Comments on: Question: How useful is social media for public speakers? http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2010/01/14/question-how-useful-is-social-media-for-public-speakers/ "...a new favorite blog for professional excellence in public speaking, speech-writing, and executive communications." - The Register, May 24, 2008 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:19:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Kordell Norton http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2010/01/14/question-how-useful-is-social-media-for-public-speakers/comment-page-1/#comment-195910 Kordell Norton Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:46:24 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=1868#comment-195910 Since Social Media allows a person to get buy in from others, but more especially from those who have power and influence, the question is. . . ."how do I know the difference?" Since IQ is not as great a indicator of success as it was decades ago, the new thinking is that EQ (common sense) may indeed be a better predictor of success. Hence, the comments and posts to your Web 2.0 posts should be considered based on innovation/creativity and just downright common sense. Since Social Media allows a person to get buy in from others, but more especially from those who have power and influence, the question is. . . .”how do I know the difference?”

Since IQ is not as great a indicator of success as it was decades ago, the new thinking is that EQ (common sense) may indeed be a better predictor of success. Hence, the comments and posts to your Web 2.0 posts should be considered based on innovation/creativity and just downright common sense.

]]> By: Marilyn Suttle http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2010/01/14/question-how-useful-is-social-media-for-public-speakers/comment-page-1/#comment-195904 Marilyn Suttle Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:05:50 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=1868#comment-195904 Fantastic topic! One thing I'd want to know is best practices for responding to tweets live on stage. Would you suggest having a point person who monitors the tweets and gives you a heads up when there's something to address? What are some other options? Fantastic topic! One thing I’d want to know is best practices for responding to tweets live on stage. Would you suggest having a point person who monitors the tweets and gives you a heads up when there’s something to address? What are some other options?

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