WEBVTT - Honor the person introducing you

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that when you are a guest speaker or expert,

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<v Speaker 1>or when you are meeting people because of someone else's introduction,

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<v Speaker 1>honor those who introduced or invited you. This helps make

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<v Speaker 1>everyone feel more connected and can buy you a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of goodwill. So I give a lot of speeches and

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<v Speaker 1>run a lot of workshops about time management. Often I

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<v Speaker 1>am there because someone invited me, perhaps an executive at

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<v Speaker 1>that company who has read my books or listened to

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<v Speaker 1>one of my podcasts and wanted me to come. More

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<v Speaker 1>often than not, that is the person who winds up

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<v Speaker 1>introducing me before the start of my talk. But even

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<v Speaker 1>if the person who introduces me wasn't part of the

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<v Speaker 1>initial invitation, they have had to read something about me

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<v Speaker 1>to construct the introduction, and this person has often done

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to make the event happen. So I always

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<v Speaker 1>thank people for the introduction, and then whenever I can,

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<v Speaker 1>I try to work the person into my talk. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>it's just something wise that I heard them say in

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<v Speaker 1>the panel before me. Sometimes it's an initiative that they

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<v Speaker 1>are leading that I learned about in the prep call.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes it's just about how efficiently I saw something get done.

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<v Speaker 1>But I have noticed that paying homage to this person

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<v Speaker 1>in at least some fashion changes the energy in the room.

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<v Speaker 1>Suddenly I am not a random stranger. I am a

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<v Speaker 1>person who respects the work that is being done at

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<v Speaker 1>this organization. It is really not that hard to do this.

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<v Speaker 1>You just have to pay attention. So if you also

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<v Speaker 1>address groups in any way, you might find a way

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<v Speaker 1>to do it too. Honor whoever invited you you will

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<v Speaker 1>create a sense of respect and trust. Of course, honoring

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<v Speaker 1>the person who introduced or invited you isn't only relevant

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<v Speaker 1>when you are a guest speaker. It is also a

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<v Speaker 1>good idea in other forums. Maybe a consulting group that

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<v Speaker 1>your company works with introduces you to a new hire

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<v Speaker 1>who will be joining the team for your account. When

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<v Speaker 1>you welcome him, also tell him whatever it is you

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<v Speaker 1>love about working with the team he has just joined.

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<v Speaker 1>You will probably help him feel more connected to you

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<v Speaker 1>and hopeful for his work with his new team, and

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<v Speaker 1>your longtime consultants will feel honored by your words. If

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<v Speaker 1>you visit a friend at her parents beach house, when

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<v Speaker 1>you meet her parents, say something that you like about

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<v Speaker 1>their daughter or what you've heard about them. Everyone loves

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<v Speaker 1>to hear nice things, and if you have been paying

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<v Speaker 1>attention and you know someone well enough to get an

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<v Speaker 1>invitation like this, you have something to talk about. Or

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps you move to a new town and your college

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<v Speaker 1>roommate connects you with her childhood best friend who lives there.

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<v Speaker 1>When you meet up, be sure to tell that childhood

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<v Speaker 1>best friend how much you appreciate your roommate's kindness and

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<v Speaker 1>how you suspect she has always been like that. That

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<v Speaker 1>will open up all sorts of tales of great memories

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<v Speaker 1>that the two of them shared. In any case, honoring

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<v Speaker 1>whoever introduces you or invites you is not that hard

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<v Speaker 1>and it tends to go a long way toward making

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<v Speaker 1>any new relationship start off right. So think about it

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<v Speaker 1>beforehand and have something ready. You will no doubt be

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<v Speaker 1>glad you did. In the meantime, this is Laura, Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura

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