By Charlene M Brown
Warning: My Story Alert.
Once upon a time when I was in college, I learned to do research about a company before I came face to face with that company. I was to know who the CEO and Executive Board were, recent news, and anything else interesting that would allow me to intelligently hold court and ask questions (even if I had already looked up the answer).
However on some level, I knew this before I got to college: I always like to be prepared.
Fast forward back to college: I get invited to one of my friend’s Fight Parties.
Here’s the thing, I like sports, most sports, in fact, but never really had time to be anyone’s fan. And in fact, I really like boxing. So I am excited about the Fight Night Invite.
In the same spirit of being prepared, I knew who was fighting and did, maybe 20 minutes of internet research about each of the contenders, more to be included in the conversation than a real interest in their strengths.
At some point, the (mostly) men are saying something about the contenders and I chime in something about one of the boxer’s hand positions and leaving himself wide open to the other’s constant barrage of attempted hits. But I hit the jackpot, because whatever I said, my host turned to me and said, “You see, Charli, that’s why you get invited to see the Fight!”
I smile slyly, quietly. But inside: “Yessssssss (pumping my arm and doing the happy dance), One for Me!” I was glad my little research escapade paid off.
And I definitely took note about how useful this one little technique is. And really, it took me maybe 20 minutes.
A small investment for a big reward.
And this doesn’t just go for packing the punches on fight night. Anything you are about to do, take a few minutes to look it up on the internet, just so you have a little bit of information about it.
In fact, Leil Lowndes, esteemed author of How To Instantly Connect with Anyone (and many other great books), suggests taking this a step further and including it in emails, using what she calls “Emotional Prediction.” When sending an email to someone, do a quick internet scan first, to see what is happening in their part of the world, and include it in your email. It’s a crafty little trick that takes just a few minutes! (By the way, Leil has lots of other crafty little tricks in her books for connecting with people; they are definitely worth adding to your collection!)
I repeat: a small investment for a big reward.
Finally, I learned something useful in school! J
Do You Love Your Life Now!? I Do!! (Because I learn crafty little tricks along the way!)
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December 10th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Good post mate!! Keep ‘em flowing!
December 12th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Thanks Attili!