In a previous article we discussed the plight of Mary Duncan, Director of the Income Security Branch, who had to contend with John, the human speed bump. John’s tended to shoot holes in new ideas, procrastinate, and generally hold to the status quo. If only that was Mary’s only problem person! Jennifer is a human…
Author: Robert Bacal
Be Credible. Be Trusted. Persuade. Lead: Ten tips. Learn the gentle art of persuasion and leadership. Lead so people follow.
It doesn’t matter who you are speaking to. Whether to a group of a thousand, a radio or television audience, or one person in the privacy of your office, much depends on your ability to come across in a credible and honest fashion. Good intentions are not enough. Many the honest, open speaker has created…
Disposable Communication On The Internet: Do people read what you write?
Disposable Communication On The Internet: What You Need To Know About Disposable Communication On Social Media These days, social media – large platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, message boards, and texting have become the norm to communicate. Few people realize however that their communication on many of these “channels” is completely disposable. In essence, that means…
Communicating About Social Media – Does Such A Broad Definition of Social Media Cause Problems?
Yes. In fact it’s a huge unrecognized problem because of the way social media is discussed both within social media platforms, and by standard media such as television, or print publications. Here’s why. If you take a look at the variety or types of social media we indicated were accepted as falling under the umbrella…
What Platforms and Tools Are Considered Part of Social Media?
Almost Anything! When one develops definitions of a “something” it is desirable to define what things are included in the definition, and what things are NOT included in the definitions. The less things that are excluded, the less useful the definition, and its meaning because it’s simply too general to facilitate effective communication. Such is…
Online Communication Inferior To Print, Research says
Limits on Social Media Communication Effectiveness Research Shows That Reading On A Screen Is Much Inferior To Reading In Print One of the problems about how people use social media to communicate is they fail to recognize that each platform has different inherent strengths and weaknesses. They don’t take into account the different reader behaviors that…