This week I was asked to give a short presentation to the WEN West group and they asked me to speak about one to one etiquette. (A one to one is a meeting with two people finding out about each other.)I shared the story about a friend of mine having a "one" recently, where the person she was meeting with did ALL the talking for 90 minutes.
So I gave some rules for one to ones.
1) While the conversation does not need to be 50/50 exactly, there should be some information shared about each person. I explained that some good sales people like to control the conversation by asking questions and that being in a one to one with that type of person might mean that you're talking 90% of the time. But in that instance, it is because that person continues to ask you questions.
2) Take notes. If you're making commitments of introductions you will make or information you will share later, not doing so affects your credibility.
3) Do be thinking about who you can introduce the person to while you're getting to know them. Being a connector is a good thing!
It was rather funny after this short presentation. Several people came up to me and said, "Whew! That was really good. It felt like you might be talking about me." or "Thank you so much, I was in one of those conversations just the other day."
What's the best one to one you've ever had with someone and why?
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