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Networking Skills
Walk into any room with confidence
A lively, practical one-day course with tools and techniques for meeting new people, working the room and building lasting business relationships – delivered at your premises or live online.
LengthHalf day or 1 day
LevelAll levels
FormatsIn-house · Live online
Group sizeUp to 6 per group
About the Networking Skills course
Business networking events can be a daunting prospect: standing on the sidelines looking out at a room of unknown faces, not knowing where to begin, how to join a group or how to get beyond “What do you do?” and the weather. Our popular networking course takes a lively, practical approach, with tools and techniques for meeting new people, creating and maintaining meaningful conversations, working the room and nurturing good business relationships – at events and in everyday working life.
It pairs well with our Assertiveness & Confidence and Face to Face Selling courses. Browse all our management & leadership training courses, or run this course as a live remote class via Microsoft Teams.
- Free training needs analysis before your course
- Tailored with your real workplace scenarios
- Free post-course telephone & email support
Communication
Verbal and non-verbal communication, emotional intelligence and active listening.
Preparation
Playing the host, handshakes with impact and always having something to say.
Working the Room
Joining and leaving groups, approaching strangers, entry and exit lines.
Relationships
Rapport, your elevator pitch and building relationships beyond the event.
What the day covers
5 modules · tailored to your team on in-house courses
Why Network?3 topics
- Verbal and non-verbal communication
- Emotional intelligence
- Personality profiling and needs
Communication Essentials3 topics
- The essential questioning framework
- Active listening – what to pay attention to
- Appearing confident
Preparing to Network3 topics
- Playing the host
- Handshakes that have an impact
- Small talk – always having something to talk about
Working the Room3 topics
- Joining and leaving groups
- Approaching strangers
- Entry and exit lines, and getting away
Building Relationships4 topics
- Rapport building and being interested
- Your business elevator pitch
- Using business cards effectively
- Building business relationships beyond the networking event
Ways to book this course
In-House or Live Online
Half-Day Group Course
£395+ VAT
Total group price · Half day · up to 6 people · + £45 + VAT per additional attendee
- Focused on the essentials
- At your premises or via Microsoft Teams
- Reference materials & certificates
In-House or Live Online
Full-Day Group Course
£695+ VAT
Total group price · One day · up to 6 people · + £45 + VAT per additional attendee
- Tailored to your teams and situations
- At your premises or via Microsoft Teams
- Reference materials & certificates
New! · Customised at Your Premises
With Professional Actors
Quote
Tailored quote · Full day · any group size
- Scenarios written around your organisation
- Real practice with trained actors
- Trainer plus actor(s) at your premises
In-house half-day and full-day prices are per course for up to 6 attendees, plus £45 + VAT for each additional attendee. The actor-led option is quoted individually and is not limited by group size.
Who the course is for
Who should attend
Anyone who represents the business at events, conferences, exhibitions or client meetings – from business development and sales staff to managers and directors. No previous training is needed.
More than just a training day
Dedicated account managerOne named contact who knows your organisation and your history with us.
Pre-course evaluationFree skills check forms so every delegate lands on the right level.
Course tailoringWe plan and customise closed courses around your roles, systems and files.
CertificatesA Keys Training certificate for every attendee, for training records and ESR.
Management feedbackPost-course feedback reviews so you can see what landed.
Free aftercareTelephone and email support for every delegate after the course.
Frequently asked questions
Who is this course for?
Anyone who has to network on behalf of the business – and especially those who find events daunting and want practical techniques rather than theory.
Is the course practical?
Very. Attendees practise introductions, joining groups, starting and steering conversations and their elevator pitch throughout the day.
Can the course be delivered remotely?
Yes. The in-house fee covers delivery at your premises or as a live online class via Microsoft Teams – same trainer, same content, same materials.
Can the course be tailored to our organisation?
Yes – every in-house course starts with a free training needs analysis, so the examples, exercises and emphasis are built around your organisation and the situations your people actually face.
What is the actor-led option?
Our actor-led option adds professional actors to the training day, so your managers practise real conversations with someone who responds exactly as a colleague would – and get feedback on how it landed. Find out more about training with professional actors.
What do attendees receive?
Every attendee receives reference materials and a course completion certificate, and we provide free post-course telephone and email support.
Training a larger group?
Our half-day and full-day in-house prices are based on groups of up to 6 people, and the actor-led option can be run for any group size. If you have a larger team, or several teams to train, please speak with one of our team to discuss this further. We will help you work out the best way to run it and put together a tailored quote.
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or call 0345 450 0051
Ready to get your team working together?
Speak with a training advisor to arrange a tailored networking skills course for your team – at your premises, live online or with professional actors.
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