by Dayna on November 3, 2010
For those of us who spend days, weeks, months on the road – standing in security lines, squeezing into too tiny airline seats, eating bad road food, trying to remember what color car we rented, what tonight’s hotel room number is and wondering how long the meeting will go on – I have some suggestions [...]
by Dayna on December 28, 2009
Have you given thought to your New Year’s resolutions yet? How could you not. Everyone is talking about what they will – or need to – do in 2010. Here’s my list. Steeleworkers unite and hang on to this. Check in periodically and make sure I am on track. That’s what networking and friends are for…
by Dayna on December 4, 2009
So what do you do when Campus Activities Magazine names you a Hot Choice for speakers in their Nov/Dec 2009 issue?
by Dayna on October 13, 2009
Too many introductions run too long. They recount faithfully the speaker’s degrees, job history and seemingly every award she has won since second grade.
by Dayna on October 6, 2009
Despite the travel hassles and the same food across the country at the lunch and/or dinner, a conference is still one of the best ways to keep up with your industry, network with like-minded individuals and form relationships and, open your mind to new ideas and new ways of doing things.
by Dayna on September 12, 2009
And LinkedIn? Well, that was the one I was ready to drop, just for the sake of time. Before I hit the delete button, I thought I would ask my social network what they thought. Last Thursday I tweeted “Reasons to stay on LinkedIn?” Answers poured in on both Twitter and Facebook. The consensus?
by Dayna on June 26, 2009
While I enjoy seeing the latest and greatest antics of friends on Facebook and love being a business voyeur on LinkedIn, hands down my favorite tool is Twitter. I’ve connected with event planners looking for a last minute speaker, gotten great feedback from audience members and generally just been able to keep my finger on the pulse of what is happening in the industry – from all sides – the planner, the speaker, the participant.
