Sunday, May 20, 2012

Personal branding



Personal branding is basically the way you market yourself to the world. Your personal brand is what other people think of you. In some ways it’s outside your control, but you obviously have some influence over it..


Characteristic of a personal brand



Clarity: You must be clear about who you are, what you stand for and what you offer your clients. WHY do you do what you do? You have to be able to communicate this verbally and visually in a clear, easy-to-understand manner.
Authenticity: How congruent and aligned are you with the real YOU? In our hyped, cluttered world, people can smell a fake from miles away. They are yearning for transparency and real-ness. When your brand message is clear, authentic and aligned with your values, AND you walk your talk, you’ll attract a large following of the people you are meant to work with.
Remarkability: What is the tone and intention of your brand? Can someone see and FEEL your brand personality within seconds of engagement? It’s okay to step out of the box – in fact, it’s your uniqueness and point of difference that will set you apart. You’ve got to be willing to separate yourself from the “safe and comfortable” herd and be a little outrageous. Fearless, really. Seth Godin calls this your “Purple Cow.” Brown and white spotted cows are a dime a dozen, but a purple cow, now that’s remarkable.
Energy: Everything is made up of energy, and your brand is a living, breathing organism. With every interaction, your clients are picking up on subtle energy cues. If you don’t have any real passion for what you are doing (or you’re doing it for all the wrong reasons), your lifeless brand will sputter along, wheezing and gasping for air. On the other hand, if you imbue your brand with passion and oomph, your brand will be irresistible.
Emotional Connection: Emotions make the brain sit up and pay attention. In order to have a truly powerful personal brand, you have to understand how you make your audience FEEL. Someone once said, “People won’t remember what you said, but they will remember how you made them feel.” This is the core of an influential personal brand. In order to resonate strongly with your target market, you’ve got to make an emotional connection. The most powerful question you can ask yourself is, “How do I want people to FEEL when they experience my brand?”
Consistency: I see it all the time; entrepreneurs putting the cart before the horse, marketing to everyone and anyone, before developing a solid brand foundation. In order to be consistent with your brand message and your marketing, you first have to create your brand platform. Take the time to identify your brand attributes and target market, develop your compelling message and create your unique offerings of value. Once you have a clear foundation, then and only then are you ready implement consistency across all of your marketing channels – from your website and blog, to workshops, speaking engagements and social media platforms.
Distinctive Design: People make a decision about you and your brand within a few seconds of initial contact, so first impressions do count. We process through our eyes, so design has a keen emotional and memorable impact on the brain. Design will speak for you when you aren’t present and has the potential to stimulate a meaningful emotional response. Make sure that your visual branding elements are not only consistent across all media (business card, website, advertising, collateral materials, social media platforms etc.), but they are conveying the message AND the feeling you want your brand to evoke.
Social Engagement: Is your brand sparking any conversations? If not, then you haven’t found your Purple Cow. A powerful, authentic brand is an act of social engagement. YOU are making the conversation happen. You are participating, connecting and collaborating.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

How to deliver a good Presentation



When a presentation time presenter must avoid reading slides & presenter has to prepare well before he/she delivering. Presenter’s voice must be cleared, and he/she must address the last row in the audience so your speech can hear to the audience.



Thursday, April 19, 2012

Belbins Team Role Test



The results describe that the completer is responsible for the team’s achievements. Completers are concerned when errors are made, and they tend to worry because of their controlling nature. The completer is also known as a finisher because they are most effectively used at the end of a task. The weakness of a completer is unnecessarily rushing the planning stage of a project and Reluctant to delegate and worries too much. Most of the above results are same with my strength and weaknesses. Because I’m keen on finish work.

  


Saturday, April 14, 2012

Time Management (Don't give 1 minute more or 1 minute less)


                                  

Time is a limited factor in our life. We have only 86400 seconds per day to spend. So Time Management is one of most important factor in our personal life. We failed to manage our time Regularly Because of procrastination

Procrastination
Procrastination is avoiding doing things that need to be done or leaving things undone for as long as possible.
                              
We have to avoid procrastination to manage our time.The following steps we can practice for manage our time
  • ·       Set goals
  • ·       Determine study time as well as free time
  • ·       Prioritize your work
  • ·       Maintaining a Diary


Sunday, April 8, 2012

How to overcome the problem of reading Study texts


Reading a study text is a boring thing to do as a student, but specially as a University student we have to read text books regularly. A reason behind a success student is reading study texts and grabs knowledge. As a student we can overcome this problem by practicing the SQ4R method

SQ4R Method

Survey
In the first step take a couple of minutes to skim the chapter. Don't read it. Look at the chapter objectives, topic headings, picture/diagram captions, key words (if any), and read the summary.

Question
As you survey the material, ask the questions about what you will be reading and what you will try to answer. Turn the headings and subheadings into questions. These questions give you a real reason for reading and will help you concentrate on the subject you are reading.

Read
Now you should read actively with these certain questions in mind and attempt to answer the questions and organize the material. These answers will be the important facts and details. Read everything in a chapter including any of the visual aids such as picture captions, graphs, charts, etc. Note any words or phrases that are italicized, underlined, or in bold print The tendency in reading is to keep going, but you should stop at the end of each section to see if you can answer the questions you asked at the start of the section.

Recite
Summarize the main ideas, in other words, aloud or to yourself, after finishing a page. Check the comprehension and make sure you have the correct information. Do the same for the major points after reading each section or chapter.

Rite
Once you've understood the material and can summarize it in your own words, the next step is to record the information in some way. Some common methods are to highlight and/or mark the text, or take notes, or some combination of both. Whichever method or combination of methods you choose critical to remember to read and understand the material first, and then go back and record.

Review
When you’re done reading, skim back over the chapter, or read your notes. Then check your memory by reciting and quizzing yourself again. Make frequent review a key part of your study habits.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

What is the best strategy for note taking?


There are two strategies for note taking

1. Cornell Note Taking System

                                     

Cue column- The space to the left of the vertical margin should be reserved for a cue (or recall) column. You should not write in this area during the lecture, while you are taking notes. The cue column is not created until you review your notes.

Note Taking Area- The space to the right of the vertical margin is where you actually record your notes during the lecture. Pick a note-taking format with which you are comfortable there are no hard-and-fast rules for this aspect of the Cornell system

Summerise- The area below the horizontal margin near the bottom of the page should be reserved for a summary of the notes on that page. A summary is brief at most, only a few sentences. The page summary provides a concise review of the important material on the page

2. Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a visual ideation technique in which an individual explores all aspects of an idea using a visual map or diagram. Mind mapping can be useful when facilitating a creative process or brainstorming session. One advantage is that it allows individuals to explore ideas uninterrupted.


Which strategy is more useful?

Note Taking strategy can be vary from one person to another. Because its depend which side of the brain person use regularly .if it is right side means person is creative and left side means person is more logical .logical people suits the Cornell Note Taking System & Creative People suits Mind mapping.

How to know which side of your brain use regularly?
Download the brain.exe file through this link- http://eye.snu.ac.kr/~jejoong/favor/accessory.htm,  and answer the question and they will provide a result.

My Result

Monday, April 2, 2012

SWOT Analysis


Strengths

      ·Good Lerner from mistakes  
      · Computer Literacy
      ·Time Management
      ·Team Worker 
      ·Documentation Skill
      ·Motivation
      ·Reading Skills
      ·Practical thinking
Weaknesses

       ·Oral Presentation Skills
       ·Communication skills
       ·Note taking skills
       ·Research Skill
       ·Writing Skill
       ·Laziness



Opportunity

      ·study a programing language
      · join to toastmasters to improve
   presentation Skill   
      ·Do a part time job related to CIMA studies(in an audit firm)
Threats

      ·Public transportation constraints
      ·Time Constrains
      ·Higher Expectation from parents