Heys guys!
Back again with part four of my series how to: Become an online pr and communication professional!
This time I’m using a topic not usually associated with online pr or communications but it helps greatly!
Network! Network! Network! Network!
In this blog I will be talking about the process of networking! Long gone are the days of texting, emailing your whole contacts list! These days one of the main ways to get in touch with new people network!
How do you network you ask?
I’m not going to spend my time talking about superficial, insincere, fake stuff that we all can smell a mile away. Smiling across a party or making a gesture to say hello. THAT’S NOT NETWORKING! Your job is not to be a social butterfly, sticking with the people you know, but to spread your wings and fly to new people! The art of networking is to grow respectful and caring relationships that can help you in your future career!
Often in life we network to have a relationship with someone, use these skills in your professional world to try and promote yourself as the best you can!
Margaret Wheatley once said: "Relationships are all there is. Everything in the universe only exists because it is in relationship to everything else." So why not take a book out of her leaf? Put as much effort into networking, as you would any other relationship.
Never make the mistake that people make when trying to build networking contacts. Do not mix business with pleasure. Your future boss does not need to see you drunk on your facebook page, tweeting where you’re going on a Saturday night, try to keep it professional and don't add them on these social sites!
Contradicting the last statement, Make sure to relax around the people you are networking with, if at a party yes of course you can relax, if out at a business meeting yes relax. Relaxing can be seen as many different things, not just the relaxing many of us do at the weekend!
If your relaxed around people, they will accept you for who you are and not a robot with no feelings who never mistakes! Think about it, if you made a mistake your friend would forgive you quite easily? Yes?
Well think of this when working, if you make a mistake and they know something about you they may forgive more easily. Don’t cross this line too much, keep it professional. Of course you can relax but there is a line to professional and personal. Make sure not to make your boss or future boss your friend. The friend zone can become vicious when you do make a mistake. Try to keep it as professional as you can but relax and go with it.
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