Wow! I finally had time to catch my breath after 3 amazing days at the Publishing Seminar hosted by infoproducts guru Fred Gleeck (on my left) and publicity expert Rick Frishman (on my right). They brought together an incredible array of speakers to share tools and resources on all aspects of publishing and marketing books and other information products. Great networking with the speakers as well as other aspiring best-selling authors and internet millionaires.
When I go to events like this, I have several goals in mind:
- Learn something that can help me grow my business
- Reconnect with people I’ve met before
- Build new connections
- Have fun
Fortunately I can say that I accomplished all four goals this time, particularly in the learning area. I had more than my share of epiphanies about where to take my networking niche. The one disappointment was the lack of good bakeries between the subway and the seminar hotel. It was bad enough that I had to miss my daily pain au chocolat breakfast because my favorite French bakery, Patisserie Claude on West 4th Street, doesn't open early enough. But I couldn't even find a decent scone, muffin or coffee cake substitute on any of the days, and believe me, I tried! ;-)
Anyway, I’ll do a quick recap over the next few days of some of the key learnings – both on the seminar content itself, as well as the networking side of things. I may be able to get my hands on the audio recordings of the event too, so stay tuned!
© 2005, Liz Lynch
Liz Lynch is founder and executive director of the Center for Networking Excellence which develops products and programs to help professionals learn how to build profitable relationships. If you're ready to start networking smarter, get your free networking tips now at www.NetworkingExcellence.com .
Hi Liz - Re: Publishing Seminar goals ... agreed on all points. My "rule of thumb" is to connect with at least 2-3 new contacts at every event whether business or leisure. P.S. I'm looking forward to our next networking session - perhaps at Claude's?
Posted by: Miriam Maracich | June 22, 2005 at 05:49 PM