On Wednesday, Women 2.0 Ottawa held its second event - with a focus on ‘networking 101‘ and how to develop and manage your personal brand.

Maureen McCann of ProMotion Career Solutions, a company that helps clients break the cycle of career mediocrity by improving their confidence and marketability, lead the session and took us through an interesting exercise which I’d like to share with you.

Networking can be difficult for some people. As Maureen states, you are either a natural or you have to ’study’ to get good at it. Certainly for some people it can be difficult to walk up to an individual or group of individuals at an event and start a conversation with them. How do you introduce yourself? What topic do you start with, etc. Read more »

In preparation for Wednesday’s Women 2.0 Ottawa event on ‘Networking 101‘ — which includes a major theme on developing your personal brand — here are some tips I’ve gathered from across the Internet…

Lyn Chamberlain at BrandChannel.com discusses some of the myths she perceives as holding women back from championing their own personal brands:

• - Myth #1: If I Am Good, They Will Come
• - Myth #2: Marketing Myself Is a Dirty Business
• - Myth #3: I Can’t Control What Other People Think

It really comes down to an apprehension about championing our successes and our leadership qualities. For some reason it can be difficult for women to promote themselves. According to Lyn, successful branding means: Read more »

The second Women 2.0 Ottawa event is taking place Wednesday, Oct 24. The theme for this event will center on developing your networking skills and building your personal brand. This ‘networking 101′ session will be lead by career consultant Maureen McCann, founder of ProMotion Career Solutions, a company that helps clients break the cycle of career mediocrity by improving their confidence and marketability. Read more »