**All attendees will receive a FREE autographed copy of the international bestseller Networking for People Who Hate Networking, 2nd Edition by Devora Zack (translated into 15 languages), including a self-assessment to help you understand your own temperament.**

Would you rather get a root canal than face a group of strangers? Does the phrase “working a room” make you want to retreat to yours?

Devora Zack, an avowed introvert and successful consultant who gives presentations to thousands of people at dozens of events annually, feels your pain. 

At our next BAWiP event, we are lucky to have Devora share her wisdom around "Networking for People Who Hate Networking." At this dynamic event, Devora will smash to tiny fragments the “dusty old rules” of standard networking advice. She will show how the very traits that make many people hate networking can be harnessed to forge an approach more effective and user-friendly than traditional techniques. Participants will learn customized methods of networking to fit their unique personalities.

Networking enables you to accomplish the goals that are most important to you. But you can’t adopt a style that goes against who you are—and you don’t have to. As Zack writes, “You do not succeed by denying your natural temperament; you succeed by working with your strengths.” 

Don’t miss out on this eye-opening, impactful, and upbeat event! Infused with practical tips, the interactive format integrates diverse techniques with live time networking among participants.

Devora Zack is a best-selling author, global keynote speaker, and leadership consultant. Her books Networking for People Who Hate Networking, 2nd Edition (Berrett-Koehler 2019), Singletasking (Berrett-Koehler 2015), and Managing for People Who Hate Managing (Berrett-Koehler 2012) are in 45 language translations. Awards include Forbes Top Networking book 2019, Forbes Top Five Self-Help Books, Top Five Business Books of 2016, and Top Ten Non-Fiction by the Washington Post.

Ms. Zack holds an MBA from Cornell, a BA from University of Pennsylvania (magna cum laude), certifications in MBTI and Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and memberships in Phi Beta Kappa and Mensa. She is CEO of Only Connect Consulting, Inc.

Recent keynotes:  Smithsonian, Bristol Myers Squibb, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, National Institutes of Health, John Deere, London Business School, U.S. Department of Energy, Mensa, and Patent & Trademark Office.

Sample clients: Australian Institute of Management, Deloitte, Delta, FDA, Department of the Interior, America Online, ICF, Cornell University and U.S. Department of Education.

Media features include: Wall Street Journal, USA Today, ABC-TV, Bloomberg Radio, US News & World Report, CNN Money, SiriusXM, CBNBC, Fox Business-TV, British Airways, Forbes, Cosmo, Self, Redbook, Women’s Health, Working Mother, and Fast Company.

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