Welcome to this weeks Podcasts where I speak to Carol Harris who is the author of Networking for Success 2nd Edition about her book .

Over the last 30 years she has thought vital business skills to help business grow. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personal Development and a Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Consultants. Carol was also was a Director of the Arts Council of Great Britain.

Today Carol is an author , corporate trainer and thriving international networking marketing business.

Why did Carol write a second edition of this book, because networking has changed during Covid19 including with online networking. The book is told in a story format that is easy to understand.

Why does Carol believe networking is important for business.

It is important to help businesses grow through contacts and associations Learn from people get support and build new contacts. Networking is usually inexpensive

How to network effectively.

Have a strategy What results do you want to achieve with your networking Be selective with how you spend your time and what events to attend. Choose networking groups that fit with your interests and what you do Networking is it very important to schedule time and follow up your contacts. As the saying goes the fortune can be in the follow up. Speak within your comfort zone and skills that you will have confident to speak about. Be prepared, about what you are going to speak about. Pick two to three things to speak about. Be calm, breath and take a pause if you need to think. If you do not know something , tell someone , that you will get back to them about the question after you double check. Ask questions they get attention. Questions can open conversations. Listen do not just talk.

Establish a point of contact so you can follow up and learn more about the person and their business.

Carols Recommendations for Business to Thrive

Do what motivates you Use your time wisely Learn new skills Improve your systems Remember with online world it is easy to do business local and global

Carol Harris Contact Details

carolharris.uk

07789990358 (text only) (Home)

info@carolharris.uk

linkedin.com/in/carolharrisuk

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