Navigating a networking event in five easy steps.

George J. Mount

Fight the slide into a night club

1. Wear a nice namebadge.

2. Observe your surroundings – and talk about them

3. “What do you do?”

Try these instead:• What are you currently

working on that has you the most excited?• If money were no longer an

issue - what would you be doing with your life?• What is your favorite

charity?

h/t Dave Kerpen, The Art of People

4. Float like a social butterfly

DON’T HOVER!!!

5. Follow up…

“This connection will self-destruct after fourty-eight hours…”

Resources• George J. Mount,

Sip, Smile, Repeat: How to Crush it At Young Professional Networking Events• Mount, “On Nametags: Don’t Be A Shoebie”• Mount, “Network Like a Southerner”• Dave Kerpen,

The Art of People: 11 Simple People Skills That Will Get You Everything You Want