This is part two of a two-part series. See part one here. In his book The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, Daniel Coyle explains that humans use “belonging cues,” or behaviours, that create safe connections in groups. You’ve felt these before: eye contact, turn taking, attention, body language, vocal pitch and whether everyone talks to everyone else in the group. If a group isn’t inclusive, you sense it immediately. “Belonging cues add up to a message that can…
Author: Andy and Mia Torr
As co-founders of Authentic Networker, Mia and Andy Torr help corporate teams and business owners master business relationships to consistently attract clients and referrals. Their unique style of networking is practiced in more than 30 cities across North America. Download one of their free conversation starters at authenticnetworker.com/cme.
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Getting Past the Pitch-Fest: Networking events for introverts
This is part one of a two-part series. See part two here. Networking activities can add value to many corporate events, but how do you plan them? Do you keep them simple or make it complicated? And do they bring out the best in your attendees, or does it make people anxious about participating? Let’s face it: you don’t hear the words “fun” and “networking” together very often. In fact, many of the members in our Authentic Networkers meetup group…
