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Video: How To Be A Social Media Provocateur

This video shows an interview by Harvard Business Review with Josh Bernoff, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research.  Bernoff lays out a series of steps that companies can do to step into the social media landscape with references to over 60 company case studies.

Bernoff says the wrong way to start is to transform everything overnight but says small successes will help the company to proceed. He recommends getting an executive sponsor within your company who supports social media efforts so that your efforts stay alive.

How To Stay In Control When Speaking Your Point-of-View

This is an example worth seeing.  Two experienced commentators, on opposing sides of an issue, passionately debate and stay on topic without resorting to character assassinations, swearing(O’Reilly let slip) or walk-outs. One of the commentators does a better job of staying in control and on message than the other. I teach people how to handle themselves calmly and on message in this type of situation. For details of the next workshop, click here.

Aired on Fox News Show The Factor with Bill O’Reilly on 04/05/07.
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Four Tips To Making The Speech of Your Life

In the middle of difficulty lies the opportunity - Albert Einstein.

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Posted by Vienna Richards | Filed under Current, Training | Mar 5, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | No Comments
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