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Bonnie Coffey

Bonnie Coffey

Bonnie Coffey

Bonnie Coffey is a business and community leader and, as a Certified Trainer and Associate with Contacts Count, LLC, she teaches the skills and strategies of face-to-face (F2F) networking for professional and personal success. Her far-reaching career has impacted business, political, financial, and leadership organizations throughout the country. Her client list includes AARP® Foundation, Heinz Family Philanthropies, U.S. Department of Labor–Women’s Bureau, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, American Chemical Society, Decorating Den, American Business Women’s Association (ABWA), McCombs School of Business/University of Texas at Austin, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Union Pacific. She’s been featured in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, Creative Training Techniques, Women in Business and has been a columnist with the Lincoln Journal Star since 2001.  Her book, “Dreams for Our Daughters,” embodies her belief in the future of our next generation of women leaders.

Don’t Succumb to the Tartle

Jul 10, 2014 By Bonnie Coffey

“Tartles” are common challenges in face-to-face (F2F) networking, and one that causes not a small amount of angst amongst those who want to become successful in building successful relationships.

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: Bonnie Coffey, Networking, Relationships

Start Dancing with the Stars

May 7, 2014 By Bonnie Coffey

Customers and clients are what drive business success, and networking should be your #1 marketing tool because it’s THE most cost-effective! The problem is that most people would rather have a colonoscopy than attend a networking event…so they simply rely on social networking sites.

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: Bonnie Coffey, Networking, Relationships, Social Media

Opportunities Knock Unexpectedly

Apr 9, 2014 By Bonnie Coffey

One doesn’t always have to be in a formal networking situation to be able to network. You don’t always need an after-work event to learn about the people around you. Opportunities present themselves on a regular and daily basis.

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: Bonnie Coffey, Communication, Networking, Relationships

5 Conversation Starters (That Aren’t About Sports!)

Mar 6, 2014 By Bonnie Coffey

At best, falling back on sports talk shows your inability to find a topic that is inclusionary and that demonstrates your lack of interest in learning more about others in the group.

Filed Under: People Skills Tagged With: Bonnie Coffey, Communication, Diversity, Networking, Relationships

Biscuits and Networking

Feb 14, 2014 By Bonnie Coffey

There are an abundance of articles and studies that support the claims that F2F networking is an important and vital skill for personal and professional success. What interests me is that if this is such a critical knowledge base, why isn’t it taught more formally?

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: Bonnie Coffey, Networking, Relationships

Read the Label When Networking

Jan 10, 2014 By Bonnie Coffey

Your primary job is to concentrate solely on your conversational partner, listening carefully to what they say and then creating what we call a “meaty” conversation.

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: Bonnie Coffey, Listening, Networking, Relationships

Hone Your Networking Skills During the Holidays

Dec 18, 2013 By Bonnie Coffey

While networking skills are critical for internal connections, getting referrals, finding a job, seeking clients, solidifying relationships with existing clients, and increasing spheres of influence, the holidays provide the opportunity to be comfortable and simply…connect.

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: Bonnie Coffey, Holidays, Listening, Networking, Relationships

No More Hidden Agendas in Networking!

Oct 23, 2013 By Bonnie Coffey

Hidden agendas have no place in Face-to-Face (F2F) networking. They’re false and are always found out. They waste people’s time and seriously undermine the whole concept of a reciprocal networking relationship.

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: Bonnie Coffey, Mistakes, Networking, Relationships, Solving Problems

Try the Forrest Gump Rule for Effective Networking

Sep 24, 2013 By Bonnie Coffey

As someone who teaches the skills and strategies of effective F2F networking, I want you to handle your name with tender loving care and not just blurt it out when you introduce yourself to a conversational partner. Instead, teach the other person your name so they will actually remember it.

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: Bonnie Coffey, Communication, Networking, Relationships

Why Face-to-Face Networking Works Best

Aug 22, 2013 By Bonnie Coffey

Because of my passion for networking—doing it, talking about it, teaching it, coaching it—I have lots of opportunities to chat with various people about how they view this important professional skill and how they go about growing their networks.

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: Bonnie Coffey, Character, Networking, Relationships, Trust

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