A College Student's idea of a "Well Branded" Digital Image

The people's profiles I looked at were the following:

Trisha Torrey that talked about her journey, stated her appearances to different places, her books she published, and her personal tips. Which is good because you are "well rounded" and known. In the website it also had a section for other people's personal stories.

Almost Frugal that has a first and last name and a comment section so  that people can voice their opinions about what they think.

Simple Mom that was really good on recent updates, a nice photo of self and other things that represent what the article was talking about. Had an appropriate email and Twiiter for others to follow.

Kim Mance picked a title that was fun and engaging to readers. Put a link on the website that went to another website for more additional information about herself.

Deb Dib's linkedin was good I thought because of her connections, the different websites she linked to her page, a great summary, lots of experience, and she added additional information.

Jason Alba's linkedin was good because of the amount of recommendations, his education and education levels, his many skills and languages. He was also able to put down his contact information.

I think I should personally try to change my digital presence is by getting a more professional facebook page and updating current information on my resume. I plan to also create a LinkedIn account and keep it updated. Of course I would have my picture and what I write on my wall be appropriate, because I don't know who would be reading it.

My 5 Criteria (no order for most important)

1. First and last name should be displayed.

2. Appropriate pictures and wall postings on facebook, twitter, web page, etc.

3. Add a nice detailed summary or more information about yourself, so that the reader can get to know you.

4. Add your expertise and connections. This could be important for being recommended on certain sites.

5. Add your personal tips or other testimonies to let others what you're doing really does work and it may can help them.

What Makes an Interesting Interview

Names of the audio and animated clips from the website storycorps.org.

Audio: "I remember many months with no lights", "At the time, I was tutoring at an after -school program...", and "How do you think you've changed?"
Animated: "Always a family" and "Eyes on the stars"

The key points from the above clips I heard and saw had a clear flow and was straight to the point. Some of the stories had some background information. All of the voices were clear and accurate, some of them told their stories with emotion. The information they wanted to share was understandable and visual not only by the animation clips, but also the audio clips because of the story teller's description of words. Emotions were heard in the animated clips rather than the audio clips, but again the story teller was very understandable. In  the animated clips I heard crying in one story and in the other I heard laughing.

My Criteria:
1. Have a clear and accurate voice ( to avoid being nervous, practice in the mirror)
2. Choose visual words (e.g. She sat in the cold room wearing her favorite navy blue dress, because her mom was not able to pay the heat bill that month....)
3. Get permission when using people's names, or keep their identity safe
4. When using music in your clip be sure to make it sure at the appropriate time, it will be better if it would be used at the end of the story teller's last words
5. Share a little background information on your topic so that the listener would know what's going on