Project Shrink » commenting http://www.basdebaar.com Projects Are About Humans. Deal With That! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:50:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Great Exercise To Train Your Feedback Skills http://www.basdebaar.com/great-exercise-to-train-your-feedback-skills-2588.html http://www.basdebaar.com/great-exercise-to-train-your-feedback-skills-2588.html#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:51:48 +0000 Bas de Baar http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=2588 Bas de Baar is an independent consultant based in the Netherlands. He uniquely combines over a decade of project and team leadership with nearly a decade online presence in the area of Project Leadership in a global and virtual world.

Great Exercise To Train Your Feedback Skills

]]> In this episode of the Project Shrink podcast I explain a great exercise to help you improve your feedback skills. The exercise is free and can be done from the comfort of your own home! Awesome. :)

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Bas de Baar is an independent consultant based in the Netherlands. He uniquely combines over a decade of project and team leadership with nearly a decade online presence in the area of Project Leadership in a global and virtual world.

Great Exercise To Train Your Feedback Skills

]]> http://www.basdebaar.com/great-exercise-to-train-your-feedback-skills-2588.html/feed 14 Working Virtual: Get Over Your Fear To Express Yourself Online http://www.basdebaar.com/working-virtual-get-over-your-fear-to-express-yourself-online-1018.html http://www.basdebaar.com/working-virtual-get-over-your-fear-to-express-yourself-online-1018.html#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:07:57 +0000 Bas de Baar http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=1018 Bas de Baar is an independent consultant based in the Netherlands. He uniquely combines over a decade of project and team leadership with nearly a decade online presence in the area of Project Leadership in a global and virtual world.

Working Virtual: Get Over Your Fear To Express Yourself Online

]]> If you show up for a meeting in the office, people will notice because they will see you. Online, if you just “show up” nobody will notice.

On the internet the fast majority of people is just lurking around, reading and watching stuff other people create. Just a small percentage is contributing by creating.

Who will people notice? Who will have a better conversation? Who will be the better virtual worker?

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Within a community or team communication among the team members is essential.

If you want to succeed in a virtual team, you have to learn using social media. You have to start conversing online.

The easiest, smallest, first baby step is by commenting on blogs. Under every post are the comments of readers. Nothing big. Start small.

Fears About Speaking Online

You might have some hesitations. Some fears to express yourself in this digital world.

Havi Brooks has some great articles addressing these fears. Her topic is blogging, but it applies to almost every online conversation.

Take your time. No hurry.

Why not start your exercise here? You are among like minded people. There are no stupid questions. There are no stupid answers.

So, it’s ok to have fears and reservations. It’s human. Why do you think you are reluctant to comment on blog posts sometimes?

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