One of my favorite unicorns-and-rainbows myths to pick on is the dog-eared “don’t call yourself a guru.” I’ve heard said a bunch of different ways, and it’s present anytime someone maligns the term “social media expert” or suggests there is no such thing. It turns out though, that when you pull the rainbow-colored wool from […]
Building on my cocktail party analogy, imagine yourself at a networking event deep in conversation with a new bunch of friends. One of them is a total bummer and is constantly negative. How much do you really want to be talking to that person? Social media is no different than that party. Both on Facebook […]
Imagine yourself at a networking event or cocktail party. You’re talking to a handful of people, and one guy is only talking about himself. Is he your favorite person to converse with? On the other hand there’s another guy who’s talking about you, your needs and your experiences. Which would you rather talk to? Social […]
One of my favorite parts of my work is presenting the findings of my research to audiences, and as part of that I get really excited about building attractive and educational slideshows. Over the past few years I’ve researched and built a series of presentations that each explore the data and science behind some aspect […]