Do you attend networking events for work? Should you? Robby Slaughter says, “Yes!” and provides the formula in his treatise, The Unbeatable Recipe for Networking Events. Whether you are self-employed or work for a big corporation, a people person or an introvert, you will find takeaways in his book to help you grow in connecting with other people.

“Robby Slaughter is a workflow and productivity expert, and a nationally known speaker on topics related to personal productivity, corporate efficiency and employee engagement.” He is the founder of AccelaWork and the author of The Efficient Professional Series.

The premise of The Unbeatable Recipe for Networking Events is to provide fail-proof methods of connecting with others in your business, in order to gain rapport. Robby says the principal challenges for professionals are not technological, but psychological. He then proceeds to break down those challenges into doable action steps.

The interesting part of Robby’s formula stems from his thesis statement. He says, “Networking events are the most effective way to populate my personal database with the people I am about to serve.”

It is refreshing to see a purpose statement not self-serving, but to begin with service. And he continues on that thread throughout the book, providing tips for things to do at networking events, talking about the power of your own story, and the emotional response of a business card.

Whether you are an author attending a writer’s conference, an enthusiast attending a garden show, or in sales at a trade show, this book will give you confidence to put your best handshake forward and glean from the people you meet. It is “a key part of your strategy to help others.”

I am giving away my signed copy of The Unbeatable Recipe for Networking Events to one reader in the continental United States. Leave a comment on my blog (at the top of this post, under the title) about your favorite networking tip, and you will be entered into the drawing, to be held in three days, May 30.

Sally

Disclosure of Material: I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.