Andy Williamson

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96 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 23 Jul

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Event Industry News Podcast · Making Networking Work for Everyone: The Neuro‑Inclusive Guide · 23 Jul 2026 podcast

It's about making those connections seem less transactional, I think, is actually what makes them much more effective.

And so following on from what Anita was saying is none of this has to be really difficult or really involved or hard work.

The way that the networking guide is structured, it's a silver, gold and platinum level, depending on your appetite for work and the size of your event and all things like that.

So, so silver, you know, if you want to just do the basics, turn the background music off so that people can actually hear one another when they're networking.

I mean, that has no cost to it whatsoever.

It actually results in less work because you have to choose a playlist or get the speakers out or anything like that.

That's the sort of the level of silver level.

And then, you know, like you said, you know, introducing a bit of structure can be something as simple as laying out some question cards on the tables or the area around the

with icebreaker style questions.

And they don't have to be cheesy.

They could be something like, what's the worst film you've ever seen?

What's one of the funniest things that's ever happened to you at work or something like that?

Just anything that is just going to break that ice.

And then you start having those organic conversations that then might lead to a sort of transactional relationship down the road.

But you've bypassed that sort of awkward standoff at the start.

And everybody is a very level playing field.

But when we talk about structured networking, that's what we're talking about.

It's just those little sort of elements that facilitate the introduction.

That's all it has to be.

And then obviously, as Anita was saying, having sort of a host or a facilitator who can make those introductions is really, really nice as well.

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