networking is the art of building useful connections and establishing relationships it's a way to strengthen your career business or even personal life by using social connections sounds simple but in reality it's like social Tetris you need to know how to fit the pieces together just right smile and wave like it or not nobody wants to engage with a grumpy genius smiling and being friendly are 90% of networking success remember the quickest way to Ru a first impr f is to look like someone who forgot why they came to the event