Presentation Holds Attention of 140 Character Conference June 21, 2011
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A recent presentation at the Des Moines 140 Character Conference featuring NOVEC 1230 Fire Protection Fluid held the attention of roughly 150 persons in attendance. The conference was held this past May at the Stoner Theater in the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines. It was simultaneously broadcast over the internet. This is a clip of my presentation entitled: It Sucks To Be Left Behind.
The 140 Character Conferences seek to highlight the use of social media in a variety of ways. I took the wild chance of submitting an application about how I’m trying to position myself (and my company, Protex Central) as the “go-to” solutions provider. I’ve had several inquiries on the agent and much disbelief that it’s not water. It’s not magic – it’s just technology at it’s best.
Des Moines 140 Cast Includes Onward & Upward Blogger April 30, 2011
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When I finally decided to get active with all this Web 2.0 stuff, little did I realize how “linked”, “faced”, “tweeted”, “blogged” and “googled” I would become.
And so it is that I’ve been selected to present at the upcoming Des Moines 140 Conference “Exploring the State of Now” on Monday, May 9 at the Stoner Theater of the Des Moines Civic Center at 1:50 p.m. I’ll be one of a cast of characters to talk about our experiences and uses of all these various social and communication mediums.
One of my LinkedIn associates suggested I check-out this upcoming conference and put my hat in the ring. So, I did. Here’s the blurb that I submitted. My headline was “It Sucks To Be Left Behind.”
I’m a relative newbie to this Web 2.0, Social Media gig. But at 50 years of age, I’ll be darned if I’m gonna miss getting with this program. I’ll admit it…I’m just getting started and am not as widely “linked”, “faced” “blogged” or “tweeted” as others, but I can share my beginner’s experiences in a fast paced, clear and concise presentation. I can also share why, from a business perspective, leveraging LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter is a no-brainer.I’m certainly no expert on the technologies, but I am an expert on my experiences.
For more information or to buy tickets for this day-long event, click here to visit the 140 Conference web-site.
Erik Wahl Keynotes FSSA’s 2011 Framing for Success February 19, 2011
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Erik Wahl, groundbreaking artist and communicator, challenges organizations to transcend mediocrity through creativity and originality. Drawing upon his experiences and understanding as an artist, Wahl passionately leads individuals to innovation and ingenuity.
Wahl will be the featured keynote presenter at the Fire Suppression Systems Association 2011 Framing for Success annual meeting on Sunday, February 27 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
His program, The Art of Vision, is uniquely designed to channel innovative strategies to create extraordinary results. By breaking apart the traditional rules, Erik Wahl challenges and inspires organizations to re-define their commonly held assumptions and misconceptions about vision, goals, success and creativity. And, ultimately, each program ends with a live, dynamically choreographed painting that leaves the audience in awe.
For more information or to register, click here.
<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/12166946″>Art of Vision</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/user3935308″>Tasha Moffitt</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>A Pro’s Reaction To A False Alarm January 17, 2011
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During a recent overnight stay in the wonderful city of Milwaukee, my son and I were rousted out of bed by the sounding of the fire alarm.
Being the 25-year fire protection systems professional that I am, I immediately began to think of reasons that the alarm was false. No way was I going to get dressed and leave the warmth and comfort of my resting place. With the incessant temporal cadence blaring at or above the requisite dB level, I soon reasoned that I should, as a professional, lead by example and exit the building. And so I did.
On my way out of the stairwell, I encountered the problem – a pulled manual station. Coming towards me was the night manager with reset key in tow. Once reset, he radioed the front desk and the alarm was silenced.
I introduced myself and encouraged him to find the perpetrator and prosecute. He said he already had a very good idea of who it was and that the police had already been summoned. Fire department personnel were pulling up as the alarm was silenced.
Lesson learned for me was that I was glad there wasn’t a fire and that the system worked as it was supposed to. I hope the neaderthals who pulled the station are prosecuted to the fullest extent.
Bottom line: this fire protection professional would rather have an alarm and not need it than to need an alarm and not have it.
Onward and Upward in 2011 December 31, 2010
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For sometime now, I’ve been challenging myself to get my web-presence-thingy figured out. Two events have tipped the scales: (1) Meeting The Social Media Bible author, Lon Safko, and reading said bible and (2) Receiving a one-hour consultation with Nancy Laine, The LinkedIn Concierge, as a gift from the best personal performance and executive coach in the world, Dr. Tom Hanson.
Basically, I like to share and be helpful. It finally dawned on me that’s exactly what blogging and social media offers and for free, too. I’ve figured if I can be helpful to others through blogging and participating in the social media realm, then I’m really satisfying a basic need of mine. A win-win!
And so it is that beginning in the new 2011 year, Onward and Upward is going to get much more active – maybe not daily, but certainly every other day or so. I’ve signed up to participate in WordPress’ postaweek2011 challenge. I’m open to the new possibilities and excited to learn and share.
Please feel free to subscribe to and comment on Onward and Upward or to connect with me on LinkedIn, Twitter or FaceBook. You can also e-mail me at shawnpci.mullen@gmail.com.
Here’s to a great 2011 and beyond!
Onward and Upward 