are you linked in? why you should be connecting with toastmasters
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This presenation is part of a speech that I delivered at the Toastmasters Disctrict 59 Division F Spring Conference on April 28, 2012 in Karlsruhe, Germany about Toastmasters and using the LinkedIn Groups.TRANSCRIPT
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Are You LinkedIn? (Why You Should Be Connecting with other Toastmasters)(Project #7)
Darryl Heron
Toastmasters- Division F Contest Karlsruhe Germany
28 April, 2012
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About the Presentation
Speech given about LinkedIn @ Division F Contest Karlsruhe, Germany on Apirl 28, 2012…
This was Project #7 out of the Basic Manual
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Do you know this guy?
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Bringing Home the Bacon
Can Actor Kevin Bacon be connected to…
Reclusive Billionaire Hedgefund Manager Louis Bacon?
As Toastmasters, we‘re connected to 24,000+ Toastmasters around the world
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Six Degrees of Separation
On average separate any two people in the world
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You Know Some People…
Betty
Mary
Andrew
Ute
Tom
Bob
You
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Who Know Some People…
Betty
Mary
Andrew
Ute
Tom
Bob
You
Betty
Mary
Andrew
Ute
Tom
Bob
You
Betty
Mary
Andrew
Ute
Tom
Bob
You
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Who Know Some People…
Betty
Mary
Andrew
Ute
Tom
Bob
You
Betty
Mary
Andrew
Ute
Tom
Bob
You
Betty
Mary
Andrew
Ute
Tom
Bob
You
Betty
Mary
Andrew
Ute
Tom
Bob
You
Betty
Mary
Andrew
Ute
Tom
Bob
You
Betty
Mary
Andrew
Ute
Tom
Bob
You
Betty
Mary
Andrew
Ute
Tom
Bob
You
Betty
Mary
Andrew
Ute
Tom
Bob
You
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Now You‘re Connected…
Think of the power in your network!
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LinkedIn..
Wikipedia says that LinkedIn is a business-related social networking site...mainly used for professional networking..
2nd most popular social network in the U.S.
Like Facebook, but professional
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LinkedIn Continued...
135 million registered users
From Feb 24 to March 24, 2012…
• 48 million plus U.S. visitors• 117 million plus global visitors
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LinkedIn Groups
One of the best things about LinkedIn
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Toastmasters International
24,000+
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TM International LInkedIn Group
I asked if anyone had ever done a Reverse Meeting…
Within a few weeks I had over 70 responses
There were several good tips that could be used
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Toastmasters District 59
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TM UK & Ireland Group
Three Groups You Should Join!
24,000+
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You Can…
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Imagine
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You Might Have Heard…
It's not what you know
but who you know that makes the difference.
Anonymous
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I hope you‘ll…
Check out this presentation @SlideShare.net
Go to Linkedin.com
Join the conversations @ the Toastmaster groups (Global, District 59, and UK & Ireland
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Be Sure to Check Out
LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/
Darryl Heron‘s presentations on SlideSharehttp://www.slideshare.net/darrylheron
Find out more About.mehttp://about.me/darrylheron
Toastmasters International Members Grouphttp://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=98449&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Toastmasters International, District 59http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3814472&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Toastmasters International - UK & Irelandhttp://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=37698&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
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Credits
LinkedIn Iconhttp://www.hongkiat.com/blog/freebie-release-social-truck-icon-set/
Kevin Bacon Picturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kevin_Bacon.jpg
LinkedIn‘s Wikipedia entryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedIn
Quantcast Stats on LinkedInhttp://www.quantcast.com/linkedin.com
LinkedIn Passes Myspace to Become No. 2 U.S. Social Network
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-08/linkedin-tops-myspace-to-become-second-largest-u-s-social-networking-site.html
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Credits Continued
6 Degrees Of Louis Bacon And Kevin Baconhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/calebmelby/2012/03/08/6-degrees-of-louis-bacon-and-kevin-bacon/
Toastmasters Then...And Now!http://www.toastmasters.org/MainMenuCategories/WhyJoin/SuccessStories/ThenandNow.aspx
Six degrees of separationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation
Six Degrees of Seperation Picturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Six_degrees_of_separation.svg
Network Quotehttp://www.finestquotes.com/select_quote-category-Networking-page-0.htm#ixzz1sDwZcKv4
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Credits Continued
Treasure Chest (Real)http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1284036Beach Physicshttp://www.sxc.hu/photo/496315
Together
http://www.sxc.hu/photo/659006
Sunflower in the field
http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1273761
Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum 2007
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bill_Gates_in_WEF_,2007.jpg
Buffet & Obama
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buffett_%26_Obama.jpg
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Resources
Toastmasters International Members Grouphttp://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=98449&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Toastmasters International, District 59 http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3814472&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Toastmasters International - UK & Ireland http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=37698&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
SlideShare
http://www.slideshare.net/