If  you're an avid learner, you may have picked up some tips from my recent newsletter articles about networking more successfully. You may even be practicing your newly acquired skills at a meeting or two.

In your quest to connect effectively, however, it's easy to overlook that there are many others who've picked up some networking skills as well. This means that you have competition out there!

In The Entrepreneurial MD's April newsletter, I share further thoughts about connecting successfully with others, in the third of my "Networking Made Natural" series. There are ways to become more memorable in the mind of the person that you are trying to network with. How? By crafting a "sticky" message.

Remember, I wrote about your "message" last month. Well, this is your chance to take your personal communication or your ability to share ideas to the next level!

Using the wonderful new book, Made to Stick, written by the brothers, Dan and Chip Heath as a guide, I give you the six traits as they are defined in the book, to help you leave a lasting impression.

The six traits of an effective "sticky" message or communication are:

Simple.

Unexpected.

Concrete.

Credible.

Emotional.

Stories.

Read the full article to learn about each attribute, and how to incorporate them into your next powerful idea!

And please share your thoughts back here in the comments section. I'd love to know if this is valuable information for you!