Networking by Phone – Advice from a Successful Networker
Entrepreneur, consultant, blogger-extrordinaire, and all around success Pamela Slim’s most recent podcast is four full minutes of solid information aimed at making you (and me) a better networker. In this podcast , Pamela encourages listeners to step away from the keyboard and pick up the phone. And in doing so provides them with winning strategies that will make those calls a success. My favorite,
Always be thinking about ways that you can be of service and support. By doing so you’ll establish a natural and open relationship and others will be much more likely to help you when you’re helping them.
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I would agree, picking up the phone is better than sending emails or surfing to a blast, mass-market web site.
However, what’s even better is a face-to-face visit. You should use the phone in order to get the face-to-face meeting. You will get decisive results in person and accomplish 5x as much (IMHO).
Agreed, Beaker. The informational interview with a networking contact is where it’s at. Thanks for the comment.
I think picking up the phone is definitely better!
I think people should get off the keybord and use other muscles to communicate with people
Depends on what industry/what you are wanting to accomplish. Email works best for me. Senior VP’s dont answer the phone…unfortunately