Who sponsors the official BNI podcast?
The Official BNI Podcast is sponsored by Misner Audio Programs. This is a rebroadcast of Episode 487, which first aired on December 14, 2016. Every year at this time, Dr. Misner takes time off to do some reflection.
How do you thank someone on BNI podcast?
Thanks for being on BNI Podcast today. Thank you, too, and you are welcome. Over to you, Priscilla. Thank you Madeleine. I am going to listen s carefully and bring into my chapter.
Are BNI meetings worth the time and money?
The 90 minutes you spend at your weekly BNI meeting are both more fun and more effective than spending the same amount of time cold calling or knocking on doors. Most members recoup the cost of their membership within the first few months.
Is your BNI chapter eligible to become a hybrid chapter?
Now, as of October 2021, all BNI chapters are eligible to become Hybrid Chapters. Sam Spuhler, product manager for BNI online™, joins Dr. Misner to explain how Hybrid Chapters work.
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In Episode 530, Dr. Misner talked to Mike Macedonio about “ networking up .” That episode focused on hanging out where successful people are and how to connect with them. Today, Dr. Misner wants to share some additional suggestions about how to network above your weight class.
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It’s International Networking Week, which makes it a great time for a reminder that if all your networking efforts are focused on visibility, you’ll never get to profitability.
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Jonathon Chua, Head of Operations at BNI Global, joins Dr. Misner this week to talk about passion and enthusiasm as elements of making a referral. Sometimes we go overboard with our enthusiasm, and then being passionate can come across as being pushy.
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Becky Isbell joins Dr. Misner on the podcast this week to talk about the three places you need to build relationships: at home, at work, and in your community. Relationships are one of BNI’s core values, and it’s important not to take them for granted.
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Have you ever been solicited for business or for a referral by someone you didn’t even know? Asking for a referral before there’s a relationship is premature.
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An update on our sponsor, Ivan’s Inner Circle: the program has raised $4974.23 for the BNI Foundation.
Complete Transcript of Episode 633
Priscilla: Hello everybody and welcome back to The Official BNI Podcast. I’m Priscilla Rice and I’m coming to you from Live Oak Recording Studio in Berkeley, CA. I’m joined on the phone today by the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, Dr. Ivan Misner.
What should your weekly presentation be?
Your weekly presentation should be laser-specific and focus on a different product or service every week. An elevator pitch needs to tell people who you are and what you do in more general terms. If you’re doing an elevator pitch in your weekly presentation, you’re wasting your time. Here are seven tips to help you create an effective elevator ...
Should a weekly presentation be laser specific?
The weekly presentation should be laser specific every and you should talk about a different product or a different service. That is different than a elevator pitch which is going to be more general and it tells people who you are and what you do in general terms. If you do a basic elevator pitch every week in BNI you are wasting your time.
Can you use elevator pitch in BNI?
Maybe, you use your elevator pitch in BNI on a visitors day. So it’s a little more general but doing an elevator pitch week in and week out, where it’s in general terms what you do, is not what you want to do in a BNI meeting. Your elevator pitch is different from your weekly presentation.
Synopsis
A BNI member once told his BNI director that he wasn’t going to renew his membership because he wasn’t getting enough business. The director was surprised, because he had attended this chapter’s meetings and seen people give this members referrals. “Yeah,” the member said, “But it hasn’t turned into business, so I’m not renewing.”
Complete Transcript of Episode 622
Hello everybody and welcome back to The Official BNI Podcast. I’m Priscilla Rice, and I’m coming to you from Live Oak Recording Studio in Berkeley, CA. I’m joined on the phone today by The Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, Dr. Ivan Misner. Hello, Ivan! How are you today?
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This week’s podcast focuses on a technique for in-person networking, and one that can make your meeting seem more welcoming to visitors.
Complete Transcript of Episode 732
Priscilla: Hello everybody and welcome back to The Official BNI Podcast. I’m Priscilla Rice and I’m coming to you from Live Oak Recording Studio in Berkeley, California. And I’m joined on the phone today by the Founder and the Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, Dr. Ivan Misner. Hello Ivan, how are you and where are you?
Extending Your Eyes and Ears
There are people all around us who are looking to grow their businesses. (Listen to Episode 404 to hear more about this.)
Go to Other Networking Events
Chamber of commerce meetings and trade shows are especially good because everyone there is already looking for business.
Social Media: Stack Day on a Platter
Join neighborhood groups on Facebook and LinkedIn and ask for recommendations for professions your BNI chapter needs. Send private messages to each of the people who were recommended and invite them to come to the BNI meeting on the same day. Your chapter gets its choice of new members, and you can send the others to neighboring BNI chapters.
Before I Hang Up
Finish every conversation by asking “Can you recommend a great __________ (profession the chapter is looking for)”? If they say yes, call that person and say “So and so highly recommended you. Would you be my guest at a business meeting? I’d like to introduce you to some local people.”
Follow Up
Not everyone is ready to join right away, but they might still be interested. Follow up with every visitor.
