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A guy at the Grand Rapids mixer told me my handshake was too aggressive and I actually listened
About 7 months back I was at a networking event in Grand Rapids and kept wondering why conversations were dying after 30 seconds. A guy named Darryl pulled me aside and said flat out, 'You squeeze hard and talk over people, it comes off desperate.' At first I was ticked off, but I started counting how many times I cut people off that night and it was 9 times in one hour. Now I shake soft, ask one question, and just let them talk first. Anyone else get a hard truth at a mixer like that?
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taylorhunt6d ago
Man, soft handshakes and asking questions first totally changed things for me too.
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