by Shelley Forrester | Jul 8, 2020 | Networking
Have you had one too many Zoom calls? Are you experiencing Zoom burnout or finding it difficult to keep your team engaged during weekly meetings? By now, most of us are experienced Zoomers. We’ve played with video conferencing backgrounds, we’ve found the...
by Shelley Forrester | Aug 7, 2014 | Networking
The other day flying back from Nashville, the man in the seat next to me was the only person to get on board with his roller bag. The rest of us checked them at the jetway. It didn’t bother me that he brought it on; it just surprised me that he was able to get...
by Shelley Forrester | Feb 19, 2014 | Networking, Relationships
I’m not superstitious because I know good things happen in Row 13 on airplanes. Flying back from California, I smiled at the 50-something overweight Hasidic rabbi trying to get comfortable in the seat across from me. He smiled back, said hello and then used one...
by Shelley Forrester | Jan 8, 2014 | Insight, Networking, Relationships
A leadership coach asked me the other day how I get people to talk to me. When I told him that I simply say, “Hello,” he wasn’t buying it and asked what’s behind my hello that puts people instantly at ease? So I shared an excerpt from an email, which I had...
by Shelley Forrester | Aug 21, 2013 | Networking
Introverts often ask me how to keep the person next to them from engaging them in conversation. I personally avoid these people. But 50% of you want to know, so here you go: Create your own closed space. Read, preferably on an ereader so they can’t tell what you’re...
by Shelley Forrester | Jul 24, 2013 | Networking, Relationships
Friends are the people in life who, no matter how long it’s been since you’ve called them, are happy to hear from you and will try to help. When I phoned the global head of marketing services for a major consumer products company, even though we hadn’t...