Brief "Networking Enjoyment & Experience" Survey

In my career, I've met well over 10,000 people and have MOST ALL of them in my smartphone. On a weekly basis, I reconnect with people who are impressed that I remember where they were when we met -- or say thanks for keeping in touch by email.

Enough friends and associates have remarked they should do this (and asked me for more info) that I've decided to write a book sharing my successes with, and passion for, business networking. Whenever speaking or writing, it is important to know my audience -- thus this survey. Enjoy answering these questions -- it should only take 5 minutes or so.

DEFINITION: networking = the act of meeting people to expand one's circle for mutual gain.

Consider this -- IDEAS are the most renewable energy of all. Unlike money changing hands, when I share my ideas with you, we both end up having them. (You have more, but I have no less.)

So THANKS IN ADVANCE for your time and for answering thoughtfully. I will gladly share some of the articles that come out of this research. Afterward, I'll point you to a great book on the topic. In any event, it can ONLY help you or someone else, or both!

Cheers,
Paul Travis,
Networking-2020.com
Marketing-2020.com

PRIVACY POLICY: Whether you take this survey anonymously or you provide your name/email, the data will only be used in aggregate (no personal identification). That notwithstanding, if you provide contact info, I may follow up for permission to quote you. Contact information will never be sold or given to any 3rd party.

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How do you generally feel in networking situations? *

How many years have you been in the business world? *

Which of the following categories best describes you? *

- - - - - Complete only if you selected "Other"

How would you characterize your RESULTS from networking? *

Let's say you meet some people at a luncheon. How promptly do you deal with the business cards you collected? *

Continuing the question above, what do you do with them? *

Continuing the question above, how many of those people do you typically follow up with? *

What 2-3 things most frustrate, irritate, or otherwise bother you about networking? (Said another way, If you could wave a Magic Wand and change 2-3 things about networking for you, what would they be?) *

Social networking is all the rage. Remembering the definition above (the act of meeting people and subsequently communicating/informing to achieve a purpose) what has been your personal experience meeting via Facebook, Linkedin, et al, NEW people? Has it been more or less rewarding than "in person" networking? *

One distinction that helps in a very basic classification is that EXTROVERTS feel energy from a group of people and INTROVERTS feel drained in a group. Based on this, would you say you are... *

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Definitely an extrovert					Definitely an introvert

Another classification is "right brain" (creative, better with words/pictures) vs. "left brain" (analytical, better with numbers/data). Would you say you are... *

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Definitely left brain					Definitely right brain

Last question: does anything come to mind as the best networking insight or technique you have used or seen?

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