Matt Abrahams

I'd love to.

Thank you.

What you say is what is reflected about your business.

It's not just what you say, but how you say it.

When you're networking, just like when you're interviewing, first and foremost, you should be thinking about who are the people that are in the space or in the room or on the Zoom that you're connecting with.

So do some research, reconnaissance and reflection about who the people are that you might be speaking to, because that will help you focus your content.

Second, come up with themes that you want to get across.

So in a networking environment, what are some key ideas I want to get across and share?

And you can plan those in advance, whatever those are.

You might want to share your opinions or you have strong opinions on AI or something going on in the news.

That's your theme.

And then stockpile some specific support for those themes.

Maybe it's a story you have.

Maybe it's some data you heard about.

Think of it this way.

You know, if you ever see a restaurant's kitchen and everybody's cooking fast and furious during a high peak time at the restaurant, they have everything prepared in advance.

Everything's pre-chopped, pre-sautéed.

So they're just assembling.

You can do the same thing.

Think about these themes and then think about these different types of support for those themes.