Let’s face it.
Networking can feel awkward.
The small talk.
The pressure.
The “what do I even say?” moments.
Networking Nuggets is here to fix that.
Short, sharp episodes (under 10 minutes) packed with practical tips to help you:
👉 have better conversations
👉 build real relationships
👉 and actually get results from networking
No scripts.
No sleazy tactics.
No pretending to be someone you’re not.
Just simple ideas that make networking feel more natural, and a lot more effective.
Your Network Is Not Your Audience
What happens after you meet somebody at a networking event?
Do you start building a relationship, or accidentally turn them into a marketing target?
In Episode 30 of Networking Nuggets, Keith explores the difference between having a commercial purpose for networking and treating every person you meet as a potential customer.
He looks at why connection numbers can create an illusion of relationships, why not every conversation needs an immediate outcome, and why networking becomes much easier when we allow people to be people rather than prospects.
Because someone doesn't have to buy from you to become a valuable part of your network, and sometimes a relationship doesn't have to produce anything commercially at all.
This week's challenge is to choose one person in your network from whom you want absolutely nothing, then do something useful or thoughtful for them with no ask attached.
This week's Networking Nugget:
You can want networking to create opportunities without expecting every person you meet to be the opportunity.
📘 From Awkward to Connected is available now on Amazon.
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14 Oct 2026
Episode 29 - Make Yourself Easy To Help
Make Yourself Easy to Help
Your network may be perfectly willing to help you.
But have you made it clear what helping you actually looks like?
In Episode 29 of Networking Nuggets, Keith explores why vague requests such as “keep me in mind” create unnecessary work for the people around us, and why clear, specific, proportionate requests are much easier to act on.
From referrals and introductions to advice, venues and recommendations, the episode looks at how to ask for help without becoming demanding or transactional.
Keith also explores why asking isn't the opposite of generosity, why the size of the request should reflect the strength of the relationship, and why good networking always leaves room for someone to say no.
The challenge this week is simple: identify one thing your network could genuinely help with, then make the request clear enough that somebody knows exactly what they could do.
This week's Networking Nugget:
If you want your network to help you, make yourself easy to help.
📘 From Awkward to Connected is available now on Amazon.
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7 Oct 2026
Episode 28 - Stop Trying To Meet Everyone
Stop Trying to Meet Everyone
Do you leave a networking event wondering whether you spoke to enough people?
Perhaps that's the wrong measure.
In Episode 28 of Networking Nuggets, Keith challenges the idea that successful networking means working the room, collecting as many contacts as possible or speaking to everyone before you leave.
Instead, he explores what can happen when we slow down, stay present and concentrate on having conversations that are actually worth remembering.
Because speaking to 25 people isn't necessarily better networking than having five meaningful conversations.
There's also a practical challenge for your next event: forget trying to meet everybody and aim for three conversations worth remembering.
This week's Networking Nugget:
Don't try to meet everyone. Try to have conversations worth continuing.
📘 From Awkward to Connected is available now on Amazon.
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