Third Generation Networking Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Are You Networking Enough? How Do You Know?
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Networking can feel a little vague at times. You may feel like you aren’t getting a lot out of your efforts despite doing a lot of networking. Here’...
3.5 Simple Techniques to Stand Out in a Larger Networking Group
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many people join large networking organizations such as a local Chamber of Commerce, trade association, or business group. That’s great! The problem...
Don’t Wait for Others to Create Your Networking Opportunities
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you really getting in the networking you want with the people with whom you need to connect? Sometimes those events just aren’t there. Especiall...
3 Steps to Giving Great Referrals
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all want to be valuable to our networking connections, but finding referrals for everyone can be a tremendously challenging process. After all, it’...
Don’t Let “Checking In” Destroy Your Connections
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bad News: Calling them up to “Check In” may sound innocent enough, but many people translate that phrase into “Do you have anything for me?” I...
Are You Breaking Networking Communication Protocols?
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Networking is about relationships and relationships require communication. When it comes to that activity, we need to understand more than just the la...
Don’t Let Personal Limitations Stop You from Networking
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each of us might experience temporary or permanent personal limitations that impact our ability to network. These don’t have to stop us altogether, ...
How and Why to End the Networking Relationship
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Not all networking relationships work out. If you are in one of these situations where you seem to be taking the connection more seriously than the ot...
Being laser-focused in your networking
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you finding the people you need to meet when you attend your networking events? If you aren’t or you simply aren’t finding enough of them, may...
Remembering the names of your networking connections
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s happened to all of us. You are at a networking event and someone walks up to you. You know the face, but you couldn’t say their name to save ...
Why You Should Be Networking for More than Customers
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t need customers, so you don’t need to network, right? Wrong! Our network is for much more than just generating sales and we forget that a...
Don’t Let Your Network Forget about You!
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Even during the best of times it's easy to let your networking contacts slip through the cracks in your memory. Guess what? If you aren't thinking abo...
Beware the Behaviors that Destroy Your Networks
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve worked so hard to build your network. You’ve attended the meetings, made the time for coffee or lunch with new and old connections, gone to...
Success Tips to Navigate Your Next Networking Event, Part 2
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Attending a networking event, whether in-person or remotely, can be fraught with discomfort for even the skillful networker. Listen to Debby and Greg ...
Success Tips to Navigate Your Next Networking Event, Part 1
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Attending a networking event, whether in-person or remotely, can be fraught with discomfort for even the skillful networker. Listen to Debby and Greg ...
Episode 28.0 – The networking mistakes we’ve made
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Greg (the Reluctant Networker) and Debby (the Networking Guru) pull back the curtain on some of the many networking mistakes they’ve made over the y...
Episode 27.0 – Setting Expectations for Networking Success
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is success in networking? Is it coming home with a signed contract? Is it showing up for the Chamber of Commerce networking lunch? Something in b...
Episode 26.0 - What's the best event for a new networker?
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Does size really matter? Our listener, Marcy Bell asked us whether large or small events are fundamentally better for new networkers. Greg and Debby d...
Episode 25.1 Make a Networking Request List with the 5 S's
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When the person sitting across the table (or Zoom call) asks the all important question, "So, how can I help you?" are you ready? Most people don't ha...
Episode 25.0 - Should I network during the pandemic?
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our good friend and listener, Ernie Lewis, posed our question of the week. It's a topic that is probably on the minds of a lot of people. "With the pa...
Episode 24.0 - Networking Conversation Starters
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you get the conversation past the simple query of name and title? Debby and Greg (The Networking Guru and Reluctant Networker, resp.) discuss d...
Episode 23.0 - Remote Networking with Your Association
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Penny Rosema poses another question for Debby and Greg (The Networking Guru and Reluctant Networker, resp.). How do you network with your trade associ...
Episode 22.0 - Rewarding Your Referral Sources
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's up this week on the Third Generation Networking Podcast? It's all about rewards! Inspired by a conversation with Lauren Givan of Dynamic Discov...
Episode 21.0 - Creating Connections Remotely
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to a question from listener Mike Robbe, Debby and Greg (The Networking Guru and Reluctant Networker, resp.) discuss the challenges and techniqu...
Episode 20.0 - Partner Networking (even in a Virtual World)
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can use partner networking to extend and strengthen your networking reach (event in a virtual world). Debby and Greg (The Networking Guru and Relu...
Episode 19.0 - Networking with Your Competition
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you are at your trade association annual meeting or the local Chamber lunch, sooner or later you may find yourself sitting next to your compet...
Episode 18.0 - Building Your Group Through Networking
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Whether or not you are the leader of a networking group or association, if you are a member, you should want the organization to be successful and tha...
Episode 17.0 - Feeling Good About Asking for Referrals
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More listener questions! This time Debby, the Networking Guru, and Greg, the Reluctant Networker talk about one of the fundamental aspects of skillful...
Episode 16.0 - The Inner Game of Networking
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Networking Guru and the Reluctant Networker (Debby and Greg, resp.) talk about the biggest obstacle to good networking. It's not finding the time ...
Episode 15.0 - Networking with No Energy
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Debby and Greg (The Networking Guru and Reluctant Networker, resp.) answer listener questions about how to use social media, especially LinkedIn, in t...
Episode 14.0 - Using Social Media in Your Networking
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Debby and Greg (The Networking Guru and Reluctant Networker, resp.) answer listener questions about how to use social media, especially LinkedIn, in t...
Episode 13.0 - Getting ROI from Your Networking Group
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listener Randy Poll asked about how to get better results from his referral passing group. Greg (The Reluctant Networker) and Debby (The Networking Gu...
Episode 12.0 - Dealing with Awkward Networking Conversations
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listener Swatee Kulkarni submitted a couple of great questions about how to deal with awkward situations and conversations when you are networking. Gr...
Episode 11.0 - Authentic Networking
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you've run into this yourself. Someone asks you to meet them for coffee. Being a good networker, you agree. When you are sitting down across fro...
Episode 10.0 - Choosing Your Networking Groups
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Debby (The Networking Guru) and Greg (The Reluctant Networker) return to the studio to discuss one of the most basic networking questions: How do you ...
Episode 9.0 - The Elevator Pitch
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Greg and Debby as they discuss one of the commonly misused concepts in networking -- the elevator pitch. Debby even promises to be nice about it!...
Episode 8.0 - Maintaining Long-Term Networking Relationships
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you continue to provide value to your relationships as you build them. How do you continue to provide that same value after the relationship is...
Episode 7.0 - Overcoming Fear in Networking
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A whole host of fears can stand in the way of you and your success in networking. Join Greg and Debby as they discuss how to work through or around th...
Episode 6.0 - Asking Your Network for Help
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You have connections in your network right now that, for a variety of reasons, won't connect you with potential clients or contracts. Maybe they don't...
Episode 5.0 - Networking in the Time of Coronavirus
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's a scary time right now. News stories are telling us about the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. Whole countries are going on lockdown. Companies are b...
Episode 4.0 - Asking for the Referral
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Making your networking build that bottom line -- it's what everyone wants from the hours of their lives they spend at those networking lunches, sittin...
Episode 3.1 - 3 Networking Activities You Must Both Be and Do for Success
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to networking, are you a be-er or a do-er? The secret to success? Sometimes you have to be a little bit of both. What’s the difference...
Episode 3.0 - Networking at the Chamber Lunch, Part 2
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Networking Guru (Debby) and the Reluctant Networker (Greg) as they continue their discussion of tips and techniques to make you successful at...
Episode 2.1: 4 Tactics to Deal with an Empty Networking Gas Tank
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Does this happen to you? You go to a networking event and you are surrounded by all these great and interesting people – possibly one or two who mig...
Episode 2.0: Networking at the Chamber Lunch, Part 1
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest questions we run into all the time about networking is "How do I network at the Chamber Lunch?" or Association lunch or networking ...
3 Factors for Networking Success You Won’t Find on Their Website
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There is information you can find out about a networking group by going on their website. Do the research! You need to know these factors to determine...
Three Guidelines to Build Powerful Networking Relationships
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Think of your best friend in the world. Did you meet them yesterday? No. Have you only chatted with them for a few minutes? No. If you didn’t even k...
Episode 1.0: What is "Third Generation Networking"?
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Debby Peters, the Networking Guru, and son and business partner, Greg Peters, the Reluctant Networker as they discuss the origins of their networ...