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Face-to-face options

What topics are covered in this chapter?

  • Where and when you should network in person
  • How to maximise your effectiveness at a face-to-face networking event
  • The pros and cons of each different type of face-to-face networking event

By the end of this chapter you will learn where you should network in person and how to maximise your effectiveness when networking in person.

You can network literally any time and anywhere. Very simply, you need only one other person to talk to in order to be able to indulge in some face-to-face networking. Face-to-face networking is wider than just attending a formal networking event. For example, these are all places where you can network:

  • formal networking groups
  • business clubs
  • parent-friendly ...

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