workshop saturday 22nd march 2014

Sophie Elias-Varotsis, www.mmtc-europe.com

WORKSHOP

Saturday 22nd March 2014


IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO BOOST

YOUR PROFESSIONAL OUTREACH

Workshop LeaderSophie Elias-Varotsis

Co-founder & Managing DirectorMixManagementTourismConsulting

www.mmtc-europe.com

http://www.mmtc-europe.com/


TO BE OR NOT TO BE …?

I, you, he, she, we, they … connecting

visuals & visions

to convert that blank photo

into

an unforgettable portrait.


ORGANIZATIONAL OUTLINE

Methodology• Provoking THOUGHT to build awareness• Identifying TOOLS to enable adaptability• Discussing METHODS to broaden scopeContents & Timeline• 9.00 – 10.00: Is that really me? • 10.15 – 11.30: Goal setting and practical

implementation• 11.45 – 12.30: Anticipating change to enhance

mobility and adaptability


FOOD FOR STARTERS• “We know what we are, but not what we may be.”

William Shakespeare : Hamlet.• “What we know matters but who we are matters more.”

Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

• “discovering my own identity doesn't mean that I work it out in isolation, but that I negotiate it through dialogue, partly overt, partly internal, with others.”

Charles Taylor, Multiculturalism: Examining the Politics of Recognition. • “A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”

Coco Chanel, The Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons from the World's Most Elegant Woman“

• “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.”

Steve Jobs [Stanford University commencement speech, 2005]• “Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now,

without delay.” Simone de Beauvoir


CONNECTION IS WHY WE ARE HERE

AND

FOR CONNECTION TO HAPPEN

YOU HAVE TO ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE SEEN

AS WHO AND WHAT YOU ARE

BUT

YOU MUST BE PREPARED TO ACCEPT DEFEAT

AND THEN

PICK YOURSELF UP AND START AGAIN


PROFILING YOUR PORTRAIT

• Would you like to meet ANY of these persons? Why?

3. « Creative, enthusiastic, highly organized and keen

on inspiring and motivating others to be on the move and

achieve new goals. »

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THE CONNECTION PROCESS

• Does it have to pay?

• Is the time worth the effort?

• Do I need to rank my connections?

• Should I privilege diversity?

• Do I need a consistent approach?

• Am I increasing the risk of competition?

• Am I increasing my vulnerability?


ANTICIPATING CHANGE BE PREPARED TO ADJUST

– Your outlets– Your contents– Your goals

• And preferably NOT your EXPECTATIONS

SUGGESTED RECOMMENDATIONS to choose the connections best suited to your objectives

• Yield management (when & where to best sell yourself)• Qualitative assessment (keep track of efficiency levels)• Updating knowledge, know-how and skills (look, listen,

learn)


CONCLUSION• Our goal was not to provide recipes but offer leads for

each to explore, test, adapt and adopt to suit her aspirations.

• Multiple opportunities are there for the taking and available to one and all, private individuals and firms alike.

• Self awareness and acceptance have been emphasized as fundamental for recognition and visibility.

• Diversity, complementarity, coherence and adaptability are a must to increase one’s outreach on-line or face-to-face and all require constant monitoring to maximize their efficiency.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The greater the value we place on connecting people and actions, the greater the need to examine and engage in new forms of collaboration


MURROMBOO!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

workshop saturday 22nd march 2014

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