Connections, Coffee & Confidence

It’s always interesting to see how other creatives and professionals work, isn't it? To see what their environment is like. Where they take inspiration from. How they actually do the work. And so I thought I’d share a bit about my process, a peak behind the curtain, as more and more of us realize we are content creators.

• The Physical and Emotional Workspace (2:00)
• The Importance of a Plan (6:47)
• The Inspiration: like a basking shark (8:57)
• The Creation Process (13:24)
• The Programs I Use (15:39)

Also Mentioned:

• Episode 113 How to Use Social Media for Content Research: https://shows.acast.com/connections-coffee-confidence/episodes/how-to-use-social-media-for-content-research
• Strategic messaging workbook - Clear messaging is the foundation of your entire communications and marketing strategy. Use this workbook to build that messaging on your goals so that you create a powerful positioning tool for your business. www.janicefogarty.com/dont-waste-your-breath-get-your-best-message-across
• Create Your Social Media Content Strategy Bundle: make it easy to have your content work for you www.janicefogarty.com/create-your-social-media-content-strategy
• Get on my weekly email list: janicefogarty.com/emaillist
• Affiliate Links for what I use: Recommendations (janicefogarty.com)

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This week I speak with Robin Isenor-Cantfell, a woman who - as a 17 year old, still in high school - answered an ad in the local community bulletin for someone to teach dance to a few local children. She grew that dance class into a 25 year career as a dance studio director as well as a partnership in a major dance education and production company in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Robin is incredibly heartfelt in telling her story of how her love of dance and vast experience as a dancer and teacher lead her down her professional path. With no formal business education, she has overcome challenges with grace and displays managerial wisdom that should be taught at the MBA level (but isn't). She loves her dancers, her staff, and her community - and they love her as evidenced by many of her staff staying with her for 20 years and her former students now bringing their children to learn at RSI Danceworks.

With her business partner, Jocelyn Hope, Robin has also grown Limelight Productions Inc to host the largest growing dance competition in the Canadian Maritimes.

In this episode, Robin shares:

• what she wishes she knew about business before she created her first company;
• the best piece of advice she ever got and what advice she would give;
• the difference between being in business as a 17 year old girl and a 40 year old woman;
• as well as how she set boundaries to establish a better family life and work balance.

Get in touch with Robin and join her community:

http://www.rsidanceworks.ca/

http://www.limelightproductionsinc.com/

https://www.facebook.com/rsidanceworks/?ref=br_rs

Oh, hey - do you have my freebie?

I have a guide called Five Unique Ideas for Social Media Posts and it's available as a download when you go to janicefogarty.com

Wouldn't it be nice to know exactly what to post to help develop your know/trust/like factor with your audience?

➡ I know! So I created this guide for you: The five unique prompts in this guide that help you answer the 'what should I post' question at least five times and you could have +50 unique posts every month to use across all of your social channels.

✔ Say goodbye to your posting dilemma and hello👋 to your new audience who loves & engages with you! 🙌

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This episode is about the accessibility of our communications and the layers of thought and intention that lay behind making our messaging accessible to more people. It's something that benefits us and our business but also benefits society as a whole. Have a listen to these five easily implemented ways to make our communications more accessible.

• The Cost of Poor Communications to Business: Why choose accessibility (2:05)
• Learning From the Experts: @hashtagheyalexa on Twitter (7:10)
• Language Used: Specific words, specific meanings... (9:39)
• Images: Including contrast, AltText (11:28)
• Fonts: Beware the funky script (14:15)
• Formatting: Capitalize your hashtags (17:50)
• Be Clear in Purpose: Hyperlinks and Windows (20:15)
• Consequences of Not Being Accessible and Inclusive (20:40)

• Project.co Communication Statistics 2022: www.project.co/communication-statistics-2022/
• Statistics Canada; The accessibility experiences of Canadians with disabilities, 2017 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/211027/dq211027d-eng.htm
• DDIY.co 53 Web Accessibility Statistics ddiy.co/web-accessibility-statistics/
• Accessible Social Guidebook: A beginner’s guide to creating inclusive social media content, Alexa Heinrich, 2022. www.accessible-social.com/extra-resources/guidebook

Extra Resources:

• Create Your Social Media Content Strategy Bundle: www.janicefogarty.com/create-your-social-media-content-strategy

Get on my weekly email list: janicefogarty.com/emaillist

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**** Audio Credits ****

Sunray valley by Scandinavianz https://soundcloud.com/scandinavianz

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Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/-sunray-valley

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This episode covers three tips I've noticed increase views and engagements from my own and my client's social media channels. Nothing earth-shattering, but the data shows that these tips are working right now! Don't forget to listen all the way through for a word to the wise around the importance we give engagement.

• Common sense isn't actually common
• Visibility
• Stories for the audience

• Epicure: https://janicefogarty.epicure.com/en-ca/ ; for the reel: instagram.com/janice.fogarty.epicure/
• Episode 75: https://shows.acast.com/connections-coffee-confidence/episodes/which-of-these-7-story-types-do-you-already-use-in-your-pr
• Create Your Social Media Content Strategy masterclass - your way to use your stories in a strategic way to help your business reach your goals: www.janicefogarty.com/create-your-social-media-content-strategy

• Take Control of Your Brand guide - a 16 page workbook that lightens your load by keeping what identifies your business as yours in a central place, empowering you to hand over content design with confidence. www.janicefogarty.com/take-control-of-your-brand-guide
• Strategic messaging workbook - Clear messaging is the foundation of your entire communications and marketing strategy. Use this workbook to build that messaging on your goals so that you create a powerful positioning tool for your business. www.janicefogarty.com/dont-waste-your-breath-get-your-best-message-across

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This episode is a look back at the top solo and interview episodes of 2022, plus my struggles and plans for my business. I open up a bit more about the struggles of adjusting, expansion and accepting a job. It's not my usual scripted episode, it's a talk about the muddle of life when you run a business.

Do you need a space to create your content? Ever wish you had access to a built in editor, proofreader, strategist? Clear an hour and half from your calendar on January 28, 2023 and let's get get 'er done! For more details, head to my website: janicefogarty.com/content-creation-workshop

Top 3 downloaded solo episodes:

• 3 Media Relations Tips You Need to Know
• 1 Fix for my 3 Rookie Mistakes
• How Neurodivergence Affected my Career Choice

Get on my weekly email list: www.janicefogarty.com/emaillist

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**** Audio Credits ****

Sunray valley by Scandinavianz https://soundcloud.com/scandinavianz

Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0

Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/-sunray-valley

Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Fpwzd8Nl6Eo

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/connections-coffee-confidence.

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