Subject areas are:

• Everlasting Referrals, no more cold calls
• Smart Networking: how to reach your goals faster by tapping into the power of your network
• 5 steps of networking at an event
• The 7 biggest reasons why most organisations don’t get (spontaneous) referrals (and what to do bout it)?
• What’s Your Sticky Story: how to answer the question “and what do you do?” in a way you will be remembered

Jan Vermeiren

Jan Vermeiren, founder of Networking Coach, is a well known expert on all aspects of human networking and referrals. He provides keynote presentations, training courses and personal coaching, and also advises organisations on how to stimulate networking at events and how to integrate networking into sales and recruitment strategy.

His book, “Let’s Connect!”, which provides networking insights and explains how to improve networking at events and on the Internet, reached n° 2 in marketing books and n° 9 in management books on amazon.com at end-2007. The networking CD “Let’s Connect at an event!” contains 30 immediately applicable network tips to make every event a success. For free samples of the book and CD please send an email to the EP Bureau.

Jan is also regularly interviewed on networking by Belgian national television (De Zevende Dag, Lichtpunt), newspapers, job sites (Vacature.com, Jobat) and the magazines of several Chambers of Commerce.

Jan Vermeiren and his team are hired by large international companies like Alcatel, Belgacom, Delta Lloyd Bank, DuPont, EDS, Ernst & Young and SAP, as well as by small companies and freelancers.

Jan Vermeiren is regularly hired as a networking speaker for:

• an opening speech: to emphasize the importance of networking between participants at the conference and how to get them in action.
• a closing speech: giving participants concrete tips on how to network during  cocktails.