By: Rosita Carobelli-Zukowski of All in Place Communications and Event Planning
I recently made a group presentation on personal branding and the influence of social media.
As a co-chair, I was responsible in leading the other committee members on deadlines and expectations. My co-chair and I were in constant communication with each other and with the others, making sure no information was left out.
The objective of the presentation was to educate the audience a little more on the importance of using social media tactics to effectively enhance one’s personal brand and reputation. We divided the presentation into various sections including a personal brand tool kit. We delegated sections of the presentation providing an outline of what each slide’s topic was to be highlighted. Each member had their own approach to researching their individual topic. Hours of preparation and dedication were evident from the start to the finished product.
When presentation day came, we all presented our individual parts, each one of us contributing to the overall flow of the presentation. Different speaking voices, stances and addresses all contributed to executing a well-put together presentation. This captured the audience’s attention as well as impressed them with some newfound knowledge they weren’t familiar with before they walked through the door.
Teambuilding is a synergy of minds and personalities that come together to collaborate on something whether it’s an event, presentation or project.
That’s what this group did!
Everyone knew the importance of this presentation and how their individual participation reflected back to each of their own personal brands. Everyone likes working with team players (makes life a lot easier!), and everyone would like to be considered as one in respect to their own individual personal brand.
It’s about attitude, commitment and collaboration. Some people have it, some people strive for it, but no matter what, we all have control over our personal brand and reputation. Your personal brand speaks in the actions you convey and the results that follow.
You are so right Rosita!! I know at my organization the word “teamwork” is thrown around a lot, but without getting people together and creating harmony – it’s just talk. It starts with good leadership and their ability to connect with the group.
Well said Rosita! Under the leadership of Hope and yourself as the co-chairs, the team was able to put together an engaging presentation. We pulled together, which contributed to a successful learning opportunity for everyone.
You’re right Rosita. It’s about attitude, commitment and collaboration … actually, it’s more about attitude than anything else because with the right attitude, everything else just flows naturally. Great post! I’ll tweet it later today.
I was Rosita’s co-chair for this presentation and she is right, this presentation was all about teamwork. Some of the group members were students, some were working fulltime and other were in school and working, this makes working in a team very difficult. It’s hard to take so many people’s schedule to put together a presentation. But through good organization, leadership and teamwork, a lot can be accomplished and we were able to pull off a very engaging and informing presentation. We were all a bit different in our approach, our speech, and appearance but this allowed our audience to engage with us.
Great leaders also need to be able to stay calm, get things done and communicate with one another. They are the glue to all teams.
I agree with Rosita. When a team connects and sees the value of each other’s contributions, it works. Leadership is important, but so is the relationship one has with other members of the team. When it works, you don’t want to let your teammates down and the sum is stronger than the parts.