Networking Events

Turn contacts into promotion and business: corporate influencing and professional advancement  - Seven Steps to Success

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE

Date: Thursday 20 May 2010
  
Time: 18.00 Registration
          18.30 Presentation
          20.00 Networking and Buffet 

Venue: Strand Palace Hotel, London

Speaker: Pippa Blakemore 

Seven steps to success in winning business and achieving promotion

Step 1. The relationship building process
Step 2. Raise your profile internally and externally
Step 3. Focus your approach
Step 4. Follow-up contacts personally
Step 5. Prepare for a new business meeting or interview
Step 6. Discuss fees and salary without embarrassment
Step 7. Ask for the business and win the promotion

This lively and participative session will cover:

• How to make time to promote yourself internally and externally
• Different ideas to keep in touch with people
• Relishing difficult questions
• Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone
• Developing confidence without it becoming arrogance
• Understanding why it’s not always the best man/woman who wins the job or the work

About the speaker:

Pippa Blakemore is an independent consultant working in the legal and commercial sectors. She is an expert on organisational and business development and has worked for more than 100 UK and international organisations on an interim, advisory or project basis. These include government, professional firms, global companies, not-for-profit organisations and charities. Pippa works at board level and with departments and individuals and has advised on more than 90 winning pitches and tenders.

The tips in her workshops are drawn from real-life experience, which enables her to give practical and relevant advice. 

Pippa has worked in Africa, Europe and the USA and is a frequent speaker at international conferences.

Pippa’s articles on organisational development, marketing and sales have been published extensively.   Her book, “Networking for Lawyers” is published in April 2010. 

For more information see:  www.pep-partnership.co.uk

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE

 
Country Event Location
UK Strand Palace Hotel
372 The Strand
London WC2R 0JJ

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