Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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Sunday, February 21, 2010
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Tips for Creating Engagement During Your Presentation - from The Coachs Corner at Dale Carnegie
Ask a question and give people time to think. Don't rush to fill the silence.
You don't always have to have the answer. Sometimes, it is appropriate to offer to find the answer and get back to them or to turn the question back to the group for ideas.
Don't grade questions by saying, "That's a good question."
You want to thank those who respond to your questions by saying things like, "Thanks," "That's it," or "Sure."
If one person answers a question with an incorrect or inappropriate answer, help that person to save face. Take any part of the response that is correct and edit the rest to make it a correct statement.
Your voice, face, and body language must tell your participants that you want questions and responses.
Make eye contact so people feel you are communicating with them.
Avoid questions that have obvious "correct" answers, especially rhetorical questions.
Avoid asking questions that offer a "yes/no" response, unless it is to take a quick survey of the group.
Unless you are testing participant knowledge, don't ask questions that have one correct answer. Give some context, and then ask a question.
Put information into questions so that participants have enough context to respond correctly.
Prepare questions in advance to stimulate thinking, create interest, and add transfer of training value.
Always listen carefully to ensure you understand the full picture. Often, presenters listen selectively for expected responses and miss key points.
Be prepared to drop your agenda to focus on hot buttons for the group.
Ask a question and give people time to think. Don't rush to fill the silence.
You don't always have to have the answer. Sometimes, it is appropriate to offer to find the answer and get back to them or to turn the question back to the group for ideas.
Don't grade questions by saying, "That's a good question."
You want to thank those who respond to your questions by saying things like, "Thanks," "That's it," or "Sure."
If one person answers a question with an incorrect or inappropriate answer, help that person to save face. Take any part of the response that is correct and edit the rest to make it a correct statement.
Your voice, face, and body language must tell your participants that you want questions and responses.
Make eye contact so people feel you are communicating with them.
Avoid questions that have obvious "correct" answers, especially rhetorical questions.
Avoid asking questions that offer a "yes/no" response, unless it is to take a quick survey of the group.
Unless you are testing participant knowledge, don't ask questions that have one correct answer. Give some context, and then ask a question.
Put information into questions so that participants have enough context to respond correctly.
Prepare questions in advance to stimulate thinking, create interest, and add transfer of training value.
Always listen carefully to ensure you understand the full picture. Often, presenters listen selectively for expected responses and miss key points.
Be prepared to drop your agenda to focus on hot buttons for the group.
how I would use my time if I only carved out two-hours per week for social media
Suggested by Corey Perlman
5 minutes (x3) - update my Facebook fan page with something valuable for my fans. This could be a link to an article, a cool web resource, startling stat, provocative question, or something else. Total - 15 minutes.
20 minutes - Find one person or company on LinkedIn that I'd like to connect with. Use the "get introduced" link to have a mutual connection introduce the two of us so it's a warm lead instead of a cold call.
20 minutes - Update my blog with a story, article, video or something else that people in my field would find valuable. (extra 2 minutes to share this post on Twitter, Fanpage, and LinkedIn via Ping.fm)
15 minutes - Find local Twitter people to follow. I'd use nearbytweets.com or just the Twitter.com search feature and find people in my area to connect with. They will generally follow you back.
5 minutes (x3) Check my Twitter account to post or respond to people. I'll also use that time to print valuable information others have posted.
30 minutes - Take this time to either write one article or one press release or shoot a quick video to upload to YouTube. With all of these, I'll add my website address as well as a call-to-action to entice people to visit my site.
3 minutes to spare to Check espn.com, foxnews, cnn, or whatever you fancy. You earned it!
Try this for a few months and make sure to measure the effectiveness using metrics such as web traffic, new leads, your presence on Google keyword searches, and other creative ways.
I have been doing something similar. Corey's way offers a more even approach. I challange you to try it! Let me know your results. I'll keep you posted to mine!
5 minutes (x3) - update my Facebook fan page with something valuable for my fans. This could be a link to an article, a cool web resource, startling stat, provocative question, or something else. Total - 15 minutes.
20 minutes - Find one person or company on LinkedIn that I'd like to connect with. Use the "get introduced" link to have a mutual connection introduce the two of us so it's a warm lead instead of a cold call.
20 minutes - Update my blog with a story, article, video or something else that people in my field would find valuable. (extra 2 minutes to share this post on Twitter, Fanpage, and LinkedIn via Ping.fm)
15 minutes - Find local Twitter people to follow. I'd use nearbytweets.com or just the Twitter.com search feature and find people in my area to connect with. They will generally follow you back.
5 minutes (x3) Check my Twitter account to post or respond to people. I'll also use that time to print valuable information others have posted.
30 minutes - Take this time to either write one article or one press release or shoot a quick video to upload to YouTube. With all of these, I'll add my website address as well as a call-to-action to entice people to visit my site.
3 minutes to spare to Check espn.com, foxnews, cnn, or whatever you fancy. You earned it!
Try this for a few months and make sure to measure the effectiveness using metrics such as web traffic, new leads, your presence on Google keyword searches, and other creative ways.
I have been doing something similar. Corey's way offers a more even approach. I challange you to try it! Let me know your results. I'll keep you posted to mine!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
New Year, New Decade, New thoughts, New ideas
Happy 2010!
A new decade has started with new hopes, new ideas and new challenges. I have decided to start blogging more consistently in 2010. My email is full of great ideas, articles and quotes that are passed along to me. I will be sharing those and possibly other items that come across my computer as food for thought. If you have suggestions, comments, ideas or care to add to anything I post please feel free.
I wish you all a happy, healthy and successful decade!
~Michelle
A new decade has started with new hopes, new ideas and new challenges. I have decided to start blogging more consistently in 2010. My email is full of great ideas, articles and quotes that are passed along to me. I will be sharing those and possibly other items that come across my computer as food for thought. If you have suggestions, comments, ideas or care to add to anything I post please feel free.
I wish you all a happy, healthy and successful decade!
"Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for the determines out sucess or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are." ~ Norman Vincent Peale
~Michelle
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