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SUMMARY:Beyond Networking: Building Connections That Matter
DESCRIPTION:Building meaningful professional relationships is about more than exchanging business cards or making small talk. It starts with showing up\, being open to connection\, and being intentional about the relationships we build and nurture. This interactive session explores practical ways to expand your professional network\, build confidence in connecting with others\, and turn everyday interactions into relationships that create value for your career and strengthen connections within your organization.Key TakeawaysBe intentional about your connections. Recognize the value of existing relationships and identify opportunities to build new ones.Build confidence in showing up. Find practical ways to initiate conversations\, make introductions\, and connect beyond your usual circles.Turn contacts into meaningful relationships. Explore how curiosity\, follow-up\, and consistency help build lasting professional connections.Be a connector\, too. Understand how approachability\, reciprocity\, and connecting others can strengthen your professional relationships.Lunch will be provided. Parking instructions will be emailed to registrants prior to the event.Please note that Forsyth Works events may be photographed or recorded. By attending\, you grant permission for your image or likeness to be used in print and digital marketing materials for Greater Winston-Salem Inc. and Forsyth Works.Questions?\nCall 336.728.9200 or email Terri Cummings\n\nJoin the Conversation\nFacebook: Greater Winston-Salem Inc.\nLinkedIn: Greater Winston-Salem Inc.\nInstagram: @greaterwinstonsaleminc
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/v1740158440/tenants/b15268a8-ab90-4d17-a116-3891d0c12c90/3e7a0937d1dc413fa7a600a696044c8e/1740158436985.png" style="width: 594px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto\; text-align: center\; height: 333.695px\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" width="594" height="333.695" fr-original-style="width: 594px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto\; text-align: center\; height: 333.695px\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" /></p><p><meta charset="utf-8" /></p><div data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="border: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-variant-emoji: inherit\; font-weight: 400\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 1em 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">Building meaningful professional relationships is about more than exchanging business cards or making small talk. It starts with showing up\, being open to connection\, and being intentional about the relationships we build and nurture. This interactive session explores practical ways to expand your professional network\, build confidence in connecting with others\, and turn everyday interactions into relationships that create value for your career and strengthen connections within your organization.</div><div style="border: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-variant-emoji: inherit\; font-weight: 400\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 1em 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Key Takeaways</strong></div><div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 1em 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Be intentional about your connections.</strong> Recognize the value of existing relationships and identify opportunities to build new ones.</div><div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 1em 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Build confidence in showing up.</strong> Find practical ways to initiate conversations\, make introductions\, and connect beyond your usual circles.</div><div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 1em 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Turn contacts into meaningful relationships.</strong> Explore how curiosity\, follow-up\, and consistency help build lasting professional connections.</div><div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 1em 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Be a connector\, too.</strong> Understand how approachability\, reciprocity\, and connecting others can strengthen your professional relationships.</div><div style="border: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-variant-emoji: inherit\; font-weight: 400\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">Lunch will be provided. Parking instructions will be emailed to registrants prior to the event.</div><p>Please note that Forsyth Works events may be photographed or recorded. By attending\, you grant permission for your image or likeness to be used in print and digital marketing materials for Greater Winston-Salem Inc. and Forsyth Works.</p><p><strong fr-original-style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; vertical-align: baseline\; font-weight: 700\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; vertical-align: baseline\; font-weight: 700\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">Questions?</strong><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;" /><span style="color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: none\;">Call 336.728.9200 or email&nbsp\;</span><a fr-original-style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: 15px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(204\, 34\, 45)\; text-decoration: none\;" href="mailto:tcummings@winstonsalem.com" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: 15px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(204\, 34\, 45)\; text-decoration: none\; user-select: auto\;">Terri Cummings</a><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;" /><strong fr-original-style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; vertical-align: baseline\; font-weight: 700\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; vertical-align: baseline\; font-weight: 700\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">Join the Conversation</strong><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;" /><span style="color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: none\;">Facebook:&nbsp\;</span><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.facebook.com/greaterwinstonsaleminc/" fr-original-style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(204\, 34\, 45)\; text-decoration: none\; box-sizing: border-box\; background-color: transparent\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; user-select: auto\;" href="https://www.facebook.com/greaterwinstonsaleminc/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(204\, 34\, 45)\; text-decoration: none\; box-sizing: border-box\; background-color: transparent\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; user-select: auto\;" target="_blank" title="https://www.facebook.com/greaterwinstonsaleminc/">Greater Winston-Salem Inc.</a><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;" /><span style="color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: none\;">LinkedIn:&nbsp\;</span><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/greater-winston-salem-inc" fr-original-style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(204\, 34\, 45)\; text-decoration: none\; box-sizing: border-box\; background-color: transparent\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; user-select: auto\;" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/greater-winston-salem-inc" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(204\, 34\, 45)\; text-decoration: none\; box-sizing: border-box\; background-color: transparent\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; user-select: auto\;" target="_blank" title="https://www.linkedin.com/company/greater-winston-salem-inc">Greater Winston-Salem Inc.</a><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;" /><span style="color: rgb(28\, 51\, 71)\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: none\;">Instagram:&nbsp\;</span><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.instagram.com/greaterwinstonsaleminc/" fr-original-style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(204\, 34\, 45)\; text-decoration: none\; box-sizing: border-box\; background-color: transparent\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; user-select: auto\;" href="https://www.instagram.com/greaterwinstonsaleminc/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-family: montserrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(204\, 34\, 45)\; text-decoration: none\; box-sizing: border-box\; background-color: transparent\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.9px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; user-select: auto\;">@greaterwinstonsaleminc</a></p></body></html>
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