Episode #639
Episode 639: How to Bring a Visitor into the Room
Source date: 2019-12-18 Browse 2019
Madeline Dechy shares her top tips for getting more visitors to BNI and more members in your BNI chapter.
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2019
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Episode #638
Episode 638: Politics, Religion, and BNI (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2019-12-11 Browse 2019
It’s fine to have strong political or religious views–but keep them out of your BNI meeting.
Episode #637
Episode 637: The Networking Mentor
Source date: 2019-12-04 Browse 2019
In The Networking Mentor, Dr. Misner shows how mentoring a new BNI member takes the idea of Givers Gain to a whole new level.
Episode #636
Episode 636: What’s a Good Door Prize?
Source date: 2019-11-27 Browse 2019
Giving the door prize at your BNI meeting is an opportunity for you and your business to shine. Choose something memorable and personal.
Episode #635
Episode 635: Love Is Good Business
Source date: 2019-11-20 Browse 2019
Steve Farber joins Dr. Misner to explain why love is the key to great leaders, great businesses, and great BNI chapters.
Episode #634
Episode 634: Visibility Through Volunteering (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2019-11-13 Browse 2019
Involvement in service organization expands the depth and breadth of your networking. Volunteering is a serious commitment and increases your Visibility.
Episode #633
Episode 633: I’ve Invited Everyone I Know
Source date: 2019-11-06 Browse 2019
Can’t think of anyone to invite to your BNI meeting? Go through your contacts and check register name by name to find potential visitors.
Episode #632
Episode 632: Maximizing Your Professional Image
Source date: 2019-10-30 Browse 2019
Tia Young joins Dr. Misner to explain how your Dress, Behavior, and Attitudes affect your professional image. Treat BNI like your best client.
Episode #631
Episode 631: Weekly Education Moments
Source date: 2019-10-23 Browse 2019
Graham Southwell of BNI New Zealand introduces the 72 Education Moments now available to education coordinators on BNI University.
Episode #630
Episode 630: Seven Rules for an Elevator Pitch
Source date: 2019-10-16 Browse 2019
An elevator pitch tells people what you do in general terms; your weekly presentation needs to be laser specific. Don’t confuse them!
Episode #629
Episode 629: You Never Know Who People Know #2
Source date: 2019-10-09 Browse 2019
Instead of assuming that people in certain kinds of businesses won’t be able to refer any business to you, have 1-2-1s with everyone in your chapter and teach them what to listen for. You might be surprised where your.
Episode #628
Episode 628: Testimonials, Badges, and Applicants (Ask Ivan)
Source date: 2019-10-02 Browse 2019
This entry is part 28 of 33 in the series Ask Ivan Listener Shout-Out Carl Hackney in Austin sent this photo to Ivan. He listens to the BNI Podcast in the car. When he hears something he wants to go back to, he writes.
Episode #627
Episode 627: Self-Aware, Selfless, and Selfish (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2019-09-25 Browse 2019
To succeed at networking, you need to be self-aware, selfless, and selfish. Ask “How can I help you?” but also “How can I help you refer business to me?”
Episode #626
Episode 626: Collecting Business Cards is NOT Networking
Source date: 2019-09-18 Browse 2019
If you don’t make a meaningful connection, you might as well still be cold calling, no matter how many business cards you collect.
Episode #625
Episode 625: Cause Networking
Source date: 2019-09-11 Browse 2019
Cause networking allows BNI members to help their local communities and create a heightened awareness of BNI at the same time.
Episode #624
Episode 624: BNI Gives Us an “At Bat”
Source date: 2019-09-04 Browse 2019
Daniel Haverman from the Palm Beach Business Exchange chapter joins Dr. Misner on the podcast this week to explain what a referral is and isn’t–and how to increase your chances of turning referrals into business. In.
Episode #623
Episode 623: The 24/7/30 Follow-up System (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2019-08-28 Browse 2019
The 24/7/30 Follow-up System provides a proven method for developing relationships with new contacts you meet at networking events.
Episode #622
Episode 622: Don’t Be That Guy
Source date: 2019-08-21 Browse 2019
If you don’t follow up on referrals, you’ll never get business–or new referrals. Here are 3 tips to help you follow up faster.
Episode #621
Episode 621: Doing an Annual Marketing Plan
Source date: 2019-08-14 Browse 2019
Jared Yellin shares his annual marketing formula: webinars, workshops, appreciation experiences, referral initiatives, and online challenges.
Episode #620
Episode 620: Adding More Fun to Education Moments
Source date: 2019-08-07 Browse 2019
Jennie Edwards shares her tips for bringing imagination and storytelling to education moments in BNI. A must-listen for Education Coordinators.
Episode #619
Episode 619: Be a Dog with a Bone (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2019-07-31 Browse 2019
Excellence is not a single act. It’s a habit. Persistence pays off. Be a dog with a bone if you want to achieve success.
Episode #618
Episode 618: Talk to the Wallflowers
Source date: 2019-07-24 Browse 2019
Next time you’re at a networking event, introduce yourself to the wallflower. You could meet the next Bill Gates or Burt Rutan.
Episode #617
Episode 617: You’ve Given a Referral. Now What?
Source date: 2019-07-17 Browse 2019
Mark Appelbaum shares tips for increasing your credibility with fellow BNI members when giving and receiving referrals.
Episode #616
Episode 616: Cross-Chapter TYFCB
Source date: 2019-07-10 Browse 2019
Cross-chapter TYFCB is now part of BNI Connect. You can pass referrals anywhere in BNI–and receive credit for them.
Episode #615
Episode 615: Ivan’s Inner Circle
Source date: 2019-07-03 Browse 2019
Introducing Ivan’s Inner Circle, which combines 22+ in-depth webinars, a private Facebook community, and live Q&A calls into the best networking and business education available.
Episode #614
Episode 614: Soft Skills Make Strong Networks
Source date: 2019-06-26 Browse 2019
Whether you call it Nash’s Equilibrium, Reciprocal Altruism, Enlightened Self-Interest, or Givers Gain, reciprocity is about serving others.
Episode #613
Episode 613: The Value of Visitors (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2019-06-19 Browse 2019
Visitors pass referrals to BNI members, whether or not they join. If everyone in every BNI chapter brought one visitor per month, the average chapter would experience a bump in thank-you-for-closed-business of $330,480.
Episode #612
Episode 612: Innovation vs. Repetition
Source date: 2019-06-12 Browse 2019
If you have an idea that you think is going to change the BNI meeting, talk to your BNI director. Work out a system where it gets tested. Change for the sake of change is not innovation. It’s just bad business.
Episode #611
Episode 611: Your Business Has a Referral Confidence Curve
Source date: 2019-06-05 Browse 2019
David Kauffman of BNI Delaware Valley joins Dr. Misner on the podcast this week to talk about the Referral Confidence Curve. It isn’t just your behavior in BNI meetings that affects your referability. Your behavior in.
Episode #610
Episode 610: Amplifying Results Using a Lens
Source date: 2019-05-29 Browse 2019
Rick Sapio, one of the co-authors of Who’s in Your Room?, joins Dr. Misner on the podcast this week to talk about making business decisions. Rick uses a decision-making lens to help him get the desired results. Yes/no.
Episode #609
Episode 609: Do Nonprofits Work in BNI? (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2019-05-22 Browse 2019
Dr. Misner shares ten benefits of BNI membership for nonprofits, even if they don’t have products or services.
Episode #608
Episode 608: Little Company, Big Vision
Source date: 2019-05-15 Browse 2019
If you want to grow your business, create an org chart for all the roles the company needs–and start replacing yourself in those roles.
Episode #607
Episode 607: Learning How to Say No
Source date: 2019-05-08 Browse 2019
Dr. Misner shares 7 tips for saying no without sounding like a jerk.
Episode #606
Episode 606: Meeting at a Different Time to Get More Visitors (Ask Ivan)
Source date: 2019-05-01 Browse 2019
This entry is part 27 of 33 in the series Ask Ivan Synopsis This question comes up at least once or twice every year. A BNI director passed it on from the president of a BNI chapter. How about once a quarter we move.
Episode #605
Episode 605: Givers Gain Is a Standard, Not a Sword (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2019-04-24 Browse 2019
“Givers Gain” is a philosophy based on the law of reciprocity. It’s a great standard to apply to ourselves. But it shouldn’t be used to judge others.
Episode #604
Episode 604: BNI Connect – World Wide Referrals
Source date: 2019-04-17 Browse 2019
Thanks to BNI Connect, it’s now possible to pass referrals to BNI members anywhere in the world.
Episode #603
Episode 603: Too Busy for BNI
Source date: 2019-04-10 Browse 2019
Mike Macedonio joins Dr. Misner this week to talk about how to handle it when members say they’re too busy for BNI and are thinking of leaving. Leaving BNI because it brings you too much business is forfeiting an.
Episode #602
Episode 602: Book Club for BNI
Source date: 2019-04-03 Browse 2019
Dr. Misner shares questions from “Who’s in Your Room?” to help you create your ideal BNI chapter.
Episode #601
Episode 601: Why Make All the Mistakes? (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2019-03-27 Browse 2019
If you assume you know better than the people who have the experience, you’re going to make a lot of mistakes, and some of them will be painful. Don’t dismiss ideas just because they seem too simple.
Episode #600
Episode 600: Tell Me One Thing That’s Working
Source date: 2019-03-20 Browse 2019
Ask each member of your chapter to tell you one thing that’s working for them to find out how far beyond referrals the benefits of BNI go.
Episode #599
Episode 599: Are you Asking for Pennies?
Source date: 2019-03-13 Browse 2019
Generic requests yield disappointing results. If you want better referrals, ask for introductions to specific people by name.
Episode #598
Episode 598: The One Rule to Work-Life Balance
Source date: 2019-03-06 Browse 2019
To create harmony in your life, remember that the quality of your life depends on the people in your life.
Episode #597
Episode 597: Networking Wind Sprints (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2019-02-27 Browse 2019
If you do not learn to execute the fundamentals flawlessly, if you do not engage in the conditioning necessary, you will never be a champion on or off the field.
Episode #596
Episode 596: I Want Referrals, and I Want Them Now!
Source date: 2019-02-20 Browse 2019
BNI members average 5 times as many referrals after 200 hours in a chapter as when they started.
Episode #595
Episode 595: How Do You End a Conversation?
Source date: 2019-02-13 Browse 2019
How do you end a conversation at a networking event? Keep it simple. Thank them for the conversation, get their contact info, and make an introduction if you can.
Episode #594
Episode 594: You Need a Doorman
Source date: 2019-02-06 Browse 2019
An effective doorman for your personal room (or BNI chapter) lets people in based on how well they fit with your core values.
Episode #593
Episode 593: Growth Is Not the Goal
Source date: 2019-01-30 Browse 2019
Strengthen and balance your BNI chapter’s contact spheres to offer all members an equal opportunity for success and increase member retention.
Episode #592
Episode 592: The Value of Visitors (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2019-01-23 Browse 2019
Visitors pass referrals to BNI members, whether or not they join. The average Thank You for Closed Business for a visitor in BNI is $1000.
Episode #591
Episode 591: From Self-Employed to Entrepreneur
Source date: 2019-01-16 Browse 2019
Cindy Mount explains the difference between self-employed and entrepreneur and how you can use BNI to build your business into an asset.
Episode #590
Episode 590: I’m Really Busy
Source date: 2019-01-09 Browse 2019
Today’s theme is activity vs. results, the conversation Dr. Misner has had since he started BNI 34 years ago this week. Meaghan Chitwood, Director of Global Training for BNI explains that your activities have to change.