The young guns of the region’s professional firms gathered at Michelmores Solicitors last week in a unique seminar aimed at taking the dread out of speaking with strangers at networking events.
The Junior Lawyers of Devon & Somerset teamed up with RICS Matrics and the South West of England Chartered Accountants’ Student Society to learn the tricks of successful networking, skills that will be invaluable during their professional skills.
Delegates heard from Judy Salmon, a Business Coach and Personal Development Consultant with over 20 years’ experience, who showed how to gain more business from networking.
Joanne Harwood, Social Secretary of the RICS Matrics and agent at Vickery Holman said: “Networking is a vital skill for business life but lots of people are daunted by doing it and don’t know how to get the best from it.”
“Judy gave some enlightening and useful tips from how to join and leave groups, what to say and how to progress the relationship from just meeting to working together. Everyone certainly felt she demystified the networking process.”
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