Breakthrough Networking: Building Relationships That Last, Second Edition [Paperback]

Lillian D. Bjorseth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2003

Cradle-to-grave security is gone. Building relationships is your key to controlling your destiny. More than ever you need to hone and enhance your networking skills to make your interactions meaningful and memorable. DISCover your networking style. Understand the importance of your personal/printed image. Learn myriad tips from how to develop a powerful verbal business card to how to really work a room. Break the ice more effectively at conferences, meeting and workshops! The time is now!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"'Breakthrough Networking' is like a mother. We all need one to make sure we do the right thing." -- Ken Dziedzic, director of fulfillment, Single Source, Inc.

"By using Lillian's model for building awareness of our natural tendencies, anyone cam become a more comfortable, effective networker." -- Harry Rodenhi, coach, All About Enterprises, Inc.

"You will recover your investment many times over as you implement the Verbal Business Card process Lillian created." -- John Lafferty, founder, CFO-Pro

About the Author

Lillian D. Bjorseth is known for her infectious enthusiasm and her practical, profound and powerful content that participants can apply immediately whether she is consulting, training, speaking or writing. Based on her vast corporate and entrepreneurial experience, she helps business people at all levels communicate better and build healthier relationships. Member, National Speakers Association.

Product Details

• Paperback: 270 pages
• Publisher: Duoforce Enterprises, Inc.; 2nd edition (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964883937
• ISBN-13: 978-0964883932
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,623,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The Chicago Tribune calls Lillian a networking expert, and the Association Forum of Chicagoland calls her the business networking authority. She has helped tens of thousands of people build high-value relationships by honing their business development, networking and communication skills since starting Duoforce Enterprises, Inc. in 1990. She shares how to improve people-reading skills and communicate better verbally, nonverbally and through e-mail; polish their professional presence and network strategically.
Lillian's a top graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. At Nicor Gas, she did executive speech writing and public and investor relations. At AT&T she coached top executives in communication and media relations skills.
She is author of Breakthrough Networking: Building Relationships That Last, 52 Ways To Break The Ice & Target Your Market, and the Nothing Happens Until We Communicate CD/workbook series. She's a contributing author to Masters of Networking. She's a certified trainer for the DiSC' assessment tools and a member of the National Speakers Association
Recently, Lillian was named one of the Great Women of the 21st Century.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of great new netowrking ideas!, December 22, 1999

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Juli Bridgers (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breakthrough Networking: Building Relationships That Last (Paperback)

Lillian Bjorseth gives you more than just "tired and true" networking tips. What's more, the author helps you understand how and why networking works in both business and interpersonal relationships, and provides real insight about interacting with one another. Her background and experience in personal and corporate communications is quite apparent in the knowledge and advice she shares with the reader through the pages of "Breakthrough Networking." I picked up quite a few new ideas and have used them to build my own network of contacts increase my client base and expand my market. No matter what business you're in, this book can help you uncover new business and customers. Bjorseth's book should be right up there on the bookshelf with all your other business reference books!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the book to read, August 28, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Breakthrough Networking: Building Relationships That Last (Paperback)

The techniques in this book were business saving. I have read several books on networking but I found them all repetative and unexciting. Lillain D. Bjorseth finds a new and novel approach to marketing that is smart and efective. The other book that I depend on for my business was Guerrilla PR Wired by Michael Levine. That book showed me everything I needed to successfully promote my business and with Breakthrough Networking I find I have confidence and business savy.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Networking at It's Best!, August 29, 2000

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[e-mail] (Westmont, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breakthrough Networking: Building Relationships That Last (Paperback)

Breakthrough Networking provides practical ways to effectively network your business. Just discovering your networking style is priceless. Lillian Bjorseth introduces us to Networking Bingo which is a very effective way to get every type of personality involved in networking. Building lasting relationships is a must and this book shows you how!