Networking Dos and Don’ts

at cocktails, during a conference and in the community
and other corporate activities

From their arrival to the follow up

empower your company ambassadors to shine develop business opportunities as they connect

Your employees are the best. The cream of the crop. They know your products and services very well. Good for you! But, do they freeze at the idea of walking into a room full of strangers to introduce themselves and your company?

Stop!

Gather them together and we will develop these interpersonal skills.

Networking is not having a beverage, chatting with friends and eating fancy finger foods.

85% of the reasons someone gets a job, maintains it or gets a promotion are related to interpersonal relationships. – Harvard University, the Carnegie Foundation and the Stanford Research Institute

Networking is building loyal and lasting business relationships to ultimately grow your contacts and contracts.

With our tips and tricks, in no time, they will be ready to represent you, forge links and sell.

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SUBSIDIES AND GRANTS

Vocational and professional training activities may be eligible for training credits and grants, to assist employees or employers in the development of individual competencies or for mandatory professional continuing education. Check with a government representative, your superior, a human resources representative, your professional order, your associations or your accountant.

Networking dos and don’ts

WHY?

Inspire confidence and credibility
Avoid professional misconduct
Project a better image
Reduce stress during networking activities
Develop a network that works for you
Enjoy better business relationships
Develop new business opportunities

TOPICS?

Deciding to go or not to go
Establishing its objectives
Entering and posing
Building the “elevator pitch”
Knowing what to talk about and what to avoid
Exchanging business cards according to protocol
Introducing people according to precedence
Greeting according to local customs
Remembering names
Drinking and eating without embarrassment
Following-up; with whom, how and when

WHOM?

Employees in Transition
Building contractors
International Students
Young graduates
New arrivals
Professionals
Self-employed

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MARTINE Gestionnaire | Service municipal

Je vous ai trouvée fabuleuse et extraordinaire, naturelle et éloquente, les mots me manquent… Ma collègue vous a trouvée chaleureuse et professionnelle. Bref, nous n’avons que de bons mots.
RYAN KANG, Principal Lawyer | Standard Legal

Thank you very much, Julie. I've learned so much from your seminar. I've become conscious of the way i do handshakes, and it's become a second nature to me. I've used it many times at social events already!
AYBUKE OZEL University of Ottawa | Engineering Graduate

I was one of the lucky people who participated in your workshop at uOttawa last week. I would like to thank you for all the important information you gave to us. I was able to practice them in a Network event and I felt very confident to make new connections.
CAROLE VIAU, Directrice des communications | LRMM

Tes qualités d’animatrice, de formatrice, ton écoute, ta flexibilité, ta compréhension de nos besoins, ton professionnalisme et ta grande disponibilité ont fait en sorte que notre lac à l’épaule fut un succès.
EIRANN MONTREUIL Employment Services Coordinator | Employment Networks

I attended your seminar yesterday in Renfrew, and I must say, you are one of the best facilitators I have ever had the opportunity to learn from. You have really mastered the balance between audience participation and content delivery. Thank you. I learned so much from you yesterday.
Arianne Éthier Chargée de projets, Le Cabinet de relations publiques NATIONAL | Campagne Rubbermaid BRILLIANCE

Merci Julie pour vos services de porte-parole auprès des médias! Vous avez non seulement été en mesure de mettre en valeur les intérêts de mon client, mais vous l’avez également fait avec passion pour un résultat incroyable. Au plaisir de faire appel à vos services de grande qualité prochainement!
Julie Maheu, Associate Brand Manager | Rubbermaid BRILLIANCE Campaign

Awesome job by our Quebec Team for securing a Breakfast Television Montreal segment for Rubbermaid BRILLIANCE by Canadian etiquette expert Julie Blais Comeau on the topic of "Corporate Kitchen Crimes".
Yi Quand | Field Engineer

Thank you very much for the engaging workshop on Business Etiquette at HEC Montreal MBA today. The attention-grabbing pictures and quotes were very memorable, and I hope to be able to practice and apply these skills in the future.
Micheal Gamanos, MBA student

I really appreciated your presentation today on business etiquette at HEC Montreal. I feel inspired. Thank You.
ALICE GUILBAUD Gestionnaire de projet | Événements Les Affaires TC Media

Je tiens à souligner la performance de Mme Julie Blais Comeau lors son animation de notre événement Les Affaires "Adjointes administratives - 6e éd ". Ses bons conseils, son dynamisme et sa motivation ont enthousiasmé les particpantes. Encore une fois, bravo et merci beaucoup !
AMAL LAKHSSASSI Présidente | Agence dentaire de l’Outaouais

...Mme Julie Blais Comeau à présenter « L’approche H2H; d’humain à humain, dans un cabinet dentaire ». Ce fut une superbe formation! Les informations qu'elle nous a alors communiquées ont été appréciées au plus haut point. Tous les participants sont ressortis outillé, motivé, avec le sentiment profond de pouvoir appliquer ce nouveau savoir...
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