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JEFFWhy Social Matters
Plus 3 Quick Tips!
Jeff Smith
Senior Principal Product Manager
Jeff.d.smith@oracle.com || @thatjeffsmith
Database Tools, Oracle Corp
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YOU ARE SPECIAL, AND I WANT YOU TO WIN.
You ALSO want to WIN
WIN at life & work
Help your
Community…
Company…
Cause…WIN
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By ‘Social’ I Mean – Doing Stuff on the Internet
Writing Stuff
Asking for help
Posting interesting things to FB, LinkedIn, …
Answering questions on forums
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Let Me Help You, Help Yourself to…
…that next, BETTER job
…KScope19
…solve those tough problem
…make some friends.
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Reason #1: EVERYONE IS IN SALES. EVEN YOU.
Need help?
Convince the crew
where to go for lunch?
SELL IT, effectively
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How to Influence Others & Make Friends
Invest a few minutes
Share what you know
Make a HUGE impact
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Tip #1: Answer as Quickly as Possible on StackOverflow
Be correct, be complete, but be brief!
SUBMIT.
THEN go back and add doc links, code samples, pictures,
formatting, etc.
Being first is critical in this game.
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Be an ‘Expert’ – Produce technical content
Always be learning.
Write for yourself first, then share for others.
Become trusted.
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Tip #2: Record ‘Live’ Demos Without Sound…
…then come back and narrate over top of it.
Get the video JUST right.
Then play the video and tell your story.
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Video not for you?
Start a WordPress or GitHub hosted blog
Find/do something cool, write about it
Write for yourself first, then others
90 minutes work => unlimited ROI
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Sign up for Twitter, if only to Listen
Follow the right people
200 Suggestions in the Oracle Community
Keep up to date on news
Ask for help – and get it
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Example: @sspendol
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Tip #3: The Perfect Tweet
a picture
2-3 #Hash #Tags
a link
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In Summary
Most people do not and WILL not do this stuff
So do it, and you will:
Win
Help others, feel good
It’s easier than you think