blogs and what do they have to do with networking?
- Which follow-up actions can I do?
- What is the difference between an introduction and a referral?
- How do I introduce two people via e-mail?
- When do I write an introduction and when a referral e-mail?
- What do I do when somebody I don’t know very well asks for an introduction?
- How do I ask for a referral or introduction?
- When to use which communication medium?
- How do I deal with people that react strangely when I bring the networking tips from this book in practice?
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