Despite all the benefits of networking, one in four people doesn’t try it at all. Apart from busy schedules, some avoid it because of shyness, fear of rejection, or simply not knowing how to start ...

Fred Reggie, a Lafayette executive coach, international speaker and former board member of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, focuses on leadership, relationship and service culture development.

Starting a conversation with someone new can often feel intimidating. Whether you’re at a networking event, a party or just meeting someone for the first time, breaking the ice is crucial to ...

I've been using ChatGPT for quite some time now, and all our conversations have one thing in common. I, the human in the chat, initiate the conversation with a simple or complex prompt. The better the ...

Whether at a grocery store or in the middle of a work event, we've all been in situation where we needed or wanted to talk to someone but didn't know where to start. Striking up a conversation with a ...

Cold outreach is still one of the most effective ways to build relationships, but success today comes down to personalization, brevity and leading with value rather than spam. Cold outreach is simply ...