Meet The Right People - A Networking Masterclass
9.7
(3 ratings)
2 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
It's hard to meet new people. It's even harder to forge meaningful business and career relationships. This course helps you do both, better.
Meet The Right People - A Networking Masterclass
9.7
(3 ratings)
2 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
It's hard to meet new people. It's even harder to forge meaningful business and career relationships. This course helps you do both, better.
Hosted by
William Johnson
Media Founder, Tech & Food Writer for 12K Followers, Guy Who Says Hello First
Course overview
A 10-Day Bootcamp to Help You Level-Up Your Social Intelligence
Chapter 1: Networking Foundations Playbook
The best networking activities in your city (or online) are often like the top job opportunities: Firstly, they’re not being advertised, and secondly, you have the power to create them yourself. Get yourself into the right rooms and ensure you have everything you need – a goal, a digital profile, a why, etc. – before you head out.
Chapter 2: Confident Conversations Blueprint
What you can ask someone instead of, “What do you do?” How do you approach a group of people already in a conversation? There’s a trick for how to share your work, expertise, or a current project with a whole room even when you’re not a speaker. Once you learn these conversation and communication tactics, your approach to event networking will be changed forever.
Chapter 3: High-Impact Activities Framework
If you believe the idiom that “your network is your net worth” then what you should aim for is a network that grows in size and value over time, even when you’re not actively engaging it. Everyone’s heard of compound interest and passive income. Find out how you can leverage those concepts when deciding what relationship-building activities to focus on, now and in the future.
Who is this course for:
01
Executives who, however successful, know they can elevate their business if they refine their personal and professional pitch.
02
Skilled professionals missing out on opportunities because they can’t articulate their goals to strangers.
03
Mid-career jobseekers or students new to a community or an industry who want to be taken seriously.
You'll learn
How to set yourself up to find (or create) the best networking opportunities
Who are you, and what – or who – are you looking for? Once that’s established, we’ll create a game plan to identify and uncover social and business engagements that will actually bring you value.
How to start, navigate, and end conversations that count
Learn the modern rules of talking to people. Learn the failsafe frameworks for engaging in effective conversations with potential collaborators, executives, prospects, and peers – both in person and online.
Activities to invest in now that will have the biggest return later
Events, writing, speaking, social media, volunteering… where should you spend your time? We’ll deconstruct the profiles of professionals whose past activities yield ongoing inbound interest. It’s time to grow your network while you sleep.
Meet The Right People - A Networking Masterclass
What people are saying
Bijan Vaez
Mitch Hermansen
Meet your instructor
William Johnson
I’m a writer, publisher, speaker and media entrepreneur who’s been bringing people together – through content, storytelling, and events – for over 16 years.
Currently a tech news publisher with Overstory Media Group and a food and drink writer with the Georgia Straight.
Bylines in Billboard, Macleans, The Globe & Mail, BC Business, University Affairs, Daily Hive, Ottawa Magazine, BetaKit, and other publications.
If it matters to you, I studied political science at Carleton University and public relations at the University of Toronto.
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Course syllabus
01
Table Stakes (class 1)
Get yourself into the right rooms and ensure you have everything you need – a goal, a digital profile, a why, etc. – before you get there.
02
Talking To People and Communities (class 2)
We'll dig into the failsafe frameworks and mental models for engaging in conversations – everything from thinking like a journalist (asking questions relentlessly) and cooking like a top chef (discarding your elevator pitch, aka recipe, and instead, acting on instinct).
03
Growing Your Network While You Sleep (class 3)
Events, writing, speaking, social media, volunteering… where should you spend your time? We'll explore how the concepts of compound interest and passive income can be harnessed to make network investing decisions.
04
AMA (class 4)
Ask me anything! I'll review a pitch live. I'll check out your website. I'll review your LinkedIn copy. We’ll do it in class together. Let's connect and crush it.
Course schedule
2-3 hours per week
May 15, May 17, and May 22
5:30pm - 7:00pm PST
Our in-depth classes.
May 24
5:30pm - 7:00pm PST
Our final class, an AMA session.
Weekly projects
30-60 minutes per week
Personal worksheets and optional micro projects.
Learning is better with cohorts
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
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