BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190724T150000Z DTEND:20190724T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Networking 101 DESCRIPTION:For most people\, there are few places you want to avoid more than a networking event. Yet networking events are seemingly ever-present and are often filled with extremely cheerful people. They clearly work for some people\, and I am one of them. I have met many great people at events over the years\, further building out my network\, and\, in turn\, my businesses. As someone who naturally enjoys meeting new people and developing new connections\, showing up is the easy part\, but that is only half the battle given the opportunity cost associated with spending a significant chunk of time pressing palms. Regardless of how often you attend networking events\, understanding the best practices can allow you to make the most of your time networking. \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker:\n\nDr. Larry Woods is the president\, CEO of Action4Success Training providing entrepreneur\, sales training\, business consulting\, Networking 101\, Personal Branding\, 212 Degrees\, Skills for Success\, and DISC assessments workshops. Dr. Woods also founded\, developed\, marketed Professional Designs & Imprints (PDI) promotional products and custom screen-printing business in a competitive market in the Triangle Area. Dr. Woods worked as a Workforce Solution regional market manager for the University of Phoenix covering five states. Dr. Woods also is a retired Chief Master Sergeant senior recruiter with over 22 years of military service with the US Air Force. In addition to his role as an instructor for launch Raleigh Dr. Woods has been an Adjunct Professor for over 10 years with American Public University American Military University Geneva College Johnson Community College Fayetteville Community College Wake Tech Community College University of Mount Olive\, Augustine's University and the University of Phoenix he teaches entrepreneurship\, business\, marketing\, cultural diversity\, leadership\, and organizational management courses. He received his Ph.D. from Capella University. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:For most people\, there are few places you want to avoid more than a networking event. Yet networking events are seemingly ever-present and are often filled with extremely cheerful people. They clearly work for some people\, and I am one of them. I have met many great people at events over the years\, further building out my network\, and\, in turn\, my businesses. As someone who naturally enjoys meeting new people and developing new connections\, showing up is the easy part\, but that is only half the battle given the opportunity cost associated with spending a significant chunk of time pressing palms. Regardless of how often you attend networking events\, understanding the best practices can allow you to make the most of your time networking. \;
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\nAbout the speaker:
\nDr. Larry Woods is the president\, CEO of Action4Success Training providing entrepreneur\, sales training\, business consulting\, Networking 101\, Personal Branding\, 212 Degrees\, Skills for Success\, and DISC assessments workshops. Dr. Woods also founded\, developed\, marketed Professional Designs &\; Imprints (PDI) promotional products and custom screen-printing business in a competitive market in the Triangle Area. Dr. Woods worked as a Workforce Solution regional market manager for the University of Phoenix covering five states. Dr. Woods also is a retired Chief Master Sergeant senior recruiter with over 22 years of military service with the US Air Force. In addition to his role as an instructor for launch Raleigh Dr. Woods has been an Adjunct Professor for over 10 years with American Public University American Military University Geneva College Johnson Community College Fayetteville Community College Wake Tech Community College University of Mount Olive\, Augustine'\;s University and the University of Phoenix he teaches entrepreneurship\, business\, marketing\, cultural diversity\, leadership\, and organizational management courses. He received his Ph.D. from Capella University. \;
\n \; LOCATION:Durham Chamber 300 West Morgan Street Suite 1400 Durham\, NC 27701 UID:e.1159.3747 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260421T100848Z URL:http://durhamdev.chambermaster.com/events/details/networking-101-3747 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR