Tim Houston
Author & The Networking Authority
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For nearly four years I have been waking up Wednesday's at 6 a.m. to attend my 7a.m. BNI Chapter meeting. Each week we have a speaker presenting from our chapter for approximately 10 minutes about their chosen profession. Every few weeks our Regional Director Tim Houston gives a ten minute or longer presentation on networking properly (it's really so much more than just networking properly). I don't believe I have ever heard him speak about the same topic twice.
He is always presenting educational, fact-based, and motivational lessons that every member admits has only made them better at being a presenter themselves and therefore more confidant and successful. Tim's enthusiasm and yes enunciation of key points helps remind you that there are crucial techniques to being an effective speaker and as importantly when to be an even better listener while engaging with a prospective client. Important to mention is that he cites examples from his own experiences that so many can relate to. It really draws you in to a "hey that's happened to me too" experience. Sometimes I will hear his advive as "the little voice in the back of my mind" as I approach someone I have never met and believe I may be able to eventually do business with. It all starts somewhere and in many ways Tim gives you that confidence to take the first and most important step forward, stand tall, and speak with a smile in your voice.
Tim's "refusing to participate in a recession", motivational speeches and now a best selling author, wow, and not just writing about any rehashed networking topic either. The Worlds Worst Networker explains common pitfalls and will help even the most seasoned speaker. You will need to purchase the book (shameless plug) as I have to understand... or I could go on for a real long time writing.
Funny that others are now paying to learn what Tim has taught me over the years, I feel very fortunate and look forward to his further teachings.
BNI Chapter Meeting Brooklyn N.Y.
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Best selling author, sought-after speaker, entrepreneur, impresario, world-traveler, and Reality Networker: these are just a few words that describe the life that Tim Houston has led (so far).
Tim owned and operated three successful businesses by the time he was 25. For more than a decade, he has dedicated himself to helping businesses of all sizes to become more productive, profitable and prosperous through referral-based marketing and business and social networking.
Crowned "The Czar of Networking" by CBS Radio, Tim has positively impacted thousands of business people through his high-energy workshops, motivational presentations, and mentoring sessions on strategic business networking, public speaking, and word-of-mouth marketing strategies, across the United States. He has made more than 4,000 presentations to companies and organizations in the past 13 years.
As an author, his first book, The World's Worst Networker: Lessons Learned By The Best From The Absolute Worst! reached #3 on Amazon.com's business bestseller's list (Sales & Marketing) and #2 in the Hot New Releases in the Sales & Selling category on Amazon.com. He is a contributing author, along with Dr. Ivan Misner, Bob Burg, Jack Canfield, Brian Tracy, Tom Hopkins, Zig Ziglar, Martha Stewart Jay Conrad Levinson, Tony Robbins, Harvey Mackay and Keith Ferrazzi of The New York Times Best Seller and multiple #1 Best Seller, Masters of Sales. (Entrepreneur Press, 2007). Tim's articles on the topic of business networking and word-of-mouth marketing have been translated and published in magazines, newspapers and blogs around the world.
Over the years, Tim has been interviewed on many local TV and radio shows and has been featured in many articles including The New York Times, The New York Post, and New York Daily News.
Tim is the Area Director for the New York City Outer Boroughs Region of BNI, the worlds largest business networking organization and is the Executive Chair and General Manager of the Entrepreneurial Excellence Business Forum in Manhattan.
Tim loves to travel and has been to 20 countries and 35 US States. Hes also an amateur magician, has two dogs, a cat, a bird and a fish. He is a graduate of Fordham University. His secret to success is his commitment to help others become more productive, profitable, and prosperous in their businesses and their lives.
Visit www.worldsworstnetworker.com and www.tmhouston.com to keep up-to-date about Tim's books, programs and seminars.
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For nearly four years I have been waking up Wednesday's at 6 a.m. to attend my 7a.m. BNI Chapter meeting. Each week we have a speaker presenting from our chapter for approximately 10 minutes about their chosen profession. Every few weeks our Regional Director Tim Houston gives a ten minute or longer presentation on networking properly (it's really so much more than just networking properly). I don't believe I have ever heard him speak about the same topic twice.
He is always presenting educational, fact-based, and motivational lessons that every member admits has only made them better at being a presenter themselves and therefore more confidant and successful. Tim's enthusiasm and yes enunciation of key points helps remind you that there are crucial techniques to being an effective speaker and as importantly when to be an even better listener while engaging with a prospective client. Important to mention is that he cites examples from his own experiences that so many can relate to. It really draws you in to a "hey that's happened to me too" experience. Sometimes I will hear his advive as "the little voice in the back of my mind" as I approach someone I have never met and believe I may be able to eventually do business with. It all starts somewhere and in many ways Tim gives you that confidence to take the first and most important step forward, stand tall, and speak with a smile in your voice.
Tim's "refusing to participate in a recession", motivational speeches and now a best selling author, wow, and not just writing about any rehashed networking topic either. The Worlds Worst Networker explains common pitfalls and will help even the most seasoned speaker. You will need to purchase the book (shameless plug) as I have to understand... or I could go on for a real long time writing.
Funny that others are now paying to learn what Tim has taught me over the years, I feel very fortunate and look forward to his further teachings.
BNI Chapter Meeting Brooklyn N.Y.
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I recently attended Get Connected 2011, a networking conference in Houston, Texas, where Tim Houston was one of the featured speakers. His topic on how to become "Productive, Profitable & Prosperous" was an amazing presentation. His energy on stage keeps his audience on the edge of their seats while he delivers a powerful message....he really "connects" with his audience. I highly recommend Tim as a speaker for your next conference.
February, 2011, Get Connected 2011 National Conference, Houston, TX
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Tim has developed a new section for the business library, the "How Not To" section, right next to the "How To" section, by his research, it can honestly be said, "No one knows more about how NOT to network, than Tim Houston", that said, Tim is an incredible networker, one of the best alive, and is also a master at teaching that very valuable skill.
I've seen Tim speak at over 50 events in New York
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