Two-sides to a coin. Invite and be prepared at all times!

This scenario happened many years ago, and there's every possibility for this to repeat yet again.

A networking group received a guest to their weekly meeting.

I noticed that this guest was taking notes throughout the meeting, especially when the members in that group were giving the Sales-Manager Presentation.

Then there was another member, who explained to the group that she needed an alternative contact in the American Embassy for her business proposal providing certification to companies and organizations as she was stuck with her current line of contact in that organization.

Would you believe it, this guest got up and said that he had a good contact in the American Embassy with whom this member can hook up with for her business.

There are 2 sides of the coins here which we need to understand thoroughly:

First: A visitor is so important to a networking meeting, as they can be a great referral to the members. Better still if their classification is opened and they participate, they can be a Referral Source to the members for long term.

Second: when giving presentations, it is essential to prepare on the eve of the meeting, and be as specific as possible, as you’ll never know who’s going to be in the room who could provide or refer you to whomever you want!

So, have you picked up the phone to invite that visitor? Have you prepared your presentations for your meetings?

Inviting is easy, and when your visitors come to the meeting, it makes the meeting so much fun!

It’s so important, just by allocating 10 minutes on the eve of the meeting, you can, like the Boy Scouts, be ‘Always Prepared’.

If you were not prepared in your presentation and just winged it, you would miss out on contacts a guest can connect you to to grow your own business. Hey look, if that doesn't turn you on, nothing else will!

Just like the coins have two sides to it, invite and be prepared at all times.