Two Biggest Networking Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making

Dan Lok Show

Dan Lok

Careers, Management, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.8 • 826 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Many individuals approach networking with a mindset of "What can I get?" rather than "What can I give?" Building a network is a two-way street, and focusing solely on personal gains can lead to missed opportunities.

Learn from this episode how to identify the "biggest" networking mistakes many do not know.

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0:00.0	So tell me some of the things what happens when you go to a networking function, a networking event, what's the typical
0:22.6	experience? Go ahead. What is it like? Elevator pitch, a 30-second elevator pitch, yes? What else?
0:31.6	People shove cards in your face. People shovel cards in your face. Good, that's good.
0:38.3	They what?
0:39.3	They what?
0:40.3	First question is what you do.
0:42.3	What you do, good, okay.
0:43.3	They try to sell to you in 20 seconds.
0:46.3	They try to sell to you in 20 seconds, yeah.
0:48.3	How many have experienced that before?
0:50.3	Okay.
0:51.3	What else?
0:52.3	What is it like?
0:56.0	Everybody talking about themselves? Okay. So you're talking, they're asking you questions, their timing,
1:00.0	well, you kind of been talking about 30 seconds, so kind of like it's my turn.
1:04.0	So please, like, it's my turn.
1:06.0	What else?
1:08.0	It's repetitive.
1:10.0	It's repetitive. So, generally speaking is the experience positive or negative?
1:18.6	It's energy draining.
1:21.6	It's energy draining, okay?
1:23.6	So positive or negative?
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