Connect & Thrive – Connectworks Strategic Networking

Networking is about the power of connecting for mutual benefit.  Strategic networking is about knowing where to show up, who to invest time with and the best questions to determine either.    We’ve organized this learning – connecting event to kick off the year to provide valuable insights to repositioning your network in 2010.   The market has changed, you’re offerings may have changed so it makes sense your network should change too.   You can expect to:

• Connect with other motivated talented leaders (Like yourself!)
• Learn fresh ways to activate and leverage your network (live and online)
• Practice what you learn
• Have fun!

Date & Time: January 13, 2009 5:30pm – 7:30pm  Postponed until February

Location: The Agency “Ultra Sports Lounge”
1939 SW Morrison St. off 19th and W. Burnside right in front of PGE Park. Click here to view our location on Google Maps.

(Parking available on the street or validated parking in garage beneath facility.)

No host bar – light hors de oeuvres provided

Cost: $10 Register here.

LinkedIn For Busy People

I hear it all the time, “I’ve got a LinkedIn account but what’s the value in connecting with people I already know?” There’s actually a lot more you can do with LinkedIn; they just don’t make it easy to find.

In this Social Networking for Busy People class we answer questions like:

• I’m on LinkedIn. Now what?
• I keep getting requests to connect. What are they and what should I do with them?
• How do I set up my profile?
• How can I use LinkedIn in my job search?
• How can I use LinkedIn to find employees or subcontractors?

We also show you how to use some of the lesser known features such as how to:

• Use LinkedIn Groups to connect with new people
• Use LinkedIn Recommendations to collect testimonials
• Use LinkedIn Questions – for market research and building relationships

Please Note that Registration is Required!

May 26, 2010,  7:30 – 9:30am
Chamber Members – $29  Register here.
Non-Chamber Members – $39  Register here.

Location: Beaverton Chamber Conference Room, 12655 SW Center St., Beaverton, OR 97005

Networking for Busy People – 5 Secrets to Crucial Connections When it Counts

Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Kathie Nelson, Principal Strategist, Connectworks

Now, more than ever, you can’t afford to waste time in organizations, with people and activities that don’t move you toward your goals. It is time to connect with a fresh perspective and turn your network upside down.   

• are ready to play a bigger game
• want best practices that keep your network engaged with you
• are ready to trade the “busy work” involved in networking with laser focus
• want to get to the heart of what makes this crucial relationship tactic work

• a Power Word Bank—which quickly builds rapport, communicates value, and closes the next step.
• the Secret of the Networking Two-Step—how to know how much to give when your networking partner wants to take
• the Super Connector Principle to build your personal brand and attract power partners to YOU!
• the Busy People’s Action Planning Tool to keep your activities productive
• and more….

Ask Alex Today

June 4, 2009: Ask Alex Today (any question about electronic marketing)

If you want to increase your inpact with electronic marketing, be sure you clear your calendar for this…

On Thursday, June 4th I’m co-sponsoring a teleseminar training on how to boost your profits and productivity utilizing the power of “electronic marketing” and online media with my one of my valued marketing resources. 

If you want to overcome the five familiar marketing challenges most entrepreneurs face, ask my colleague Alex Mandossian your important question now.  (See below)

If you or a friend want to listen, click here.

You can access Alex’s unique 45-minute tele-training during one or both of these two convenient sessions:

Morning Session: 9am Pacific/12pm Eastern
Evening Session: 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern

You even get a 2-page page “Action Guide” that’s available for you to download now!

* * * Get Access to Alex’s Bonus Training * * *
If you’d also like as private access to a special, advanced training at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern, choose that option after asking your question.

Click here to register now!

Power Connecting: Creative Ways to Increase Customer Engagement

May 18, 2009, 11:30 a.m. PDT
June 1, 2009, 11:30 a.m. PDT

Power Connecting: Creative Ways to Increase Customer Engagement
Kathie Nelson, Connectworks

Reaching out to your customer base is absolutely essential but often overlooked during times of stress. Join us to discuss some creative ideas to engage your customers with confidence, gain true market feedback, and strengthen those key relationships that will serve you now and in the future.

You will learn how to:
• have non-sales related conversations with customers that lead to sales
• increase your credibility in the eyes of your customer
• apply simple informal surveys to keep your finger on the pulse of your customer’s buying trends
• get your customers to bring you new business!

Don’t miss this session in the Power Connecting Series.

RSVP Here for this complimentary session!

Networking for Busy People – 7 Secrets to Crucial Connections When it Counts

April 29, 2009:  Networking for Busy People^TM – 7 Secrets to Crucial Connections When it Counts
Kathie Nelson, Connectworks

Now, more than ever, you can’t afford to waste time in organizations, with people and activities that don’t move you toward your goals. It is time to connect with a fresh perspective and turn your network upside down.   

• are ready to play a bigger game
• want best practices that keep your network engaged with you
• are ready to trade the “busy work” involved in networking with laser focus
• want to get to the heart of what makes this crucial relationship tactic work

• a Power Word Bank—which quickly builds rapport, communicates value, and closes the next step.
• the Dynamic Question Formula to open any conversation and intelligently direct to a mutually beneficial close
• the Secret of the Networking Two-Step—how to know how much to give when your networking partner wants to take
• the Super Connector Principle to build your personal brand and attract power partners to YOU!
• the Busy People’s Action Planning Tool to keep your activities productive
• and more….

Power Connecting: Networking Conversations that Produce Every Time

April 27, 2009, 11:30 a.m. PDT
Power Connecting: Networking Conversations that Produce Every Time
Kathie Nelson, Connectworks

Tired of wasting time in coffee dates with those you meet out networking?  What about all the cards you’ve collected at events you have sitting on your desk?  Are you ready to have intelligent directed conversations that produce “next step” clarity every time? Join us on this complimentary teleclass to learn how to turn your time networking into powerful connections that move you toward your goals!

You will learn how to:
• ask NEW questions that change the outcome of your conversation
• deliver a high value exchange to leave a “value trail”
• stimulate reciprocity with every contact
• increase the return on your time investment!

Don’t miss this session in the Power Connecting Series

RSVP here for this complimentary session!