Being able to introduce yourself is one of the most important professional skills you can develop. The cliche that “first impressions are everything” is a cliche for a reason, yet many people (myself included) sell themselves short in their introduction. I observed the traits of successful people who do a superstar job introducing themselves. Here’s how they do it.
Chris
Taming Your Inbox: How to Manage Your Email in Less Time
For many of us, email swallows up a significant percentage of our workday. For me, it’s more than 30% of my day! Here is my personal list of ways to manage email based on research and personal experimentation.
The Value of a Like: The Price of Customer Engagement in an Era of Social Media Marketing
This 28 page paper, from my 2015 Masters Degree Capstone Project at the University of Pennsylvania, explores the value of social media as a business marketing tool.
1 Easy Way I Accidentally Became a Better Conference Speaker
One of the biggest challenges of presenting is being able to succinctly and clearly summarize a lot of information in a short amount of time. After being a part of panel presentation at the 2015 Streaming Media West conference (an excellent conference on video and audio on the web), I recognized a very simple but useful tool in honing this ability. It may even be obvious, but I wish I realized it sooner.
Professional Quality Webcasting on a Shoestring Budget: Gear List
With modern technology and services, it’s now possible to host professional grade webcasts on a small budget. At the University of Pennsylvania, we produce weekly webcasts in our Modern and Contemporary Poetry MOOC. The webcasts are done in regular room on a modest 3-camera setup, comprised of only a fraction of a “professional” studio’s gear.
Online Courses in the Age of the MOOC
At the University of Pennsylvania, we’ve been offering for-credit online courses for many years. However, the landscape of online course offerings became much more interesting in 2012 when the University partnered with the online course platform, Coursera, to start offering select courses as MOOCs — not-for-credit courses that are free and open to the world.
The Important Role of Live Webcasts in MOOCs & Online Learning
As an I.T. Professional at the University of Pennsylvania, I’ve been lucky to work on Al Filreis’ 10-week Modern and Contemporary Poetry MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on Coursera. The free, not-for-credit course is comprised of nearly 100 pre-recorded video lectures, weekly quizzes and 4 writing assignments.
Creating Engaging + Interactive Live Webcasts
The Wikipedia article for “webcast” states that “webcasting usually refers to non-interactive linear streams or events” and that “essentially, webcasting is broadcasting over the internet.” There is absolutely no reason for webcasts to be “non-interactive.” You’re doing yourself and your audience a disservice if this is the case. At the University of Pennsylvania, we’ve done dozens of interactive webcasts, trying many new tools along the way.
Does Google Hangouts On Air “Make the Cut” as a Professional Webcasting Platform?
With Google Hangouts On Air, you can host and broadcast live discussions and performances to the world. You can also embed the live video player into a webpage with an html code, and later edit and share a copy of the broadcast. At the University of Pennsylvania, I’ve done dozens of complex, large-scale live webcasts using Google Hangouts on Air. Here, I share my findings.