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December 2011

This issue's FlowTIP:

Party up your holiday network. Holidays provide excellent opportunities to nurture business relationships. While holidaying, people can reach out and interact with different individuals or clients. Many organizations arrange holiday parties, which are different from typical business meetings. In such parties, businesspersons get a chance to know each other in a relaxed environment. Hence, this is an effective way to strengthen business networking. One useful way to make the most of this time of year is, quite simply, to attend parties! Many organizations throw holiday parties to break from the traditional business parties — attend when you are able, as it is a great way to reconnect with people and stay visible. Be willing to talk about yourself and go prepared with a list of questions to get others involved in a worthwhile conversation. Use the conversation to segue into a future meeting, but keep it natural. You don’t want to sound like a salesman at a laid back social event. And remember not to have too many drinks — impressions count. Don’t make the wrong one.

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