Make Your Name what Everyone is Talking About

Ideas and Tools to get You Known

Agenda

• The world is changing!• What’s in a name?• Where’s your place in Google?• Tools• Next class

The world is changing!

What’s in a name?

What’s in a name?

Bill Clinton

What’s in a name?

George W. Bush

What’s in a name?

Osama bin Laden

What’s in a name?

Gandhi

What’s in a name?

Martin Luther King, Jr.

What’s in a name?

Lew Alcindor

What’s in a name?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

What’s in a name?

Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.

What’s in a name?

Muhammad Ali

What’s in a name?

Barack Obama

What’s in a name?

Barack Hussein Obama

What’s in a name?

Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaWhich name impacts you negatively the most?

Does Google Know Who You Are?

Does Google Know Who You Are?

• Where does your name show up in a simple Google search?

What do you do?

The world is changing at a rapid pace…

We live in a digital world…

People are already talking about you…

But do you matter? Does your story matter?

What do you do?

How can you…

Make Your Name whatEveryone is Talking About?

TOOLSMake Your Name what Everyone is Talking About!

Create a Web Presence

www.YourName.com

Leverage Social Media

Blog

www.blogger.com www.Wordpress.com

Become an Expert

Write Articles

www.EzineArticles.com

Public Speaking

QUESTIONS?

Your Assignment for Thursday

Yes…you have homework!

Option 1: Go to Blogger or Wordpress and create your own official blog. Bring the web address with you on Thursday. It must contain at least one blog post (not the automated one that is automatically generated!).

Option 2: Pick one of the tools we looked at and learn as much as you can about it. Be prepared to share some information about the tool on Thursday.

Pick one option or both and come prepared on Thursday!