Conversation Starters When Networking
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
In this video, I discuss a few conversation starters for shy people, introverts, and others to get you started.
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There are a lot of very shy people. They consider themselves introverts. So I thought I would do a show about networking that will encourage you to start having conversations with people. After all, whether you are at a formal networking event or meeting someone outside of work and want to work on developing a relationship with someone, to me, this is all networking. Thus, putting yourself in a position where you can have conversations freely
goes a long way toward building your business, building your career. Here are a few ways to start:
You are going to find this 1 amazing. This is the magic one. The number 1 way to start a conversation with someone, walk over to them and say, “Hi!” Or “Hello!” And, if you are at the networking event, continue by saying, “What brought you here?” Or, “What attracted you to this meeting tonight?” What you’re doing is starting the conversation.
A variation on this is, you have been there for a little while you see someone there off in a corner. They are even more shy than you are. Walk over to them and say, “Hi!” What you’re doing is beginning the conversation with them. It encourages them to open up a little.
Another thing you can do is make a joke. “You know, I love the food with these things. What about you?” There is no networking event I have ever been to where the food is just going to cause people to stop in their tracks and go, “Wow! This is incredible!” It all is mediocre crap. Making a joke like, “I come here for the food. It’s incredible!” Then, roll your eyes and you will probably start the conversation with laughter.
You can compliment some. “Hey! Great tie!” Or, “I love your shoes. Or something else that complements appearance goes a long way toward starting a conversation with someone.
That’s what you’re really doing is looking to start a conversation. “Have you come to meetings like this before?”
If you see a group of people talking with one another and you want to get involved but you don’t want to overwhelm, you stand there and listen for a while and then popping a remark from the outside. That will start the process of engaging you a little bit in their conversation.
Those are a few ideas I have for how you can start networking with people at formal events or in formal situations where you might run into someone.
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