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CREATING YOUR NETWORK

CREATING YOUR NETWORK. Dr. Nigel Ashford Institute for Humane Studies nashford@gmu.edu. Why networking is important for you and for liberty. Networks are people communicating with each other, sharing ideas, information and resources . Resistance: unethical, personality

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CREATING YOUR NETWORK

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  1. CREATING YOUR NETWORK Dr. Nigel Ashford Institute for Humane Studies nashford@gmu.edu

  2. Why networking is important for you and for liberty • Networks are people communicating with each other, sharing ideas, information and resources. • Resistance: unethical, personality • So why do it? success in life, mutually beneficial, community, promotes liberty, fun

  3. Goals • get a job • improve your ideas and work • promote your ideas • establish a good reputation • invitation to write and talk • publications • obtain letters of recommendation • understand the culture • intellectual stimulation • create community

  4. Key Concepts • dispersed knowledge • the strength of weak ties • reciprocity • structural holes • articulate commonalities • connectors, mavens, and salesmen

  5. Events • attend early and often • decide which, start with small • identify who you want to meet • introduce yourself to the organizer the first time • ask a question, give your name, talk to speakers • socialize: introduce yourself and others. Meet at least one new person. • organize your own • post-event follow-up

  6. Tips • 30 second elevator speech • Business cards • Name badge on the right • Smile • Introduce yourself and more than a name • Undivided attention • Sincere praise

  7. Tips • Share information • Listen and understand • Do not interrupt • Ask open questions • Introduce individuals to each other • Ask them about themselves • Good eye contact • Do not fold your arms • Join big group if you know no one

  8. Resources • www.theIHS .org • www.LibertyGuide.com • www.LearnLiberty.org • Facebook.com • America’s Future Foundation www.americasfuture.org • Liberty On the Rocks • State Policy Network. www.spn.orgwww.policyexperts.org • Atlas Network directory • mentors: has knowledge in an area and shares it with the person being mentored • friends and acquaintances

  9. Conclusion Go forth and network. Party with a Purpose!

  10. Reading Networking pp.80-85 http://www.libertyguide.com/download/CreatingYourPathToAPolicyCareer.pdf Ivan Misner & Dan Morgan eds, Masters of Networking: Building Relationships for Your Pocketbook and Soul (Bard Press, 2000) www.mastersofnetworking.com Philip Agre, Networking the Network; A Guide to Professional Skills for PhD Students, especially sections 2, 3, 6 http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre Keith Ferrazi, Never Eat Alone (Currency, 2005) http://nevereatalone.typepad.com/blog/ Ashford on Academic Networking www.KosmosOnline.org

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