NOTE: If you want to take an online class, please go to http://www.udemy.com/how-to-watch-an-american-football-game/ ... discount code is: SlideShare Welcome to Water Cooler Football - where football and networking meet to have fun! You’re at a party with a football game on, people cheer and you have no idea what happened – do you feel left out? At a meeting someone says, “let’s do an end run” – do you feel lost? When you hear “football” do you think people mean soccer? If you don't know how to watch a football, you maybe left out. This can have a negative impact on your career and perhaps social life. Join former Boston College Athletic Director, Gene DeFillippo, and published author and networking expert Diane Darling as they talk about football and how to watch it. You'll also learn some best practices for networking. How to pick your events (aka "whether report"), how to get into a conversation, and .... how to get out of one. What are some best ways to follow up? Learn how to be a part of the game with tips and from Gene and Diane. (And wait until you hear how they met!) BONUS - You'll also get excellent tips on networking. You'll learn - How to pick events - How to get into (and out of) a conversation - Best ways to follow up - What to do when you fumble in networking (eg don't follow up) You're invited to join the online class - http://www.udemy.com/how-to-watch-an-american-football-game/

1. Presented by
Gene DeFilippo
Welcome to
and
Diane Darling
The Super Bowl of
Networking
Hosted by the
British Consulate-
General of Boston
January 8, 2013
www.WaterCoolerFootball.com

2. John Cleese Rants - Soccer
versus Football
John Cleese tells the truth. From the
excellent documentary "The Art of
Football from A to Z".

3. Pregame Show
#ASTD
@WaterCoolerFB
@DianeDarling
@UKinBoston
@CBSSunday

4. Tonight’s Game Plan
• Thank you – British Consulate,
ASTD, World Boston
• CBS Sunday Morning – Jan 13
• Media madness – no secrecy
• Introductions
• What to expect

5. “How cool is this.”

6. Mitt Romney On NFL
Replacement Refs
What would you do about
those referees in the NFL?
Would you order them
back to work?

7. 1st Quarter

8. The Game of Football

9. EAGLES
The Football Field
EAGLES

10. Touchdown
• When the team brings the ball into the end zone, they score a
touchdown
• Touchdown = 6 Points

11. Extra Point
• After scoring a
touchdown, the kicker
tries to kick the ball
through the goal posts.
If he makes it, the team
scores one more point.

12. Field Goal
• If the team doesn’t
think they are going
to make the
touchdown, they
can kick a field goal
which is worth
three points.

13. “Whether Report”
7.1.Location
1.Host organization
7.2.Price
7.3.Parking 7.Logistics
2.1.Prospects
7.4.Time of day
2.2.Clients
7.5.Function
2.Attendees 2.3.Competitors
2.4.Quality
8.Company attendee 2.5.Quantity
9.Networking buddy 3.1.Time
3.Networking 3.2.Structured
Event Evaluation
10.Board members
4.1.Who
4.Speaker 4.2.Bio
11.Weather 4.3.Available
12.Cameo 5.1.Potential client
5.Sponsors 5.2.Strategic partner
13.Who invited you 5.3.Competitor
14.Goal 6.Industry

14. Introvert vs. Extrovert
• One-on-one • LOTs of people
• Get energy from • Get energy from
quiet times unknown
• Accountants, • Think Bill Clinton
engineers,
performers
F.F.I.

15. Food

16. Handshakes

17. End of 1st Quarter

18. 2nd Quarter

19. Safety

20. Uniforms
Helmet
Face Mask
Shoulder
Pads
Thigh
Pads
Knee
Pads

21. Referee Signals
Here are some of the different signals you will see a
referee make during game…

22. Referees and Penalties
• In order to make sure the game is played fair there is one
referee and six officials who oversee game play.
• If either team has an illegal play, the ref throws a yellow
flag immediately to alert each team of the foul.
• The ref will then make a specific signal and call out the
penalty after the play has occurred.
• If the offense has a penalty called they lose
yardage and if the defense has a penalty called
the offense gains yardage.

23. Penalties in networking
• Not networking – BIG mistake
• Ignoring the power of “internal
networking”
• Not following up
• Confusing persistence with stalking

24. How we communicate
55%
Body language
Voice tone
38% Words
7%
Source: “Decoding Inconsistent Communication” – Prof Albert Mehrabian UCLA

25. Gender

26. Just a little humor!

27. Locker room
Losing ….
Winning ….

28. End of 2nd Quarter

29. Break

30. Halftime Show

31. 3rd Quarter

32. Offense vs. Defense
Defense
Offense
Offensive Position Key Defensive Position Key

33. Position:Quarterback “QB”
• His job is to throw the ball to the wide
receivers or hand it off to the running
back.

34. Position: Running Back “RB”
• Quarterback hands ball to the running
back and they run with it to try to score a
touchdown!

35. Position: Wide Receiver “WR”
• Catches the ball that
the quarterback
throws.

36. Position: Offensive Line “OL"
• They block the opposing team’s defense
so the offense can score.

37. Positions: Defense
• The goal of the defense is to stop the other
team’s offense.

38. Getting into (and out)
of a Conversation

39. Strategic Networking
• Volunteer
• Speaker
• Writer
• Social media
• Connect people to each other

40. End of 3rd Quarter

41. 4th Quarter

42. I-formation

43. 4-3 Defense

44. Shotgun

45. Nickel Defense

46. Goal line Defense

47. Spread Formation

48. Football Terminology
• Let’s do an end run
• You dropped the ball
• Up the middle and win
• When in doubt, punt
• That’s a game changer
• Take a knee

49. Serendipity

50. Follow Up
• 20 minutes
• LinkedIn
• Sort business cards
• Assess event & organization

51. End of 4th Quarter

52. Postgame Show

53. Congrats!

54. Contact Info
• Diane@DianeDarling.com
• www.WaterCoolerFootball.com
• 617.308.0405 :: Diane’s mobile
• Thank you! Diane & Gene