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Sail Out Or Perish by Paresh Motiwala

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Sail Out Or Perish Couple of Questions(and a couple more after...) Couple of Stories Protocols for Business Networking Seven Deadly Myths of Networking Tools for Networking In Person Networking Marketing Yourself Disclaimers Q&A My Contact Information

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Sail Out Or Perish Couple of Questions-1 A small Poll Why not network? I feel exposed It is a waste of time But, But, I already have a decent steady job I dont give a sh*t I have no time

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Sail Out Or Perish Couple of Questions -2 What you do in your spare time? Play video games Watch movies What spare time? Watch TV Go drink with friend

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Sail Out Or Perish Small Story 1---a Company goes on cruise

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Sail Out Or Perish Small Story 1 --- Get marooned

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Sail Out Or Perish Small Story 1--- After a year, The Finance Team

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Sail Out Or Perish Small Story 1--- After a year, The Marketing Team

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Sail Out Or Perish Small Story 1- After a year, IT staff

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Sail Out Or Perish Small Story 2 -- Visit to the zoo

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Sail Out Or Perish Protocols for Business Networking Be generally informed Dont be afraid to strike up a conversation Try sitting next to person you dont know in a party Always carry your business card Dont use foul language Dont bad mouth Dont try to sell, try to listen Stay in touch

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Sail Out Or Perish Seven Deadly Myths of Networking 1.Networking means meeting as many people as you can 2.Networking means telling people about your business whenever you get a chance 3.Networking should start when you're job- hunting 4.Networking is for schmoozers/brown nosers. 5.Networking is a waste of time 6.Networking is expensive 7.Networking is phony

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Sail Out Or Perish Tools Linked In Twitter Facebook Plaxo Hi5 Blogs Forums Google + Orkut Others.

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Sail Out Or Perish In Person Networking Volunteering Community Church/Place of religion Professional groups(ILTA, Developers, SQL...) Chambers of commerce Sports Meeting newer people Your fellow commuters Person sitting next to you at lunch table RENs Sports Old job/college reunions

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Sail Out Or Perish Marketing Yourself Late night work: 2 AM Emails Presentations/Tech Talks Share mini successes Corporate Citizenship Water cooler conversations Keep your humor and smile

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Sail Out Or Perish Summary: Dont become islands Declare your mini victories Connect and stay connected Always carry your business cards And dont become like these or

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Sail Out Or Perish Disclaimers No lawyers were hurt in the making of this presentation All Characters in the small stories are fictitious

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Q&A

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Sail Out Or Perish My Contact Information Paresh Motiwala for President 2012 paresh.motiwala@bingham.com pareshmotiwala@yahoo.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/pareshmotiwala http://www.facebook.com/pareshmotiwala Twitter: @pareshmotiwala My Other Presentations: SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Integration Services, De-Mystifying the Curry, Hinduism, Discrimination in USA, Culture Shock