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Icebreaker Questions

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Get Out…

Volunteer

Awkward

Learn

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Lean In…

Ask

Listen

Tell

GiveJeff NelsonSCMA, March 12, 2015

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Connecting Questions

Tell me about your business

What is unique about what you do?

What types of clients do you have?

What makes a good customers?

What is your biggest challenge?

What is the best thing that happened in your business

in the last year?

What is your biggest accomplishment in the last year?

What type of people would you like to meet?

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Focused Listening

Eye color

Memorize

Nod

Paraphrase/Parrot

Tell me more

Laugh

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Stories about…

Your life

Your family

Your friends

Your company

Humor

Positive

Interesting

Valuable

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Give

Business card

Follow-up email

Contact

Article / Video / Website

Online Review

Connect on LinkedIn

Blog post

Website link

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Resources 40 Icebreakers for Small Groups by Grahame Knox

http://insight.typepad.co.uk/40_icebreakers_for_small_groups.pdf

40 Fun Icebreakers: Questions to Help Your Friends Have Fun

http://www.partycurrent.com/fun-icebreakers.html

What Kind of Networker are You?

http://www.careerealism.com/quiz-what-kind-networker/

Are You a Good Networker?

http://money.cnn.com/quizzes/2008/fortune/networking/

Networking Basics: 8 Tips to Networking Without Being Fake

http://youtu.be/xkqd6T399tQ

10 Great Questions to Ask at Networking Events

http://youtu.be/ViiAagP5cUE

3 Tips to keep a conversation going with anyone

http://youtu.be/fleXGdahPo8

Guy Kawasaki - The Art of Schmoozing

http://youtu.be/BKThChdVHJA

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Thank You403-703-2247

jeff@Anduro.com

@JeffxNelson

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