Use the tools naturally available to you to build quality relationships

If you’re an introvert, use your strengths to your advantage
Let’s say you’re attending a party or networking event. Instead of meeting people in large groups, focus on having one-on-one conversations with strangers. You can also gather small groups of individuals who you feel are kindred spirits. Once you’ve connected to one or two kindred spirits, you can leave the event instead of staying and enduring a series of awkward conversations. Alternatively, meet people online and get to know them before taking the relationship offline.

Re-establish contact with people you knew instead of creating new ones
For example, reach out to old college friends or colleagues you worked with years ago. Use email or social media to send them a friendly message like, “How are things?” or “What have you been up to?” Once you’ve reconnected and found out what they’re working on, you can offer to help them in some way. This will deepen the relationship and open up opportunities to connect to even more people.

Create a profile of the person you’re talking to
When conversing with someone, focus on the subtle nuances that make them unique instead of engaging in useless chatter. Find out their likes and dislikes. Look for things that are not on their LinkedIn profile and focus on anything remarkable that will help you remember them later on. After the conversation, you can write down their name and some of their interesting traits in a notebook for future reference. For example: John Q…Does yoga…Grew up in Chicago…Has two daughters...Listens to Bob Dylan.