Chapter 79 sequence

Most people are invited to a dinner party and their minds go blank.We ramblingly thought, "Maybe this will be a fun party... don't know if they serve meals... hope it will be good... maybe meet some interesting people... don't know my friend so-and-so Will I go to... God, what am I going to wear?" However, that is not what politicians think before they go to the banquet.Politicians, socialites, or other big shots stare at the invitation and think about something else.Before replying to go or not, they had the same questions in their minds that reporters ask when they do a news report.That is, the 6-point memorandum for attending the banquet: WHO (person), WHEN (time), WHAT (thing), WHY (purpose), WHERE (place) and HOW (method)

To be more specific, who are the people worthy of my acquaintance?Sociable people think carefully, "Who do I need to know to help my career? Who do I know for political or social reasons?" If they don't know who's going to be there, they ask.Politicians call the host of a dinner party and ask, "Who's coming?" The host names the guest list, and the politician scribbles down the names that interest them and secretly resolves to get to know them. Politicians don't take the time to dress up and show up late to meetings. "Shouldn't it be better for me to arrive later?" This kind of question will never appear in their minds.Instead, they carefully plan estimated times of arrival and departure.

If there are a lot of people worth knowing at the party, the politicians will arrive earlier so that when these people - arrive, they will attack.The great people usually arrive early to complete the task before the general dinner party is late.And most people tend to "hate arriving too early".Politicians don't find it embarrassing at all to arrive early.They're all early arrivals anyway (and usually, like them, heavy hitters). The average person thinks, "What do you keep with you? Cologne, a hairbrush, and chaff." Politicians, on the other hand, keep useful social tools in their pockets or purses.

If important entrepreneurs will be present at the meeting, politicians will prepare their business cards.If the purpose of the party is purely social, they will bring a social card with just the name and phone number on it (because some people think it's rude to hand out a business card at a purely social event).In addition, their most important banquet tools are pens and note paper, so that they can record the established network information at any time. The philosophy pursued by politicians: "seeing through the appearance of things", can be seen here (in fact, to put it more popularly, it is to lift the cards).Politicians often ask themselves, "What is its nominal purpose?" The big boss throws his daughter's prom?The newly divorced president throws a birthday party for himself?Or a shaky business celebrating its 10th anniversary?

"These titles are good." The politician thought to himself, "but it's just a disguise. Where's the real reason?" Perhaps the big boss wanted to find a good job for his daughter, so he invited many potential employers to come.Perhaps the birthday star is single again, so the guest list has a lot of attractive and successful women.It may also be that a company is in desperate need of excellent public relations, otherwise it may not survive another 10 years.Therefore, many media and public relations personnel were invited. Politicians have the ability to see through appearances, so they can often detect the true intentions of their masters.Of course, they will definitely not discuss it openly at the banquet.But their insight is obviously on par with the foresight of the big men.

Usually the guests at the meeting belong to the same profession, or the same interest group.So before a politician is invited to a party, he asks himself, "Who are the people at this party? What are they thinking?" Maybe the party is full of doctors, and the politician reads the latest medical headlines, rehearses Look at the language used by doctors.If the guests are all voters on the cutting edge of life trends, politicians rush to learn about the current fads of telepathic healing, tantric conditioning, and hypnosis.If politicians are ignorant and ignorant, they will have to pay a high price.

The finishing touches are important.I call it "the social cement that strengthens relationships."After meeting someone important and exchanging business cards, almost everyone says, "Nice to meet you, keep in touch." Few people actually keep in touch because it's too much work.Politicians, however, have their own way of staying in touch.After the banquet, they would sit at the desk and spread out the business cards they got today.Using the business card notebook technique described later, they decide who to contact and when and how to contact those people.Do you need to call this person?Shall I handwrite a card to that person?Who can be greeted by e-mail, or greeted by phone?Use these 6-point party planners—WHO, WHEN, WHAT, WHY, WHERE, and HOW—for overall planning.Below we will discuss in detail.