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If you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner in
Halton Region, or if you’re thinking of starting a business, check out Halton
Entrepreneurship Week, November 12 to 14 at the Burlington Convention Centre.
You’ll find details and registration information for this HalTech event here.
As part of the event, on November 14 I’m participating in a social media panel. Should be fun. I hope to see you there.
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Happy Friday! Just for you: some communications-related links from the past week or so (excluding the huge stories that you’ve likely already seen – binders, anyone?).
Tips
for demos and presentations
I like this post from Mark Evans, with
his tips for start-up people doing presentations (except for the phrase
“no-brainer” in the title – a pet peeve of mine).
And here is my own post, written recently after watching a night of presentations: How to share your story in a demo.
Social
media tips and tricks
It can be a challenge to keep up with
all the changes in the various social media platforms. Here are some tips from
Social Media Examiner on how to maximize your new Twitter profile.
When I do social media workshops or coach individual clients, they always ask about those mysterious hashtags on Twitter and elsewhere. In this excellent post, my friend Amy Sept decodes the hashtag and how to use it.
Those of us who blog usually welcome suggestions about how to do it better. In this post Jeff Bullas shares 20 sins that bloggers often commit.
Sound
bites
As a podcaster, sound is very important
to me. And my friend Peter West knows it. That’s why he sent me this link to
two videos about capturing great audio. They’re geared toward photographers
using video, but the tips are useful to anyone who works with sound.
Friday fun
The Friday roundup would hardly be
complete without a video. Going along with the Gangnam meme, here are the folks
from the Stratford Festival, with surprise guest Peter Mansbridge. (For
non-Canadians, Mansbridge is Canada’s top news anchor; he is also married to Cynthia
Dale, one of Stratford’s leading ladies.)
For more content like this, follow me on Twitter or GooglePlus.
Visit the Trafalgar Communications website for information about how we can help your organization to tell its story through traditional and new media.
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After meeting Michael for the first time, you remembered him always. For me, it was at a Third Tuesday Toronto gathering more than six years ago. On the second meeting, a big smile and a hug seemed natural. After that, I’d always be pleased to run into him at the mesh conference or Podcamp or elsewhere around town, to hear what was on his mind, to laugh with him.
Like many people, I admired Michael’s intellect. He had a razor-sharp mind and a wit to match, yet his hilarious comments were usually aimed back at himself. Still, he was a genius at poking holes at pomposity and ignorance.
Michael was a generous soul. He was a driving force behind the spectacularly successful HoHoTO fundraiser for the Daily Bread Food Bank. Many young people have expressed thanks to him for his mentorship. Colleagues speak of his warmth and willingness to listen. He was kind to strangers too. I particularly remember a conversation via Twitter a couple of years ago. Someone mentioned giving loonies and toonies (one- and two-dollar Canadian coins) to street people. Michael asked: “Why just coins?” Good question! Yes, Michael was known to empty his pockets to help someone in need.
The PR community mourns the loss of this beautiful soul, who leaves behind his loving wife Leona and three young children, Charlie, Lily and Ruairi, as well as his parents and siblings and extended family in Canada and abroad.
Through the tears this morning, I smiled at a Facebook post by Michael’s brother Kieron:
“Goodbye big bro. Going to miss you.
Not gone, we just haven't worked out how to subscribe to your feed.”
Michael, you will be missed.
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A few months ago, friends of Michael set up a fundraising page to help his family.
If you weren’t fortunate enough to know Michael O’Connor Clarke, you can learn more about him here.
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For many independents and small business owners, writing proposals and estimates is the most difficult part of their work. If you gnash your teeth when it’s time to crank out a proposal, then come out to see Ilise Benun in action.
On November 7, 2012 at the meeting of the IABC/Toronto Professional Independent Communicators, this marketing maven is going to share her secrets for producing proposals that win.
You’ll learn:
You can listen to a short podcast interview I did with Ilise here. And be sure to visit her Marketing-Mentor.com site, where she offers loads of useful content.
Or just register for this event. In my opinion, it’s a must-attend for anyone who wants to succeed as an independent communicator.
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On Wednesday, October 17 at 2 p.m. Eastern, I’m
doing a webinar, sponsored by the folks at Brainshark, on one of my favourite
topics: storytelling. In this one-hour online event you’ll learn how to harness
the power of digital storytelling to inspire and inform your audience and drive
them to action. Learn how to capture attention and connect emotionally so that
your stories help people remember your content and act on it.
Whether you’re in sales or marketing, human resources or training, you’ll leave the webinar with:
Sign up for this free webinar here.
UPDATE: Here is a link to a replay of this webinar.
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