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I would argue you can network easily with others by simply having a genuine interest in what they are doing and what they have to tell you about it. Not a gift.
by bitexploder 9y ago
I would argue you can network easily with others by simply having a genuine interest in what they are doing and what they have to tell you about it. Not a gift. Minimal skill required. Most people generally want to tell you all about what they are doing and it takes very little prompting other than genuine questions.
The gift you refer to is, to me, mostly being good at understanding and purposefully manipulating the emotional state of other people to achieve whatever goal you have.
- pdimitar 9y agoI think we agree but we simply use different terms. The gift I am referring to is actually being genuinely interested -- and this seems to be hard for many since they're too caught up doing only their own thing, and reacting violently or cynically in a very ugly manner <-- when advised to show genuine interest. To understand and manipulate an emotional state is to me an acquirable skill. Quite a funny opposite understanding we have. :) Do note, I am not gonna argue if either of us is right or wrong.
- ryandrake 9y agoThe "Be genuinely interested..." networking advice is like dating advice to "Be rich and good looking".
- pdimitar 9y agoNot really. It means you have to be curious. You can't fake that. Many people don't care about anything beyond their most direct activities. Such people are horrible at faking curiosity (and thus the genuine interest we're talking about).