Sometimes they have specific requests for introductions or resources.
I mostly abandoned LinkedIn long ago, simply because i couldn't deal with the volume of inbound requests for introductions and other LinkedIn business.
Within 30 days I was overwhelmed with requests for introductions and referrals.
In my experience at Charlie requesting for introductions to potential customers, I've found that most people will simply say "yes" to helping, no matter how busy they are.
With the service the founders envisioned, email senders would specify the type of message they wanted to send: for example, a task with a due date; a request for an introduction; a to-do list item; a request for an appointment slot.
Requests for an introduction almost always place an expectation on someone to craft a new message and go through the thought exercise of clarifying the context about why the connection is being made and how it may be mutually valuable.
Finally, the last page of the deck teased about new service we are releasing and prompted the reader to request an introduction or email me for more information.
Each session began with a greeting followed by a short introduction and a request for feedback on the previous session.
Request an introduction from one of these connections and invite folks out for coffee or lunch.
The instrument is accompanied by a manual listing the criteria for 'excellent' communication skills (SE Appendix: Addendum - introduction, follow-up consultation, request for help, physical examination, diagnosis, management, evaluation of consultation, exploration, emotions, information provision, summarising, structuring and empathy).
