E 158: Make New Friends Even If You're Awkward With Communication Skills with Nick Gray

Nick Gray is an interesting man. He built his first company, Museum Hack, by offering non-traditional tours of museums, starting with the MET, when he lived in NYC. By "nontraditional art tour" I mean showing the most expensive art piece, or the most controversial, or the least commercially successful artist. It was not about teaching Art History 101 but giving people a memorable experience in a great location. He's taken this expertise and applied it to networking. Best of all, he shares it all with me in this podcast episode on making new friends, aka networking now. By creating your own 2-hour event, a 2-hour cocktail party, even if you don't drink, you can meet interesting new people, have REAL conversations, make connections and help others to do the same. His book is called The 2-hour Cocktail Party: build big relationships with small gatherings. It's so introvert friendly! This is your opportunity to learn a fresh way to build relationships and as a result, build your career. In this high-energy conversation, take away prime assets like these: - Why you need this new way to network - What to do if your house is small or shabby and you don't know anybody - Get everyone out of the awkward zone and the best ice breakers - A step-by-step on creating social proof - Special touches that ensure your event's success - Nick offers to coach you for free! This fun and fascinating episode is brought to you by The Practical Guide to Effective Communication available on Amazon in paperback and digital format. It's got everything you need to be recognized for the value you already contribute.