128 How to Show Up Online with Deborrah Ashley

08/18/20 • 30 min

Difficult Happens; Effective Communication for Bosses

How we show up online, now, is more important than in pre-COVID times. In-person meetings and large gatherings are a memory and it’s going to be a minute before they come back.

So many online platforms have devolved and actual discourse is difficult if not impossible, so how do you show-up and contribute to the conversation and how do you respond to “Trolls” & “Feed-hijackers”?

Today I have Deborrah Ashley with me to talk about showing up and engaging the right way online. Deborrah is a marketing strategist, consultant, and LinkedIn trainer with a background in brand management, marketing & Business Development

What you’ll hear on today’s episode:

What platform is best for your brand & your business
What your profile says about you
Everything you say, even on someone else’s post, is findable
To engage or not engage a Troll
Your voice is needed
What is normal anyway

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Work with Lara:

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Free Breakthrough Assessment

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Corporate Training

Difficult Happens by Lara Currie

Difficulthappens.com/workwithme/

Resources:

Series on Manipulation

Series on Assessments

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How we show up online, now, is more important than in pre-COVID times. In-person meetings and large gatherings are a memory and it’s going to be a minute before they come back.

What you’ll hear on today’s episode:

What platform is best for your brand & your business
What your profile says about you
Everything you say, even on someone else’s post, is findable
To engage or not engage a Troll
Your voice is needed
What is normal anyway

Join the Difficult Happens Facebook group “Community Happens Group”

Work with Lara:

Apply for an On-air Coaching Call!

Free Breakthrough Assessment

Got a Question? Comment? Email [email protected]

Corporate Training

Difficult Happens by Lara Currie

Difficulthappens.com/workwithme/

Resources:

Series on Manipulation

Series on Assessments

Show Intro music is Whispering Through by Asura

Listen for free on the go with any one of these players for both Android & iPhone

Previous Episode

127 Fearing strong women - the attempted silencing of Kamala Harris

Dog whistles, tropes, Microaggressions. Women in male-dominated fields deal with these attempts to silence, or sideline, them every week.

Last week it came to light that some in presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign along with wealthy donors think that Kamal Harris is “Too Ambitious” to be a VP pick.

Strong women, women in male-dominated fields, and those who go against ‘societal norms’ hear this trope as a way to minimize, box, and dismiss their authority.

In today’s episode, we dive into these microaggressions, how they show up, and what YOU can do to take your power back while showing these phrases for what they are, fearful attempts to minimize.

What you’ll hear on today’s episode:

The three types of Microaggressions
Dogwhistles & tropes used to belittle marginalized groups
How systemic misogyny gets in your way
Why we are stronger together
Standing up to microinsults
Why things often get worse, after they get better
Why women in male-dominated fields hear these the most
What you can say to combat these microaggressions

Join the Difficult Happens Facebook group “Community Happens Group”

Work with Lara:

Apply for an On-air Coaching Call!

Free Breakthrough Assessment

Got a Question? Comment? Email [email protected]

Corporate Training

Difficult Happens by Lara Currie

Difficulthappens.com/workwithme/

Resources:

Some Biden allies wage a shadow campaign to stop Kamala Harris from

becoming Vice President

In accusations of being too ambitious, some Black women see a double standard

Calling Kamala Harris ‘too ambitious is a lesson for young Black girls

If Kamala Harris is ‘Too Ambitious,’ Then so is every woman with ambition

Is Kamala Harris too ambitious to be Vice President

Series on Manipulation

Series on Assessments

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Next Episode

129 How to be a better person while surrounded by Jerks

Is seems almost cliche to say that we are living in unprecedented times. Or maybe it seems trite. Either way, one thing is certain, bad behavior is on the rise, and so is defensiveness leading to a lot of people acting like Jerks.

With emotions at an all-time high how do you be or become a better person when you are surrounded by jerks??

In today’s episode, how to be a better person, not be so negatively impacted by jerky behavior, and techniques to move past defensiveness and ‘just reacting’ to true discourse.

What you’ll hear on today’s episode: