What Link 4 is about
Kevin Carter represents Leo Ruiz, the hyperrealist painter, and he has a clear goal: getting his work into an Art Biennial. To make it happen he'll have to lean on his network and, above all, learn how to ask.
His support team is unusual, to say the least: a pair of sunglasses and Julio Berger, a true networking guru. With them he learns to make requests strategically and to anticipate the possible answers, whether it's a yes or a no.
Will Kevin make his networking pay off? We won't spoil the ending: play it and find out. Meanwhile, you practice every request in the simulators and get feedback with your areas for improvement.
What you'll learn
- Communication strategies for making requests to your contacts.
- How to react to rejection or acceptance without jeopardizing your relationships or your goals.
- How to handle situations where you need to ask your network for something.
- How to practice responding when someone answers your request.
Course outline
- Level1
Define your request
What you ask for, who you ask and how to communicate it to create synergies and mutual benefit.
- Level2
Anticipate possible answers
Be ready for a yes or a no, and react without damaging the relationship.
How it plays
A Biennial at stake
Kevin, Leo, Julio Berger and a very special pair of sunglasses.
Request simulators
Practice situations where you need to ask your contacts for something, with no risk and no stress.
Personalized feedback
See how your requests and reactions worked out, and what you can improve.
Rankings, levels and badges
Gamification turns every request into a challenge.
Who it's for
- Professionals who need support or collaboration from their contacts to reach their goals.
- Salespeople and business developers who rely on networking for sales and partnerships.
- Anyone who wants to build mutual benefit into their network, personally and professionally.
FAQ
How long does Link 4 take?
About 1 hour. It's played online on any device with an internet connection, in Spanish, English, French or German.
Can we add it to our LMS?
Yes. Play it on the Game Strategies platform or add it as one more course in your LMS (Cornerstone, Moodle, SAP SuccessFactors…), and track each learner's and group's progress in real time.
How do you make your network pay off without seeming pushy?
It comes down to how you ask and how you react to the answer. Link 4 teaches you communication strategies for making requests and a method for handling a yes or a no without putting the relationship at risk.
What does Link 4 add to business networking?
It shows you how to turn contacts into synergies and mutual benefit: define each request well and anticipate the answers. It's the fourth game in the Link series, after personal branding (Link 1), analyzing your network (Link 2) and growing and maintaining it (Link 3).
Shall we play?
Tell us what your team needs to practice and, in a personalized demo, we'll show you the solution that will make the biggest impact on your organization.