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This outline is available as a private course. Please contact us to arrange this course at a venue and date of your choice.
Private courses can be held at your site or one of our training venues, and can be customised to fit your requirements.

You can choose to have a private course based on an existing outline or you can choose the most applicable lessons from a number of different outlines and consolidate them into one course.

We can also write bespoke courses to fit your specific requirements, whether you require training on a standard application or a bespoke inhouse system.

Please contact us to discuss this further on 0191 377 8377.

Course Overview

This course has been designed for anyone who needs to attend conventions, business receptions, fundraisers, working lunches, professional dinners, hospitality functions, and out-of-office client events. The course helps us understand what it is that prevents us from approaching such events with ease and enthusiasm, and what we can do to make them comfortable, profitable and fun.

Prerequisites

Objectives

Course Content

Introduction

    What is networking?
    Places to network
    Invitations

Preparation and Planning

    Who will be there?
    Doing your homework
    Have a purpose
    Organise before you attend
    Plan your 10 second advert

Starting Out

    Making your entrance
    The first move
    Make up a party of two
    Introductions and handshakes
    Remembering names

Breaking into a Group

    Knowing which group to join
    When and when not to break in

What do I say?

    Opening lines
    Small talk made easy
    Ask questions and listen
    Get introductions to others

Moving On

    Good manners = good business
    How long should you stay?
    Ending a conversation gracefully
    Leaving an individual
    Leaving a group

Business Cards

    Ask for them and give them
    Write all over them
    Never throw them away
    Follow up

Referrals

    Give first, receive second
    Ask, ask, and ask
    When to call it quits

Training Options

  • Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at one of our training venues (Durham, Newcastle or Washington) or at an independent location, convenient to you
  • Bespoke course written to your specific needs, at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
  • For further information please contact us on 0191 377 8377

What's Included

  • Relaxed refreshment area at our training venues
  • Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venue
  • Comprehensive course manual and exercises


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