Here are 5 of the most common awkward business networking moments I have experienced and some suggestions about how to handle.
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I often share a story about a networking connection I made when on an airplane. I struck a conversation up with a young woman who was seated next to me. In fact, I always say hello to the person seated next to me on a plane. It feels weird to me not to at least say hello since we’ll be neighbors for some time and we’re only a few inches away.
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The lack of closure made me think of how it feels when you’re dismissed from someone you’ve met at a networking event. I don’t mean dismissed right there at the event although that can happen. But when you follow up with someone that you’ve met and you never quite re-establish the connection after the meeting.
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