Working a Room
Course Type
Private
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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
- No previous knowledge is required.
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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