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Command: The command strength allows you to step in and take charge, and feel comfortable sharing your views even if they are not in agreement with whom you are sharing with. Step into a leader role by initiating a group of TWC interns to go to a networking event. Your natural confidence will inspire those around you at the event. Communication: The communication strengths allows students to easily turn their thoughts and actions into stories, images, examples, and metaphors. Before a networking event reflect on opportunities within your internship or from school that represent your unique skillset or experiences. Practice turning this into a story with your LEAD instructor. There will be multiple opportunities for you to tell these stories at a networking event. Competition: Individuals with the competition strength have the ability to stimulate themselves and others to a higher standard of performance. Go to a networking event with others that are feeling nervous, and help them boost their confidence. Also, make goals before the event that will allow you to see measureable achievements. Connectedness: The connectedness strength gives you the natural ability to build bridges amongst groups. Build bridges to different groups and offices within your internship. You will naturally be able to think about ways your offices can connect. This will allow you to network internally with people you do not regularly work with. Consistency: Individuals with the consistency strength value consistency and fairness. Make a list of consistent rules by which you can live, and see how this relates to your values. Use this to create a tailored mission statement that you can utilize on your LinkedIn profile summary. Context: The context strength allows you to understand the link between where you have come from and where you are going. Use your value of history to attend a lecture or event of someone discussing their history. Do research on this person prior to give yourself talking points to discuss with attendees. Deliberative: The deliberative strength allows you to bring a thorough and conscientious approach to all of your decisions. Find a Meet-Up or round table event within an area of interest that focuses on discussion of an issue or topic. Prior to the event, do research of your own so you can attend with talking points. Developer: Individuals with the developer strengths naturally help those around them through encouragement and enabling others to learn, grow and improve. Reinforce your development repertoire through joining a local training organization while in D.C. You will learn and network at the same time. Discipline: The discipline strength allows individuals to thrive under deadlines and enjoy things that are organized and orderly. Plan out deadlines to find networking events and attend throughout the semester. You will enjoy meeting the deadlines and will find fruitful contacts because of it. Empathy: The empathy strength allows individuals to sense other people's feelings by imagining themselves in others' lives or situations. Use your empathetic strength to match the feelings of those around you during a networking event (smile when they smile, show true understanding when they talk about a situation, etc.) Focus: The focus strength allows you to instinctively evaluate whether or not a particular action will help move you toward your goal. Do your research of influential individuals in your field and set up intentional informational interviews with them. Futuristic: The futuristic strength allows you to vividly see what the future might hold, and brings you great excitement. Practice articulating your futuristic goals in your networking pitch, and incorporate that pitch into conversations at networking events. 5/7 How to Network like a Professional