Comments on: The Most Important Question You Can Ask When Networking http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/ Startups, entrepreneurship, business and social media Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:26:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Make a Good First Impression With Instant Message : Instigator Blog http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/comment-page-2/#comment-8290 Make a Good First Impression With Instant Message : Instigator Blog Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:03:56 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/#comment-8290 [...] impressions are critical. Whether it’s face-to-face, through your blog design or via instant message, you always want to put your best foot [...] [...] impressions are critical. Whether it’s face-to-face, through your blog design or via instant message, you always want to put your best foot [...]

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/comment-page-2/#comment-4886 Ben Yoskovitz Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:25:20 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/#comment-4886 Guys - thanks for keeping the discussion going. No matter what words you use to ask the question, the way in which you ask it is key. If I ask, "So, how can I help?" and I'm sitting in your face with my sales presentation - that's bad. If I ask it casually, while we're drinking beers at a pub, that's good. Both the question and the beers... Guys – thanks for keeping the discussion going. No matter what words you use to ask the question, the way in which you ask it is key.

If I ask, “So, how can I help?” and I’m sitting in your face with my sales presentation – that’s bad. If I ask it casually, while we’re drinking beers at a pub, that’s good. Both the question and the beers…

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/comment-page-2/#comment-104966 Ben Yoskovitz Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:25:20 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/#comment-104966 Guys - thanks for keeping the discussion going. No matter what words you use to ask the question, the way in which you ask it is key. <br><br>If I ask, "So, how can I help?" and I'm sitting in your face with my sales presentation - that's bad. If I ask it casually, while we're drinking beers at a pub, that's good. Both the question and the beers... Guys – thanks for keeping the discussion going. No matter what words you use to ask the question, the way in which you ask it is key.

If I ask, “So, how can I help?” and I'm sitting in your face with my sales presentation – that's bad. If I ask it casually, while we're drinking beers at a pub, that's good. Both the question and the beers…

]]> By: Mark Whiting http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/comment-page-2/#comment-4878 Mark Whiting Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:58:13 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/#comment-4878 Stuart, I think your suggested approach is quite a bit easier to handle. I also think that when it comes down to it, the idea of the approach should be aggressive but if in practice it can also be made personable, it will ensure a better response. Stuart,

I think your suggested approach is quite a bit easier to handle. I also think that when it comes down to it, the idea of the approach should be aggressive but if in practice it can also be made personable, it will ensure a better response.

]]> By: Mark Whiting http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/comment-page-2/#comment-104965 Mark Whiting Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:58:13 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/#comment-104965 Stuart, <br><br>I think your suggested approach is quite a bit easier to handle. I also think that when it comes down to it, the idea of the approach should be aggressive but if in practice it can also be made personable, it will ensure a better response. Stuart,

I think your suggested approach is quite a bit easier to handle. I also think that when it comes down to it, the idea of the approach should be aggressive but if in practice it can also be made personable, it will ensure a better response.

]]> By: Stuart Baker http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/comment-page-2/#comment-4870 Stuart Baker Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:27:34 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/#comment-4870 I just read the exchange with Mark Whiting. Would phrasing the question something like, "Is there anything I can do for you?" be more palatable? I was recently at a spiritual retreat. A guy was introduced to me, and the first thing he did was say, "So, how can I help you?" The question actually sruck me as inappropriate being asked right off the bat. I just read the exchange with Mark Whiting. Would phrasing the question something like, “Is there anything I can do for you?” be more palatable? I was recently at a spiritual retreat. A guy was introduced to me, and the first thing he did was say, “So, how can I help you?” The question actually sruck me as inappropriate being asked right off the bat.

]]> By: Stuart Baker http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/comment-page-2/#comment-104964 Stuart Baker Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:27:34 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/#comment-104964 I just read the exchange with Mark Whiting. Would phrasing the question something like, "Is there anything I can do for you?" be more palatable? I was recently at a spiritual retreat. A guy was introduced to me, and the first thing he did was say, "So, how can I help you?" The question actually sruck me as inappropriate being asked right off the bat. I just read the exchange with Mark Whiting. Would phrasing the question something like, “Is there anything I can do for you?” be more palatable? I was recently at a spiritual retreat. A guy was introduced to me, and the first thing he did was say, “So, how can I help you?” The question actually sruck me as inappropriate being asked right off the bat.

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/comment-page-2/#comment-4038 Ben Yoskovitz Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:20:57 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/#comment-4038 urbanmike - too bad. If you're ever in Montreal, give me a holler. urbanmike – too bad. If you’re ever in Montreal, give me a holler.

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/comment-page-2/#comment-104963 Ben Yoskovitz Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:20:57 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/#comment-104963 urbanmike - too bad. If you're ever in Montreal, give me a holler. urbanmike – too bad. If you're ever in Montreal, give me a holler.

]]> By: urbanmike http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/comment-page-2/#comment-4015 urbanmike Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:07:53 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-most-important-question-you-can-ask-when-networking/2007/01/23/#comment-4015 Nope - I've moved to Castlegar, BC... http://maps.google.com/?q=Castlegar,+BC,+Canada Just moved here 2 weeks ago, working as a Design and Project Manager for a Civil Engineering Firm. Nope – I’ve moved to Castlegar, BC…
http://maps.google.com/?q=Castlegar,+BC,+Canada

Just moved here 2 weeks ago, working as a Design and Project Manager for a Civil Engineering Firm.

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