1. Working on your own, develop a networking strategy for the following three scenarios.
2. Working with your partner or small group, collaborate on identifying the best strategy for dealing with each of the three scenarios. Each group should develop one best strategy for each scenario.
3. Each group reports, sharing its best strategies for each of the three scenarios (or at least one if not enough time is available).
4. The large group or class engages in discussion, using the questions at the end.

QUESTIONS
1. What was difficult about this exercise?
2. What creative means were devised to build networks of contacts in these scenarios?
3. Which of these ideas would be easy to implement? Which would be difficult? What makes some strategies easier to do than others?
4. What personal qualities are needed to actually use these strategies?
5. How can someone who is shy about approaching new people use (some or all of) these strategies successfully?
6. What did you learn about yourself and others from this exercise?

SCENARIOS I. You are running for student government president. What steps would you take to make your candidacy a success? 1. 2.