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I found this rich information-packed post on the Outsmarts Marketing blog. Definitely worth a read. I am still extracting nuggets from it to improve my own Twitter presence.

Have you heard this one? “I just don’t get Twitter.”

Twitter is a free service that lets you micro-blog at whim using just 140 characters to say something really deep – or something terribly shallow, depending on your mood.

For months, my Twitter page said the same thing: “Trying to find out what’s in Twitter for me.” My picture was the generic Twitter icon. Every now and then, I would look at people’s tweets, shrug and do something else. Then something changed…

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Close on the heels of recording my first podcast with Mhairi Petrovic of Out-Smarts Marketing, I was “lurking” (yes, sorry kids, “lurking.”) on the Facebook page of long-time friend and podcasting consultant, Donna Papacosta of Trafalgar Communications.

Donna’s post on How to read a podcast script and not sound like you’re reading caught my eye. For anyone who is considering doing a podcast, my best advice is to be prepared. It’s number one on Donna’s list too. Often being prepared means determining what you’re going to say ahead of time, which then leads to writing out your script (or answers if it’s an interview,) which then means you might be inclined to read it. Making it sound natural can be a real challenge. Take heart. Read Donna’s helpful post and you’ll soon be sounding like a podcasting pro!