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TeleSeminar for expatriate accompanying partners and family members. Staying connected with career and professional network, and with family and friends during international assignments.
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Online Expat: August 05, 2010
Online Expat
Expat Summer SeminarAugust 05, 2010
With Evelyn Simpson & Jennifer Bradley
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What will you take away from this seminar?
A Simple Approach to Assessing your Current Needs
Understanding The Rules of the Game: How to an Be Effective Social Media User
Tips for Choosing Among the Various Tools
Dealing with Lack of Accessibility
Traps to Avoid
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Assessing Your Current Needs
I want to:
Maintain existing connections
Make new connections
Find Resources ….
Questions to Consider:
Your personal style & preferences
The Habits of Your “Audience” –how can I make it easy for them?
Friends
Professional & BusinessFamily
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Many Options Personal Professional &
Business
Internet Phone e.g. Skype; Vonage
x x Direct
Video Options
Inexpensive
Facebook; Bebo
x x Easy of Use
Tools
LinkedIn; Plaxo
x Connections
Research
Groups
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Options Contd.Personal Professional &
Business
Microblogging:
(Free)
x x Informal
Short Messages
Number of users +/-
Blogging
(Free and Paid)
x x Purpose?
Multimedia
Time?
Do you like to write?
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Resources Specific to Expats
Yahoo groups
Blogs Author sites
LinkedIn GroupsTrailing Spouse
Expat Web
Forum on Expat Websites
Don’t forget: Groups & Associations with whom you have a common Interest (Personal, professional, etc)
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The “Rules of the Game”
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts (benefits of sharing and collaboration)
Choose tools with audience in mind
Take time to get to know the group culture
Do group preferences match your personal preferences?
Giving and reciprocity
Specific requests
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What if your normal tools aren’t available?
Slow internet connection or access restrictions mean that your normal modes of communication aren’t available.
Are there any work-arounds? What are the costs?
Which connections are important to maintain? Let others know your new limitations
Be prepared to commit time (and maybe money) to maintaining important connections by alternative means
Re-establish other methods when access is possible (if you want to)
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Traps to Avoid
Use of Your Time
Privacy & Security
Reputation (the trail you leave)
Take communication offline as appropriate
Awareness & Self-monitoring –Staying connected with old life vs. engaging in new one.
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Wrap up and Q & A
Know your Goals
Keep it Simple
Regular Activity vs. “Binging”
Online + Offline
Your Questions & Comments
Online Expat: August 05, 2010Expat Summer Seminar Series. Copyright 2010.Evelyn Simpson & Jennifer Bradley
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