Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of speaking to students and older job seekers about how to make the best first impression at an interview. Lots of questions have ensued, but one of the key areas of concern was how to make sure you come across as professional and engaging during a […]
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Walking into a networking event can feel a bit like stepping onto a stage—you want to make a great impression, but nerves and uncertainty can easily take over. “What do I say?” “Who should I talk to?” “What if I get stuck in an awkward conversation?” The truth is, great networking doesn’t start when you
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Well, Partners With You’s birthday … we’re 24! Entering our 25th year … a quarter of a century! I set the business up with the strap line “helping companies to stop annoying their customers” and over the years that’s exactly what we’ve done. Whether we’re helping you to present your plans to others, your salesmen
We’ve recently started our Presentation Club. An opportunity for members to stand up in front of the room and deliver a short presentation. All the attendees create written feedback on how the speaker came across. You then get to keep all the sheets of feedback to digest in the comfort of your home. In can
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For some people I meet, networking describes everything that they don’t want to do … … Walking into a room full of strangers, making small talk, listening to others talking about themselves or waiting for their turn to jump into the conversation and tell you about themselves. And to cap it all … having to
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As regular readers will know, I attend a lot of networking events, at which business owners and representatives can take the opportunity to give a short presentation. The topic usually relates to an overview of their business, the market they work in or some top tips for the audience to take away. As the speaker,
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Have you been at a networking event or meeting and found that you haven’t really heard what’s being said? It wasn’t the level of noise in the room but truth be told … you just weren’t listening properly? It could be because you got distracted by another conversation in the room, or you started thinking
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Have you ever been to an event where the person you’re speaking to keeps looking over your shoulder? We call that “networker’s neck” and it’s the curse of networking meetings throughout the land! It can be caused by disinterest, distraction or just plain rudeness. And you know if someone has it because as they’re speaking
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The past few months we’ve been working with a number of clients who want their teams to create and deliver talks and presentations; specifically, as part of social media videos and campaigns. We’ve also been contacted by a number of business owners struggling to move back to face-to-face networking and deliver great pitches. They’ve become
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This is possibly one of the most frequently asked questions at our successful communication workshop. That and “how do I stop someone I don’t know kissing me in greeting”! Here in the UK there is definitely an awkwardness around meeting and greeting! Probably because we no longer have a commonly recognised norm for how to
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