Networking & intros
LinkedIn prep for networking and intro calls
Before a coffee chat, warm intro, conference meeting, or podcast recording, open the person's LinkedIn profile and click Prep for Meeting. The summary leads with common ground — shared companies, schools, cities, overlapping years — plus a short read on their work and an opener you can actually say out loud.
What this replaces
- Blanking on what the mutual connection said this person does
- Twenty minutes of small talk before anything useful happens
- Finding out afterward that you both lived in the same city
- Interviewing a podcast guest from a one-line bio
What you use from the profile summary
| Summary section | Why it matters here |
|---|---|
| Common ground | The fastest route from strangers to an actual conversation. |
| Career arc | Context for what they care about now, not just their title. |
| Talking points | Three or four real things to ask about so the middle never stalls. |
| Suggested opener | A first line that shows you did the reading. |
| Their company in 30 seconds | Enough to ask a smart question about their work. |
When people reach for it
- Warm intros forwarded by a mutual connection
- Conference and event meetings booked the night before
- Investor or advisor intro calls
- Podcast and panel guest research
Other use cases
Ready before the call.
Install Call Me Ready™, open any LinkedIn profile, and click Prep for Meeting. Your first 5 profile summaries each month are free.