Business Networking Skills
Here are some reasons why a Tailored Business Networking Skills course may be suitable for your company:
For people who attend conferences, seminars, social events and other networking gatherings it is essential they 'mix and mingle' and make good contacts.
People may be uncomfortable in social settings and yet you need them to be able to talk articulately about your business and get themselves known.
Many highly skilled staff have to network; they need to create their own contacts in order to build the business, but they simply don't have the requisite skills to flourish in that often difficult environment.
Business Networking gets a bad press
A lot of people think business networking is all about 'selling yourself' or 'working a room', whereas, for our money, networking isn't about that at all. It's about relationship building and making yourself and your company attractive to people in a way they hadn't realised before. It's about developing your business, not cramming it down someone's throat.
However, not everyone thinks they have good networking skills. They look at other people who appear to be at ease in the networking arena, and think, "Born socialiser. I could never do that."
As far as we're concerned, yes, you can. Good business networking skills can be learnt and are far easier than you might think.
At Impact Factory, our networking skills workshops won't turn you into an obnoxious double-glazing-type salesperson (they do get a hard time, don't they?). They are designed to develop skills you already have, tease out those areas where you do feel comfortable and confident and teach you simple techniques that will make networking fun, even.
The maxim really is true that 'it's you they buy' so we take time to look at you and your outstanding qualities. Everyone on an Impact Factory networking workshop gets input from their peers on what they can already see that would make you a good networker.
Since we know that most people just hate being in a situation where they might make a fool of themselves - saying or doing the 'wrong' thing, we explore some of the conventions and 'rules' about business networking. Then we look at breaking them!
Most importantly, we aim to make you feel far more in charge of the networking arena than you do now, so you can actually enjoy the process rather than endure it.
If you need your people to feel more confident in the Business Networking Skills arena we can tailor a programme to meet those specific needs.
To find out more call us on:
+44 (0)20 7226 1877
(Click here to send individuals on our Open Business Networking Skills Course)
Business Networking Skills Testimonials
Freephone: 0808 1234 909
Training Course Accreditation
To ensure that the courses you attend are of the highest quality, offering the best professional tuition possible,
all our Open Courses are evaluated and accredited.
This accredited course is suitable for corporate and public sector Continuing Professional Development Plans and Portfolios.
The team:
Isabel PollenFor Isabel it's all about encouraging the best possible outcome for each individual both professionally and personally
Janet AddisonJanet employs her love of people and what makes them tick to support their development in a way that's fun, useful and truly unique
Katherine GriceKatherine's skills and passions include Customer Service, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, Personal Impact and Leadership
Tina LambTina's life experiences have perfectly primed her to specialise in personal impact, assertiveness and networking.
Business Networking Training Formats
Our Tailored Business Networking Training comes in many formats from one-to-one through to fully tailored company wide programmes.
We can run assertiveness training at your premises, any third party venue or at our own London Training Suite at the Business Design Centre in Islington.
