Friday Top Five: All About Timeline and Professional Development
Posted on : 03-02-2012 | By : Shannon Otto | In : communications, friday top five, general leadership, meeting and event planning, professional growth, resources, social media
Tags: education, facebook, facebook timeline, MemberClicks, professional development, small-staff association, social media, timeline
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Happy Friday, everyone! We’re wrapping a fun, busy week here at MemberClicks and we’re ready for some weekend fun! We’ve got a great lineup of a bunch of our fave association-related blog posts from this week, so be sure to check these out!
1. After interviewing a Broadway performer, Jeffrey Cufaude related the performer’s advice about keeping shows engaging to making meetings matter. The advice? Perform (whether it’s a show, your learning session or your entire meeting) for the person who has never been before. Perform for the person who might have gotten dragged along by a friend, who may not really want to be there. Great advice.
2. Are you guilty of extrapolating what may happen rather than actually doing? KiKi L’Italien shares her goals to achieve this year, including “do the work.” However, she also shares how extrapolation may have gotten in the way of doing the work in the past. Fully experience the moment, KiKi writes. We agree!
3. As you may have heard, Facebook rolled out Timeline for brand pages this week. Here, get a great rundown of what your brand needs to do to implement its own Timeline. How will your cover photo represent your association?
4. Education is moving from a one-size-fits-all theme to a more personalized model. Has your association experimented with shaking up its online education? Take a look at some interviews The Chronicle of Higher Education conducted and see how online education is changing.
5. In that same vein, Aaron Wolowiec discusses the changing nature of professional development, and asks what your association is doing with mobile. It’s no secret we’re all attached to our mobile phones, and associations can be empowering members to take control of their learning. How will your association get involved?




