Your Internet Presence – Part 6: Technical Vs. Social Skills

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Technical versus Social Skills 

To maintain your good, or positive, online presence, it’s necessary to balance your technical talent with your social expertise.  You need both to demonstrate your online prowess.

Dictionary.com defines these two skills, as follows:

Social:

  1. Seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious
  2. Living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation

Technical:

  1. Belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like
  2. Skilled in or familiar in a practical way with a particular art, trade, etc…

Your Internet Presence – Part 5: LinkedIn

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Making the Most of Your

Guest posted by Lyn Nelson

LinkedIn is the leading online professional networking tool. No matter which industry you're in, or at which stage in your career, networking is still the #1 way to land a job, and LinkedIn is the best way to leverage your network online.

Whether you're a LinkedIn beginner or pro (or are still staring wide-eyed at it trying to make sense of the chaos), here are a few tips for why and how LinkedIn can work for you, without eating up your life.

Your Internet Presence – Part 4: A Good Impression

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The Good

There are many ways to make a good impression through your Internet presence.  Although we are focusing on business etiquette, your overall presence is essential to your professional image.  And, remember, everyone is involved in business in some way.  A student’s business is focused on schoolwork and school-related and extracurricular activities, getting into college, earning a degree and preparing to launch a career.  No matter what stage of life you are in, establishing a good professional brand is a worthy goal.   

Your Internet Presence – Part 3: Avoiding Disaster

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  The Bad & The Ugly Continued…

Six Disaster Areas to Avoid!

 As you strive to clean up and improve your Internet presence, using your SWOT analysis, let’s delve a bit deeper into some of the possible weaknesses and threats to your Internet presence.  In last week’s post, I suggested that you assess your headshots and other photos that are posted to your Facebook, LinkedIn and other sites.  Here are some other online issues you should address and assess:

Your Internet Presence – Part 2: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

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   The Good, The  Bad & The Ugly

 

The Internet can be a good thing.  But Bonnie Prince Harry -- who was caught literally with his pants down in photos that have resulted in massive exposure (so to speak) on the Internet this past week – has learned that the Internet can also be a very badplace.  And, as the Royal Redhead’s Las Vegas photos have apparently resulted in damaged relationships, expected disciplinary action by the British Army and an anticipated dressing down (sorry) by Her Majesty The Queen, The Prince of Wales has also discovered that the Internet can have its ugly side. 

Your Internet Presence – Part 1: The Fishbowl

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The Fishbowl called the Internet

Establishing a presence on the Internet is akin to having your life displayed in a fishbowl.  While maintaining a positive presence can be a very good thing, if not handled properly it can be a very bad thing.  It all depends on how you craft your Internet image – or brand – whether your presence goes swimmingly well or it sinks you!  

The following are among the current media that project you onto the Internet:

Summer Vacation Etiquette – Part 10: Returning Home

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Returning Home, with Thanks

Returning home from vacation can be bittersweet.  On the one hand, you’re glad to be home to your familiar surroundings and the comfort of being back in your own space.  On the other hand, there might be a bit of a letdown after the change of scenery and routine you experienced while traveling and visiting other regions of the U.S. or another country.  But, the fact remains that your vacation is over and it’s time to go back to school or work.

Summer Vacation Etiquette – Part 9: Global Travel

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Global Etiquette

Globalization has transformed the workplace, making everyone more sensitive to the various cultures that the diverse workforce has produced.  Technology has brought nations closer together, and today we Americans work with people from all over the world and of various backgrounds. 

But it’s a bit different working with people of diversified backgrounds at work than when we travel to other countries and find ourselves on different turfs where the local customers often are quite different from ours.  In those cases it behooves Americans to know the proper etiquette and protocol of the country to which we have traveled, whether we’re there for business or pleasure.

Summer Vacation Etiquette – Part 8: Airline Travel

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Airline Travel Etiquette

Although airline travel has become increasingly complicated and challenging, it is also increaslingly popular  this summer and flights are crowded.  You can expect delays due to weather, equipment issues, flights backed up and other conditions. 

The formula to make your air travel as pleasant and efficient as possible is: preparation + good manners = successful air travel.  The following tips will help your travel to be safe and enjoyable:

Vacation Etiquette – Part 7: Cycling

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Bicycle Etiquette

Whether you travel by bicycle for recreation, such as touring or mountain biking, or you use your bicycle to get to or do your work, there are the rules of the road and the rules of etiquette to follow.

The important fact to remember when you are bicycling on the highway, trail or city street, is that you are on one of the most vulnerable vehicles on the road.  But, it’s not just other vehicles with which you must contend; expect to encounter pedestrians (including children, people pushing strollers, disabled and elderly people), dogs, deer, horses, other bicyclists, etc.  Many motorists resent bicyclists on the road because they are afraid they are going to hit a bicyclist; many pedestrians resent bicyclists on the trail and city streets because they fear the bicyclist will run into them.  Bicyclists have been known to flout the law by speeding, running red lights, disregarding pedestrians, failing to signal properly, riding erratically or in a driver’s blind spot.  Bicyclists are frequently viewed as nuisances on the road, trail or in the city.