This article is by my friend, Susan RoAne, author of “How to Work a Room.” Before I met Susan, I was painfully shy. 15 years ago, I saw her demonstrate how to make connections with a room full of people, one person at a time. We reconnected this past year through another mutual friend. I was delighted to share her mingling expertise with the Bay Area Consutlants Network as one of our presenters last year.
Because of what I learned from Susan, I find it easier to connect with people everywhere.
In my quest to find tools for screen capture and online video, my friend Karen Clark pointed me to Prezi.com
In their gallery area I encountered a sample prezi by Brian Solis, one of the co-creators of the Conversation Prism.
The Conversation Prism by Brian Solis and Jesse Thomas
What are your thoughts about the social media conversation?
I am creating a presentation for the BACN Bits and Bytes segment of the March BACN Meeting.
I have been fearlessly testing a variety of screen capture and free or low fee video editing applications.
I have been interested in computer generated video since the early days of computer animation,(Macromedia Director and Flash in the 1990’s. [...]
800 CEO Read.com – Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back If You Lose It – ISBN: 9781401323271.
I came across this book today. There is also a smart phone app (Rypples) for iPhones and Blackberries.
Marshall Goldsmith is an inspiring author and trainer.
What are you reading that inspires you? [...]
“People do business with people they know, like and trust.”
Try asking these five simple questions the next time you meet someone or want to know more about someone you already know.
You might be surprised at what you learn when you are curious and make the other person feel like they are the most important [...]
The 10 Most Addictive Sounds in the World | Fast Company.
I was listening to the radio this morning and heard that the most addictive sound is that of a baby giggling. It is one of 10 sounds that trigger our brains.
Martin Lindstrom, the noted market researcher and author of two outstanding books on customer behavior: [...]
Why are the United States Olympians wearing ski outfits that look like bad pajamas? The snowboarders are saddled with especially dorky plaid suits. It boggles my mind to think this is the best of our American design talent at work. Your image can be enhanced or shattered with poor choices.
Branding can elevate or destroy your [...]
A friend asked me how to add a link to a Facebook update. I decided to show her how using Jing, a free tool from TechSmith that allows me to capture my actions while using my computer (video and audio).
Watch my short video to find out how.
Add a link to your status update in Facebook
What [...]