tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38218668210517626082024-03-28T12:05:28.910-06:00Brandit With RobynRobyn T. Braley - Brand Specialist | Writer | Speaker | Communication CoachRobyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-81800248801571723842024-03-28T11:46:00.015-06:002024-03-28T12:04:56.618-06:00Master the Art of Writing for an Online Audience<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6ERk6ztDvFIc6NSoIZUO0WIieDPaUdUBjbCWQvwBXIlG0sENma0CS_M5Pt_LzcU1V4nkmKt9hvsj0lKw93Tpo4lgLBmknRv-KSMPFufsnnOrvE5UAlBLFwQgSHlE8g67JilumbiuQ4dsPMZO4wgIxoFNX_1JFAX4KswIIMQ8PUQ0Q6GnMb8-Lao9oJ8/s1280/WRITING%20FOR%20AN%20ONLINE%20AUDIENCE.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6ERk6ztDvFIc6NSoIZUO0WIieDPaUdUBjbCWQvwBXIlG0sENma0CS_M5Pt_LzcU1V4nkmKt9hvsj0lKw93Tpo4lgLBmknRv-KSMPFufsnnOrvE5UAlBLFwQgSHlE8g67JilumbiuQ4dsPMZO4wgIxoFNX_1JFAX4KswIIMQ8PUQ0Q6GnMb8-Lao9oJ8/w640-h360/WRITING%20FOR%20AN%20ONLINE%20AUDIENCE.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Practical ways to help readers better understand what you mean.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Written by Robyn T. Braley</span></span></p>
<h3 style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tips for improving audience engagement when writing emails, social media content and website posts!</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">We’ve all received them—emails with random
subject lines and content that rambles on forever. We’ve all seen Facebook,
LinkedIn, Twitter, Blog, or website posts, which are one big blob that is a challenge to read!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">Writing online content requires a different
approach than writing for essays, reports, magazines or newspapers. What I
share will also make information in printed proposals or reports easier to
read.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br></span></p>
<h3 style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Why is this Important?</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">Strong online communication skills are
important for leaders and frontline workers. We want to be better understood by
others and to better understand them as we exchange ideas online.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span></span></p><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2024/03/master-art-of-writing-for-online.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-36323132646070894452024-02-14T21:21:00.009-07:002024-02-16T15:49:14.618-07:00Make Them Listen! Performance Tips for Speakers<h3 style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1czmMe7yWAJtZ0XJW-G7g9LYbTb0xa91kwVUjygTQzBAaqY1499_xTmYMvCzyibjujUirdQj2CEcxDvMIIJHhFk_-efCItSdl1Am02USoRT-SsEJQGrsYxk1Cirzw4O-H9Fguaz_763WJXAeWiwFJC8NxFS0JN9FRIDuTQodwibOvX00AolUdGaWjfg/s1280/HOW%20TO%20MAKE%20THEM%20LISTEN%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1czmMe7yWAJtZ0XJW-G7g9LYbTb0xa91kwVUjygTQzBAaqY1499_xTmYMvCzyibjujUirdQj2CEcxDvMIIJHhFk_-efCItSdl1Am02USoRT-SsEJQGrsYxk1Cirzw4O-H9Fguaz_763WJXAeWiwFJC8NxFS0JN9FRIDuTQodwibOvX00AolUdGaWjfg/w640-h360/HOW%20TO%20MAKE%20THEM%20LISTEN%202.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Speaker performance tips to help make your audience listen!</td></tr></tbody></table></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">Have you spent hours preparing for an important speech only to have it fail to connect with your audience? Raise your public speaking game by incorporating my performance tips to help engage your audience and leave a lasting impression. </span></h3><div><span style="color: #0e101a;"><br></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The worst review any speaker can receive is to be called boring. Creating engaging speech content is the first step to engagement. </span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br></span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The second step is to bring life to your presentation through performance. What you say is often less important than the way you say it. </span></div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br></span></p><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Seven Cs For Success</strong></h3><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br></strong></p><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">1. Confidence – preparation, presentation, owning the stage<br></span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">2. Credibility – being seen as the expert<br></span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">3. Content – relevant, resonating<br></span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">4. Connecting – read the room to engage<br></span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">5. Context – know the room's physical properties<br></span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">6. Control – microphones, music, slide show, video<br></span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">7. Communication – putting it all together</span></div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br></span></p><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Connecting – Reading the Room</strong></h3><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br></strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Reading the room helps understand the mood of the audience. Non-verbal cues signal whether their emotional level is high or low. 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margin-top: 0pt;">Tech Check Tips For Public Speakers, MCs, Comics, and Funeral Eulagizers</span></a></p></span></div></blockquote><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span></span></div><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2024/02/how-to-make-audiences-listen-to-your.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-13481382175037268412023-12-06T11:30:00.064-07:002024-02-16T15:49:56.400-07:00Script Options for Successful Speakers<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvGUkTCgoGCFYyK3a_ocGZCOSITYpYppSg7sX6LgFcV74HfrUFq4YSE5q8EsBaM3sj2KFgkZLAgOW0L53eeg6SIq6LHn2aeNUBDo_hSuHSs0-fmWAiITX2idDkZ6fdEabf45ia1tVj0R0NW3EEnV-uBJXBnrtr_4j7_pbVWbh9_qDealuRgd4jZ26DHY/s1280/SPEECH%20PRESENTATION%20OPTIONS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvGUkTCgoGCFYyK3a_ocGZCOSITYpYppSg7sX6LgFcV74HfrUFq4YSE5q8EsBaM3sj2KFgkZLAgOW0L53eeg6SIq6LHn2aeNUBDo_hSuHSs0-fmWAiITX2idDkZ6fdEabf45ia1tVj0R0NW3EEnV-uBJXBnrtr_4j7_pbVWbh9_qDealuRgd4jZ26DHY/w640-h360/SPEECH%20PRESENTATION%20OPTIONS.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's more than one way to format a speech for presentation. What's best for you?</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Written by Robyn T. Braley</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></div>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After your </span><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2022/11/does-writing-speeches-frustrate-you.html"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">speech is written</span></a><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, you must organize it into a presentation format that suits
your style.<br></span><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br></span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Of course, the ideal way to deliver
a speech is to memorize it. However, if that’s not for you, there are other
delivery methods.</span></h3><div><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br></span></div>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Last Laugh</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As every speaker
knows, the path to speaking success is paved with hours of preparation. I
learned this principle the hard way. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The first time I
spoke before a crowd of 400 people, I was 17 and running to become the President
of my High School Student’s Counsel. I aced the debate and won because I told
jokes about my opponent. My election victory had nothing to do with visionary
thinking or big ideas. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">While I won the
election, the last laugh was on me. The second time I spoke to that same crowd was
one week later. That time, my fellow students expected me to be … well …
Presidential. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2023/12/speech-presentation-options-for-success.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-92047596194747668022023-12-01T10:32:00.001-07:002023-12-01T12:26:52.802-07:00You Can Make a Difference - Giving Strategies 2023<p><i></i></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-ayGqofQOH2Hrclfa7Ok9e2EBc2IqdqENa8vAA8qi2sflYHevFoSBe3etR702dUbVc2VZGMxdvzfhZzDs8wrWy5g351EhrWLIoCPIw0QMRP94YexB77PpZ9TYTFHnxAxjppx6AhuA3nmPQDuBXL-24joKchpwfVBphUWqfcOPmx3iD_0RbTr1KzN/s1280/GIVE%20BECAUSE%20YOU%20CAN%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-ayGqofQOH2Hrclfa7Ok9e2EBc2IqdqENa8vAA8qi2sflYHevFoSBe3etR702dUbVc2VZGMxdvzfhZzDs8wrWy5g351EhrWLIoCPIw0QMRP94YexB77PpZ9TYTFHnxAxjppx6AhuA3nmPQDuBXL-24joKchpwfVBphUWqfcOPmx3iD_0RbTr1KzN/w640-h360/GIVE%20BECAUSE%20YOU%20CAN%202.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Give with a grateful heart!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Written by Robyn T. Braley</span></i></div></i></h3><p><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Robyn T. Braley is a brand specialist,
writer, speaker, community leader and media commentator. He is the President of
UniMark Creative Inc. </span></i></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">The last day of December 2023 is the final opportunity to receive tax credits for donations to charitable organizations.</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br>The needs are significant! Recovery from the COVID pandemic has been compounded by runaway inflation causing a worldwide economic crisis. The shock of skyrocketing rental rates and food costs caught financial experts and extraordinary people off guard. </h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">The needs in our communities have been </span>amplified several times over<span face="Arial, sans-serif">! </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">People are desperate. </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Families are in distress. Many are forced to choose between paying the rent and buying food!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%;">Every day, worthy causes inundate companies and private individuals with letters, emails and phone calls pleading for help. The challenge is to choose which organizations to help when so many need support.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%;">All of this brings added pressure on food banks, family resource agencies, addiction recovery organizations,
youth programs, and mental health services. Counsellors are overwhelmed by the
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6WDj2A0gg0S_CGYK0mZ9F6wasL32z7ukmsrj__haD59Y9fyHyTDn7x_WB2jXjmCMlhAdb3cqbbL2dvmjiq3XWvIQqbDrdVyjK2DAR9lvTdZmbb2-zApwi3M0A7HNvva_jsJvq9tjWx64fDbInuSwwgLEwN9V4SIBt7SHiR6fqLDfylvFGJ_PmDG3/s1280/Slide18.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6WDj2A0gg0S_CGYK0mZ9F6wasL32z7ukmsrj__haD59Y9fyHyTDn7x_WB2jXjmCMlhAdb3cqbbL2dvmjiq3XWvIQqbDrdVyjK2DAR9lvTdZmbb2-zApwi3M0A7HNvva_jsJvq9tjWx64fDbInuSwwgLEwN9V4SIBt7SHiR6fqLDfylvFGJ_PmDG3/w640-h360/Slide18.JPG" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Harness the power of body language for better communication!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br><h3 style="text-align: center;">Written by Robyn T. Braley</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br>Body language is a big part of your personal brand. It's important to understand that because your brand is what others think it is. You may be sending unintended messages to colleagues, clients, or friends and family.</h3><div> </div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">1. What is your body language saying about you?</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br>2. What subliminal messages are you sending?</span></h3><div><br></div> <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;">
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difference between being taken seriously or not. Strong body language speaks to confidence, credibility, and trust. Shifty eyes, wild gestures, and the failure to
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Braley</span></strong></p>
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<div style="margin: 0cm; text-align: left;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: large;"><b>If
you are a public speaker, comic, do M.C. work, teach, give reports, eulogies at
funerals, or toasts at weddings, it's not IF technology will let you down; it's
WHEN! Somedays, technology is not your friend despite your best efforts.</b></span></span></div>
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a;">It's
better to solve problems before your event than troubleshoot them after your
presentation has started in front of a full auditorium. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"></p><span></span><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2023/02/tech-check-tips-for-public-speakers-mcs.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-10190444916911821122022-11-09T21:44:00.046-07:002022-11-29T19:25:07.272-07:00How to Write Speeches That Move People!💥<h3 style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05agM5Ebx7ull6cOeMv0MZmAnWpgxiQGiNxNrS-qbW8LHzYw_wijWJ3_eYMxPivoT8XVuKNGDe1UKAJJuDR0Vc7KjJYbOxd9le3Fk4k2oqEcRGSkA7mBCE_wo6BzGEtF_TsZ9RZIj9VXa8TVI-fIf3nRJ77nGLFOXiCUj38EfbS1nVzaFVWurj6eE/s1280/PUBLIC%20SPEAKING%20title.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05agM5Ebx7ull6cOeMv0MZmAnWpgxiQGiNxNrS-qbW8LHzYw_wijWJ3_eYMxPivoT8XVuKNGDe1UKAJJuDR0Vc7KjJYbOxd9le3Fk4k2oqEcRGSkA7mBCE_wo6BzGEtF_TsZ9RZIj9VXa8TVI-fIf3nRJ77nGLFOXiCUj38EfbS1nVzaFVWurj6eE/w640-h360/PUBLIC%20SPEAKING%20title.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My simple tips will help you tell your story!</td></tr></tbody></table><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Open Sans;">Whether you need to write a 1-hr. speech or a 2-minute announcement, my tips will help improve the engagement level of your audience while reducing your stress level.</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Open Sans; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br></span></b></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Open Sans; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Who Is It For</span></b></h3><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; text-indent: -18pt;">If you’re a leader, developing your communication skills is a necessity! Whether speaking to a live audience or to one on a video call, connecting and moving them to action is part of your job description.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; text-indent: -18pt;">Own a business</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; text-indent: -18pt;">Teach </span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; text-indent: -18pt;">Lead industry,
community, or faith groups</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; text-indent: -18pt;">MC weddings, concerts,
or community events</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; text-indent: -18pt;">Chair a board and
A.G.Ms.<span style="font-size: 9.33333px;"> </span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; text-indent: -18pt;">Do politics
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<h3><b><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Having a crisis repsonse plan is usually on the to-do list but is </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">often put aside due to more pressing issues. </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">However, executing a well-written plan can save lives, calm fears, and provide a structure for responding to the event and moving forward. </span></i></b></h3>
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Hurricane Ian was close behind.<span></span></span></div><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2013/11/what-is-crisis-communication-plan.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-82381123388205714192022-08-31T18:12:00.024-06:002022-09-27T22:44:15.507-06:00Free Stuff! 8 Free Tools that Will Make Your Creative Life Easier<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQH8043JOz_iaYZlf-D_DKIVGwyMIi7UmDH1lyzgCazbbK-7KgkCHc8HV64NyRbZZluzbVqwnF5Ti8vqpl-ZbHuQKyLj_KQCEtzT9GfsBfKr4aIU-46WBqzAIM1MKMM49XnjAroq72hwwZZ_a6aPuK8Y8NxLIDWh5h1FoxRCL-ZunQ1ECvVSC7Q-n/s1280/FREE%20STUFF%208%20FREE%20TOOLS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQH8043JOz_iaYZlf-D_DKIVGwyMIi7UmDH1lyzgCazbbK-7KgkCHc8HV64NyRbZZluzbVqwnF5Ti8vqpl-ZbHuQKyLj_KQCEtzT9GfsBfKr4aIU-46WBqzAIM1MKMM49XnjAroq72hwwZZ_a6aPuK8Y8NxLIDWh5h1FoxRCL-ZunQ1ECvVSC7Q-n/w640-h360/FREE%20STUFF%208%20FREE%20TOOLS.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Free tools that will make your creative life easier!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I couldn't get by without free tools that fast-track the production speed and improve the quality of my creative work. </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: x-large;">In this post, I review 8 platforms that I use almost daily including some free options I have used for many years.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Grand Expectations</span></h3><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Raise your hand if you feel intimidated by the creative expectations of others who</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";"> expect you to create magical content that engages and blows the minds of your target audiences. </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">You must be an excellent writer, exacting editor, outstanding designer, talented video performer/editor, audio performer/producer, multimedia expert, social media whiz or a fantastic brand and communication guru. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">If this sounds familiar, this post is for you. Your creative life is about to become more productive if you are a senior executive, community leader, student, brand specialist or are building your career. </span></p><p><span></span></p><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2022/08/free-stuff-8-free-tools-that-will-make.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-68681870545394230232021-10-21T17:05:00.016-06:002022-09-21T14:09:59.539-06:00Look Good, Sound Good, and Be Good on Video Calls!<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLN1h0TQtwG5iap77lmyAhops7RUABwfhk0VnjH08Ge00ha_ohFDJR2zghfJjF4gjwl1lXrnJ9ETQeSzfvDYk5ZIDG7vvVsRLJ081l69dNvPJCoLX5xXlqd7QMq92TMTf8O0c4HelRyHw/s1280/SPEECH%252C+BODY+LANG%252C+ACTIVE+LISTENING.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLN1h0TQtwG5iap77lmyAhops7RUABwfhk0VnjH08Ge00ha_ohFDJR2zghfJjF4gjwl1lXrnJ9ETQeSzfvDYk5ZIDG7vvVsRLJ081l69dNvPJCoLX5xXlqd7QMq92TMTf8O0c4HelRyHw/w640-h360/SPEECH%252C+BODY+LANG%252C+ACTIVE+LISTENING.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Help your audience better understand you and what you're saying.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Have you been on a video call when a speaker talked so fast that you couldn't understand what they were saying? Or, when they spoke so quietly, you couldn't hear them, even after turning up your volume up to the max? </h1><div><br></div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">It soon became apparent. The speaker was </span>rattled! </p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Their gestures were frenetic. They stared wistfully at some distant planet as their voice grew shaky! Soon 'ums, you know's, and, as I said before's' were salted between meaningful content. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span></span></p><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2021/10/look-good-sound-good-and-be-good-on.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-70177041572448337162021-09-17T15:02:00.010-06:002022-05-01T22:47:00.848-06:00Canadian Election 2021 Leaders TV Debates Media Interviews - What Did Their Bodies Say? <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;">What does body language tell you about what a politician is really saying? Quite a lot, actually. </span></span></h3><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br></span></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans";">Through the years I</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Open Sans"; white-space: pre-wrap;">'ve been asked many times by various media to analyze the body language of federal or provincial Canadian party leaders as they debated each other on TV, radio, or online. </span></h3><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Open Sans"; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Open Sans"; white-space: pre-wrap;">They are thrown into a boiling cauldron where every facial expression, every blink, every gesture, every turn, and every nuance is magnified by a forest of cameras. </span></h3><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkQ9acO-FEJUe3IYa0117whAqUHewPLptohfhn-HdwASxGpSDz9_HUHYmroVNW67hIGoEffN4xbr0xz9WnJnpKsobd4iit8bqL5IZ1qFZHuJi6vpQLqzjtOOj5AeguprYDJbG6rYfog0/s1280/STATIONS+INTERVIEWED+ON+BL+SEPT+2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkQ9acO-FEJUe3IYa0117whAqUHewPLptohfhn-HdwASxGpSDz9_HUHYmroVNW67hIGoEffN4xbr0xz9WnJnpKsobd4iit8bqL5IZ1qFZHuJi6vpQLqzjtOOj5AeguprYDJbG6rYfog0/w640-h360/STATIONS+INTERVIEWED+ON+BL+SEPT+2021.jpg" width="640"></a></span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Open Sans"; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2021/09/canadian-election-2021-leaders-tv.html#more">Go to Page 2 to click and listen to each interview. </a></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Political Theatre</span></span></h3><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Open Sans"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Debates are live which means anything can go wrong at any time and usually does. A political debate is a high form of theatre for political junkies. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Open Sans"; white-space: pre-wrap;">That is why leaders are coached, rehearsed, and then coached again. In Canada, the process is elevated because the leaders must participate in two debates, one in French and the other in English. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Open Sans"; white-space: pre-wrap;">In every debate, one or more of the leaders rise above the rest. The greatest fear is saying something boneheaded, assuming a weak physical position or making an odd gesture that could win or lose the election. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Open Sans"; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I am asked by the media to analyze body language, I note </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Open Sans"; white-space: pre-wrap;">subtle - or not so subtle - signals that could make the difference in shaping people's impressions in Election 2021. I try to be unbiased.</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">While the purpose of a debate is to focus on ideas, they also provide great content for 24 hr news cycles and social media. The goal of each leader's PR team is to capture that one clip that will rocket their candidate to the front of the line. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2021/09/canadian-election-2021-leaders-tv.html#more">Interviews Page 2</a></span></div><div><span></span></div></span></span><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2021/09/canadian-election-2021-leaders-tv.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-32643920813062293142021-07-29T21:14:00.021-06:002021-08-25T13:50:06.974-06:0011 Power Reads Just for You. Top Brandit Posts for 2020/2021! +BONUS<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-vR_zngwhxo3Fg-6ZYHqXlHKoQXlZwZxmy-Eq__ciN5UVXjg3W6VGNnSHpwH5Tky4tadIQrLVAQL1toqVFJl7tATtOjJi83UeszT3J5xL2_pDKX6Qr1Cs2BMfi1IDs2I1i2K2aBGXWM/s560/dog+with+rubber+ducky.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="560" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-vR_zngwhxo3Fg-6ZYHqXlHKoQXlZwZxmy-Eq__ciN5UVXjg3W6VGNnSHpwH5Tky4tadIQrLVAQL1toqVFJl7tATtOjJi83UeszT3J5xL2_pDKX6Qr1Cs2BMfi1IDs2I1i2K2aBGXWM/w640-h432/dog+with+rubber+ducky.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;">11 great summer reads for summer relaxation.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I love helping people! In fact, I can truly say that helping others is one reason I get up in the morning. <br></b></span><br>There is no doubt the world of COVID turned lives upside down. Our family was forced to separate geographically due to dramatic changes in the economy. <br><br>I know company owners whose businesses thrived during COVID. They were able to pivot quickly to making PPE early into the lockdown.<br><br>But, as time progressed, they lost employees due to the disease and were hit by severe raw product shortages. So, if you weren't negatively impacted in some way, you were fortunate. <br><br></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">A Time for Learning</span></h3><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Many used COVID time as growing time. The forced quarantine was a time to learn. I am grateful that more people have read my Brandit posts and engaged with my content on Twitter and LinkedIn than ever before. <br><br></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Top 11 Posts </span></h3><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Below are the most-read Brandit posts of 2020-2021 for you to enjoy once again. If you enjoy reading them, please comment.<br><br>While the numbers are gratifying, I appreciate most the telephone calls, emails, or blog comments from readers like you. <br><br>I've also received personal comments during social occasions, which is so cool. The conversation usually gravitates to blogging in general and analytics in particular. Below are the basics.<br></span><span></span><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2021/07/just-for-you-top-11-power-reads-on.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-76693472580758784112021-07-08T04:30:00.024-06:002021-07-14T13:40:18.921-06:00Yahoo! Tips to Help You Survive the Post COVID Calgary Stampede Networking Marathon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkK3-itXv4Ce2l9QnobVDiu5O3ZUsUd38LXgvHq0DeYxQTCW9jhPG7nQEkH8b8c1kHAC6zsVz4y0EVgCvn6aOkSSex3hi3xhLxGheQiUVY74CH0YH27FteXbLqm3czJfjXtHoFhp-NP8/s950/visit-the-calgary-stampede-rodeo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="950" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkK3-itXv4Ce2l9QnobVDiu5O3ZUsUd38LXgvHq0DeYxQTCW9jhPG7nQEkH8b8c1kHAC6zsVz4y0EVgCvn6aOkSSex3hi3xhLxGheQiUVY74CH0YH27FteXbLqm3czJfjXtHoFhp-NP8/w640-h488/visit-the-calgary-stampede-rodeo.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;">Networking happens everywhere at the Calgary Stampede!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br><span style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div>
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Robyn T. Braley</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br></span></div><br></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtJwZhxTxfkcmGUEs9mkQRRhTq4kTnUCuIyimWajZDrnVSbVGSf3uVKWffMBFD1I88bukO1u_i6ElN88wNMcCsl3PVEZM_Q3rxHDYuoPZHXPisIi8kodG9OFVN9YbKd59cGNfQnCwJGU/s1600/logo.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtJwZhxTxfkcmGUEs9mkQRRhTq4kTnUCuIyimWajZDrnVSbVGSf3uVKWffMBFD1I88bukO1u_i6ElN88wNMcCsl3PVEZM_Q3rxHDYuoPZHXPisIi8kodG9OFVN9YbKd59cGNfQnCwJGU/s200/logo.jpg" title="Calgary Stampede 2015" width="200"></a><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: large;"><b>First impressions are everything. But so are last impressions. Make sure both are the best that they can be! Don't be known as, "That cowboy, cowgirl or buckeroo who ..."<br> <br>Throwing up on the boss’s spouse during an awkward attempt to hit on him or her is not how you want to be remembered after the companies Stampede barbecue. It's just not!</b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Stampede is hard to describe to people who have never been there. The Calgary Stampede is more of an all-encompassing, fully engaged experience, than an event confined to a single geographic location. Stampede is close to being spiritual, in a cowboy sort of way. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">For decades the Calgary Stampede was billed as the greatest outdoor show on earth. This year, not so much. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We don't know what to expect as far as attendance in 2021. There will be thousands, just not many, many thousands for this year's scaled-down version. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Harsh Realities</span></h3><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Lower attendance and a scaled-down Stampede are not due to a lack of interest. It is because of travel restrictions and the inability for visitors to plan ahead due to the unknowns of COVID that the total attendance will be limited. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span></span></div><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2015/06/yahoo-tips-for-networking-on-steroids.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-85167717942752048882021-07-01T09:30:00.013-06:002021-07-04T13:20:23.654-06:0015 Reasons Why I am Proud to Be a Canadian<br>
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can't believe another Canada Day is here. For many</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">, July 1st is also the
official launch of summer. They book off several days and celebrate with friends and family in the mountains, at the lake, in local parks, or in their backyards.</span></h4><div><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">July 1st, 2021 takes on special significance as most provinces have targeted this day to seriously lift COVID restrictions. It's a great Canada Day, eh?</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt;">Some reading this are Canadians living in other parts of the world. Wherever you are, Happy Canada Day!</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt;">Others reading this are not Canadians, although you live here. Many of you are reading this as citizens of other countries. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt;">You may have observed that Canadian's aren't usually pushy or loud about being
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<a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2019/06/15-reasons-i-am-proud-to-be-canadian.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-27915253901166834022021-06-15T07:45:00.013-06:002021-06-15T21:15:50.620-06:00You too can be a Garage Sale Guru! Tips for Garage Sale Success<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTftnJPYxTl7M59SUMQpjQONRvH255V9Teg_FrjygQHvbLw6c7lP-SWHfIrkc7T2kdCDQHderkLH7RM95ZQ5e2uZdonkUoih-PisXusBOXnzFx3jch1h35y4Ae2XI8qRxO96KZOFIPHk/s300/th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTftnJPYxTl7M59SUMQpjQONRvH255V9Teg_FrjygQHvbLw6c7lP-SWHfIrkc7T2kdCDQHderkLH7RM95ZQ5e2uZdonkUoih-PisXusBOXnzFx3jch1h35y4Ae2XI8qRxO96KZOFIPHk/w486-h486/th.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;">Your basement is filled with treasures. Well, you call them treasures. Your family calls them junk. </h3><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;">There are so many things taking up so much space there is no clear path to – well – anywhere!</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt;">The die is cast. A date is chosen and the process of organizing your garage sale begins. </span></h3><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 15.84px;"></span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2018/05/you-can-become-garage-sale-guru.html">Click For Full Post - Tips, Ideas, Background</a></h1><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 12pt;">Find answers to these 5 key questions.</span></p><p>
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<!--Go to www.addthis.com/dashboard to customize your tools--> <script src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-5983fe0c2393b40e" type="text/javascript"></script>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-46815962198453688612021-06-05T08:00:00.093-06:002022-10-27T11:56:00.412-06:00Beware! The Ultimate Canadian Donut Rush<h3 style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4M2QSkdXBF9jPjI-8R1NjF3pn-jIm8ytydTxEefJ_qXoqf-gqnbrhPT84CFhmVr3-ChiPWSOFLuNzAILM7iT7sRrP9nT9ka7OhmcDGDjPhTzrM-JrkPuHXapx7gbK3fHr992NQmLyGYQ/s1920/image.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4M2QSkdXBF9jPjI-8R1NjF3pn-jIm8ytydTxEefJ_qXoqf-gqnbrhPT84CFhmVr3-ChiPWSOFLuNzAILM7iT7sRrP9nT9ka7OhmcDGDjPhTzrM-JrkPuHXapx7gbK3fHr992NQmLyGYQ/w640-h360/image.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;">Canadians are very Canadian when it comes to loving donuts!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br>On a recent world donut day, <span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">I was listening to the Calgary </span><a data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:4388" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/cbc/" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">David Gray</a><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> and </span><a data-attribute-index="4" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniProfile:ACoAAASRO6UBFGK95wjUj187vOPdVBOd1QiUKW4" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAASRO6UBFGK95wjUj187vOPdVBOd1QiUKW4" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">Angela Knight</a><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> helped us celebrate</span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">.</span></h3><div><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Listeners were texting and emailing their favorite sweet treat. As the volume increased the tone of the messages became harsher and there was a real danger the conversation might spiral out of control and into a full-on viral donut war! For the record, mine is an apple fritter.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The idea of a revolution caused by donuts would be hard to imagine in any part of the world but Canada. We love our donuts!</span></span><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span></span></span></div><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2021/06/the-ultimate-canadian-donut-rush.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-29753297848734201132021-05-31T21:02:00.031-06:002021-06-07T11:18:25.627-06:00Position Your Body on Video Calls and Look like a Pro<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoi_7M5SHTcWk7Yeags0gyEfU9mRCVkA-Su2eUCyOI4yzy76TRQJkAOx_OC0_d1T9ODax8Fljr7pZie5Gw-UZqdei69_Jr721Khj6wZnCHobJ-HiYASwVKhj8h7GQpu-tNgiRfC5JkVw/s1280/MANY+ROBYN%2527S+WITH+GRUMPY+GUS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoi_7M5SHTcWk7Yeags0gyEfU9mRCVkA-Su2eUCyOI4yzy76TRQJkAOx_OC0_d1T9ODax8Fljr7pZie5Gw-UZqdei69_Jr721Khj6wZnCHobJ-HiYASwVKhj8h7GQpu-tNgiRfC5JkVw/w640-h360/MANY+ROBYN%2527S+WITH+GRUMPY+GUS.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;">How you position yourself on video calls directly affects engagement. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br><h3 style="text-align: center;">Written by Robyn T. Braley</h3><div><br></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">How you look on screen is determined by lighting, camera
position, and what you wear. Conference speakers and tutorial presenters
may even require light facial makeup in some situations (Note shiny bald
spots). But, it's how you position yourself that makes the greatest impact. </h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">We
have now spent 18 months locked in a virtual world. While COVID protocols may
soon be further relaxed, video calls will be with us forever! That means we
must constantly strive to look and sound better in the virtual world. <br></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Why? Let me repeat. First impressions are everything in Virtual Land. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">In my last <a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2021/04/improve-your-video-call-lighting-and.html">post about lighting</a>, I stated the obvious. People who see you on a zoom call consciously or unconsciously compare you to TV Anchors.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">That’s not a bad thing. Television professionals spend many
hours refining every element of their look and performance so that viewers will only
think about what they are saying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHu1MHgSwBno9L-BT-BqIiLAKHpIlEepEQQC3gHrskDHCv900bsDfQLA0cFw9q_dSnBHCEt5XDw0UzYtvXz2JeIaBhhqFahimQIKBxDs80cEOzduflotzzeJdeUFwHVTznck3hJN8FEs/s1280/Slide4.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHu1MHgSwBno9L-BT-BqIiLAKHpIlEepEQQC3gHrskDHCv900bsDfQLA0cFw9q_dSnBHCEt5XDw0UzYtvXz2JeIaBhhqFahimQIKBxDs80cEOzduflotzzeJdeUFwHVTznck3hJN8FEs/w640-h360/Slide4.JPG" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Side screen, off-screen, floating heads, and nose hairs don't cut it. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">Onscreen
body positioning involves trial and error to find what is right for you in
your space. In my previous 2 posts, I talked about <a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2021/04/improve-your-video-call-lighting-and.html">lighting</a> and <a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2021/02/seven-steps-to-improve-audio-quality-of.html">sound</a>. But,
getting those elements right doesn't matter if you're too close or too far away
from your webcam.<br>
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Body positioning is the secret sauce that will make you look
like a pro. In the virtual world, perception is reality!<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></span><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p></div><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2021/05/first-impressions-are-everything-how.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-12912249552565710562021-04-22T16:13:00.051-06:002021-09-25T13:45:28.788-06:00Video Call Lighting - 12 Tips to Make You Look Better <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkDpDSzBNGA2EMpLfx51OSx_hzb2tREqJ33UVpqo16ngEtOTjT6mbjWCx_8jX-KqS687MRslzuOihNYvH65vmEXqA7l7zO9yL5FEgkRZxAtLsVPcbyAw1iQr_qxFpL3mL40KVbH88Y08/s1280/VIDEO+LIGHT+SAMPLES.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkDpDSzBNGA2EMpLfx51OSx_hzb2tREqJ33UVpqo16ngEtOTjT6mbjWCx_8jX-KqS687MRslzuOihNYvH65vmEXqA7l7zO9yL5FEgkRZxAtLsVPcbyAw1iQr_qxFpL3mL40KVbH88Y08/w651-h366/VIDEO+LIGHT+SAMPLES.jpg" width="651"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;">Tips to help you improve the way you look on video calls!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #0e101a; font-size: x-large;">Lighting options, light positioning, light influencers </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"><b>Written by Robyn T. Braley</b></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: large;"><b><br>First impressions are everything! The quality of your video call lighting will determine how people see you. <br><br>People form an instant opinion about you based on how you look online! If your image is too dark or too bright, that makes a statement. Ultimately, lighting influences how others receive the messages and ideas you try to communicate. </b></span><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Before getting stressed about lighting though, relax. Solutions may be simpler than you think.</span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">My tips will improve the quality of your video calls. All you need is an open mind and the patience to try different options. </span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Some lighting tips cost nothing. Others cost less than $100. </span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">In This Post</span></h3><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="color: navy;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;"></span></strong></span><span style="font-size: 14px;">Natural Lighting</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Available Lighting</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Home-made Lighting</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Professional Lighting</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Light Diffusers</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">What to Wear</span></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span></span></span></div><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2021/04/improve-your-video-call-lighting-and.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-59123935233544179972021-02-28T18:44:00.022-07:002021-06-23T12:20:00.430-06:00Seven Easy Steps to Improve Your Voice Quality on Video Calls<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Open Sans";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7k_2nYu4FKol1aWVgVKTeHCJRUCQ7AYulj0u1iVlutRL3Gkio9Dv1g0xPskZPukJDdZe0JTntDlutyhnj0RY9bM_m0hcCfbHrpaMW68JjBDCxeSm9RwuEeavhkUfz72JNUzjHWeF4txQ/s1280/7+STEPS+IMPROVE+AUDIO+VCS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7k_2nYu4FKol1aWVgVKTeHCJRUCQ7AYulj0u1iVlutRL3Gkio9Dv1g0xPskZPukJDdZe0JTntDlutyhnj0RY9bM_m0hcCfbHrpaMW68JjBDCxeSm9RwuEeavhkUfz72JNUzjHWeF4txQ/w640-h360/7+STEPS+IMPROVE+AUDIO+VCS.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div>Written by Robyn T. Braley</b></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The New Reality</span></strong></h3><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Open Sans; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Video conferencing has become a matter of necessity due to the COVI9-19 experience. As it became commonplace, we began to better understand the communication needs of the virtual space. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Open Sans; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Whether you speak to an audience of 1 or 100, your sound quality makes a statement about you. If people can't understand you, they can't engage with your ideas and opinions. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Open Sans; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Audiences will make allowances for poor visuals but will not tolerate shoddy audio. My purpose in this post is to help you improve the sound of your voice on video calls. <span></span></span></p><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2021/02/seven-steps-to-improve-audio-quality-of.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-54123202615990073402021-01-28T22:35:00.019-07:002021-03-16T09:55:02.531-06:0055 Original Quotes to Uplift, Inspire and Chase Away the COVID Blues <h3 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByNXNyWgu1jO3WFLu9gEXrTV83tD8sL3A5giiEngY0L-a9MXLbqYIbtoz4MR75qLy_f713GprMrkEmD7o3srhnBpvB6IE_8KPN_KS5ZMGG90oAlygFZYvQoVRd8VbuUDcpL5G602PkHc/s1280/55+QUOTES+TITLE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByNXNyWgu1jO3WFLu9gEXrTV83tD8sL3A5giiEngY0L-a9MXLbqYIbtoz4MR75qLy_f713GprMrkEmD7o3srhnBpvB6IE_8KPN_KS5ZMGG90oAlygFZYvQoVRd8VbuUDcpL5G602PkHc/w640-h360/55+QUOTES+TITLE.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Written by Robyn T. Braley</span></div></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Those who follow me on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook know that I write original quotes. I’ve written about 700 and add to the list almost every day.</span><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">My plan was to post periodic articles featuring them. However, the need for other content always seems to take precedent. With the news we’ve had recently, now is the time.</span></h3><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If you need to be encouraged, inspired, or amused, this post is for you! Perhaps you are experiencing deep sadness and need to be reminded there is hope. Or, maybe you just need a laugh.</span></div></span><div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">If you are active on social media, please cut and paste any of my quotes and post them as your content. I've made it easy by dividing them into topics and including my name with each one. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">We are living in yet another COVID-19 lockdown—world economies have punished some while rewarding others. Political systems that are considered unshakable are under threat from insurrectionists. Our outlook is made worse by the paralyzing fear of the unknown. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Think Differently </span></h3><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">A timely quote can cause you to think differently. A few wise words can inspire you to turn your life around and take a new path. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">In a moment of desperation, a simple phrase can give you hope where none existed. In a moment of great accomplishment, a quote can sum up in a few words what you are feeling inside. </span></div><div><span></span></div><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2021/01/55-original-quotes-that-will-inspire.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-14547236876151153782020-12-18T13:22:00.002-07:002021-12-01T10:32:35.948-07:00Ebineezer Says Businesses are Making a Big Difference in a COVID Christmas<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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time for giving. It’s a time for recognizing the needs of others and responding
in meaningful ways. </b></i></span><i style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Christmas is a time for sharing out of a pure heart and a desire to make the world a better place to live. </b></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt;">COVID-19 has increased the needs in our communities to uber-extreme levels. And now we are dealing with a steady flow of new variants. First, there was the Delta, and now we have the Omicron. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I know many reading this post are without a job. You've been laid off or your job has been moved to other cities and you are faced with the choice and expense of moving. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 12pt;">Perhaps you own a small business that failed due to the pandemic. </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 12pt;">Because of it, your employees are without jobs also. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Families are in distress. All of this has increased pressures at food banks, family resource agencies, addictions recovery organizations and mental health services. I know counsellors who are overwhelmed by the number of people seeking help. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 12pt;">I am truly blest to do business in Canada. I work with clients who have a passion for what
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the Christmas season. As Ebeneezer Scrooge famously said, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“I will honour
Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all year round.”</span></span></div>
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<b><span></span></b></div><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2014/12/ebineezer-says-businesses-should.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-43019488788650937982020-11-19T16:31:00.010-07:002021-10-30T09:11:13.481-06:00A Media Release is a Perfect Tool for Promoting Your Company News, New Product or Big Idea to All Media<h1 style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ITGYJqXcztagE4u04PqDMArZpRq53_xzVvO7exywbWoUX1zhmeFAcOs8eGoiHKhQ12ZRVjDYxvW4bHks00gFoHO0DoMpx7-gYixER1vlFPXmtwBQEnl2x2NgnYmeCXNIkV_lRwOugx4/s1280/METIA+RELEASE+TITLE.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ITGYJqXcztagE4u04PqDMArZpRq53_xzVvO7exywbWoUX1zhmeFAcOs8eGoiHKhQ12ZRVjDYxvW4bHks00gFoHO0DoMpx7-gYixER1vlFPXmtwBQEnl2x2NgnYmeCXNIkV_lRwOugx4/w640-h360/METIA+RELEASE+TITLE.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The role of a Media Release in today's world of blended media!</span><br></td></tr></tbody></table></strong></h1><h3 style="text-align: left;">Ideal for promoting across mainstream, online and social media platforms! Part 1 of 2.</h3><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Written by Robyn T. Braley</span></strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></strong></div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You have exciting news! Your company has just developed a revolutionary new product that will change thousands of lives. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Your assignment is to have hundreds of thousands of people read, see and hear the life-changing news about your innovative new product. Should you choose to accept it, your assignment is to pitch the story to mainstream, online and social media so it can be published, broadcast and posted. </span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">How will you do this? I have a simple answer! Write a media release so well crafted that it will convince global media to tell your story to the masses! </span></span></p><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2020/11/why-news-release-is-perfect-tool-for.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-10055670672823433872020-09-10T13:24:00.026-06:002020-10-01T08:30:39.036-06:00Radically Improve Your Video Call Performances <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTca2DDFDMto-mG1wwVJXaftGSwQTmZb2OAIS4rbiJjuGttWwA2wWhCo4vTI_DXrlJ4nFj6l8YBSQFZOfZs___ZPtVPglB1dpe2TFci4jqH7Y0BhOGtiG_N8uHKOv0yxhZwK4o6BU9w5c/s900/bigstock-Shot-Of-A-Screen-Of-Teammates--363573094.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Seriously? Do's and don's of Video Conferencing" border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTca2DDFDMto-mG1wwVJXaftGSwQTmZb2OAIS4rbiJjuGttWwA2wWhCo4vTI_DXrlJ4nFj6l8YBSQFZOfZs___ZPtVPglB1dpe2TFci4jqH7Y0BhOGtiG_N8uHKOv0yxhZwK4o6BU9w5c/w640-h400/bigstock-Shot-Of-A-Screen-Of-Teammates--363573094.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Seriously? Do's and don'ts of Video Conferencing</span> </span><br></td></tr></tbody></table><br><h3 style="text-align: center;">Written by Robyn T. Braley </h3><div><br></div><div>Video conferencing has been elevated to new levels of use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online communication has become the only way to have real-time visual and audio conversations in many situations. It has made self-isolation only slightly more bearable.</div><div><br></div><div>For business, it has established remote work stations as a new reality. Team meetings, client meetings, training along with consultations with professionals like doctors or accountants are a new normal. <br><br>Like it or not, when you are onscreen, you are on stage baby! My tips in this post will help you to be an even better version of you when on camera.</div><div> </div><div>Following these tips will make you look better and sound better. They will heighten your online confidence which will make you feel better about the process.</div><div><br></div><div><div>It doesn't matter whether you use Zoom, Skype, Go-to-Meeting, Blue Jean, Google Meet or any other platform. This post will help improve how you present yourself and how others like family, friends or colleagues receive the message you are communicating no matter how casual the conversation! </div><div><br></div><div>I also touch on online decorum. For example, rolling your eyes while the host is speaking will be noted by the others on the call. Why? Because they are probably bored too! They will be filling time looking at each image, and what is showing behind it, of everyone on the call including you. </div><div><br></div><span></span></div><a href="http://www.branditwithrobyn.com/2020/09/radically-improve-your-video-calls.html#more"></a>Robyn T. Braleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573306705853505696noreply@blogger.com0Calgary, AB, Canada51.044733099999988 -114.071883128.729497907438265 -149.22813309999998 73.359968292561717 -78.9156331tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821866821051762608.post-57430999409954738752020-02-06T19:56:00.006-07:002024-03-20T10:07:28.170-06:00How is Your Brand Performing in a Tough Economy<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Canada has been impacted by challenges in our petroleum industry which drives our national economy. Government, industry and climate change interest groups can't seem to find a compromise that will allow all parties to move forward for the common good.<br><br>Many companies will make it through this time. They will adapt, adjust and carefully manage their operations as they find ways to survive. <br><br>Others will not be so lucky. A client operating in the petroleum industry manufactured processing equipment valued at $5,000,000 per unit. <br><br>When the oil industry collapsed it happened in a hurry. They failed to find new markets for existing products and could not retool to make new products quickly enough. They were forced into receivership. <br><br>A client in commercial construction offers new construction and maintenance services for older high-rise buildings. When the economy sucks, their new construction business dives while their maintenance division soars. Owners of large buildings cannot afford to put off maintenance. </span><br>
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