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Networking with STC
Lara TellisSlide2
What is networking?
Wiktionary: The act of meeting new people in a social or business context
Good networking combines business and socialSlide3
Elevator speech
A clear brief message or commercial about you
About 30 seconds long (the time it takes to ride in an elevator)
For more information, see
http://sfp.ucdavis.edu/files/163926.pdf
.
Find a partner and practice your elevator speech.Slide4
Networking with STC
Monthly meetings: Second Tuesday of the month at Red Cross. Get here at 5:30 to meet other tech comm professionals.
Galleria lunch networking group: Last Wednesday of the month at Barry’s Pizza (6003 Richmond Ave) from 11:30 to 1:00. Email Thomas Foster (
tgfoster01@gmail.com
) for more information.
Social media
Facebook: STC Houston
Twitter: @STCHouston
LinkedIn: STC HoustonSlide5
Networking Do’s and Don’ts
(from Agatha Bourgogne)
Do
Be honest and be yourself.
Always be ready and be prepared.
Practice by attending regularly.
Set a goal of 3 new connections per event.
Follow up and stay in touch.
Always expand your network.
Be patient: you are building an image.
Don’t
Ask for a job during the event.
Be timid.
Random attendance to a repeated event.
Ignore someone you have met the previous meeting.
Show up sloppy.
Get drunk.Slide6
Additional resources
(Also from Agatha Bourgogne)
Networking 101:
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-skip-the-sleaze-and-build-a-real-professional-ne-510256651
First impressions
http://advice.careerbuilder.com/posts/7-networking-tips-for-young-professionals
http://blog.sfgate.com/gettowork/2014/08/13/7-networking-tips-for-making-an-outstanding-first-impression/
Business cards:
https://www.virgin.com/entrepreneur/the-five-rules-of-the-modern-business-card
Starting a conversation:
https://www.themuse.com/advice/30-brilliant-networking-conversation-startersSlide7
Questions?
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