Networking for Introverts: How to Look and Feel Comfortable and Self-Assured
68 minutes. $29. Click HERE to purchase.
You’ve heard it a million times: If you’re looking for a new job, want to get a promotion, seeking new clients, or trying to establish credibility in your field, you need to “leverage your network.” But what if you hate networking? How do you develop a network to “leverage” and move your career forward?
If you’re introverted, shy, or struggle with social anxiety, the idea of meeting with a group of strangers for no other purpose than to, well, meet strangers sounds more like a special form of torture than a smart career move. You go, stand awkwardly by yourself, check your phone every 5 minutes, try to strike up a conversation with someone nearby but words stick like burrs to your tongue. By the end of the event you’re exhausted. You’ve picked up a few new business cards, but the whole thing feels fake and slimy and you’re pretty sure the juice was NOT worth the squeeze.
Yet the fact remains that in today’s market and economy, relationships are the means by which you build and establish your career and business. Happily, no matter how introverted, shy, or anxious you are, you can learn skills that will help you feel and look better at networking events. You can present yourself with confidence, invite others to talk with you, learn the art of conversation, and perhaps even find some pleasure (whoa!! let’s not get too crazy here!) in the whole thing.
In this one-hour(ish) video course, I’ll give you:
- New perspectives on approaching networking events
- Body language tips for presenting yourself with confidence
- Extremes to avoid in your communication
- Suggestions for conveying a welcoming attitude
- Ideas for how to begin, continue, and gracefully end a conversation
- A plan for practicing the skills covered
- Book recommendations
By the end of the video, you’ll have specific tools you can use in ANY situation, no matter how scary, awkward, or new, to help you look and feel more comfortable and self-assured.
68 minutes. $29. Click HERE to purchase.
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