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Episode 144: “Five Questions to Leave a Lasting Impression”

March 3rd, 2010

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Synopsis

Today’s podcast topic comes from Dr. Misner’s book Networking Like a Pro. Here are five questions to ask at networking events that will help you leave a lasting impression on the people you meet.

What do you like best about what you do?
You mentioned you were in ______ industry. What got you started in that business?
Where else do you usually network? Are there other groups that you go to?
What are some of your biggest challenges? (Don’t start a conversation with this one.)
How can I help you?

Brought to you by Ask Ivan Misner.

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Published In: Networking
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BNI Podcast Named to the 100 Best Small Business Podcasts of 2010

March 1st, 2010

Small Business Trends Radio named The Official BNI Podcast to its 100 Best Small Business Podcasts of 2010. (We’re in the “Marketing and Sales” section.)

Dr. Misner would like to acknowledge the following people for their contribution to this podcast:

Priscilla Rice, show host and owner of Live Oak Studio—and her brilliant sound engineer, James
Sallie Goetsch of the Podcast Asylum, who handles all the geeky behind-the-scenes stuff
Renee Snyder, who transcribes the podcasts so you can read the whole text of each episode
Brady Vercher of Blazer Six, theme designer and web developer, who keeps the BNIpodcast.com infrastructure from coming apart.

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