Networking Pro-Tip: Provide More Than A Link

It's a busy, crowded, noisy world out there in the interwebs people (not to mention ILR), so a quick suggestion: if you're reaching out to someone to entice them to be part of your thing (whatever the thing that is so important to you), include a few details about your thing, not just a link to schedule a "meet & greet", as those details would be more "productive" for someone "you know is busy" than a scheduled 15 minute meet & greet on something I know nothing the f about (but perhaps I would like to know something the f about it, if you provided just a few, scant background details, upfront).

And, drumroll, here's the offending email, reproduced in full (with the name of the offenders removed):

Hi Kelly,

We’re KR and S from The FFs. We know you're busy, so we'll cut to the chase: We’d love you to be a featured speaker at our virtual Productivity Summit.

If you’re open to being interviewed for our summit, would you mind sending me a quick reply to explore potential topics for your interview?

All interviews are prerecorded so busy schedules are easy to accommodate. There is no presentation requirement, this is simply a recorded conversation between us where you help potentially 10,000+ people through your expertise.

Otherwise, I’ll paste the calendar link below so you can go ahead and schedule just a 15-minute meet-and-greet call to dive further into the summit details before making a decision.

Schedule a meet and greet here

For this summit, we have partnered with G of XYZ summits to create a virtual event that's not just informative, but also engaging and fun. If you'd like to learn more about what XYZ summits brings to the table, visit their website here.

Past events and speaker lineups are truly impressive and have been instrumental in helping virtual events reach over 10,000 attendees.

This is your opportunity to make a real impact in the lives of thousands of people seeking to improve their productivity. We can't wait to have you on board.

Cheers,

KR