Networking - Engaging In Conversation With Strangers - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats. At networking events, the goal is to meet people that you perhaps have not met yet. The easiest person to approach is going to be someone standing alone. So you would want to walk up to them, remaining about sixteen inches away, as that is the social acceptable distance without being too personal and too close, and you would want to say something wonderful in the way of a sincere compliment. So to a man a woman might say "That is a great tie you are wearing" and then she would extend her hand and introduce herself, and then, of course, he would introduce himself back. If it is a woman that you are meeting and she happens to be wearing the same outfit that you are, you really must go over there and introduce yourself. And you would say "You look stunning in that outfit" and then you would introduce yourself. So a sincere compliment, breaking down the barriers of communication allowing others to feel cherished, welcomed, and honored because you have paid them a compliment. Now if you are entering a company and a group situation, you would want to make sure that the visuals were open for you and that you were truly invited into that group prior to moving in.
