by Anne B. Freedman | Sep 4, 2019 | Networking Skills
You’re at a networking event and you’ve just shared the smooth “elevator pitch”(see last week’s blog) you so carefully crafted. So has the person you’ve just met. What’s next? Sometimes, there’s this dreadful, awkward silence, where you both look at each other...
by Anne B. Freedman | Aug 28, 2019 | Networking Skills
As we start to gear up for the busy networking season ahead, it’s a good time to dust off your old “elevator pitch” – that brief self-introduction or personal branding statement – and consider what you could do better. To connect quickly with people and reach...
by Anne B. Freedman | Dec 1, 2017 | Networking Skills, Presentation Tips
Years ago, my roommate Deana was a hospitality major who got to take the most popular course on campus at the time: Beverage 101. She was required to sample different beers in one class, wines in another, and spirits in the others as part of the training about the...