Trafcom News Podcast 92: Five communication tips for 2010

In this 13-minute podcast, you’ll hear five tactics that may help you to communicate better in the new year. No bold predictions, just practical advice. You can download the MP3 file for this podcast directly by clicking here, or you can subscribe through iTunes. Or you can listen via the Blubrry player on the right side of the Trafcom News Podcast home page.

Here are the show notes:
Comment line: 212-624-0209

00:01 Intro and welcome

02:01 Tip #1: Get social. This is the year to get on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, if you haven’t already. Refer to the many resources online to help you get started, including:
LinkedIn Guide for New Users
33 Ways to Use LinkedIn for Business
Mashable Guide to Twitter
Mashable Guide to Facebook

04:02 Tip #2: Bookmark smartly. Try using Delicious, which lets you tag, save and share bookmarks. See my own bookmarks at http://delicious.com/trafcom.

06:32 Tip #3: Think mobile. What does your Web presence look like on a smart phone? If your site is on Wordpress, you can try the Mobile Press plug-in. I use this for my PodcastYourConference blog.

More and more people are accessing the Web via mobile devices; this trend will grow in 2010.

07:43 Tip #4: Learn online. Take advantage of the generosity of communication leaders who freely share their knowledge, such as Shel Holtz, Todd Defren, Mitch Joel, BL Ochman, Joe Thornley and others.

09:01 Remember that podcasts are another way to learn. My favourite is For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report.

09:45 Tip #5: Keep creating content. Remember multimedia as one way to execute your communication strategy – photos, audio and video in addition to text.

11:05 Upcoming IABC events in Toronto:
January 21, 2010 Engaging Employees panel discussion

January 27, 2010 Secrets of Successful Freelancers (not on the IABC site right now; will be soon at http://toronto.iabc.com/events/default.asp).

12:00 Where to send comments: email to Donna AT Trafcom DOT com, call the comment line at 212-624-0209 or post a message to the Trafcom News Podcast blog.

Look for the Trafcom News Podcast on Blubrry.com. Theme music is "Beneath Your Surface" by the Elisabeth Lohninger Quartet from the Podsafe Music Network.

Comments

[MartinBuckland]

As usual very informative, very professional and very pertinent!

Cannot wait until the next.

Thanks

[Sue Horner]

Great suggestions! I would put your own name under the list of people who generously share knowledge to help the rest of us learn online. All the best in 2010!
Sue

[Donna Papacosta]

Thanks for the kind words!

[Sridhar]

Delicious was a great suggestion. It serves me multiple ways.
1. As mentioned by you save and share bookmarks.
2. Able to check what other people with similar interests follow.
3. The RSS feed it generates - this is what I love. I subscribe to my bookmarks on Google's reader (actually I use another tool called calibre and push the article to my ebook reader) and I can read the links I want to read when I'm at the gym or when I commute.

[Donna Papacosta]

Yes, Delicious rocks!
Thanks for commenting.