Working a Room
Course
Inhouse
Description
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Type
Course
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Methodology
Inhouse
This workshop is for anyone who has to attend conventions, business receptions, fundraisers, working lunches, professional dinners, hospitality functions, and out-of-office client events. It's about understanding what prevents us from approaching such events with ease and enthusiasm, and what we can do to make them comfortable, profitable and fun.
About this course
No previous knowledge is required.
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Course programme
This workshop is for anyone who has to attend conventions, business receptions, fundraisers, working lunches, professional dinners, hospitality functions, and out-of-office client events. It's about understanding what prevents us from approaching such events with ease and enthusiasm, and what we can do to make them comfortable, profitable and fun.
Prerequisites
- No previous knowledge is required.
Objectives
- Delegates will be able to :
- Upon completion of the course delegates will have gained the techniques required to work every room entered, and to reap the benefits - both personal and professional, building up client relations.
- Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at our training room or at an independent location, convenient to you
- Bespoke course (a course written to your specific needs) at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
- Comprehensive colour course manual and exercises
- Lunch (When at our training venue)
- Refreshments (When at our training venue)
- Relaxed refreshment area at our training room
Introduction
- What is networking?
- Places to network
- Invitations
- Who will be there?
- Doing your homework
- Have a purpose
- Organise before you attend
- Plan your 10 second advert
- Making your entrance
- The first move
- Make up a party of two
- Introductions and handshakes
- Remembering names
- Knowing which group to join
- When and when not to break in
- Opening lines
- Small talk made easy
- Ask questions and listen
- Get introductions to others
- Good manners = good business
- How long should you stay?
- Ending a conversation gracefully
- Leaving an individual
- Leaving a group
- Ask for them and give them
- Write all over them
- Never throw them away
- Follow up
- Give first, receive second
- Ask, ask, and ask
- When to call it quits
Working a Room