Expert Networking Speaker

Heather White is a professional conference & keynote speaker specialising in business networking skills.  Her approach is practical, motivational and huge fun.  

Over the last 9 years Heather has worked with nearly every group of professionals in the market including: sales people, accountants, women in business, entrepreneurs, graduates, MBA students, ethnic minorities, senior executives, back office staff, international groups, recruitment consultants, police officers, staff associations, the unemployed, the self employed, business owners, police staff, union representatives, rising stars, the shy and reluctant and the eager and willing!  Below are a few testimonials she has recevied from some of her recent speaking engagements.

If you are organising an event and need an energetic, practical and truly motivational public speaker please contact us

In Action

Watch Heather in action: Making Networking Connections, GLE One London, Heather White, Networking Expert, author and speaker talks to business owners on the art of networking. A 50 min workshop stuffed full of useful tips and ideas on how to network including a session on working a room.  Link 

Testimonials

"I involved Heather in our Learning at Work day which aimed to increase connections between our staff and spawn ideas for personal development. I contacted Heather after a personal experience with her myself, and we asked her to give staff more confidence networking and teach them some skills they could use internally and externally for creating new relationships. Heather rose to the challenge magnificently and brought her full enthusiasm to bear. Because of her expertise she can deliver exactly what you need so we were able to offer our 'work a room' session over a lunchtime so as many people as possible could attend. In 60 minutes people laughed and learned practical techniques, body language, and strategies to help them succeed at networking in a way that suited them. After the session our staff reported a dramatic shift in knowledge and confidence to network and I would recommend Heather to anyone who's business involves one to one relationships." Melanie Allen, Training Officer, Comic Relief.

Following Heather's Networking Workshop for 200 people for Humber Business Week 2010 on 10th June 2010,   Nicola Trussell the Investment & Marketing Officer, Strategic Regeneration wrote," Heather delivered a very interesting and engaging presentation regarding the importance of networking for businesses of all sizes, which received excellent feedback from the delegates. We were delighted to have Heather's involvement in Humber Business Week 2010 - her positive ethos to business really complemented Business Week's events in supporting business development in the Humber region."

After Heather's presentation, Smarter Networking for FDs for the Charity Finance Directors' Group Annual Conference, 18th May 2010, David Membrey, Acting Chief Executive wrote 'Heather's session at our Annual Conference 2010 had the highest overall feedback score of any event we have put on in the past five years (and probably much longer) of 9.1 out of 10. She created a real buzz amongst our normally pretty staid delegates and as a result far more than usual attended the post-conference reception to put into practice their new-found networking skills. I really hope we will be able to invite Heather to speak at future CFDG events.'  Website link 

After Heather's Networking Presentation for the London Business Network on 21st April 2010, Maria Ralph, Events & Stakeholder Manager wrote, 'Thank you for facilitating a networking session at the end of our presentation to introduce CompeteFor to businesses in London..  It might not have gone strictly according to plan but you were really professional in the way you managed this and  I believe the exercise was really worthwhile, demonstrating that what we really need to do at these events is to give people 'permission' to network and a little bit of encouragement.  Your talk at the beginning and just after the Q&A proved this - we had to kick people out of the venue at 9.30pm!' 

Following the Networking for Professionals presentation by Heather White for the IMA Institute on 17th March 2010, Pamela Harding wrote,  'Can you please thank Heather again for a very interesting and highly useful session.  I've seen a number of networking presentations, however this is the first that has inspired me'  

Following Heather's presentation at EMR's Annual Sales Conference on 22^nd Jan 2010, Simon Bassett, Managing Director, wrote "Having not worked in our sector before, Heather took great care to do her due diligence into EMR and became familiar with our unique culture as well as some of the broader business values and corporate objectives. Heather took the time to meet several of our sales team and put together a bespoke networking workshop which was delivered with great effect at our annual sales conference. We wanted to get the team thinking about their personal branding and how to network effectively and professionally. This was achieved and endorsed by some excellent feedback from the business. I would certainly have no hesitations in recommending Heather and her approach."  Website Link

Following a networking event for PA Consulting run by Heather on 10th Dec 2009, Saana Karki, Principal Consultant, PA Consulting wrote: "Many thanks for your great support in facilitating our successful networking event. From our very first meeting to the final follow ups we were impressed by Heather's genuine passion for the topic. We felt in safe hands throughout the organisation with your hints and tips ensuring everything went smoothly, both in the run up and on the evening. We were particularly pleased with your openness to share so many useful tools and measures based on past experiences, as well as your guidance and availability in involving our employees right from the guest invitations to coaching and follow ups. We met all our key objectives of re-connecting our staff and business contacts through an informal and fun evening while also learning more about networking. Michael's magic on rapport building was an especially entertaining as well as insightful bonus."

The Art of Networking by Heather White for the Croydon Churches Housing Association (CCHA) annual staff conference, 3^rd Dec 2009. Ian Winslet, Chief executive, CCHA wrote..."Fabulous afternoon with great staff reviews. Heather really brought home the need to network and provided real life  tips and guidance to suit the real differences in people. Particularly impressive was Heather's ability to grasp the nuances of the Housing Association industry and apply commercial thought to help our teams perform. Inspiring, focussed and great value - well done Heather"   Website Link...

Smarter Networking - be authentic, be profitable, and do it in style by Heather White for the National everywoman Conference, 18th Nov 2009 and Smarter Networking at The everywoman Conference Scotland on Tuesday 2nd March 2010. Karen Gill MBE and Maxine Benson MBE, Co-Founders Everywoman Ltd said "It was a real pleasure to work with you at the National everywoman Conference this year.  It was a really informative session and thanks so much for taking the time to tailor the content to reflect some of the key elements and experiences of the day, this was very professional as it made the session really relevant to the audience. Feedback, from the event has been brilliant and we're delighted to say the evaluation results show the  majority of delegates rated your session as excellent, which is no mean feat as it was the last session of the day!"  Website Link...

Improving your Networking Skills by Heather White for The London Metropolitan University Business School, 25th Nov 2009. Dr. Peter Wynarczyk, Associate Director of London Metropolitan University Business School said "Many, many thanks for your presentation. You are making networking part art, part science, but also entirely pleasurable."