How to Ask for An Email Introduction - life-longlearner.com

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1. Make It Easy for the Connecting Party – “I’ll forward over a proper request for introduction that you can forward to him.” “The connecting party is doing you a favor by making an introduction.” Step 2: Proper Request For An Introduction

   In Asking for introductions

2. The Ask – “I was looking to get introduced to Johnny Dealmaker from Project X and saw you were connected to him” “If you’re asking for an introduction, skip the dog and pony show and ask for it in the first 2 sentences.” Consideration of the Connecting Parties Relationship – “If the relationship is strong; Please let me know if you feel comfortable doing this”

   In Introduction request scripts

3. Step 1: Preliminary Request for An Introduction “Send them a brief preliminary intro request to gauge the strength of their relationship and willingness to connect.” Hi X,

   In Permission-based introductions

4. Hi X, “Please let me know if you feel comfortable doing this and I’ll forward over a proper request for introduction that you can forward to him.” Thanks! Scott

   In Permission-based introductions

5. Step 2: Proper Request For An Introduction “After you’ve got confirmation that the connecting party feels comfortable making an introduction, it’s time for the proper request for an introduction.” Hey X,

   In Permission-based introductions

6. Hi X, “Please let me know if you feel comfortable doing this and I’ll forward over a proper request for introduction that you can forward to him.” Thanks! Scott

   In Specific introduction requests

7. The Ask – “I was looking to get introduced to Johnny Dealmaker from Project X and saw you were connected to him” “If you’re asking for an introduction, skip the dog and pony show and ask for it in the first 2 sentences.” Consideration of the Connecting Parties Relationship – “If the relationship is strong; Please let me know if you feel comfortable doing this”

   In Specific introduction requests

8. Consideration of the Connecting Parties Relationship – “If the relationship is strong; Please let me know if you feel comfortable doing this” “As the person being asked for an intro, I never like to make introductions when I don’t know if both parties will benefit.” There are people that I’ve met for 48 seconds at a networking event who connected with me on LinkedIn. When someone asks to be introduced to these people, I lack the context to asess how mutually beneficial an introduction will be. As a result, I don’t feel comfortable making introductions to them.

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9. As the person being asked for an intro, I never like to make introductions when I don’t know if both parties will benefit. “When someone asks to be introduced to these people, I lack the context to asess how mutually beneficial an introduction will be.” Alternatively, maybe I do know them well, but I just had an awkward interaction with them. The last thing I feel like doing is emailing them for an intro request.

   In Specific introduction requests

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