Maybe I’m the ONLY one who gets irritated by this, and if so… I’m okay with that. (It’s my blog. No one has to agree with me! lol) But, nothing gets me more agitated with speakers (whether they are in front of me on stage….or on the phone in a virtual setting) than when they start out by screaming,
“Honor ME, Please! Promote ME, Please!”
Of course they don’t say these words, exactly. Instead, they start out by reminding you of the hashtag they’ve created to allow you to tweet their every word. Many (especially on free webinars, tele-classes) remind you SEVERAL times to tweet about them. Nothing like begging for attention, promotion, or tweet-fame! =)
Here’s the thing. I don’t mind if you tweet out what I’m saying when I’m presenting… particularly if it’s profound, quick to type, and you’re not tweeting so much you miss the bulk of what I’m saying. But, I’ll never beg you to… because if I’m presenting (again, virtually or live) I want you to be engaged with what I’m saying. I want to look into your eyes, not see the top of your head as you stare down into a computer screen. I want to serve YOU. I want to do the job I’ve come to do… which (for me) is not to promote myself.
(I have to put a shout out to Marley Majcher of www.thepartygoddess.com who -realizing the impact of this – takes the opportunity to honor the organization bringing her IN to speak – not herself. )
hypnotweeting
defined by FAST COMPANY (June 2011) When a conference speaker or presenter’s ideas are so powerful that the entire audience stares intently into their computer screens, dutifully live-tweeting everything they’re not missing completely. Love it!
I also love this new “bizword”… of which I am totally and completely guilty of:
SWAGGREGATION : The process of mindlessly collecting as many T-shirts, stickers, mousepads, little hipster buttons, and other forms of branded swag as you can at a trade show or conference. Lol…
Another one that gets my goat: “Recommend me on LinkedIn!”
If “you” did an excellent job, rewarded my time with value and offered me the kind of benefits I could not find elsewhere, I’ll gladly post a recommendation – without being asked to do so. Groveling is not becoming.
Kudos, Michelle, for calling this out. It needed saying.