When I run networking and professional / business development events I often say –  referring to my own business – “If I don’t meet, I don’t eat” to highlight that networking and making meaningful connections is crucial to your success and survival if you are your own boss – and increasingly so in any career.

I feel that it is not people’s talents alone that shape their success; we are all incredibly talented and I believe that everyone’s talents – and potential talent – actually balances out. There are many factors; our circumstances, resources along with all manor of unfairnesses, inequalities and conscious and unconscious practices and prejudices. Outside of this it’s how we play the hand that we’re given and how we connect and engage with others that is key. Being resourceful, creative and resilient are major factors.

What’s all this got to do with networking generally and my Networking for Success event? Well quite a lot. As a species we are interdependent and inter-related business requires networking in the same way that organisations – as the name suggests – requires people working together co-operatively and in an organised manor. The degree of their success and survival depends – to a very large degree – on how well and authentically this is done. This is something that I’ve always been passionate about. It’s what the Co-operation and Conversations chapters of my book Soul Trader is all about and it’s what my new workshop is about.

Over the years I’ve attended hundreds of formal and informal networking events. To me what makes a great networking event is creating the right conditions to help people to really relax, feel comfortable, feel welcome, feel able to be themselves.  For many years I’ve gently toyed with the idea of running a networking event and now I’m pleased to have done so. What’s unique about Networking for Success is it blends 3 things: 1) understanding and developing a strategy 2) boosting the skills to network authentically, skilfully and naturally 3) The opportunity to put it in practice and meet like-minded people of all sorts of backgrounds to develop con acts and connections.

 

Networking for Success

Soul TraderMonthly @British Library Business & IP Centre

Join leading life coach, motivational speaker and business / corporate coach, Rasheed Ogunlaru author of Soul Trader – Putting the Heart Back into Your Business for this unique event to help you build your business, win new opportunities and contacts – and to punch beyond your weight. It is ideal if you’re starting or growing your own venture or indeed if you are looking to develop your skills to gain greater professional career opportunities.

Overall this empowering seminar and networking event will help you win customers, contacts and business opportunities by developing the clarity, confidence, communication skills to build rich relationships and connections to help you flourish. It will also help you carry out your networking effectively, authentically, with integrity – and free from nerves.

 

You will leave the seminar able to:

* Develop a strategic, effective action of plan for networking and business

* Overcome networking nerves, stress and anxieties

* Make a powerful, positive and punchy impression

* Find your own authentic networking style, approach and voice

* Become interested in others and make them interested in you

* Create rapport, respect, relationships and then rewards

* Identify the right people in the right places to network

* Work a room effectively and confidently

* Follow-up, forge links, friendships, partnerships and create opportunities

* Create win-win situations and learn the importance of being earnest.

Who should attend?

* You / anyone who wants or needs to win more influence, contacts, customers or business

* You / anyone who fears or loathes networking – or indeed if you really love it.

* You / anyone looking to further develop their career and professional opportunities.

*You / anyone looking to build people and customer skills.

Where? Venue: British Library Business & IP Centre 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB

2015 Dates: 4pm-7.30pm on: 13 May, 17 June, 21 July, 19 Aug, 16 Sep, 14 Oct, 10 Nov and 8 Dec.

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Networking for Success: with Rasheed Ogunlaru run at and in partnership with the British Library Business & IP Centre.