J25 BNI Derby Business Networking

BNI meetings are all run to a fixed agenda. As each member has the opportunity to complete a 60 seconds presentation and visitors are asked to introduce themselves too  for chapters with 25 or more members fitting in the BNI agenda can be a squeeze.
J25BNI have been using an animated clock to [...]

No matter how good a job your fellow chapter members do asking for
referrals, how you listen is key to how much you are going to be able to help.
Be in the Moment
What are you doing while your fellow chapter members are asking for referrals?

Are you talking to other members?
Are you filling out referral slips?
Are you [...]

A short list of questions and suggestions leading to how best to use props in a BNI meeting
 

Will the prop add to the presentation?

Will the prop complement the presentation?

Will you still be able to perform without using the prop?

Make sure the prop is visible.

Do not over do it, do not let the prop interfere.

Must be appropriate, needs to [...]

So, you have one minute to make an impact at a networking meeting. What do you do ?
Plan. There is no use in being asked to speak and making it up as you go. Make an introduction for yourself, so you are ready. Lets face it Every networking meeting someone will ask what do you [...]

AIDA is a well-known strategy in sales and stands for: Attention, Interest, Desire and Action. It is relatively simple and describes the sequence of events you should aim for to get a sale. So, first of all, you must capture the attention of your potential customer. Once you have it, you should win their interest [...]

Unless you’re blessed with a dream vocation, introducing yourself at a networking event may well lead the listener down a conversational cul-de-sac, after all what could you possibly say when someone reveals they’re an accountant? (Only joking).
Many years ago I was introduced to the beautiful and rather elegant concept of introducing myself in Technicolor; that [...]

What are you doing while your fellow chapter members are asking for referrals?
•Are you talking to other members?
•Are you filling out referral slips?
•Are you thinking what you are going to say when it is your turn?
•ARE YOU DOING WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE DOING ?
WHEN YOU ARE ASKING FOR REFERRALS? ARE THEY PAYING CLOSE [...]

Bored with your normal 60 Second presentation?
Why not try a new style?
This particular format was described once at a free Barclays networking event and works a treat:)
Step 1: Who You Are - but with a twist!
 
Say who you are and your company name but don’t give your title, in other words don’t say ‘I’m an Accountant / [...]

BNI meetings have a fixed run time. for the Breakfast groups they should start at 07:00AM and finish at 08:30. As each member has the opportunity to complete a 60 seconds presentation and visitors are asked to introduce themselves too, for chapters with 25 or more members fitting in the BNI agenda can be a [...]

Wish that when someone needed a service that you were the one that came to mind?
A memory hook helps people to remember who you are and what you do. Here are some tips that make it easy to make a clever memory hook?
Networking expert Ivan Misner of BNI offers these tips for creating a great [...]