Welcome toThe Super Bowl of Networking
Presented byGene DeFilippo
and Diane Darling
Hosted by the British Consulate-
General of Boston
www.WaterCoolerFootball.com
January 8, 2013
John Cleese Rants - Soccer versus Football
John Cleese tells the truth. From the excellent
documentary "The Art of Football from A to Z".
Tonight’s Game Plan
• Thank you – British Consulate, ASTD, World Boston
• CBS Sunday Morning – Jan 13• Media madness – no secrecy• Introductions• What to expect
Mitt Romney On NFL Replacement Refs
What would you do about those
referees in the NFL? Would you
order them back to work?
Touchdown• When the team brings the ball into the end zone,
they score a touchdown• Touchdown = 6 Points
Extra Point• After scoring a
touchdown, the kicker tries to kick the ball through the goal posts. If he makes it, the team scores one more point.
Field Goal• If the team
doesn’t think they are going to make the touchdown, they can kick a field goal which is worth three points.
“Whether Report”
Event Evaluation
1.Host organization
2.Attendees
3.Networking
4.Speaker
5.Sponsors
6.Industry
4.1.Who
4.2.Bio
4.3.Available
5.1.Potential client
5.2.Strategic partner
5.3.Competitor
8.Company attendee
9.Networking buddy
7.Logistics
7.1.Location
7.2.Price
7.3.Parking2.1.Prospects
2.2.Clients
2.3.Competitors
2.4.Quality
2.5.Quantity
10.Board members
3.1.Time
3.2.Structured
11.Weather
12.Cameo
7.4.Time of day
7.5.Function
14.Goal
13.Who invited you
Introvert vs. Extrovert
• One-on-one• Get energy
from quiet times
• Accountants, engineers, performers
• LOTs of people• Get energy
from unknown• Think Bill
Clinton
F.F.I.
Referees and Penalties• In order to make sure the game is played fair there is
one referee and six officials who oversee game play.
• If either team has an illegal play, the ref throws a yellow flag immediately to alert each team of the foul.
• The ref will then make a specific signal and call out the penalty after the play has occurred.
• If the offense has a penalty called they lose yardage and if the defense has a penalty called the offense gains yardage.
Penalties in networking
• Not networking – BIG mistake• Ignoring the power of
“internal networking”• Not following up• Confusing persistence with
stalking
How we communicate
55%
38%7%
Body language
Voice tone
Words
Source: “Decoding Inconsistent Communication” – Prof Albert Mehrabian UCLA
Position:Quarterback “QB”
• His job is to throw the ball to the wide receivers or hand it off to the running back.
Position: Running Back “RB”
• Quarterback hands ball to the running back and they run with it to try to score a touchdown!
Football Terminology• Let’s do an end run• You dropped the ball• Up the middle and win• When in doubt, punt• That’s a game changer• Take a knee
Contact Info
• [email protected]• www.WaterCoolerFootball.com• 617.308.0405 :: Diane’s mobile• Thank you! Diane & Gene
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