This is part two of a two part question asked in a previous post.
So now I'll be speaking about social media in presentations. In a world surrounded by social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook, giving the world your feedback at any given time is possible. You could post about how that burger place was down the street from your house or how a business is handling issues you are having with your phone service all in real time. Why not bring this kind of environment into the workplace? Well, I'm not all for it. Although most people think this is an awesome idea, I feel it brings some aspects of personal life and boundaries into focus that some people may not want to share. I'll use myself as an example. Recently, Facebook has forced me to change my name to my actual name. On my Facebook, I have some sensitive material that I do not wish to share with anyone and to some that is my real name. Now anyone can search my name out on Facebook and see what I have posted, what I share, and how I live my life.
I know you may be asking how does this tie into social media becoming so mainstream to where businesses and presentations are adopting it. To be honest, it kind of almost sounds like I'm against it. I believe some aspects need to change so we can harness such a valuable tool like the Internet and social media. LinkedIn does a good job at keeping a professional side of profiles and networking. If we were to limit what accounts are visible and which ones we could keep personal, that would be a step in the right direction. Until then, we have to create multiple accounts across several platforms just to stay current in the times.
This class has been a wonderful experience and has helped me with issues I have had with presenting and how I see myself. Even though I botched up the last couple of weeks of class, I've had my fill of presenting for now.
-JV
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