Communications and Public Relations

To build good networks means to create and maintain relationships with relevant people in diverse fields, and positions.  A healthy network can benefit you with potential referrals in your industry; and boost the growth of your career a bit faster.

Here are 4 ways to build good networks that work:

Search from within.

Recognize your valuable associations and begin building relationships right away. Send a text to previous mentors, colleagues, and contacts. Inquire about their well-being; tell them what’s going on in your life; inquire about what’s “most going on” in their lives. Maintaining good relationships with them allows you to benefit from their industry expertise, credibility, and connections; which would otherwise take you years to develop.

Attend networking events.

Attending networking conventions or trade shows is one of the simplest ways to begin expanding the professional network. Since networking events are specifically designed for people of common interests to come together and discuss their interests; this is an ideal opportunity for you and your network to grow.

Share opportunities and resources with relevant people.

Nothing beats a networking opportunity for business and development. You can form strong bonds with others by sharing an opportunity or idea that may not be beneficial to you, but will be to your connection. When you bring value to someone’s life, you will form deep bonds with them, and they will also like to reciprocate.

Stay in touch.

Building a good network requires cultivating relationships through a friendly approach and staying in contact with people. Show your networks you care and appreciate their effort through messages, phone calls, visitation, etc. An individual you’ve known for 10 years but haven’t spoken to in that time is no longer a member of your network, and therefore will not invest in your plans. On the other hand, someone you met three months ago and has contacted twice will more likely invest in your plans.

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Your speech with any audience will be fruitless if you cannot captivate them and drive them to action. To captivate your audience and ensure a productive communication, here are 4 tips you must utilize in any engagement.

Portray the right visual images.

The communication process begins as soon as you appear before an audience. Audiences have certain expectations not only about what you will say but also about how you will look. They create impressions about you and your message by first; observing your look, and then they decide whether or not to be attentive, to accept or even reject your message. 

However, in a bid to look good before an audience, it is important not to go overboard in fashion to avoid distraction. In order to portray the right visual image, you should consider your audience’s expectations for the particular occasion.

Have an Outstanding Introduction

Having an outstanding introduction is the best way to help you crack the ice, stimulate your audience’s curiosity, and captivate them. You should begin uniquely. E.g; coming up with a mind-blowing expression that your audiences have not heard before, and most importantly telling them what they stand to benefit from your speech. By doing this, you will capture their attention easily.

Exude Confidence

Maintain powerful body language and make bold statements that will make your audience believe that you are very knowledgeable in the subject matter. When you start your speech with bold and factual statements, your audience will be interested in you and what you have to say.

Excite Your Audience

Telling non-boring stories and adding humor in your speech is a very powerful way to excite your audience and captivate them. You could also excite them by asking probing and intriguing questions that are related to the objective of your speech. In addition, you could ask them to imagine something.

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