An Introduction to Networking.
This course is designed to give you a fresh and practical understanding of what networking is truly about—moving beyond outdated myths and awkward conversations. You’ll learn why networking isn’t just about handing out business cards or collecting contacts, but about building meaningful, long-term support networks that add real value to your business or career.
Through key concepts like “The Networking Myth” and “The Networking Dance,” you’ll shift your mindset, gain confidence, and discover how to make networking work authentically for you. Whether you're looking to grow professionally or personally, this course will help you build stronger, more purposeful connections.
Labelled ‘Mr Network’ by The Sun, Andy Lopata was called ‘one of Europe’s leading business networking strategists’ by the Financial Times and ‘a true master of networking’ by the Independent. A very experienced international speaker, Andy is the author of three books on networking, has been quoted in a number of other business books and is regularly quoted in the international press. His fourth book will be published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2019. Andy is a Fellow of the Professional Speaking Association (PSA) and of the Learning and Performance Institute and a Master of the Institute for Sales Management. He is also one of just 23 recipients of the PSA’s top honour, the ‘Award of Excellence’.
This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.
If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.
