Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.
Speaker 1: This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is that when you are a guest speaker or expert,
Speaker 1: or when you are meeting people because of someone else's introduction,
Speaker 1: honor those who introduced or invited you. This helps make
Speaker 1: everyone feel more connected and can buy you a lot
Speaker 1: of goodwill. So I give a lot of speeches and
Speaker 1: run a lot of workshops about time management. Often I
Speaker 1: am there because someone invited me, perhaps an executive at
Speaker 1: that company who has read my books or listened to
Speaker 1: one of my podcasts and wanted me to come. More
Speaker 1: often than not, that is the person who winds up
Speaker 1: introducing me before the start of my talk. But even
Speaker 1: if the person who introduces me wasn't part of the
Speaker 1: initial invitation, they have had to read something about me
Speaker 1: to construct the introduction, and this person has often done
Speaker 1: a lot to make the event happen. So I always
Speaker 1: thank people for the introduction, and then whenever I can,
Speaker 1: I try to work the person into my talk. Sometimes
Speaker 1: it's just something wise that I heard them say in
Speaker 1: the panel before me. Sometimes it's an initiative that they
Speaker 1: are leading that I learned about in the prep call.
Speaker 1: Sometimes it's just about how efficiently I saw something get done.
Speaker 1: But I have noticed that paying homage to this person
Speaker 1: in at least some fashion changes the energy in the room.
Speaker 1: Suddenly I am not a random stranger. I am a
Speaker 1: person who respects the work that is being done at
Speaker 1: this organization. It is really not that hard to do this.
Speaker 1: You just have to pay attention. So if you also
Speaker 1: address groups in any way, you might find a way
Speaker 1: to do it too. Honor whoever invited you you will
Speaker 1: create a sense of respect and trust. Of course, honoring
Speaker 1: the person who introduced or invited you isn't only relevant
Speaker 1: when you are a guest speaker. It is also a
Speaker 1: good idea in other forums. Maybe a consulting group that
Speaker 1: your company works with introduces you to a new hire
Speaker 1: who will be joining the team for your account. When
Speaker 1: you welcome him, also tell him whatever it is you
Speaker 1: love about working with the team he has just joined.
Speaker 1: You will probably help him feel more connected to you
Speaker 1: and hopeful for his work with his new team, and
Speaker 1: your longtime consultants will feel honored by your words. If
Speaker 1: you visit a friend at her parents beach house, when
Speaker 1: you meet her parents, say something that you like about
Speaker 1: their daughter or what you've heard about them. Everyone loves
Speaker 1: to hear nice things, and if you have been paying
Speaker 1: attention and you know someone well enough to get an
Speaker 1: invitation like this, you have something to talk about. Or
Speaker 1: perhaps you move to a new town and your college
Speaker 1: roommate connects you with her childhood best friend who lives there.
Speaker 1: When you meet up, be sure to tell that childhood
Speaker 1: best friend how much you appreciate your roommate's kindness and
Speaker 1: how you suspect she has always been like that. That
Speaker 1: will open up all sorts of tales of great memories
Speaker 1: that the two of them shared. In any case, honoring
Speaker 1: whoever introduces you or invites you is not that hard
Speaker 1: and it tends to go a long way toward making
Speaker 1: any new relationship start off right. So think about it
Speaker 1: beforehand and have something ready. You will no doubt be
Speaker 1: glad you did. In the meantime, this is Laura, Thanks
Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,
Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura
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