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Jay Rosen on bloggers having ethics

by Lee Hopkins on October 15, 2008 · 0 comments

in public speaking

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. You can even subscribe by email! Thanks for visiting!When Mitch Joel (the legendary ‘Man in Black’ of Canadian social media) emails me and a bunch of my colleagues and says, "Pay attention to this video, and pass it on" then indeed [...]

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Last night I and Lindy McKeown presented at the CPA Congress here in Australia.
But rather than fly to Melbourne, Sydney or the Gold Coast we presented in-world, at a venue built especially for the event.
To say they (the CPA organisers) were nervous would be a MASSIVE understatement! I could see their avatars shaking from the [...]

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“The only blogger in the top 10 with his own press kit, Lee Hopkins is an internal and web-based external communication business consultant who shares his views via a blog, which offers visitors a whole heap of content around better understanding of social media”

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Hey gang, places for the Intranets and Social Media Workshops for Communicators, taking place at UNSW’s CBD Campus, Sydney on 28, 29 & 30 October 2008 are filling fast.
You need to call 02 8249 8352 to reserve yours.
Each workshop is one full day and with classes limited to 20 participants you are sure to get [...]

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Just thinking aloud:
Which of these headlines works best for you:
How to impress your clients and win valuable new business                  Or How to avoid losing clients and missing out on opportunities

Phil Gott tumbled across my vision whilst researching how small-medium sized PSFs [...]

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My friend Laurel Papworth will be in Adelaide on Thursday 20th November as part of the Adelaide leg of the national CPA Congress.
Leveraging the power of social networking – the rise of the corporate Facebook Laurel Papworth, CEO, World Communities
Myspace, Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites are but [...]

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Yesterday I attempted to persuade senior HR folks of the necessity to allow social networking at work. I was presenting at the Adelaide leg of the Australian HR Industry’s annual roadshow, attempting to answer the question ‘Should Social Networking be allowed in the workplace?’
My view is strongly ‘YES!’ and here’s why:
We ask of new [...]

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PowerPoint: Less is more

by Lee Hopkins on September 12, 2008 · 0 comments

in public speaking, tools

Those who have been reading this blog for more than a few months know that I am passionate about good PowerPoint.
Like everyone else, I have suffered from ‘Death by PowerPoint’ waaaay too many times to want to inflict on others, so I take great pains to ensure that my own slides are at least half-interesting.
My [...]

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