Professional Networking for Dummies [Paperback]

Donna Fisher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 29, 2001 | Series: For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback)

Are you putting your best foot forward in meetings? Are you connecting with the right people at functions? Throughout your life, you will find yourself in situations where professional networking will help you get to where you want to go. Whatever your strengths or weaknesses are, you can always improve your networking skills, and Professional Networking For Dummies can show you how.

Whether you feel ineffective at connecting with others or just want to become a better networker than you are today, Professional Networking For Dummies can help you develop great people skills.

Professional Networking For Dummies explores the essential techniques of networking to get you meeting and greeting in no time. It will help you get into the networking mindset and avoid such self-defeating traps as expecting immediate returns or turning off new potential colleagues. You’ll also discover how to overcome inhibitions, make small talk, and meet new contacts. Plus, you ’ll find special information on networking tools and technology, such as networking clubs, using voice and e-mail, Internet networking, and more.

Through these pages you’ll find out how to:

• Maximize your relationships
• Expand your circle of influence through networking events
• Network in the corporate world, your community, and in your personal life
• Develop lifelong career-building habits
• Build and maintain your network

Networking is a universal principle of giving and receiving—a lifestyle rather than a technique. Professional Networking for Dummies can help you build lasting, powerful relationships, both in and out of the office. From using business cards properly to networking your way into a new job, this friendly guide is your tick to personal and professional success.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Donna Fisher, coauthor of the bestselling Power Networking and other books, owns Discovery Seminars. She is a worldwide corporate trainer and Certified Speaking Professional.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (August 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764553461
• ISBN-13: 978-0764553462
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Donna Fisher loves to create and grow fun and profitable businesses - and teach others how to do the same. For over 18 years, she's been teaching people the art and skill of communicating and connecting. Donna shows professionals how to communicate and connect to create powerful teams, marketplace visibility and new opportunities. She is a Certified Instructor for the Language of Mastery program based on the book "Conscious Language". Her businesses include a music store specializing in drums and percussion, which sponsors a drumming charity event to raise money for schools with under-funded music programs. She also markets an online technology for staying connected with clients and prospects.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great information for growing my business, August 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Professional Networking for Dummies (Paperback)

I really like that the Dummies series are so comprehensive and I can go straight to the chapters that best serve my needs. In Professional Networking for Dummies, the section for Entrepreneurs and Personality Styles was most helpful. By giving me examples of "what to say" and how to be effective even as an introvert, I am feeling much more effective with my networking.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must own for those wanting to grow their biz or get a job!, October 14, 2001

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Diane C Darling (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Professional Networking for Dummies (Paperback)

This is well-outlined, fun, informative book with ideas that can be actioned immediately.

I teach this topic and now I have found my required reading textbook!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So you want to be a success?, October 29, 2001

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"mealexander" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Professional Networking for Dummies (Paperback)

One of the essential ingredients to the success of a business is the owner's ability AND WILLINGNESS to use his or her network effectively. Donna Fisher is the master teacher of the power of networking - something many people don't understand or are not even aware of. Professional Networking for Dummies is one of several powerful books tbat Donna Fisher has written on this subject. It should be a must read for everyone, from the youngest to the oldest.