Dave Delaney on Building Your Network Before You Need It

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life

Erik Fisher

Business, Careers, Education, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.5 • 877 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2013

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Dave Delaney is recognized leader and speaker on digital marketing, social media strategy, and community enthusiasm. Moving to Nashville in 2007, he co-founded two annual unconferences, PodCamp Nashville and BarCamp Nashville. He also launched two monthly events, Nashcocktail and Geek Breakfast, the latter now has chapters across the US, South Africa and Australia. Dave also has a book available for preorder: New Business Networking: How to Effectively Grow Your Business Network Using Online and Offline Methods

Dave’s Podcamp Nashville Session

Erik’s Podcamp Nashville Session

Covered in this episode:

Events are not just about the speakers or the topics
It’s about the people!
Best practices to be productive in your event networking –
Before:Do your homework
Look to see who is attending ahead of time check the list of atendees and speakers
Make notes of who you want to make sure to meet or meet up with
Start connecting even before the event
Take note of the sponsers
Prepare business cards
Practice your ‘elevator pitch’ introducing who you are, what you do, why your at the event
During:Make use of lanyards and nametags
Look for the interesting people
Look for the people in similar sessions to you
You don’t have to rush
Listen to what people are talking about around you
Follow the event hashtag, start interaction online to bridge offline
We all need a safety net – by Carla Swank
How an introvert can network without going crazy by Britt Raybould
It takes courage!
After:Take notes as you are meeting people
ASK for business cards, don’t just give
Follow up with them digitally
Connect on Linked In
Nimble.com
Dumbars Number
Following up is important
Dunbars number
32 Tips for #SXSW (Applicable elsewhere also)

For more great networking insight to add to what was in this episode, make sure to preorder Dave’s Book!

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0:00.0	When you're hiring for your small business, you want to find quality professionals that are right for the role.
0:05.0	That's why you have to check out LinkedIn Jobs. LinkedIn Jobs has the tools to help you find the right professionals for your team faster and for free. And trust me, I've spent a lot of time looking
0:15.6	through LinkedIn jobs and by far it has been the easiest way for me to find viable candidates fast.
0:22.5	And LinkedIn isn't just a job board.
0:24.2	LinkedIn helps you hire professionals you can't find anywhere else because even those who
0:28.3	aren't actively searching for a new job might be open to the perfect role that you have.
0:33.2	In any given month, over 70% of LinkedIn users don't visit other leading job sites.
0:38.3	So if you're not looking on LinkedIn, you're looking in the wrong place.
0:41.9	On LinkedIn, 86% of small businesses get qualified
0:45.0	candidates within 24 hours. Hire professionals like a professional on LinkedIn.
0:50.8	LinkedIn knows that small businesses are wearing so many hats and might not have the time or resources to hire.
0:56.0	LinkedIn is constantly finding ways to make the process easier.
0:59.0	They even just launched a feature that helps you write job descriptions,
1:02.0	making the process even easier and quicker.
1:04.6	Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com.
1:06.6	That's LinkedIn.com.
1:09.6	referral to post your job for free. Hello and welcome to another episode of Beyond the To Do List.
1:36.2	This is the show where we talk to the people behind the productivity
1:40.4	about how they implement productivity strategies in their personal and professional lives
1:46.2	so that you can be inspired when you hear how other successful people have failed and then
1:51.8	succeeded at daily productivity.
1:54.8	This week I'm talking with Dave Delaney from Nashville, Tennessee.
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