Becoming a Web Star

Listening to a webinar entitled




"Social Media updates for Successful Business"



It is becoming clear that social media is the marketing tool of the future and that it is very effective right now. I am already collecting clients and business via facebook and twitter. http://www.facebook.com/jamesmcginty and @james8734.

As a new business I find this both exciting and daunting. I spend a lot of time updating these sites and also investigating you tube, slideshare, linkedin, ecademy, etc and it eats into time that could be productive in other areas. There is definitely scope for outsourcing at least some of these items.

What I have discovered is that the more you access social media, in a responsible fashion, the better known you become. As you become better known people begin to trust you and are then prepared to buy your products or services.


Jump on the social media band wagon now or get left behind.


James McGinty

www.bespeak.co.uk


 

Its never easy

I am am determined to become a regular blogger, but it's not that easy.  Finding the time every day can be a real chore as can finding fresh material.

My intention was to focus the blog on Public Speaking and related topics,  but I was using too narrow a mind set.  I will continue with the blog and update more often but will probably address a wider range of topics.  I have finally got to the stage of starting my own business.  Small beginiings.  I deliver my first "Personal Power" Course on 23rd April for the local community in Harwich.

I now have 2 websites http://www.bespeak.co.uk/ whioch will relate to all things public speaking and http://www.powerofchoice.co.uk/ which will relate to success through personal power.  I will be adding free resources to both sites so feel free to drop by.

Back Again

3 Months since I last posted anything. I have been preoccupied with other areas of my life and have neglected the blog.

I made the decision to start again, but only on an occasional basis. I tried so hard to update daily that it became a burden rather than a joy. Hopefully one post a week will be a reasonable target.

I am also about to revamp my website WWW.bespeak.co.uk so check often to see what has changed.

Its not what you say.....

Been otherwise occupied for a while. So the blog has been neglected.

Attended one of my toastmasters club tonight. What a fantastic evening it was. Lots of motivation, lots of inspiration and lots of humour.

One thing I did notice was the use of tautology - using different words to say the same thing without adding to the meaning. "This moment in time", " a new innovation", future plans", exact facts, etc.

When preparing a speech it is worth writing it down and reading through it, in order to avoid these phrases. Always challenge your own grammar. By doing this you will soon learn to steer clear of tautology even when speaking "off the cuff", "at a moments notice".

You can learn even more tips and tricks by attending one of the courses or booking a coaching session at www.bespeak.co.uk