Networking, Isolation, and Creating the Connection
Tue Feb 03 2026
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 selling
Val 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 Links
www.thecorbettnetwork.com; wwwrobincorbettaward.co.uk;www.ladyvalnetwork.biz
info@corbettnetwork.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ladyval/
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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 selling Val 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 Links www.thecorbettnetwork.com; wwwrobincorbettaward.co.uk;www.ladyvalnetwork.biz info@corbettnetwork.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/ladyval/ Generationally Speaking Links: Generationally Speaking Website Generationally Speaking on LinkedIn Alastair on LinkedIn