Quick Start Shoreline business workshop on Tuesday August 7th

The Tuesday Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop for start-up, existing or potential business owners will be held on August 7, 2012 from 12 noon to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N. The workshop is free; feel free to bring a snack or a brown bag lunch.

The Art of Effective Networking

Powerful Professional Networking for Small Business

Workshop description

"Over the years I have found that a large percentage of business is found through networking! Needless to say, effective networking is vital to your continued business success. Rarely does business just “fall into our laps.” Instead, successful business partnerships are created when we target potential customers, establish communication and cultivate long term relationships.

"This workshop concentrates on how you can excel at the skill identified as the top reason for entrepreneurial success. Understand the importance of networking; why to network and how you network like a pro. Learn how easy it can be when you understand why networking is important, what you should be trying to achieve and how you can be a skilled and sparkling conversationalist.  You will learn how to carry on a conversation with people you’ve never met with ease. Understand and refine those all-important listening skills, eliminating the road blocks to good listening. Finally we will concentrate on what to do before, during and after the networking event.


"The take home result of this workshop will be the ability to professionally network any event you attend and build the relationships that positively impact your bottom line."

John Erdman

About the presenter:
John Erdman is a decisive executive trainer and speaker with broad skills and extensive experience. He is an articulate, ethical and persuasive leader who inspires others to better performance positively impacting bottom line profits. John is a positive team player and a resourceful problem solver; with a proven reputation for succeeding where others have failed. 

For over thirty years, John has helped thousands of career minded people reach their goals for success through instruction on enthusiasm, effective speaking, human relations, sales techniques, customer relation concepts, personal development, management methods and self-image psychology.

John's high performance speeches have motivated thousands toward self-improvement and success.  Several of these speeches are: "Don't Kill My Cat", "Beyond Here Be Dragons", "Turn Your Stumbling Blocks Into Stepping Stones", "Be An A.C.E." and become A Ball Of Fire".

John's professional improvement and success workshops include: The C.A.R.E. Principles (a personal and leadership development course); The Relationship Selling Workshop (a professional selling skills course) and many other success programs. All these workshops and success programs not only teach the techniques and skills involved, but also develop the confidence to use them.

John is also a published author of a self-help book – “The C.A.R.E Principles”. The principles are Commitment, Attitude, Relationships and Enthusiasm and the tools to help you apply them in all aspects of your life.