Dotty Scott on why phone calls matter in networking. Most people skip the follow-up after meeting someone, and even fewer pick up the phone. Email and messaging have replaced calls, but a real conversation is what actually builds relationships.
always answer that phone. Yes. And make the phone calls too. So you meet somebody at the networking event or somewhere, follow up with them, go out to lunch with them, go have a coffee with them if they're, if they're local, obviously, make that phone call. That's another thing I think that we've kind of lost with the email and the direct messaging and everything is that, you know, pick up the phone.
