{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking","title":"Networking, Isolation, and Creating the Connection","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2222,"description":"Val Corbett brings decades of experience to a deceptively simple question: how do we get people talking again?From prison reform to professional networking, Val argues that isolation has become a default state and that connection often has to be deliberately engineered through structure, shared spaces, and face-to-face interaction. She suggests that age doesn’t equal mindset and why phone bans don’t really work. As an advocate for speed networking she sees it as a social equaliser where connections are made through relationship-building, not sellingVal Corbett Takeaways:Face-to-face interaction builds trust faster than textStructure lowers anxiety for younger peopleAttention is the currency of connectionCommon ground exists if you design for itIsolation needs action, not nostalgiaVal Corbett Linkswww.thecorbettnetwork.com; wwwrobincorbettaward.co.uk;www.ladyvalnetwork.biz info@corbettnetwork.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ladyval/Generationally Speaking Links:Generationally Speaking WebsiteGenerationally Speaking on LinkedInAlastair on LinkedIn","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/U7n8uwsw80mjG_mfmfgOCOM6fQoJtslw2bwnu7AmkaU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80ZGFl/MjMzNjMzMDE2MzAz/NzkzMjYyYWRjYjk1/NWMxZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}