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Be a Relationship Geek

Be A Relationship Geek

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One of the best ways I’ve found to share presentations is via Slideshare.net. I always recommend you turn them into PDFs and then upload them to Slideshare, then embed them on your site so folks can comment on your presentation.

This is an older presentation that I’ve updated a few times. I’m curious if you’ve used Slideshare or found better ways to share documents.

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Get Social with Your Photos

Relationship Geek

One of the best ways to connect with people is by being in front of them. Live interactions are better than online interactions. The more folks I can see, the more folks I can get deep with, become friends with, and learn from. Same with you and your business. If you can get in front [...]

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90 Second Relationship Rule

Relationship Geek

Jim Fannin’s 90 second rule makes a lot of sense. Watch the video. It’s 7 minutes and 15 seconds.
Here’s the gist:
If you’ve been away from someone you care about at least 2 hours, the next 90 seconds have a bigger impact on them than spending hours and hours on them later. Walk in the door and [...]

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10 Things I Learned About Connection from President Bill Clinton

Relationship Geek

Guest post by Sean Stephenson, Author of Get Off Your “But”: How to End Self-Sabotage and Stand Up for Yourself
Note from Phil: I’m always curious how the best do what they do. Bill Clinton is the BEST connection artist I’ve ever seen, and though I don’t agree with all of his personal foibles, I have to [...]

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Grow Your Online Community (5 Ways)

Relationship Geek

A friend of mine recently asked this question: 
“On a whim, I started a college alumni group on LinkedIn (because there wasn’t one).  With no effort on my part, it has grown to 513 members which I think is pretty solid (I also co-founded another group with 240 members, and founded 2 other groups that have [...]

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5 tips for connecting with people online and offline

Relationship Geek

Connecting to people, online and offline, is one of the best ways I know to improve your business, and to improve your life. Frequently when I talk to groups about the power of connections, I’m asked HOW to network.
To me, it’s a natural thing. I love people.
To some, it’s difficult, and a [...]

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Authenticity — A Fast Way to Connect

Relationship Geek

Note from Phil: One of the best ways I’ve found to connect with folks is to be completely authentic and share what’s in my heart and my soul. It works for the team I manage, and it works here on my blog. It often hurts to share as much as I do…until I get out [...]

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