Networking Training: For People Who'd Rather Do Anything Else
Mid-career edition – visit https://luma.com/anderstrue.co for other levels.
You can still get away with not doing this.
That's the problem.
"Best networking session I've ever done." –Therese, attendee
My beta workshop filled in 24 hours.
Here are the results from the first full-day workshop:
Self-rated confidence jumped 44%. From 6.0 to 8.7 out of 10 – in one day.
Every person left with a concrete new skill. Top of the list: entering a conversation and exiting one gracefully – the exact thing they'd named as their biggest dread going in.
The magic ingredient: psychological safety. A safe space to make mistakes, fumble, get silly, try again, and really practise.
Live practice, not theory. Something you can't get elsewhere.
Real appetite for follow-on sessions.
"I learnt how to network effectively in a very human way."
–Hatty
"Susi demystifies what real networking looks like … and provides practical tools."
–Roselyn
"…even when we were doing some really uncomfortable role plays, it felt safe."
Networking is a skill. And like any skill, it can be learned.
The thing about being in the middle of your career? Not networking isn't obviously costing you anything. You've got enough of a network to do your job. The events you skip don't leave a mark you can point to. You're busy, you're good, and you can put this off for another year.
Then you look at the people a level or two above you – the ones whose careers you'd like – and notice they all do this well. Every one of them.
That isn't a coincidence, and it isn't a talent you were born without.
You already know what you're good at. This is about being able to say it, in a room, to a stranger, without your mind going blank.
What this is
A full-day, in-person workshop in the heart of Central London. All built around one idea: you learn to network by networking.
Not by perfecting your elevator pitch. Not by learning scripts. Not by pretending to be someone you're not. By practising getting comfortable with discomfort, in a room designed to make it safe.
We work through the seven self-limiting beliefs that stop clever, capable people from networking well. We practise breaking into conversations, excusing ourselves gracefully, and talking to strangers without a plan. We work with your nervous system, not against it.
This isn't a seminar or a motivational speech. It's a rehearsal.
What you'll walk away with
The ability to break into a conversation
Graceful exit lines
Questions that go beyond the two or three you always fall back on
Somatic tools for calming your nervous system in the room – subtly enough that no one will notice
A different relationship with mistakes
A framework for networking as a long-term skill, not a one-off performance
Who this session is for
Every workshop is grouped by experience level, so you're practising alongside peers.
This one is for mid-career people – roughly seven to fifteen years in. Senior managers, heads of, people running teams or bringing in work.
You'll recognise yourself if:
You're genuinely good at your job, and yet in a room of strangers you're suddenly convinced you'll forget how to describe it, or won't sound as good at it as whoever's standing next to you
You have two or three reliable questions, and once they're spent you're stranded
You attach yourself to whoever's chattier and let them do the heavy lifting
You psych yourself up for hours beforehand and crash afterwards
You can still get away with not doing this – and you've clocked that the people above you can't, or don't
You've read the advice and had the conversations. You want to do the doing
This isn't for you if you're after a polished elevator pitch, a scripted opener or a personal-brand session. This is a rehearsal room, and you should expect to be uncomfortable. That's the bit that works.
A small group, all at the same stage, all finding this hard. You get time to arrive and settle before anything is asked of you. Nobody performs.
Not your level?
My other cohorts are pitched further along – early-career on 23 October and senior sessions for 15+ years. Follow the Anders & True calendar to be first to hear when tickets go live.
And if we get on your prep call and I think a different session suits you better, I'll say so and we'll move you.
The day
Tuesday 24 November · 9.30am–4.30pm · Fair Shot, Covent Garden
Lunch provided.
12 places max.
Pre-workshop preparation
There's a 45-minute video call before the day – just you and Susi. She'll explain the workshop content and answer any questions you might have. Then she'll ask you some questions about your experiences, specific fears and goals so that the content is as tailored as possible to your individual situation. These questions will also help you prepare your thoughts in advance, ready to make the most of every activity.
It's important that you know that these conversations aren't a test: they're designed to help every one of you make individual progress together as a group. There's no perfect or expected answer. The only thing you need to do? Answer truthfully for yourself. And you don't have to share any of your answers with Susi – or the other participants.
She'll be using a platform like Fathom/Otter/Wispr Flow to record the call and then tools like ChatGPT and Claude to analyse your conversation and capture themes and patterns across all of the participants. This is in accordance with the Anders & True Privacy Policy. Susi will obtain your consent at the start of the call. You can request to have your data deleted at any time.
Pricing
These are founding prices, and 2026 is the only year they exist. From 2027 these workshops cost considerably more.
What I ask in return:
Frank feedback
Be kind – to yourself and each other
Be there for the whole day
You agree to have photos and videos (without sound) used by Susi in future publicity
Fair Shot is our venue host.
Fair Shot is a social enterprise cafe and registered UK charity. They transform the lives of young adults with learning disabilities and/or autism through coffee beans. 100% of their sales goes back into training their learners and empowering employers.
3 Slingsby Place, London WC2E 9AB
An enormous thank you to Rich Ward and the Engage Works team for backing our pilot workshop. "A hotbed for innovation, insights and technology" – AV Magazine
Go and see the space for yourself: www.engageworks.com
About your host
Susi Castle is a marketing consultant, Anders & True founder, and AI trainer. She's spent 20+ years in business and 10+ in marketing, working with SMEs who need senior strategic thinking without the full-time price tag. She's a three-time Marketing Week Mini MBA graduate, a WACL Talent Award winner, Bloom's Ally of the Year 2026, and an Advertising Week Future Is Female Award Winner 2026.
She built this workshop because she's done seeing the same faces in every room – and because 20+ research interviews have shown her that most networking training completely misunderstands why brilliant people struggle.
Questions: hi@anderstrue.co