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Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro

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Be confident. To be able to network, you must have confidence. You need confidence in yourself, confidence in your abilities, and confidence in your networking skills. In this two-part series, I want to discuss some of the most important components of networking like a pro. Be a good listener. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Confessions of a Micro-Manager

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A manager has to have confidence that you know how to do your job. I just did not have confidence that this person was going to be able to assist me. I always have more confidence something will get done when I see it being written down. Here are some reasons I think managers can get possessive: Im not sure I can trust you.

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It's all in how you feel

Laughing all the Way to Work

How you present yourself and what you wear to the office can help how you feel about what you are doing. Buying a new outfit or wearing a freshly dry-cleaned suit will go a long way to increasing your confidence level. I love it when I can feel my hair bouncing as I walk and for a brief moment I feel like a model. Is it neat and tidy?

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Go with your gut feeling!

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I read something that made me pause, but because I was in a big hurry and felt confident that the other person was covering that base, I let it go. I am not sure if it would have changed the outcome, but at least I would feel confident that I flagged it for my boss. It is wise to take a moment and evaluate the situation.

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Writing when you don't know what you're talking about.

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From writing that article I had confidence to take a job that required me taking minutes and it has turned out fine. I will not say I am the perfect minute taker, but it is something I now have confidence in doing. At the end of it, I knew how to take minutes and could write about it.

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The Little Engine That Could.

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So I started to say Yes and it was a real confidence booster. Can versus Could Capitalization of hyphenated words Capitalization of names Commas in a series Company name Complement vs compliment Confusing words: lunch/luncheon; company/accompany Contractions Currently vs presently Data: singular or plural? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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We don't know what we don't know

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If you are the presenter you have to study and know your subject well which helps you to be more confident in what you know and you also gain experience in making presentations which can help you in your career. The web also has anonymity and sometimes people receive information better from people they dont know.