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Networking: Successful Informal Meetings

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This chapter focuses on typical ways that Anglos introduce themselves and set up meetings. You will learn how to:

  • introduce yourself face to face in a variety of situations

  • walk up to a complete stranger and ask to arrange a meeting

  • set up and conduct informal meetings with key people

  • ensure the best possible outcome of the meeting

  • follow up on the meeting

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Wallwork, A. (2016). Networking: Successful Informal Meetings. In: English for Presentations at International Conferences . English for Academic Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26330-4_17

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