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Helping
you harness
the
power of people
Making the most of your
screens
April 2014 | Curt Hammond
Chief Listening Officer, Pearl Street
Communications
Technology For A
Busy Admin Pro
Let’s Talk Technology
Lots of ideas
Today is NOT a ‘how to’
Not platform specific
Why I love technology
Technology Is An
Attitude
It can be empowering
Own the technology,
don’t let technology own
you
Try new things (at the
right time)
Rarely is it perfect
PollEveryWhere.com
An easy way to test the
temperature of the room
780.800.5606
Engaging, new, immediate
Only 40 responses?!?
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Pixlr.com
To crop that photo of the
recently departed
executive
Accessible, free
Good enough
iStockphoto.com
Get that pic fast and easy
Options!
Options! Watch those
prices
Canva.com
Look like a professional
designer
WOW, easy, fast
You won’t need to hire
Pearl Street
Wordle.net
Make anything less boring
Easy to use
JAVA! Hard to save
PRESENTATIONS
Prezi.com
The deck is dead…long live
Prezi!
New, engaging,
restrictive
Steep learning curve,
motion sickness
Slideshare.net
No more e-mailing
presentations (and no more
starting from scratch!)
Easy to use
Another place to store
stuff
TIME & INFO TRACKING
Doodle.net
No more “I didn’t agree to
that date!”
The new standard
Not fancy, pay to
integrate into your calendar
Harvest.com
Track that time: and not
just yours
Virtual, flexible,
exportable
No app
Asana
Who’s on first and when do
they need to leave for
second?
cheep, easy, flexible
sloppy design and no app
Evernote.com
Your new brain and memory
stick
Its EVERYWHERE all the
time
Still haven’t found any…
Quora.com
Ask and ye shall know
Ashton Kutcher!
Charging buffalo’s
GETTING INTO THE CLOUD
Options
Google Drive
DropBox
Microsoft One Drive
Apple iCloud
Google Docs
For those simple docs that
you need to share
Accessible, multi-user,
convenient
You won’t win any design
awards
DropBox.com
No more, “Your server
won’t accept my file”
calls
Easy to use, works on all
OS
Eventually you will pay
THE IMPORTANT STUFF
Music & Movies
Songza.com
Grooveshark.com
Music.cbc.ca
Netflix.ca
– Sherlock, House of Cards,
Suits
Thank You
Helping you harness the
power of people
Pearl Street Communications
pearlstreet.ca | @PearlStreetInc
[email protected] | 519.846.8130
slideshare.net/TeamPearlStreet
Our Work
Philosophy
The world does not
need more marketing.
It needs more
communicating.
We don’t talk to
people. We talk
with them.
It’s not about
us.
It is about our
audience.
Less is
more.
Listen first.
Communications is
more than talking
and writing.
Clarity.
Clarity.
Clarity.
Consistency
builds trust.
Beta is good. So are
mistakes.
Never stop
learning. Always
share, especially
the truth.
Honesty and
transparency always
win the day.
Courageous
conversations make for
better and longer
lasting relationships.
Relationships matter.
Partnership trumps
flying solo.
More
‘and’
and less
‘or’.
Technology is a means
not an end.
Ask.
Don’t
tell or
sell.
Community is the
answer.
A world where community development, responsible energy generation and conservation are recognized as tools to build healthy and sustainable communities.
Our Vision
To help our clients
and
community build
relationships.
Our Mission
People and Ideas
Making a Difference
Sustainability
Creativity and Design
Clarity
Our Values
Helping you harness
the
power of people.
