tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:40:43 +0000networkerconnectorinfluencelistnetworkersscale-freedevelopmentpurposekeystonestrategyintroducetieseventsnaturepitchtypesnurtureintrovertface-to-facemodalitiesnetweaversenergizertipssocializeperformanceprofessionalbookreviewreviewbrandingintermediatenetwork propertiesfriendsexercisefacebookNLPbusinesslong-tailspeakingguestpostmistakesshameless plughesitationadvancedlinksextrovertnetworkingonlinenetweavingcommunicatorconversationmatchmakingintegrityreferralbeginnerBuilding personal and professional networks with more depth, speed and flexibility, while having much more fun.http://www.weavingnetworks.com/noreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)Blogger49125http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/weavingnetworkshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-4329138491153527680Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-06-17T08:00:00.915-04:00communicatorspeakingeventsconnectorconversationI wrote this post in response to AJ Kumar's post about public speaking. In it he outlines a few reasons why people are terrible at public speaking. That's great. But I'd like to know how to be a great public speaker. That might help if i'm going to be in front of a lot of people networking.They say that people fear public speaking, more than they fear death. I think that's because most people http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/2jnpGV53Gpw/how-to-deliver-knock-their-socks-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=2jnpGV53Gpw:GVs52KeXJGc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=2jnpGV53Gpw:GVs52KeXJGc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=2jnpGV53Gpw:GVs52KeXJGc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/2jnpGV53Gpw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/06/how-to-deliver-knock-their-socks-off.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-1867607338030428065Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-06-15T08:00:01.021-04:00performancetipsadvancedsocializereferraltiesnetworkerlinksI was talking to a friend that dipped her toe in the social networking arena, and didn't like the feel of the water. I'll keep her name under wraps so as not to embarrass her (especially because I'm going to make fun of her here). Let's call her Marie (I know no Marie's).Marie was talking to me today about how someone in her industry said that print advertising is dead. They said that they http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/w5V8MyD4QO4/dont-be-network-groupie-be-productive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=w5V8MyD4QO4:5CBu_5gh6jg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=w5V8MyD4QO4:5CBu_5gh6jg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=w5V8MyD4QO4:5CBu_5gh6jg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/w5V8MyD4QO4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/06/dont-be-network-groupie-be-productive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-7657073549939704680Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-06-13T08:00:01.161-04:00brandingprofessionaltipsLet's face it, people judge books by their covers. This is why we say not to do it! If you are concerned about your professional brand, and how others see you online and in person, you're worried about your cover.Your Professional Brand Online (the cover)I remember waay back in about 1998 when people started the weirdest thing, the started "googling" themselves. This was in the day where not a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/7qoVkxbGT1E/your-online-professional-brand-is-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=7qoVkxbGT1E:ilafF65VxXw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=7qoVkxbGT1E:ilafF65VxXw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=7qoVkxbGT1E:ilafF65VxXw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/7qoVkxbGT1E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/06/your-online-professional-brand-is-your.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-8519306930422044777Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-06-11T08:00:01.018-04:00matchmakingintroducetipsnetweavingeventsOne of the activities I consistently encourage you to engage in is networking, but not the networking you normally think of. When people think of 'networking', they mostly think business or professional networking. The rules of this game are to go to networking forums, after-work parties, join professional organizations and the like. We go to these places in hopes to find some business contacts, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/v95Npvv2wF8/not-so-new-new-kind-of-networking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=v95Npvv2wF8:hdRev7G0j40:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=v95Npvv2wF8:hdRev7G0j40:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=v95Npvv2wF8:hdRev7G0j40:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/v95Npvv2wF8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/06/not-so-new-new-kind-of-networking.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-3244053382910981774Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-06-09T11:18:42.563-04:00strategyface-to-faceintroducebookreviewnetweaversbusinessYou've heard of Silicon Valley, but not Route 128 right? The success of Silicon Valley came out of one man's passion for networking, or rather weaving together networks of people, businesses and organizations.In the book Regional Advantage, Annalee Saxenian discusses the differences between the rise of Silicon Valley versus Route 128. In the 1970's Route 128 was a big electronics and industrial http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/DOpEi26bGxk/networking-to-build-community.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=DOpEi26bGxk:GSWSVfA9DFo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=DOpEi26bGxk:GSWSVfA9DFo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=DOpEi26bGxk:GSWSVfA9DFo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/DOpEi26bGxk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/06/networking-to-build-community.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-7012159790140852349Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:30:00 +00002009-06-07T08:30:00.933-04:00strategytypesadvancednetworkerSocial networking. It can be shallow. Let's face it. You go to events, you talk to people, you hope for something to fall out of that social-networking money tree. It may. It may not.Think about that, 'networking' seems so shallow. You don't get anything done. You just talk. At least with work, you get something accomplished during the day (even if your accomplishment is sneaking breaks). But http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/BOJwFBNAUNE/networking-sparks-and-smoke.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=BOJwFBNAUNE:_Wh6fvR386g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=BOJwFBNAUNE:_Wh6fvR386g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=BOJwFBNAUNE:_Wh6fvR386g:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/BOJwFBNAUNE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/06/networking-sparks-and-smoke.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-8371152229438172021Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-06-05T08:00:00.915-04:00guestpostOver at Persuasive.net, I wrote a guest post about reading facial expressions. The research is based on Paul Ekman's thirty-some-odd years of research, which is behind the Fox show Lie To Me.You can check it out here.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/c0ZRY9glX6Y/guest-post-at-persuasivenet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=c0ZRY9glX6Y:34LEmDN_P3Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=c0ZRY9glX6Y:34LEmDN_P3Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=c0ZRY9glX6Y:34LEmDN_P3Q:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/c0ZRY9glX6Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/06/guest-post-at-persuasivenet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-6164604899931490380Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-06-03T08:00:00.804-04:00face-to-faceintermediatesocializeextrovertinfluenceconversationSometimes you meet someone, and you hit it off instantly. Something seems to 'click' with both of you and you two start talking like excited cheerleaders for what seems like hours on end, even if it is only for ten minutes. You feel as if you known each other for years. What's happening? And how can you make that happen more often?Well, two things at least. First is, you are interested in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/VSqIbKGSS7I/how-to-make-old-friends-in-ten-minutes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=VSqIbKGSS7I:_ym8QWiJAI0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=VSqIbKGSS7I:_ym8QWiJAI0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=VSqIbKGSS7I:_ym8QWiJAI0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/VSqIbKGSS7I" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/06/how-to-make-old-friends-in-ten-minutes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-4717042488839098507Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:04:00 +00002009-06-01T18:23:00.857-04:00face-to-facebrandingonlinefacebooksocializenetworkingThere's almost a big debate about what 'kind' of networking someone should be doing. If you peruse the internet for information about networking, most of it is about social-networking. Better put, we could call this online-networking. In the other camp, we could put face-to-face networking.Online Networking:Information about online networking, also known as social-networking and social-media http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/XQa5XgZd7gs/what-kind-of-networking-should-i-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=XQa5XgZd7gs:g32wZuR5kl0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=XQa5XgZd7gs:g32wZuR5kl0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=XQa5XgZd7gs:g32wZuR5kl0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/XQa5XgZd7gs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/06/what-kind-of-networking-should-i-be.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-2840391848552040179Sat, 30 May 2009 22:09:00 +00002009-05-30T18:09:00.704-04:00shameless plugtipsAre you the only person you know that reads this blog?Have you been reading this blog? by yourself?Well the, share the wealth. When you read an article you like, click on the "share" button at the end of the post so you can post it to places like facebook, delicious and other social networking sites.Obviously, this post is both a self-interested shameless promotion, and an invitation to practice http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/IzjK7-3qJXg/stop-hoggin-goods.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=IzjK7-3qJXg:geJ2aJDjIik:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=IzjK7-3qJXg:geJ2aJDjIik:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=IzjK7-3qJXg:geJ2aJDjIik:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/IzjK7-3qJXg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/05/stop-hoggin-goods.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-1325617591876727042Wed, 27 May 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-05-27T08:00:00.841-04:00developmentcommunicatortipsexerciselistinfluenceconversationHow is it that some people knock conversations out of the ballpark, and some consistently give us a 'swing and a miss'? Better yet, what can we, you and I, do to make conversations more interesting and lively? Well I've thought up about five1. Smile with your earsYou've seen those pictures with people who look like they're snarling and smiling at the same time. You can tell in the immortalized http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/8of-ZWt2zEA/five-ways-to-be-more-likeable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=8of-ZWt2zEA:RvkvyaQpoLQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=8of-ZWt2zEA:RvkvyaQpoLQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=8of-ZWt2zEA:RvkvyaQpoLQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/8of-ZWt2zEA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/05/five-ways-to-be-more-likeable.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-3609408099232461785Mon, 25 May 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-05-25T08:00:00.334-04:00reviewinfluencelinksbeginnernetworkingI guess you could place this post in an on-off series talking about the distinctions between networking, netweaving and now you can add connecting to this. I've written a few posts in this vein here, here and here. This is inspired by a post by Valdis Krebs who wrote a pretty succinct way to network 'the right way'.I subscribe to the blog The Network Thinker written by Valdis Krebs (who created http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/Jq7UkPhOwGg/networking-vs-connecting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=Jq7UkPhOwGg:zCjDZ6r9p_Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=Jq7UkPhOwGg:zCjDZ6r9p_Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=Jq7UkPhOwGg:zCjDZ6r9p_Q:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/Jq7UkPhOwGg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/05/networking-vs-connecting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-3618422969765185874Wed, 20 May 2009 14:44:00 +00002009-05-21T10:01:29.230-04:00matchmakingintermediatetipsnetweavingconnectornetworkernetworkingThat may be a weird question to ask. On Monday I wrote a post about how to double the size of your network, fast. In it, I made a distinction between networking for the short-term and networking for the long-term. It was a quick little distinction, I want to spend a post expanding on it. Let's start by comparing some of the important actions in short-term vs long-term networking (netweaving).http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/RqMZCLzjbg8/do-you-network-for-short-term-or-long.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=RqMZCLzjbg8:0gvnC7QnSls:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=RqMZCLzjbg8:0gvnC7QnSls:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=RqMZCLzjbg8:0gvnC7QnSls:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/RqMZCLzjbg8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/05/do-you-network-for-short-term-or-long.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-2734338626515624049Mon, 18 May 2009 13:27:00 +00002009-05-18T09:50:52.343-04:00strategydevelopmentcommunicatorbeginnernurtureHow can you real fast double the size of your network? Join another one!When you leave your first job for a new one, you almost double the number of people you've worked with. This happens again when you go to a bigger company. Granted, not all of these people will know what your skills are, but you're connected to them in some way. If you want to double the size of your network, simply join http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/8zjix5Y95Y4/how-to-double-size-of-your-network-fast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=8zjix5Y95Y4:_rhr4cdk-H4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=8zjix5Y95Y4:_rhr4cdk-H4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=8zjix5Y95Y4:_rhr4cdk-H4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/8zjix5Y95Y4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/05/how-to-double-size-of-your-network-fast.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-6451685017023300353Fri, 15 May 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-05-15T08:00:01.102-04:00developmentadvancedreferralnetweaversconnectorreviewlinksSo, it might be a little weird to review a book you haven't read, but I'm going to do it anyway.I regularly read the blog orgtheroy.net for a couple of reasons. Recently one of the blog's contributors Brayden reviewed a book by Sean Stafford which compared the resurgence, or lack of it, in two former steel towns, Youngstown Ohio and Allentown PA. The book explores what enabled Allentown to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/zguSh0Hv48Y/almost-book-review-on-networks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=zguSh0Hv48Y:4Q8iIDhs5B4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=zguSh0Hv48Y:4Q8iIDhs5B4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=zguSh0Hv48Y:4Q8iIDhs5B4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/zguSh0Hv48Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/05/almost-book-review-on-networks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-1840874487966606423Thu, 14 May 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-05-14T08:40:52.347-04:00strategycommunicatorintermediateexercisespeakingmistakesconversationOne of the age-old adages that we hear about knowing people is "you have to walk a mile in their shoes". However, a common problem is that people walk a mile in another person's shoes, their own way.For instance: you're in a heated argument about what happened at dinner. In the argument, both of you are more interested in getting your points across (who is right) than finding out why you two are http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/wdcaT1jLDoc/walking-their-mile-their-way.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=wdcaT1jLDoc:J5Fx_PqbTZU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=wdcaT1jLDoc:J5Fx_PqbTZU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=wdcaT1jLDoc:J5Fx_PqbTZU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/wdcaT1jLDoc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/05/walking-their-mile-their-way.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-557193300279632784Tue, 12 May 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-05-12T08:00:00.325-04:00strategymatchmakingpurposenetweavingadvancedreferralconnectorenergizerLast week, I wrote a blog post last week about a new phrase I've fallen in love with. The phrase is "opportunity network" which I found thanks to Steve Woodruff who talks about it in two posts (here and here).I like the phrase because it encompasses the overlap between professional networking, social networking, business networking, cause networking and all the cracks and crevices in them. I'm ofhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/w4zxIhFBCuo/opportunity-networking-part-deux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=w4zxIhFBCuo:Hhqc37Y5mqk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=w4zxIhFBCuo:Hhqc37Y5mqk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=w4zxIhFBCuo:Hhqc37Y5mqk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/w4zxIhFBCuo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/05/opportunity-networking-part-deux.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-4967514770281131568Tue, 05 May 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-05-05T08:00:00.556-04:00matchmakingnetweavinglinksbusinessMaybe i need to change the name of this blog. I was scouring the internet, yet again, for other articles and blogs about professional networking. For all the rave i hear about them, most 'networking' blogs mostly focus on using Facebook, Linkedin or other social networking. Not many talk directly about how to improve your face-to-face networking or professional networking.Anyhow, i came across a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/3hJInRPd9uw/opportunity-networking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=3hJInRPd9uw:yhUEhsxzeaM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=3hJInRPd9uw:yhUEhsxzeaM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=3hJInRPd9uw:yhUEhsxzeaM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/3hJInRPd9uw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/05/opportunity-networking.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-6924009392157796371Mon, 04 May 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-05-04T08:30:22.038-04:00professionalintermediatenetweavingfacebookeventsnetworkingbusinessYou're busy already. You have a job, a semblance of a social life, family, maybe even some community service commitments. How in the world do you 'network' when your schedule is already packed?The question is not really 'how do you network', or 'how do you network more'. The question is 'how do you network more effectively'?The answer is overlap.Have you heard of a 'business lunch'? Two birds: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/2zH6aiqnkcY/how-to-make-time-for-networking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=2zH6aiqnkcY:_ZxBJop6Av0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=2zH6aiqnkcY:_ZxBJop6Av0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=2zH6aiqnkcY:_ZxBJop6Av0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/2zH6aiqnkcY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/05/how-to-make-time-for-networking.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-5952070362643297860Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-04-30T08:00:01.535-04:00modalitiesdevelopmentcommunicatorintermediatespeakinginfluenceNLPconversationSome words simply have more impact or juice than others. For instance compare the two sentences:1. He walked down the streetand2. He sauntered down the boulevardI'll be that if you compare what happened when you repeated those two sentences to yourself you'll find that the second sentence had more 'story' or 'nuance' to it. The word 'sauntered' gave a little nuance to how the guy walked, and 'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/qSXNFN-GZhU/speaking-for-impact-literally.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=qSXNFN-GZhU:TuHPsAU9I9c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=qSXNFN-GZhU:TuHPsAU9I9c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=qSXNFN-GZhU:TuHPsAU9I9c:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/qSXNFN-GZhU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/04/speaking-for-impact-literally.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-1543989315119121414Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-04-29T08:00:00.630-04:00network propertiestipsadvancedlong-tailnetweaversnetworkersscale-freeHave you heard the term 'scale free networks'? What about 'the long tail'? If not, you have now (smirk). Knowing what scale-free networks are and how they operate is important if you're serious about networking. It's important because they tell you about the environment in which you network. It's like a farmer or sailor understanding weather patterns. Something not immediately relevant, until http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/Hn5uvvJcUpg/whats-scale-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=Hn5uvvJcUpg:2WWGs2UVuDA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=Hn5uvvJcUpg:2WWGs2UVuDA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=Hn5uvvJcUpg:2WWGs2UVuDA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/Hn5uvvJcUpg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/04/whats-scale-free.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-2065899141523432199Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-04-27T08:00:00.657-04:00introduceprofessionaldevelopmentintermediatenetweavingsocializereferralenergizerconversationThis is an excerpt from the book I am writing, which you can download for freeClosing Triangles: The Lost Art of the Introduction:When you get engaged, you learn a whole lot. Even women are overwhelmed by all the supposed details and formalities of the marriage process. There’s a whole industry catering to alleviate some of the burden on the intending bride and groom, wedding planners. The funny http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/qqr1LkJ4HFU/lost-art-of-introduction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=qqr1LkJ4HFU:mQk9m8fHc4A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=qqr1LkJ4HFU:mQk9m8fHc4A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=qqr1LkJ4HFU:mQk9m8fHc4A:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/qqr1LkJ4HFU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/04/lost-art-of-introduction.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-5792746850071069950Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-04-24T08:00:00.608-04:00friendsnetweaversnurturenetworkingThere is a long history of studies that say that the more friends you have the better your life is (of course, it's more exciting that way). There is also a long history of studies that say that people who have long, intimate relationships (as in good friends, not as in make a baby) with friends and family also live longer. To bolster that, we also know anecdotally that some older married coupleshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/BEuJybOB23U/networking-will-improve-your-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=BEuJybOB23U:bA4_b5UhTV0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=BEuJybOB23U:bA4_b5UhTV0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=BEuJybOB23U:bA4_b5UhTV0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/BEuJybOB23U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/04/networking-will-improve-your-life.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-1745926475401670430Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:00:00 +00002009-04-22T16:10:34.842-04:00communicatortipshesitationintegritybeginnerI'm not delirious. Lose your phone. I did it for a day, albeit by accident. But not having my phone introduced me to some profound changes in society.If I had an appointment, I couldn't call to cancel, I would have had to show up.If I had to add a detail to an instruction, or get more detail from someone, about something that was important, I couldn't have.If I had an emergency, nobody would knowhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/eNNfuzwzoRA/do-this-lose-your-phone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=eNNfuzwzoRA:od2h2vyN90g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=eNNfuzwzoRA:od2h2vyN90g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=eNNfuzwzoRA:od2h2vyN90g:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/eNNfuzwzoRA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/04/do-this-lose-your-phone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895284465501718185.post-8726483157688159883Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:45:00 +00002009-04-14T11:51:11.307-04:00listconversationDo you want to impress someone? Speak English.I've found an inverse relationship between the number of cliches I hear someone speak and my assessment of how much they know what they are talking about. More simply put: the more cliches you tell me, the less I respect you.So if you want to impress me, or any skeptical person, then you have to translate those cliches directly onto a particular http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~3/MUD97UBMP_4/stop-with-cliches-already.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron Woodson II)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=MUD97UBMP_4:4iHnIME3HQk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=MUD97UBMP_4:4iHnIME3HQk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?a=MUD97UBMP_4:4iHnIME3HQk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weavingnetworks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weavingnetworks/~4/MUD97UBMP_4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.weavingnetworks.com/2009/04/stop-with-cliches-already.html