WCSWANS and New Commons present: Network/Netplay Cafe
Well, we had another wonderful event! Each time we have an event it almost seems like I should think “How can we top this?” Then each following event has its own magic. The event topic was “Connecting on-line and Off-line” and we covered this topic well with a lot of fun added in!…
After enjoying socializing over a great meal, our attendees were treated to a presentation by our speaker. Michelle Girasole of The Sassy Ladies enlightened us around how to connect on line through Facebook and Twitter through her engaging PowerPoint presentation. Hopefully some of the women who met this evening who are on these social network sites will continue their connections on-line (and those who aren’t on yet will check them out!). In continuation of the theme of “connections” Michelle Girasole also had the great idea to do reverse-intros where attendees interviewed one another and introduced one another to the group. It is so fun to learn something about each attendee at these events! Hopefully, some new connections were also created through this fun exercise.
Michelle Gonzalez of New Commons had another great connecting exercise. Each attendee was asked to write a brief answer on a slip of paper in response to questions about her networks, passions and recreations. Michelle found themes and commonalities in these responses and then “clustered” them together to display on several boards. Attendees then had a chance to see who else in the room had the same interests and then had an opportunity to connect further on that topic. We would love to hear from attendees more about what you learned and experienced through the presentation, the activities and through the evening! Please share your comments in this blog.
If you want to follow any of us on Twitter. Here are our Twitter usernames…
Michelle Girisole is @SassyMichelle, Michelle Gonzalez is @MichGonzalez, Maureen Umehara is @WCSWANSLady. Our speaker, Michelle Girasole, also invites you to join the Sassy Ladies Facebook and Linkedin groups!
Thank You’s
I would be remiss if I did not thank all the people who helped to make this event possible. Thank you to Michelle Girasole of the Sassy Ladies for having a fun presentation on Twitter and Facebook and your great idea to do the reverse intros. If you are not aware, the Sassy Ladies have a new book to help women in business : The Sassy Ladies’ Toolkit for Start-Up Businesses (see link below). Thank you to Michelle Gonzalez of New Commons for her fun exercise to help us see our connections to other attendees that we may not have known otherwise. Thank you to McGoverns for the great food and service. A special thank you to Noreen Roosa of Premier Designs ( a WCSWANS Business member) for checking people in! And of course, thank you to all the wonderful women who attended! We’ve been complimented many times on the warm, welcoming and fun atmosphere at WCSWANS events. While that is what we strive for, we also need to acknowledge that this positive atmosphere is created with the help of each wonderful woman that attends!
As indicated that evening, some of the goals of WCSWANS are to help women have fun connecting with other women and learning new things. I hope the attendees agree that this was acheived at this event. Attendees please feel free to share your comments below in our blog. We would love to hear from you! I hope to see you at another upcoming event!
Did you know the Sassy Ladies have a new book for women in business?
Tags: Michelle Girasole, Michelle Gonzalez, New Commons, The Sassy Ladies, WCSWANS
This was my first event and it was wonderful to be around so many Positive, Intelligent, Successful women. I look forward to getting to know everyone better over the months to come.
Hat’s off to Maureen for another outstanding networking event. I loved Michelle Girasole’s reverse introductions, it really made you pay attention to and learn about the person you were interviewing. I’ve been on the fence about joining Facebook but after hearing Michelle’s presentation I decided to give it a go. Hope to see all the WCSWANS members on Facebook!
This was my first event with wcswans and I had a great time! It was wonderful to (surprisingly) connect with a few people I already knew and also make new acquaintances. Looking forward to the next event. Thanks Maureen for inviting me into the group!
Thank you for a wonderful evening. The “clustering of connections” visual was something that all helped to create and make happen. I couldn’t have done it without the deep honesty of the women on their affiliations (networks), dream/ passion, and recreational activities…all to be about your Soul at Work. So cool, to see it all. I have pictures too and will get to you to post.
So glad we can meet up, stay tuned because I have photos to share!!
Hey ladies, thanks for having me to talk about connections at WCSWANS. It is so important to make connections with other women to be able to be part of the community and support each other. These WCSWANS event bring together such a warm and wonderful collection of ladies. I really enjoy myself every time I visit with all of you.
I know I won’t be able to attend every meeting, which is why the social networks like Twitter and LinkedIn are so helpful – to maintain those connections in between the face-to-face encounters!
Thanks again for having me, Maureen – I look forward to seeing you all again soon!
Michelle