March 22, 2007
Combining the Personal and the Professional in Your Blog
Today we welcome Alicia Verlager, guest facilitator.
Over the past few weeks, those of us in eSight's
"Online Networking as a Job Search Tool" course
have investigated the various ways our
professional lives intersect with our personal
lives. Many of the assignments in this course
have asked us to write about such intersections,
including writing about our views about careers,
disability, and social networking.
The ePortfolio and personal statements we have
created are both expressions of how we see our
personal and professional interests and beliefs
combining to produce a very unique set of
skills. Blogs allow us to rehearse and hone
these same statements as well as develop
transferable skills such as writing, content
development, and facilitating dialogue.
Those of us in this course have been struggling
with that question and brainstorming with one
another to find our niche on the Web.
John, for example, one of my fellow
eLearners, is a former freelance illustrator and
graphic designer who also has 13 years of
experience in customer service as a food service
manager/proprietor. He's also an effective
writer and loves the outdoors.
I can envision John facilitating a blog for a park,
a conservation group or an outdoors company. How
about an outdoors company which needs to distinguish
itself through a blog because it markets outdoor
equipment worldwide through its web site, a site
that also features some of John's wildlife
illustrations he created before he became visually
impaired?
Consider how your professional expertise and
your personal interests intersect. How can you
combine your diverse skills and interests in
order to create a blog that will not only be
unique but will show off your skills and values
to their full potential?
For more about developing an online presence
for your “professional self” through a personal blog,
go to my article, “The Blind Bookworm: A Brief Guide
to Blogging,” on my livejournal.com blog.
Then, post your reply to this question:
What one idea do you have for a personal
blog which you believe will best feature your unique
combination of skills, interests, and values?
Posted by Alicia Verlager at 02:13 PM | Comments (8)