1. WOW! Networking is Fun
Cindy Cohen RN, BS BA
Owner, C2 Your Health LLC
Qualified National Marketing Director
Juice Plus+ Corporation

2. Networking is F U N
• F – is for friends who do stuff together
• U – is for u and me
• N – is for an where and any time at all
If you are not having fun,
what would make it fun? spongebob

3. Networking FUN
• When you are having fun …
• Open to new ideas
• Want more of it
• Try harder
• Get better results

4. What is networking?
• If you ask 10 different people what
networking is you will get 10 different
answers.
• How do you use networking?

5. Networking is Sharing
Information
Where ever you are!
• At a doctors office
• At a Grocery store
• At a Business meeting

6. Networking is Listening to
Who ever you are with!
• Relatives
• Friends
• Family
• Teachers
• Peers
• Business associates

7. Networking is everywhere!
Where can’t you network?
• “Networking”, „leads or referral groups.”
• Professional Organizations
• Volunteer Activities: American Cancer Society
• Civic Clubs & Groups: Rotary, Optimist International
• Places of worship
• Kids activities: sports teams, playdates
• Hobbies: Crafts, Sewing, Ceramics
• Recreational Activities: Athletics, Camping clubs,
• Dance Class, Water aerobics

8. Networking can be done all the time!
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www.facebook.com/juiceplus

9. Networking is a new way of
thinking
Networking is about:
• The relationships in your life
• Broadening your community
• Making new friends
• Being genuinely interested in others
• Sharing information

10. Networking is not
about YOU
Networking is empowering
what ever you give you out, comes back

11. When networking ask
yourself….
“What is most important?”
The person you are meeting
right now? Or?

12. Who are in their
networking
circle of influence?
The people they know?
Yes!

13. Who else do you know?
Generally speaking everyone knows about
200 people
When you meet someone you are
essentially meeting
their 200 friends

14. Networking is creating
Social Capital
• A community filled with people who like,
admire and respect you.
• A community fill with people you care
about, admire and respect.
• A community filled with people who want
to help each other succeed.
This is your social capital.

15. Networking is easy
I learned it … you can too!
• Networking is a learned skill, everybody
can learn to network for fun and profit.
• As with all learning experiences,
knowledge, practice, trial and error are all
required.
• The more skillful you become …
…the better your results.

16. Networking is a Recipe for
Fun
1 enjoyable activity which is networking
1 to1000 interesting person
Combine the ingredients, enjoy and repeat.

17. Get started with fun in your
mind
Attitude of fun
Expect, plan & prepare to have fun
Invite a friend to network
Focus on what others want
instead of
what you want

18. There’s a system just like
Arthur Murray Dance
Studios
1920‟s

19. There’s a formula just like
Geometry
Equation of a Circle: (parametric coordinates)
for a circle with origin (j, k) and radius r:
x(t) = r cos(t) + j y(t) = r sin(t) + k

20. Here’s the Formula for
Networking Success
Break the
Listen
ice

21. Load Your Networking
Tool Box
• Business Cards
• Name tag
• Your personal, product or business story
• Calendar
• Note cards “thanks”

22. Break the
Listen
ice
Break the Ice
You are just like an iceberg.
You have the part others can see – your outside.
Then there‟s the part others don‟t see – your inside.
Let‟s start with your inside.

23. Who are you representing?
Would you work for you?

24. What’s your personal
style?
Read some books to learn about you and
how to be your personal best.

25. Would you hire you?
Do you put your best foot forward?
Do you dress for success?
Do you shake hands when introduced?
Do you Smile with teeth (big)?

26. What you don’t say …Says about
you
• Stand up straight with • Be friendly, warm and
confidence considerate.
• Dress respecting
Not sure what to do?
what others might
Watch what others are doing and
think do that!
• Make eye contact this
says you are
– Sincerity and Openness
– Shifty or Suspicious
– Threat or innuendo

27. Be a good example to
others
Take care of yourself
Make healthy choices
Be active
Relax
Get some rest

28. Break the
Listen
ice
Introduce yourself

29. Communication Effectiveness
• 93 % nonverbal cues
• 7 % by the words used
• 38 % by voice quality
• 55 % by the nonverbal communication UCLA Santa Barbara
The best communicators are sensitive to the
power of the emotions and
thoughts communicated nonverbally.
- Listen With Your Eyes Susan M. Heathfield,

30. Check out your Body
Language
ACTION MESSAGE CONVEYED
Shaking legs Stress
Lack of eye contact Deception or Lack of
Confidence
Fidgeting with hands Nervous or Lying
Clenched fists Aggression or Anger
Stiffened posture Aggression or Anger
Tensed muscles Aggression or Anger
Crossed arms Resistance
Hands on hips Frustration or Challenge
Eye contact Sincerity and Openness
Shifty or Suspicious
International Students.org November 2007

31. Dale Carnegie Classics
Read this
Win Friends and Influence Others
The Quick and Easy Way to
Effective Speaking

32. Break the
Listen
ice
Get the other person
talking

33. Try this formula for starters
- FORM
• F = How is your family
• O = What is your Occupation
• R = What do you do for Recreation
• M = How do you spend you Money
•What would you do if you had more time?
How would you spend it?
•If you had more money,
what charity would you give to?

34. Break the
Listen
ice
Listen for Common
Interests

35. • Learn to ask good questions
• Use open ended sentences
– who, what, when, where, why, tell me more
How to Win Friends and Influence Others
– Dale Carnegie
Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
– Dale Carnegie

36. Here’s some ideas for open
ended sentences
• Describe how networking has grown your
company.
• How did you start your business?
• What was the biggest challenge you
faced as a business owner?

37. • What do they like to do?
• What sort of things have they done in their lives?
• What is happening to them now?
• What did they do today or last weekend?

38. Break the
Listen
ice
Say something interesting

39. Talk about What’s
Happening
Current events
On the web
In the paper
Interesting topics
Just say no to ….
Sex – Politics - Religion

40. Break the
Listen
ice
Listen
Ears open…mouth closed

41. Practice Active Listening
• Pay attention and ask questions
• Nod, say “yes”, “I see”, “That‟s interesting”
• Take turns talking
• Consider your response before
disagreeing

42. Break the
Listen
ice
Listen for solutions

43. When networking what are
you
looking for?
• Friend
• Customer
• Referral
• Connection
• Information

44. Break the
Listen
ice
Tell them a little about
you
Your personal story
Your product story
Your business story

45. Break the
Listen
ice
This was fun, would you
like to get together again?

46. Networking is about creating,
sustaining, and maintaining
relationships
The more FUN you have the more
EFFECTIVE you will be …
The more EFFECTIVE you are the more
SUCCESS you will enjoy ...
The more you ENJOY the more FUN you have!

47. Networking Success is FUN
when you know the
formulathe
Break
and the tools
Listen
ice

48. Networking is FUN
• Fun to make new friends
• Fun to watch your business grow
• Fun to make money
• Fun to achieve your goals
The more you practice the
better you will become.

49. WOW!
Networking IS Fun

50. Cindy Cohen is a recognized face-to-face networking
leader, networking for “fun and profit,” and the founder of
C2 Your Health, LLC.
Combining her two passions, health and business, Cindy has created a
health and wellness firm using her skills in face-to-face networking. She is a
much sought after speaker, locally and nationally, on the topics of
Networking, Health and Wellness. Her networking expertise has helped her
to build an award winning Juice Plus+ Franchise and become a Qualified
National Marketing Director with the Juice Plus+ Corporation.
Cindy has produced four successful networking groups and shares her
networking models and concepts through coaching and training others.
Cindy Cohen can be reached through her blog at
CindyCohenNetworking.com, or by email at cindycohenrn@yahoo.com.
C2 Your Health, LLC is a wellness company bringing individual health
coaching, community health, and corporate wellness to northern Indiana
since 2002. Please visit our website at www.CindyCohenRN.com to find out
more.

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