Mastering The Mingling: The Nuances of Effective Networking

Region: New York
Date: Tuesday, November 14th at 6:00 PM
Attendees: 13

How masterful are your mingling skills?

Do you have the expertise in the nuances of networking that will allow you parlay your encounters at business and social functions into profitable relationships? Those relationships are so important, because "it's not what you know, it's who you know," that counts if you wish to succeed. Yet one of the worst fears people have is walking into a crowded room full of strangers.

Etiquette and protocol expert Hilka Klinkenberg, and author of At Ease...Professionally, will show you how to quell those fears and turn that sea of strangers into a room filled with potential customers. During this entertaining and interactive program, Ms. Klinkenberg will show you how to:

- Strategize prior to the event and devise a game plan for a success.
- Handle a room of strangers with the confidence of a lion tamer.
- Make the introductions and shake hands like a seasoned pro.
- Enter into conversations…and exit too!
- Know what to discuss (and when).
- Avoid certain foods and other faux pas.
- Handle the glass, the plate, the napkin and the handshake all at the same time.
- How to make a lasting impression.
- Follow up your new contacts for maximum impact.
- And many more secrets of successful socializing.

This is an evening not to be missed if you want to be more polished and confident so that you master the mingling and take your business and social life to new levels of success.

WHEN:

Tuesday, November14, 2006

6:00-8:30pm

WHERE:

Merrill Lynch
4 World Financial Center (North Tower), 10th Floor
New York, NY 10080
Tel 212.417.7000

Food (not just snacks) and drinks such as soda will be served at this event.

RSVP at http://www.networknights.org.
 

COST:

$10 pre-registration through NetNights website AND pre-pay through PayPal

$15 at the door, even if you pre-register on www.networknights.org

REGISTRATION:
Required to attend.  To RSVP make sure you're signed in at http://www.networknights.org.  You will see the event listed under Upcoming Events.

PAYMENT:
Pre-payment is now closed for this event!

Please bring cash to pay for this event ($15) at the door.  Only cash will be accepted at the door.

**Remember - only the first 20 people to sign up get to give a 30 second "Offer & Ask" (see description below)

AGENDA:
6:00 - 6:30 p.m.  -  Informal mixing and refreshments
6:30 - 7:00 p.m.  -  Learn about Fellow Alumni -- NetNights "Offer & Ask"
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.  -  Guest Speakers and Q&A
8:00 - 8:30 p.m.  -  Informal mixing

THE 30 SECOND OFFER & ASK:  The 30 second "Offer and Ask" allows your fellow attendees to learn a little about you, to enable more informed & effective networking.  Each Offer & Ask can only last for 30 seconds so please prepare in advance as we will be timing them!

The Offer and Ask typically includes:
1. Your Name
2. Your Graduating Class
3. Your Company/Organization and Title
4. What You Offer
5. What You're Looking For

About Hilka Klinkenberg:

Hilka Klinkenberg is an executive coach and one of the country's leading etiquette and protocol experts. She works with individuals who want to be more polished and professional and with organizations that want their people to outshine the competition both in the USA and abroad.

Hilka is the author of At Ease …Professionally. He columns on etiquette and protocol have appeared in magazines, newspapers and web sites around the world.

She is quoted regularly in magazines and newspapers like Business Week, Wall Street Journal, Crain's, Investors Business Daily, Entrepreneur, Condé Nast Traveler, Glamour, Mademoiselle, Allure, The LA Times, the Daily News, Newsday, and Consumer Reports, among others.

She has been a frequent guest on hundreds of radio and television talk shows including CNBC, MSNBC, CNN-FN, CNN, Lifetime, Good Day New York on Fox, Today in New York on NBC.

Hilka is a sought-after speaker who has addressed associations across the country, including the American Council of Life Insurance, the American Society of Association Executives, the American Society for Training and Development, the Million Dollar Round Table and the Society for Human Resource Management.Her clients include major corporations like AlliedSignal, American Express, Continental Airlines, Fireman's Fund Insurance, MasterCard, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, NASA, Pfizer, Prudential Insurance, Scitex, Sony and Toyota.