In Part 1 I introduced the catalyst for this series. Though it's primarily intended for a project I'm doing for my local ASTD chapter (Orange County), the series would certainly have benefit for you, or a friend who might be new to Twitter. Feel free to forward this series along. (Click the "Email This" link at the bottom of the article.) If you're jumping in just now, it might help you to quickly scan Part 1 of the Thirteen Things to Get You Started on Twitter . In ... creativity on your part to be personable and "un-creepy" in 140 characters or less. No spamming. Earn ...

I've been approached quite a bit recently to do presentations at local ASTD chapters or to help find a speaker. The reality is that I can't afford to do free presentations at local events. In some cases, I am finding myself doing workshops locally that can then help fund it. I'm looking forward to doing more of these this next year. But in the cases where that's not going to work out, I would really like to help the person find a speaker who is local and who can speak to ... speaker in the Birmingham, Alabama area for a local ASTD on eLearning 2.0 or Work Literacy. What would you do if you ...

I didn't get much of a chance to reflect after Clark Quinn's session. Found a bunch of troublemakers (you know who you are) and stayed out (much) later than I intended. Made getting up 4 hours later to catch a Red Eye back to DC painful. What happens at DevLearn⬦⬦. BEFORE the trouble started, I meandered around DemoFest. My personal favorite was a collection of training courses for factory workers produced by Oxygen Education. A few things that impressed me about ... education, family and not only does not have the TIME for going to the local community college god knows how many ...

... campaign to change hearts and minds at my local Orange County ASTD chapter . My hope is to extend our local ASTD membership ... Local ASTD Chapter .") Yesterday, I issued an open challenge in the ASTD-OC forum on LinkedIn (note: free group membership may be required to read it) that I hope will get some of my local colleagues to branch out beyond their virtual ... 's local chapter in Orange County, CA. If you're not a member of ASTD, don't worry. Welcome! Please read on ... where the main action is and waiting for something to happen. You should follow at least one person or ...

... little bit of stress you perform better, but varies greatly by person. Ways to improve Objective to Aligned Objective - Do ... leave enough space, not to hard to internationalize - Watch the humor - may not translate. - Resistance because ...

... intimacy after meeting someone in person and talking to them vs. remove). Another "big parade" forming - brain-family ... + Screen scraping predicts web services and the internet as platform + "Pedal-powered internet" - setting up local ... person with most likelihood of click-through + price. Better results = more advertisers. What you have to teach and ... on data. Example - wesabe . Personal finance startup (like Quicken online). - Certain types of analytics can be ...

... three-person lunch meetup to the 100-person local user group can give you the most positive effect of being at an event ... This post was spurred by Tony Karrer’s comparison of Online Conferences and In-Person Conferences . Obviously, there are pros and cons to both types of events.  However, in my opinion, online events are heavy in pros, and F2F ... home and work. Personally, I’m more inspired by my familiar surroundings and the less hectic schedule of an ... far and wide to get there.  They can be local events of a few or a few hundred, and you can still get that F2F, ...

First Things First: Local ASTD Groups On LinkedIn - Do It! If you're a manager or marketing/sales professional ... an online group for your local ASTD chapter . Of course, if you're a trainer or instructional designer, this goes without saying. If you're a learning professional and aren't connected to your local ASTD chapter, it begs the ... my area (Orange County, California), our local ASTD Chapter didn't have a presence on LinkedIn for the longest ... I can get a read on how many of our local chapter members contribute to any online discussion forum . Today, ...