What soft skills are most important when networking?

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If you want to build trust with people, active listening is key! When we encourage people to share their thoughts and opinions and we listen, it releases dopamine in their brains- which comes from the part of our brain where we build bonds and relationship attachments. This is the whole point of networking!

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I think these are people / human skills maybe rather than soft.
soft sort of implies that are not quite as important as hard ?
The skills we have traditionally called soft seem to be key to how we all work with each other , in and outside the workplace
Active listening, communication, empathy, respect others values and so on.
Food for thought.

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Effective communication incorporates several of the other traits in this poll, so perhaps this is a bit of a catch-all, but I put my vote on active listening as well. Active listening most effective when you can gently guide the conversation with questions (and thoughtful follow-up questions) that allow you to find shared meaning with someone else and create the human connection.

What soft skills are most important when networking?

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