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It is often said that your personal value is not what you know, but who you know. The most important lesson
to learn from the best-connected 21 is that little of their networking activity is carried out with any specific
business goal in mind. They 22 their effort on people they most like and who seem to like them back.
However, according to Europe’s leading business networking strategist, Andy Lopata, connection is not enough.
It is important also to determine how well your 23 understand what you do and then how inspired they might
be to provide a referral. The chances of receiving a referral are greatly 24 if they know you have a high level
of trust, and they understand exactly what you do, what problems you solve, and how you help people. Expert
networkers work on the basis that if you connect with your network on mutually beneficial basis, the financial
rewards will flow. Successful networking should be 25 and altruistic, giving referrals without remembering
your simple favor, and receiving them without forgetting their kind gift.
【題組】21 (A) investors (B) indicators (C) individuals (D) investigators
The most important lesson to learn from the best-connected individual個人 is that little of their networking activity is carried out with進行 any specific business goal in mind. 從人脈最廣的人身上學到的最重要的教訓是,他們的社交活動很少是為了任何特定的業務目標而進行的。