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Some of the most valuable networking happens in the most unusual situations. So, you had better be ready when it does happen!

Think about these few things prior to the conference:

Remember to take plenty of your business cards. If you are running low on cards, order more now, don't be caught short. Check with the organisers, how many people are attending. Work out how many people you assume you will meet and have a quality conversation with, the number of exhibitors who may ask for your contact details and then allow for another fifty cards at least. This is one time to always over-estimate!

Take a small notebook of some kind with you. You will find a number of good contacts who may have forgotten to take their cards or have run out. Take down their particulars and ALWAYS follow up with every person you connect with! Don't EVER miss an opportunity to follow up with these people, and keep note of contact times/dates and stay in touch on a regular basis if you can.

Include a highlight pen in your conference pack. Use this to highlight on your program the breakout sessions you wish to attend, important starting times, etc. If you are fortunate enough to be given a list of attendees, highlight those you wish to make contact with. The clearer you are on the outcomes you want, the more chance you have of achieving them.

If it is an international conference, remember your camera. It is far easier to have a photographic reminder of the people you meet, sit with at dinner, attend excursions with, etc., than committing everything to memory. N.B. When you do develop the photos, have two for one prints made and send a copy of the photo to the other delegates you have met. Always include your name and contact details(preferably on a sticker) on the back of the photos and date of the event. It is surprising how often these photographs can help to cement an international relationship. Be seen, get known, circulate proactively!

Take a brightly coloured action plan. Aim to write action bullet points as they come to you during the event. If you don't write them down, it is possible you will forget them.

At the conference:

Where possible, arrive early for all sessions. This will give you an opportunity to plan where you will sit, speak to other delegates prior to the speakers commencing and meet more people.If you arrive just in time, or late, you will have little opportunity to network other than to nod to the person you eventually sit beside.

Select a well lit, central location that will become a meeting place for interesting people you meet, strangers you want to get to know a little better, and a great spot for crowd watching. When you meet new people, you may suggest to them that they join you for a coffee/drink at this meeting place at the end of the session. Often people wander around aimlessly wishing they had the opportunity to connect with others during the down time/free time at the conference. Basically, act as if you are the host and not the guest!

Attend as many of the social events for the conference as possible. Some of the best contacts you will make may happen in the relaxed atmosphere of a cocktail party or barbeque.

At conference meal times aim to sit with a different group at each sitting, and preferably people you don't know. Avoid sitting with people from your own organisation at the meal times and during the sessions. Catch up for a 10 minute debrief at the end of the day (you have plenty of time to see them back at the office).

Completely s...t...r...e...t...c...h your comfort zone.

Always remember to have as much fun as possible; and ALWAYS follow up the people you meet. Good networking is all about connecting and creating relationships: the follow-up will nurture and sustain the relationship!

International Seminars And Conferences

You loved the stories and powerful illustrations that set your mind on fire with ideas.

Remember those break-through moments you experienced when you sat at the bar and bought your favorite Guru or Idol a drink and listened intently as they shared with you the specialized knowledge that got them to 'legend status?'

Have you experienced a seminar, so powerful your life was never the same and it changed your business for the better?

I must confess, I am a seminar junkie and I love to attend seminars and meet and network with people there.

But I don't just go to any seminars. For me I attend marketing conferences on niche topics dealing with increasing your online marketing business results and making more money from the internet.

My first really huge seminar that I attended was the Big Seminar, from Armand Morin back in March 2004. I owe lots to Armand for what he and his faculty taught me.

I felt like I had drank water from a fire hose for 3 straight days... yet, I came home from that conference with so many ideas, my head was spinning just trying to figure out which idea to implement first.

There are 3 important things you can get out of continuing education seminars that I wanted to share with you.

1. Personal Development

Most people do not continue their education after they finish with formal schooling. In fact, when most people graduate from college that's the last time they'll pick up a book to try and learn new information about their chosen profession, unless they are forced to continue their education.

Some professions that require continuing education include academia, medicine, and the legal profession. Personally, I think continuing education should be required for all professions.

As a Youth Pastor, I went to many national Youth Ministry and Pastors conventions to allow my ministry and personal development to flourish.

When you stop learning, you stop growing. You agree, right?

That's part one of our three-pronged approach - learning to break out of self-imposed limits and start thinking in new ways that will allow us to experience success that we have not yet enjoyed.

2. Business Development

Prong two is all about business development, and I want to focus on marketing.

I know that when I started in business, I had no idea what marketing really was. It's shocking to discover how many people have had marketing educations in our colleges and universities, and yet don't have the first idea of how to apply their knowledge in a practical, real world business situation. The internet is a great direct response tool, but too many don't know how to tap into the millions of niche markets out there.

There are systematic approaches to marketing and selling that when followed work flawlessly. Going to seminars, with great speakers will help you learn those systems.

There's a right way to do things, and a wrong way to do things.

Having a great teaching faculty will help one explore and explain these business systems that will allow you to produce your products, market your products, and deliver to your customers what they truly want and need in an efficient, proven, reliable way that makes you profits.

3. JV's And Networking

The third prong of conference attending is about power networking.

Many people know the value of meeting new business acquaintances at seminars and conferences, but don't fully take advantage of the power of those relationships.

I don't mean this from an exploitative standpoint; I simply mean that there are opportunities to connect with people in a meaningful way, so that both parties make more money.

At the events you go to, I encourage you to network.

If you've been around the Internet marketing world for any length of time, you've heard the term "joint venture." Most people don't really know what a true joint venture is.

With this 3 prong approach for attending live continuing education seminars, you surely will get more out of each event when you improve your personal life, improve your business through using new techniques, and you will find new partners and joint venture associates which can take your sales to the next level.

Copyright 2006 Jeff Mills

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