1. Sprouting Relationships
District Convention 2017
Angel Bilbao, Division 34 North Executive Assistant
Hannah Higdon, Club President
Crystal Wong, District Service Expo Coordinator

2. What Is Networking?
“Networking is the act of interacting with other people to exchange information and develop contacts, especially to further one’s career.” –Google
Communication is KEY 2

3. Online vs. Offline
Online: social media (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.)
SAFEKEY!!!
Offline: attending events (DCON, school clean up, etc.)
Could we do a venn diagram here?

4. Professionalism Appearance Conversation Body Language
When communicating to outside organizations, advisors, anything that goes on record* (*everything goes on record in the sense that someone will remember it so always be polite)
in the real work world it is important to be professional. Being professional makes you stand out amongst coworkers and you are more likely to be thought of for a potential job higher up.
Appearance: what everyone’s wearing today! Not ripped jeans, super deep cut shirts, etc.
Conversation: pay attention/listen, pronounce words clearly, speak up, do not ramble or mumble
Body language: face the person, don’t fidget
Make it look like you wanna be there (even if you don’t! Fake it til you make it)

5. Hello! My Name Is...
Who are you? What are your interests? Why are you here?
Highlight specific traits
Balance the conversation
Who are you? What do you do? Why are you here?
Be concise and interesting
Highlight important traits about yourself that would be beneficial for the person or company/organization
Balance the conversation, be a good listener and a contributor to the conversation
Being confident
Don’t expect to be approached so always be open to speaking first

6. Now YOUR Turn! Your turn to SPROUT RELATIONSHIPS
3 groups for 3 different situations
Children, Superiors, Peers
Audience networks with each other. FREEZE. Audience quiets down and does not move. Split the room up into 3rds so there are 3 groups. Crystal, Hannah, Angel each represent an age group (children, superiors, peers) and move between the groups.

7. ? ?
Questions?
Comments?
Concerns?
Go for it!

8. Acknowledgements
The CNH Key Club District would like to acknowledge the following individuals who have contributed to this presentation over the years.
Angel Bilbao, Division 34 North Executive Assistant,
Hannah Higdon, Club President,
Crystal Wong, District Service EXPO Coordinator,