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Appleton, Wis.-Area Young Professionals' Group Gets Tips on Networking.

By MaryBeth Matzek, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 29--It's a situation that almost every business professional dreads -- walking into a room full of potential contacts and not knowing a soul.

But if the proper networking techniques are put into play, a person can quickly meet other people and make those essential business connections, said Jerry Jensen, an educator with Dale Carnegie.

Jensen spoke recently to more than 200 people at a gathering of the Pulse, a group of young professionals sponsored

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