Two people walk out of a building and into a story

Networking is a key skill to meet key people. People to grow long-term relationships with that will, in the long run, benefit your business. Networking is a full time job as you never know when you will be meeting your next business contact.
Using a simple skill of talking, it starts with telling people what you do. Most importantly you listen to get to know people and find your link to be of help to them. In the beginning the network benefit might not be clear, but practising the skill and making yourself visible to the world around you will open doors to create new business opportunities.
Spreading the word may start with family and friends but soon your confidence will have you approach even strangers. Soon your network connections will grow and what has started with a conversation can then develop into a story of new opportunities, knowledge and experiences.
It can be as simple as walking out of a building with a stranger and walking into a story of a successful long-term relationship business contact.
I met my current boss at a PRNet function. I started the conversation on something as simple as a wine choice and as the evening came to an end we exchanged details. A month later I was contacted to send my CV and was offered a job, which I ofcourse took. That was more than a year ago and I was told that my confidence to approach a stranger was what has won them over.