Helen Wilkie
Helen Wilkie is a professional keynote speaker, trainer and writer, specializing in workplace communication. Subscribe to Helen's free monthly e-zine, "Communi-keys" (on her website) and receive a free 40-page e-book, "23 ideas you can use RIGHT NOW to communicate and succeed in your business career!"
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October 06, 2005
Networking events are different from normal business meals, and you must prepare properly in order to fully benefit from them. HereÕs a networking event success blueprint.
1. Your networking purpose
Why are you attending this particular event? Be specific. Do you want to meet a particularl per...
September 06, 2005
Do you know how much money poor communication cost your organization in the past twelve months? You won’t find the answer in the financial statements or any year-end departmental reports. Why? Because, the dollar cost has never been truly recognized.
Contrary to popular belief, communication is ...
September 06, 2005
Networking requires an investment of time, money and effort. Here are four ways to be sure your return on that investment is worthwhile.
Decide what you want
Why are your attending networking events? Are you looking for a new job? More business? Social contacts in a new home town? Whatever you...
September 06, 2005
Breaking into conversational groups is one of the things people ask me about when I'm conducting networking sessions. There's a buzz that hovers over a crowded room that comes from all those people conversing. You need to break into that buzz to be a great networker.
Let's face it, looking at a r...
September 06, 2005
“I didn’t have 3000 pairs of shoes. I had only 1600 pairs.” Imelda Marcos
Everything’s relative. A million dollars sounds like a lot of money to someone who makes an average salary, but it’s a drop in the bucket to a Warren Buffett or a Bill Gates. Running a hundred metres in a few seconds seems ...