Please, respond to the attached two classmate main posts. (Please, the responses need to be a discussion, not an evaluation. You need to agree/disagree with their opinion and add the reasons why and information regarding the topic discussed. No citation required)
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Please, respond to the below classmate discussion posts (125 words each). Please, respond to the below two classmate main posts. (Please, the responses need to be a discussion, not an evaluation. You need to agree/disagree with their opinion and add the reasons why and information regarding the topic discussed. No citation required) Thank you Classmate discussion posts Discussion 1 Tara Johnson First I want to give you the definitions of the two. Connecting is the “joining or linking together, especially so as to provide access and communication. Networking is “the action or process of interacting with other to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts.” So the difference for me would be that one is formal and the other one is informal. When a person is networking there is a purpose for them to want to be around a certain person or to be in a certain group. But when a person is connecting it is more of a mingle situation. That person may have just moved to the area and wants to make some friends. This is a less setting. You can ensure that you are making more of a connection in your workplace by trying to see what your coworkers do outside of the office. You can then see if there are some things that you share in common and may be able to network with them as well about some of those things. Or a big thing in my area is called “Girls Night Out.” These are occasions where all of the ladies get together a few times a month to just have girl time and a way to get away from some of the stresses of life. A situation for me that would enable both of these situations to happen would start out with me connecting with one of my Facebook groups called “Round Rock Black Parents Association.” This is where black parents of my area come together to connect about things that may be happening in the school district or some opportunities that have come up in the area that may benefit our kids. But to have this turn into a network event, one of the organizers has a non-profit called Raasin in the Sun that supports creative people in the Austin area and she does a lot of community work and needs people to help volunteer, looking for new artist, or she may be organizing a project and want people to attend to give out information. It is very easy to start to connect with people and have that turn into a networking event. References: Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus. Retrieved from https://www.merriam- webster.com/dictionary/connection on February 12, 2020. Raasin McIntosh. Retrieved from https://www.raasininthesun.org/ on February 12, 2020. Facebook. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/groups/776787065776926/ on February 12, 2020. Discussion 2 Alexandra Mason Think about the difference between networking and connecting with people. How can you ensure that you are making deeper connections with people in the workplace? Provide a specific example of a situation where you discuss what it would look like to network with people and how that same situation would look if you were to connect with people. I am a firm believer in maintaining connections and relationships with those in the workplace even if they are not in the same industry as you anymore. You never know who can be of help to you or what kind of endeavors that you will encounter in the future. Let someone know you are thinking about them! Truly, it means so much to people. Plant seeds of kindness today for a plentiful harvest down the road. Recently, I started a new role in Public Relations and Media Relations. Making connections and networking is everything for me. For instance, I work for a software company and I need to start reaching out to editors and journalists. I have not yet made those connections. So, when I originally reach out to these employees I am networking to make a connection for the future. Connecting with employees is more about knowing people on a deeper level and maintaining those relationships. Networking is more of scouting for those relationships. According to Verdolga Learning systems: "Networking is simply going up to someone, introducing yourself and giving him or her your business card and then asking for theirs in return. That may get the both of you acquainted, but not necessarily connected. Connecting goes a few steps beyond networking, and this is where you can make a bigger impact and be remembered more easily." (Networking vs. Connecting., n.d.) This is exactly what Public & Media Relations is. I am networking to put our company name out there so when I go to make a connection I can create a deeper, more meaningful relationship. References: Networking vs. Connecting. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.georgeverdolaga.com/networking-vs-connecting/