Father admitted to hospital ! That quickly takes the lustre off a busy, fun week and recalibrates what’s truly important

At University College London today. Always fun to help international students with the UK’s social differences & networking processes

Helping Academics today. Answering the question “What do you do” is their Ahaa moment. What challenges your team when meeting new people?

Having a two hour training on Twitter by Romany Thresher. See what Romany may be able to do for you http://ping.fm/BNJgI

From a corporate in St Pauls to a conference in Windsor. Today, my success is in the hands of public transport. Timings? Wish me luck!

A delegate said he wished he’d started investing in training for his team 20 yrs earlier. Maybe I can help yours bring you in more business?

Training Accountants and Insurance Execs in W1 today. My role? To elevate their interpersonal skills to their match technical excellence

Its not what we say about ourselves that counts, rather what others say of us. Give and Offer testimonials for work done. Its courteous

In our self-talk we often say 'yes I know that!' but there's a big difference between 'knowing' & 'implementing'. Need any Networking help?

Looking forward to a day in studio recording some new products and downloads. ‘Life is a daring adventure...or nothing at all!’ (unknown)

Of Edinburgh, Yehudi Menuhin said ‘it’s one of the most beautiful cities in the world’ Here to help Actuaries polish some networking skills

IT issues today! Happily I've been helped by CISCO maven Jeff Moore. Whether big system stuff or scuba in Cancun he's the man who'll help..

Steaming through some training quotations to try to get away early, en route to the beautiful Malvern Hills. You seeing Green shoots too?

Does the mere thought of having to undertake 'sales' activity, or even going out networking, leave you cold?

Don't think 'sales' think 'help'.

Most of the clients on our networking skills course, push back against 'going networking' because they think it's a pushy or sales-y activity.

Though business development is critical to the survival of all commercial enterprises, 'selling' seems to have a negative connotation in most people's minds and they simply recoil from the thought of it.

But it's OK. That's normal !

The way to overcome this fear is to move from thoughts of 'selling' to 'helping'.

How can your services 'help' your prospect overcome a problem or a current challenge?

When you are clear on this, you will know the right questions to prepare, before you go networking, to uncover the pain people experience in their business and to see where your products or your services can 'help' your prospects in their business.

When you’ve found that, it's called 'spotting the opportunity'. That's what we go networking for !

As the green shoots sprout throughout our economy, consider the benefits that improving your networking skills could bring your business, to your colleagues and to you, personally.

By helping you to take away your fears and concerns and by turning you into confident and effective networkers, I am confident that we can help you attract the abundant opportunities that await you, out there !

Are you in pain, even at the mere thought of going networking ?

We're here to help...

Call me now for a chat and let’s see how I can help you.

Mark Perl is a leading expert on the subject of Business Networking. He specialises in SME’s, business networking for solicitors, along with CPD training for the legal profession

Settling in to clear a very scary Inbox ! Need to avoid distractions and use the 'touch it once' method to make some headway

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