Is there anyone you know these days who is not wired, almost tethered, to online social media? Only a handful of people come to my mind.
But another issue is how do you take what you are learning about being social online and translate it to what some call, in real life?
Have you been using online social media to the fullest?
Do you ever put on a different face online than in person?
What myths do many people erroneously believe about introverts? And just how bad can that be?
Social media or IRL, in real life, can make you shrink back from yourself. But your own body language can change your brain in just two minutes. Huh?
In this podcast of just 10 minutes, Stacy Kaufmann, radio director of Annie Jennings PR, is discussing with me how your love of social media can translate into more confident and powerful face-to-face communication.
That’s right. You can take your self-confidence with you from online to your face-to-face communications.
The title is, Let Your Love of Social Media Communication Help You Face to Face. It starts with loving yourself. You will hear why. But as we go along you will also find out:
- How can you leverage your social media savvy into in person success?
- Why is simply being yourself critical, behind the keyboard or face-to-face?
- What are some myths that introverts themselves buy into?
- How can you boost your confidence in two minutes, anytime you need it?
It was a fast moving interview created for Annie Jennings, of the National Publicity Firm, Annie Jennings PR.
If you listened to the podcast, what one thing did you take away?
If you did not listen, that’s okay. How would you answer just one the questions above?
Photo credits: https://www.freedigitalphotos.net/, by smarnad
I loved the Podcast. It was so well done. It very much resonated with me especially the part about introverts versus extroverts online or in person. It also occurred to me that I may seem different in person then online. I would have to ask others to see if that is there perception. What do you think? 🙂
There are so many ways we could be different online than in-person. Years ago I met a high profile blogger in person. I was shocked when who I had come to know, by virtue of both their writing and photo, that they did not sound like or look like who I knew. I forgave the writing and speaking difference – we don’t all write like we talk. I am still miffed that they had me fooled with appearance. But then, I have some pet peeves like that. Thanks Susan.
To an extent, we are all different people online than in person. No matter what, more crafting goes into creating an online persona than it does to being yourself in a face-to-face situation since real-time communication doesn’t allow for drafting and revising. Add to that also how our personalities will adjust according to the communication expectations of a given discourse community, and “being yourself” gets pretty complication. But wait, I do tend to over think things 😉
What an intriguing take on it Jeri! While for sure there is no drafting or revising, you cannot take back something you might say, I find preparation in thinking about for example, a speaking engagement, or a networking event ahead of time, helps to minimize gaffaws. You are funny! I knew that though. Thanks.
I love the whole Wonder Woman pose! It was a great interview!
Out of the 3 or 4 poses often used for this, WW is my favorite too Cheryl. I use it regularly so I KNOW first hand that it actually and positively works!
Nice post. Very intersting. Plussed and shared
Thanks so much Erik. I appreciate the sharing too.
As soon as I started reading this post I wondered if you had come across Amy Cuddy’s work and then I listened to the podcasts. 🙂 The body poses she discusses work so well it’s amazing. I also notice it now when I see people assuming power or powerless poses. I have even suggested to colleagues that they change their body posture if they wanted to feel more confident.
I thoroughly enjoyed the podcast and thought your points about remaining true to yourself online were spot on. From a completely pragmatic perspective, if you can’t see the obvious value of being honest, lies are hard to track, it’s way easier to remember the truth. 🙂
Amy Cuddy! If you did listen to her TED Talk, you know Debra she says, “Go out and share this.” So I did. And will continue to do so.
Thanks Debra.
My face is often less shy online than in person. It’s so much easier to say things when the person isn’t right in front of you, staring at you
Many people are taking advantage of online giving you a sense of less anxiousness to say things you want to. As long as when someone meets you in person, you walk your talk. Thanks Krystle.