What To Expect

‘Its not net-sit or net-eat its net-work’ - Ivan Misner PhD Founder of BNI

The essence of BNI is that although the meeting takes place at breakfast the sole reason for coming is to net-work!  Efficiency and timings are maintained because every BNI meeting follows a structured 20 point agenda.

When you attend a BNI meeting in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, the United States or anywhere else, you will find all meetings follow the same format, using the same agenda, which is focused on generating business for the participants.  There are no secondary agendas.

At the heart of the BNI meeting is the 60 Second Presentation slot. This is each member’s opportunity to tell everyone at the meeting all about their business, the kind of leads they are looking for, and anything at all that will help the other members generate business for them.

60 seconds may seem to be the briefest of speeches, but BNI have developed a system to harness the power of this format, and regularly organise free training workshops to allow the members to develop their presentations, introducing techniques such as the memory hook, and effective ways to ensure that the message is remembered.

This system has immense practical benefits outside BNI, where in real-life networking situations, the BNI member is trained to be able to give an instant and concise account of what they do.

A Typical Meeting Agenda

06:30 – Arrive and dig into the tea & coffee

06:30 – 07:00 – Open networking, relationship building. (drinking tea and chatting)

07:00 – 07:20 – Eating your lovely breakfast

07:20 – 07:30 – Welcome from our BNI Director

07:30 – 07:40 – Education Slot from our Action Coach, Roger Lamb

07:40 – 08:10 – 60 Second Presentations (We each in turn stand up and give a 60 speech)

08:10 – 08:20 – Contributions. Where we bring and refer business for our fellow members

08:20 – 08:30 – Any other business

08:30 – 08:35 – Awarding the Oscar for the best 60 second presentation

08:35 – 09:30 – Open networking until you need to go!

Book Your Free Visit

To book your place, for free, at our next meeting please call 01962 621 679 or Click here to email us. Oh, and don’t forget your business cards!