How to Build and Grow Your Professional Network with Stefan Thomas - 201

Investing your time to build a professional network could give you one of the biggest returns, both in business and life. That’s because as our life and career changes and develops we never know when we might need someone in that network. My guest on this show is author, speaker and coach Stefan Thomas and he believes that putting effort into building and sustaining relationships at scale, over time, has benefits for every person, whether they own their own business, work for a company, or do a mixture of both.  As Stefan says the trouble is: “What most people think networking is, and what it actually is, are two very different things.” So that’s why in this show, we’re getting to the heart of what networking ‘really’ is, how you can grow your network and how to nurture those relationships, so that they bring long term benefits to everyone.  If you want to develop your networking skills to grow your business or speaking career in the next 12 months, then you’ll love this show.  Enjoy! What you’ll learn: What made Stefan switch from real estate agent to teaching networking How Stefan approaches meeting new people. The difference between networking online versus in person. Whether you should always agree to 121 follow ups.  Tips for handling 121 follow ups The key things you need to do to position yourself so that people want to buy from you. Why you should take advantage of longer speaking slots in networking meetings. Why storytelling is important for successful networking. How Stefan uses speaking to grow his business. All things Stefan: stefanthomas.biz https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanthomasnetworking/ https://www.instagram.com/thenetworkingretreat/   Books:  Instant Networking by Stefan Thomas Business Networking for Dummies by Stefan Thomas Win the Room by Stefan Thomas   Resources: The Very Best Office Jokes https://www.facebook.com/groups/thespeakingclub/ https://www.saraharcher.co.uk/challenge  https://www.facebook.com/SarahArcherSpeak/ https://www.saraharcher.co.uk https://www.standoutpitch.com Thanks for listening! To share your thoughts:                                                       leave a comment below.     Share this show on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.  To help the show out:     Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and review really help get the word out and I read each one.     Subscribe on iTunes.

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If you want to have a laugh whilst learning how to increase your confidence and public speaking skills, for personal or business growth, then you have come to the right place. Discover tips, tricks and strategies on how to speak and pitch using humour and performance. Find out how to better connect with people’s pain points in a way that they will want to talk about and share, and get the low down on powering up your mind set. Sarah Archer, is a stand-up comedian, playwright, speaker and business woman. She is also author of ‘Cracking Speech Mate! – How to use humour to make you an amazing speaker’, and ‘Straight to the Top – How to create and deliver a killer elevator pitch’. Communicating with authenticity and power, influencing through copy, spoken word and body language, managing negative thoughts and anxiety, building authority and trust, story-telling and comedy secrets...oh and we’ll also cover focus and time management ‘cause Sarah has a mind like a butterfly! Join her for fun and aha moments.