When you think of "working a crowd," you might think of entertainers at best, and shifty multi-level marketing salesman at worst. There are, however, non-jerky ways to meet people and benefit from casual networking.
Why would you want to work a crowd? Because nobody makes new friends or finds a great business contact by standing over the punchbowl. The following video is a presentation from Ignite Show, a series of 5 minute powerchats given by people on varying topics. In the following video Alexis Bauer shares a step by step guide to working a crowd and how you can be the agent at any party or gathering who causes the social scene there to blossom.
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