Junior lawyers recently attended a networking session in Taunton that aims to increase confidence and knowledge of how to be more successful at other events.
The workshop was run by executive coach and personal development consultant, Judy Salmon who has 20 years of experience in the field.
She helped to give the lawyers a greater feeling of confidence and knowledge of effective pitches to use at business networking events.
A useful tool for business networking is preparing an elevator pitch. This is a short, to-the-point and persuasive description of your business or service you provide. It should be concise and impressively straightforward, and specially catered to appeal to your audience.
The name is derived from the concept that you should be able to successfully pitch your company to your target audience in the time it takes for an elevator to ride to your chosen floor. It is key to answer vital questions within this pitch and provide your audience with all the information they should need. themonsterbusiness.com brings you four questions that your elevator pitch should answer:
Business networking is an invaluable method of creating a contact list of other companies and gaining insights into the market.
It is low-cost, long-term and highly effective at getting increased exposure to your business.It is inherently risk-free and simple to initiate, however there are some simple rules that companies often forget about and thus fail on maximising the potential benefits of business networking. The Monster Business has compiled five simple tips that you and your business should follow to get the most out of your networking events.
