Maybe you've done your preparation. What if you still feel anxious?

Let me introduce you to the three steps to confidence: beliefs, words and body.

Confidence is both an inside-job and an outside-job - how we feel on the inside and how we appear on the outside. We can work on developing both aspects but we can learn to network effectively even before we master the skills of confidence.

We can begin to work on the outside job, that of looking and sounding more confident, and the feeling more confident on the inside will gradually come with it. This is a skill set that you can practice.

In the same way as you learned to tie your shoelaces or use Excel spreadsheets, the more you do it, the better you get.

Give yourself the opportunity to get better at networking.