This document provides tips and advice for networking effectively. It emphasizes finding and following your passions to help determine your career path. Networking is a two-way street that involves both attending and hosting events to meet new people from various backgrounds. The document encourages talking to strangers at events and providing an introduction with your name, job, and reasons for attending. Good listening skills are also important when networking, such as maintaining eye contact, staying engaged, and focusing on the speaker's topic. Follow-ups after events are highlighted as critical for building new connections and relationships.

1. You're Nowhere Without
Your Network
The True ROI of NMX
@davedelaney
davedelaney.me

2. Find and Follow
Your Passion
Photo: chbrenchley

5. Passions Lead to Paths

8. Networking is a
two-way
street
Photo by: nomsaleena

9. Attend, Sponsor, Organize Events
Photo by: garrettc

10. Talk to Strangers!
Photo by: tarheelcoxn

11. “Going in cold to a networking event is like showing up
for a dance at a high school you just transferred to.”
Scott Stratten @unmarketing

12. Who are you?
What do you do?
Why are you attending this event?
Photo by: Daniel Conway

13. Listen Better
L Look Interested.
I Involve Yourself.
S Stay on Topic.
T Test Your Understanding.
E Evaluate the Message.
N Neutralize the Feelings.
Photo by Garrett Coakley

14. No time to talk.
Just take my card and
buy my stuff!
KTHXBYE

15. If you build it
they will come

16. @davedelaney

17. Photos: Griffin Technology

18. There’s an App for That
Evernote Hello
Here on Biz
Card Munch
LinkedIn Contacts

19. CRM Recommendations

20. Follow Up!

21. Follow Up!

22. Follow Up!

23. Follow Up!
I use LinkedIn to keep track of my professional
network, and would like to add you.
- John Smith

24. Follow Up!

25. The
NMX
Coffee
Challenge
Photo by: Phil Gilbert

26. Thank You
NBNBOOK.COM
@DaveDelaney

27. Photo Credits
Slide 2: Photo from Flickr by chbrenchley
Slide 6: Photo by Dave Delaney (that’s me!)
Slide 9: Photo from Flickr by nomsaleena
Slide 10: Photo from Flickr by garrettc
Slide 11: Photo from Flickr by tarheelcoxn
Slide 13: Photo from Flickr by Daniel Conway
Slide 15 & 16: Unknown
Slide 18: Photo from Flickr by Griffintech
Slide 27: Photo from Flickr by Phil Gilbert
Thank you to all photographers who choose to license their
work with CreativeCommons.org.

28. Did we meet at NMX?
Check out my recap blog post.
daveAdelaney.com/nmx-recap/