Networking Facilitator Gifts

"Nothing beats work events to mingle, build relationships, and backstab fellow colleagues."

"Shall we start with an icebreaker?"

"Obviously some people here don't appreciate the gravity of our situation."

'Very impressive educational background...now let's discuss WHO you know.!

Inclusive speech

'Complete sentences?? Jeez, how verbose can you get?'

Networking

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

"I was going to have my people call his people, but I’m pretty sure his people have Caller I.D."

'All those in doubt, raise your eyebrows.'

"Remember, if I can't introduce you it's because I can't remember their name - so that's when you step in and introudce yourself so we can get them to say it, okay?" - Company Party Prep.

'I don't understand. You've wasted the whole interview going on and on about what you know... I think you'd better start telling me who you know.'

"Thank God! Someone to network with!"

"This is the communications workshop, right? Let’s get started, I’m prepared!"

"This isn't the big city anymore, Jim. I'm the facilitator now."

'I thought people were quite receptive to the change seminar.'

The first week of the brainstorming session went slowly.

'Come on, Walter, you're wasting out time! Stop using complete sentences!'

Substance Abuse Seminar: How Not To Get Hooked!

"You're wondering why I've called you here."

"Good afternoon, Ted. I'm your online presence."

Bob tried networking – and crashed it.

How to engage an audience

'We can't find a pond small enough where you'd be a big fish.'

'I'm feeling a sense of conclusion here, so let's draw things to a close.'

'He has a very open mind. Everything goes in one ear and out the other.'

"We'll start with some 'ice breakers' and 'team building' games..."

Start the session by doing something unusual.

Keys to Success: Focus, Alertness, Concentration...

'This training session is all about challenging assumptions. For example you see someone looking depressed, dishevelled, unkempt it's easy to jump to conclusions. But they may not be a social worker, they may be a client!'

"Your CV is amazing. The boss would love you. So unfortunately you've been unsuccessful in your application."

"Thank you, gentlemen, and may the best networked man win."

The meeting will start a little late, intelligence is lost in the building somewhere.

Media Darling.

As the Chief Corporate Adrenal Gland of the company, Fred's recommendations were rarely a surprise.