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Coaching for Leaders

346: The Way to Build Relationships at Conferences, with Robbie Samuels

Coaching for Leaders

Dave Stachowiak

Management, Careers, Business

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Robbie Samuels: Croissants vs. Bagels

Robbie Samuels has been recognized as a networking expert by Inc. and Lifehacker, and is the author of Croissants vs. Bagels: Strategic, Effective, and Inclusive Networking at Conferences.* He’s a member of the National Speakers Association and has been speaking on the topic of inclusive networking for over a decade. He also hosts the On the Schmooze podcast.

Key Points

  • If you’re brand new to a conference, scan the floor and look for welcoming people. If you don’t see anyone, get in a line somewhere to meet people.
  • If you’re a regular at the conference, think of yourself as a host.
  • A lot of networking success is about preparation.
  • When you go into a session early, don’t just hop on your phone. Talk to people.
  • When a line forms to talk to a speaker, work the line. It’s a great opportunity for networking.
  • Organizing a networking event at a conference is a great way to meet people.

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You're heading to a conference, maybe to build some new relationships in your industry.

0:05.0

Even better would be to connect personally with one of the speakers you've been following for a while.

0:11.0

But how? You know it's all about relationships, but where to start. On this episode,

0:16.0

The Way to Build Relationships at Conferences. This is Coaching for Leaders,

0:20.6

episode 346.

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Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential.

0:28.0

Greetings to you from Orange County, California. This is coaching for leaders and I'm

0:37.0

your host Dave Stahoviac. Leaders aren't born, they're made, and this weekly show gives you access to the practical wisdom

0:46.2

that will empower you to become a better leader.

0:50.0

Almost all of us find ourselves at professional events and conferences where we have the very good intentions

0:58.6

to build relationships with others in our industry and even outside of our industry and yet for many of us this is a challenge

1:06.6

and it is one that if we can get better at will help us to certainly become more influential in our own industry and

1:15.5

organizations but also be able to really contribute to our professional

1:21.0

development and learning. Today I'm glad to welcome a guest who is really an expert in this area

1:26.7

of helping people to leverage their own strengths

1:30.4

through building great professional relationships and specifically how to do that at conferences.

1:36.0

I'm glad to welcome Robbie Samuels to the show today.

1:39.0

Robbie helps his clients shift their mindset around relationship building so they discover new connections and business opportunities.

1:46.0

He's been recognized as a networking expert by Inc and life hacker and is the author of Crusons v. Bag Strategic, Effective and Inclusive Networking at conferences.

1:56.4

He's a member of the National Speakers Association and has been speaking on the topic of

2:00.3

Inclusive Networking for over a decade.

2:02.7

Robbie, I'm so glad to welcome you to the show.

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