Episode 11.0 - Authentic Networking

Maybe you've run into this yourself. Someone asks you to meet them for coffee. Being a good networker, you agree. When you are sitting down across from them, though, you find out that they were just using the tools of good networking to manipulate you and you are now the target of a full-on hard-sell sales pitch. Doesn't feel very good, does it? Join Greg (The Reluctant Networker) and Debby (The Networking Guru) as they discuss some of the unpleasant traps they've fallen into and learn a trick or two to escape. Be sure to comment at: https://www.facebook.com/TheReluctantNetworker/ OR https://www.facebook.com/ConnextNation/ Listen for: [1:40] What does being authentic mean in networking? [2:20] When inauthenticity is worse than the hard sell. [7:30] How manipulation derails a good conversation. [8:40] Dealing with the "Wile E Coyote" moment [10:45] Breaking their pattern. [13:15] Asking for too much too soon. [17:00] Using techniques to manipulate.