(10) Looking Glass Salon and Spa. @Geaux Pink: This is important activism by a woman-owned business, owned by a woman who has never been the type to do nothing about the things in this world that need changing. Geaux Sandra Vasquez.
“Just the act of writing is a form of resistance.” via Author Connie May Fowler often writes about the abuse of women – St. Petersburg Times.
Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy | Video on TED.com. Do you fancy yourself a citizen journalist? How about a citizen? If you agree with causes such as #Occupy, have you gotten involved? What have you done? Blogged about it? Attended a rally? I’d love to hear from both those who see themselves in this … Continue reading
Assignment: Finding the Key Working from your Power Pitch, write six specific and credible key messages. Use the next page to craft your first draft. Key message 1: Who Key message 2: What Key message 3: Why Supporting message 1: When Supporting message 2: Where Supporting message 3: How
So now we are going to work on creating key messages. You might hear them called talking points. It’s the main points you always want to make to set the stage for any communication about your organization. You’ll have a key message based on who you are and who you help, Another based on what … Continue reading
Key Messages Your Key Messages are the Main Points You Want to Communicate We are still working with the words and phrases you created while developing your Power Pitch. In business, you have numerous opportunities to deliver two or three key points about your business. These statements are the messages you will repeat, in different … Continue reading
Try this: Practice your Power Pitch. Speak it out loud in your car on your way to networking events. Print it out and post it near your computer. And this: Get three blank sheets of paper. Title the first sheet “Reporters”. The next will be “Prospects,” and the last sheet will be “Referral Sources.” Work … Continue reading
Question Everything Take 10 minutes to really ask yourself: With whom do do I work best? In what areas do I or my business specialize? What really, truly makes me different? “It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.” –Gertrude Stein Your Power Pitch Use this worksheet to answer … Continue reading
I call it a Power Pitch How many times have you stood up in the introduction portion of a networking meeting and stated your name, position and company and…that’s all. Did you sit down feeling like you had just missed another opportunity to share how your product or service helps others? Or maybe you tried to … Continue reading
Reblogged from CU Today – Coventry University: Investigative journalism is a high profile topic in recent times, with examples such as ‘Hackgate’ and ‘Arab Spring’ gaining attention from the whole world. The discussion of investigative journalism dying out or continuing on is a topic of discussion for many of the nations leading journalists and lecturers … Continue reading
