Hosting a networking event is more than just getting a group of business professionals together and hoping they’ll talk to one another. To create a successful networking event, you need to make sure everyone feels comfortable, mingles and makes some valuable connections. When I facilitate an activity at the events I present at, the volume in the room rises, people smile more and stay longer. Organisers often say it's the best event they have held.... So, how can you do this? Ensure you plan to incorporate suitable networking activities into your event as icebreakers (before or after formal presentations - I prefer after). Even the most extroverted people sometimes have trouble walking into a