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The Stacking Benjamins Show

Holiday Networking Strategies for Introverts (with Nick Shelton) - REWIND

The Stacking Benjamins Show

Joe Saul-Sehy and Josh ‘OG’ Bannerman, CFP

Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Education, Retirement, Investing, Cfp, Business, Money

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2022

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Does small talk at holiday parties make your skin crawl with anxiety? Company parties are even worse. It's SO uncomfortable trying to come up with what to say to people you barely know. That's why we are bringing back our interview with Nick Shelton today. He understands the introvert struggle of mingling at holiday parties. He shares tips and tricks to help get you through AND enjoy the party. This show originally aired in 2021 so ignore any mention of current events. Check out the original show notes here. You'll find show notes for this episode at stackingbenjamins.com/nick-shelton-rewind-1274. Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are on our newsletter, The 201, available at StackingBenjamins.com/201. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:22.4

Pre-recorded from Joe's mom's basement, we'll come to another rewind episode of the Stacking

0:31.8

Benjamin Show. Hey everyone, I'm Griffin the intern. But when I practice introducing myself

0:36.6

at all these holiday parties I've got coming up, I'm Fin Turn. Nice to meet you.

0:41.2

I don't know about you, but I learned a lot from David on Monday.

0:44.3

And while there were a ton of great tips, I might rethink washing and reusing my plastic wear

0:49.0

and just upgrade my set from time to time. Now that we've got party planning out of the way,

0:53.2

let's chat about parties in general. Who else find these awkward? Standing around with a bunch of

0:58.0

people you barely know making small talk? Well, I've got you covered with today's rewind episode.

1:04.0

Nick Shelton is an expert on networking and is a master at avoiding awkward conversations.

1:08.6

I dug up this interview with him to help you and I both strut confidently into those parties

1:13.4

and actually maybe enjoy them. This episode is from 2021, so enjoy the more recent show,

1:18.6

but still ignore any mention of current events. Enjoy the show, Fin Turn Out.

1:28.4

Live from Joe's Mom's Basement. It's the Stacking Benjamin Show.

1:43.2

I'm Joe's Mom's Neighbor Doug and if you put up your holiday lights yet,

1:47.2

for those of you who celebrate, it's National Christmas Lights Day.

1:51.5

For those who don't need to be in the spotlight, but still want to shine in the workplace,

1:56.1

we've got something even better. From the Connected Introvert, we welcome Nick Shelton.

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