You are networking when you

• attend professional or trade association meetings
• talk to other parents when attending your child's sporting or music events
• volunteer for a local park "clean-up" day
• visit with other members of your social clubs or religious groups
• talk to your neighbors
• strike up a conversation with someone else waiting at the veterinarian's office
• post messages on mailing lists or in chat rooms
• talk to sales persons who are visiting your office