Mini Workshop – Business Cards 004

This is a 2-3 minute activity that involves those at the meeting.
You will need to read it through beforehand and be prepared. 
What you say out loud to the group is in larger type in bold.
Purpose: To demonstrate ways to use a business card.
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Start by asking the members…
How many ways can you nominate to use [...]

Getting in “The Swing”

In “The Amateurs” – David Halberstam tells about the moment of swing in rowing:

When most oarsmen talked about their perfect moment in a boat, they referred not so much to wining the race, as to the feel of the boat, all eight oars in the water together, the synchronization almost perfect.  In moments like these, [...]

Beyond the Comfort Zone

BNI New Zealand member – Tony Allwood has released his book -  ‘Beyond the Comfort Zone’ In the book, which is endorsed by BNI Chairman Dr Ivan Misner, Tony Allwood lays out simple, but effective ways on becoming a better, more active networker. The books common sense approach means that you can start using its [...]

Five steps to taking your networking online (and into the social media age)

No longer is networking just about turning up to a networking event armed with business cards, juggling a chicken drumstick in one hand and wine glass in the other while citing your ‘elevator pitch’. Networking is happening online, 24/7 – and here are some ideas to take your networking online.
Have a plan
Before diving right in, [...]

Facts Tell – Stories Sell

Givers Gain is alive and well in Kent
When Vic King, Managing Director of Kingfisher Blinds Ltd and a  BNI member of the Ashford Eureka chapter in England, decided to plan his 35th wedding anniversary, he did not realise that he was about to have an even bigger Eureka moment.
The problem was that he and his wife [...]