Networking Skills

Good networking skills are essential for building and nurturing professional relationships, which can lead to valuable opportunities, collaborations, and support in your career.

With the right training, you can develop the skills needed to be able to network like a ninja!

With my networking skills courses, I help individuals just like you to become a more confident and engaging networker.

My training isn’t delivered as a lecture – it’s all hands-on and customised to you.

Training can be delivered live and in-person or virtually over hours, days, or months: we’ll find something to fit your situation.

You’ll find basic prices and other add-ons, including ways to embed the learning, here

Networking Skills – Customised Programmes could contain the following

1. Redefining Networking

• Reframe networking to make it enjoyable, manageable, and less daunting
• Pinpoint your personal reasons for networking (from a list of 25)
• Discover different ways of networking
• Unearth the network you already have
• Define approaches to different parties

2. Event Readiness

• Prepare for networking events to maximise opportunities
• Understand where to place yourself in a room to increase interactions
• Discover how to approach individuals and groups — and when not to
• Self‑check for prejudice before engaging

3. First Impressions that Stick

• Build rapport before you even speak through non‑verbal communication
• Establish an elevator pitch that tells people what you do and sparks conversation
• Use visual prompts to start conversations
• Understand the value of small talk
• Discover the three stages of a warm‑up conversation and subjects to raise

4. Connection Mechanics

• Remember people and what they do
• Navigate greetings: handshakes and alternatives, even if uncomfortable
• Know what to do if you’re tall or short in social dynamics
• Use techniques to keep conversations flowing

5. Listening that Lands

• Recognise what bad listening looks like
• Pinpoint techniques for effective listening
• Know what to do if you don’t have someone’s attention
• Use listening body language to show engagement
• Discover cross‑cultural variations in body language and use of space

6. Navigating Challenges

• Determine language and talk to avoid
• Pinpoint what a “difficult encounter” may be
• Discover how to deal with difficult interactions
• Explore ways of setting boundaries — your own or others’, even online
• Identify reasons for curtailing a conversation

7. Etiquette and Exit Strategies

• Understand business card etiquette
• Recognise how to avoid being monopolised or “cornered”
• Explore how to handle formal seated networking events when feeling stuck or awkward
• Learn how to leave a conversation gracefully

8. Digital and Long‑Term Networking

• Use online networking to your advantage
• Find ways of recording your network and contacts
• Explore methods for turning long‑term contacts into business partners and clients
• Use varied approaches to create opportunities without making others feel “used”

Book in for a FREE 15 minute Discovery Call to see how I can help you or your people, with networking skills training and so much more!

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