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5 effective Ways of Writing an Effective Hook Hooks are attention grabbers Did you know that 70% of people decide to read your content based solely on the first line. That’s why you need to spend more time crafting it. But many people struggle to write a good hook. Why? Because they chase the algorithm or rely too heavily on AI like ChatGPT and many more tools. Instead, you need to study human psychology and understand their emotions. After all, it’s people who get attracted to your hook, right? Usually, Our minds get attracted to -Numbers -Negative statements -Questions -Myths -Urgency Words So, now let’s see the templates and examples for each one ✴️Numbers -X Ways to [Achieve Desired Outcome] in [Time Frame] 5 Ways to Boost Your Professional Network in 30 Days -X Lessons I Learned from [Experience] 3 Lessons I Learned from Leading a Successful Startup ✴️Negative Statements -The Biggest Mistakes You're Making in [Activity] The Biggest Mistakes You're Making in Your Job Search -Avoid These X Pitfalls in [Industry/Profession] Avoid These 7 Pitfalls in Digital Marketing" ✴️Questions -Are You Ready for [Upcoming Trend/Change]? Are You Ready for the AI Revolution in the Workplace? -What's the Real Reason Behind [Common Problem]? What's the Real Reason Behind High Employee Turnover? ✴️Myths -X Myths About [Industry/Profession] You Need to Stop Believing 5 Myths About Remote Work You Need to Stop Believing -Debunking the Biggest Myth About [Topic] Debunking the Biggest Myth About Career Advancement ✴️Urgency Words -[Benefit] Before [Deadline] Boost Your LinkedIn Profile Before the Next Hiring Wave" -Last Chance to [Action/Benefit] Last Chance to Register for Our Leadership Workshop I hope these will help you to make a good engaging hook for your next post —------------------------------------------------------------ Ready to elevate your personal brand? Drop me a DM and let’s figure out the strategy for it. 

🤔 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡? 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐮𝐭 🚀 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭-𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡, 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐲our job isn’t always enough to get noticed. Does this sound familiar? Let’s fix that. 🔧 Here’s a roadmap to make yourself vi𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: 1️⃣ 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐔𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 💬 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬: 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞. ✅ Pro Tip: Don’t wait to be called on; contribute to conversations and own your expertise. 2️⃣ Take Credit for Your Work 🎯 Key Insight: Celebrate your wins! Document achievements and share them with your team and manager. 📊 Data-Driven Impact: Employees who self-advocate are 25% more likely to receive promotions. 3️⃣ Build Relationships Across Teams 🤝 The Power of Networking: Expanding your circle of influence increases visibility. 🔑 How to Start: Collaborate on cross-functional projects or simply grab virtual coffee with colleagues. 4️⃣ Post Your Expertise Online 📱 Visibility Beyond Walls: Sharing your knowledge on platforms like LinkedIn can boost your credibility. 🌟 Result: A strong personal brand makes you a go-to person inside and outside your organization. 5️⃣ Set Weekly Action Goals 📅 Stay Accountable: Each week, commit to one visibility-building activity. 📌 Example Goal: Share a LinkedIn post, attend a cross-team meeting, or pitch a new idea to your manager. 📊 A Simple Formula for Standing Out: Impact Visibility=(Skill Mastery+Proactive Actions)×Relationship Building\text{Impact Visibility} = (\text{Skill Mastery} + \text{Proactive Actions}) \times \text{Relationship Building}   🌟 Why Visibility Matters in Big Tech: 🔎 Data Speaks: Employees with a strong presence are 40% more likely to land leadership roles.  🌐 Industry Trends: The louder your voice, the more opportunities will find you in the dynamic world of Big Tech.  💡 Question for You: What action will you take this week to make your work—and your value—visible? Drop your answer below! 👇 Credits: 🌟 Research and write-up by me (P.S. Mahesh). Visual rights belong to respective owners. 📚  

Why do you need them? Your profile A new LinkedIn report identifies critical skills professionals must develop to remain competitive in today's workforce. Communication, customer service, leadership and adaptability top the list, reflecting a growing emphasis on unique human capabilities that AI cannot replicate. "People skills will become more important for individual career advancement," predicts LinkedIn VP Aneesh Raman. "And cooperation between people will become more important for the development of the company." The annual ranking is based on data about 1 billion LinkedIn users in 200 countries and regions. The 10 most in-demand skills in 2024 communication Customer service leadership Project management management Analytics Team work Sales Problem solving research In addition to the top 10 list, LinkedIn identified Responsiveness as the “skill of the moment” due to the incredible year-over-year growth in demand. "Because AI has changed work so dramatically over the past year, we're highlighting adaptability as the top 'skill of the moment' with the biggest surge in demand," said LinkedIn's head of global content strategy, Dan Brodnitz. "It is extremely important for the team to maintain stability and influence the pace of change." About 65% of job skills are expected to change by 2030, up from just 25% in 2015. Currently, more than half of LinkedIn users are in roles that can be disrupted by AI. To help people develop important communication skills, LinkedIn is offering free access to relevant training courses until May 31, 2024. Find links to each course in the LinkedIn report. Result As AI automates more technical roles, clearly articulating a complete portfolio of skills on LinkedIn has become vital career currency. Those who are most adept at continually improving their skills and marketing them will remain the most employable in 2024 and beyond. #google #ads #googleads #adwords #googleadwords #online #advertising #onlineadvertising #marketing #onlinemarketing #digital #digitalmarketing #SEO #search #engine #optimization #profile #Linkedin

Job seekers guide on how to best use LinkedIn's new AI capabilities: **AI-Powered Premium Experience 1. Analyze Feed Content: The AI analyzes posts, articles, and conversations in your feed to reveal key opportunities relevant to you. 2. Get Timely Information: Leveraging Microsoft Bing, the AI provides up-to-date information on trending topics, combining insights from LinkedIn and across the web. **Enhanced Job Search Features 1. Natural Language Job Search: Premium subscribers can use conversational prompts to find jobs. For example, you can type "find me a remote marketing job in Detroit that pays at least $110,000". 2. Resume Optimization: AI can review your resume and provide personalized suggestions for improvement, tailored to specific job postings. 3. Cover Letter Assistance: There's a tool to help build cover letters "from scratch" with AI assistance. 4. Job Fit Assessment: The AI can help you evaluate if a particular job is a good fit for your skills and experience. **Profile Enhancement 1. Writing Suggestions: The AI offers personalized writing suggestions for your About and Headline sections, highlighting key skills and experiences. 2. Profile Summary Generation: AI can generate personalized summary suggestions that effectively capture your professional essence. **Networking and Learning 1. AI Personas: LinkedIn is piloting AI-powered personas of experts that you can chat with to learn about business topics. 2. Personalized Career Coaching: Premium subscribers can access AI-powered career coaching for advice on topics like negotiation and business strategy. 3. Enhanced LinkedIn Learning: AI is being integrated into LinkedIn Learning courses to provide more personalized coaching. **How to Access These Features 1. Sign in to your LinkedIn account and navigate to the relevant section (e.g., Profile, Jobs). 2. Look for AI-related buttons or options, such as "Get AI-Powered Suggestions" or "Generate Job Description with AI". 3. For job searches, use the search bar with natural language prompts. 4. Explore the Premium dashboard for AI-powered insights and recommendations.

Thrilled to Announce the Completion of ALX’s AI Career Essentials Course! After an intensive 6 weeks, I’m excited to share that I’ve completed the AI Career Essentials program by alx_africa ! This experience was a deep dive into the evolving world of AI, opening my eyes to how it can be a transformative tool for productivity, creativity, and entrepreneurship. The course provided a comprehensive toolkit for leveraging AI across various professional and personal dimensions, and I’m excited to take these skills forward. Here's a closer look at my key takeaways: ▪AI Foundations: The course introduced foundational knowledge on how AI can amplify productivity and streamline workflows. By learning to use AI as a virtual assistant, I discovered new ways to automate daily tasks, save time, and enhance focus on high-impact areas—something I’m eager to apply for consistent efficiency. ▪AI-Powered Content Creation: One of the most exciting aspects was learning how AI can transform content creation. We explored various tools for generating ideas, creating drafts, and refining content, opening up endless possibilities for anyone looking to create engaging materials with ease. Whether for social media, blogs, or presentations, AI now feels like a creative partner! ▪ AI for Personal Branding: In today’s world, a strong personal brand is essential, and AI offers powerful ways to build it. From optimizing LinkedIn profiles to crafting standout resumes and cover letters, I learned how to enhance each piece of my professional narrative using AI, ensuring my online presence reflects my skills, experiences, and unique qualities authentically and effectively. ▪ Business Applications of AI: AI’s potential for entrepreneurs was another eye-opener. Through the course, I practiced using AI to brainstorm innovative business ideas, craft business plans, and conduct business evaluations. This practical application is invaluable, as AI can empower entrepreneurs by providing insights, reducing risk, and enabling data-driven decision-making. ▪ AI for Productivity & Data Visualization: In addition to task automation, we covered data analysis and visualization techniques. Using tools like Infogram, I learned to transform complex data into easily understandable visuals, making data-driven storytelling more effective and impactful. ▪ Interview Prep & Soft Skills: We even dove into AI for career development, with practical tools for interview preparation. AI-powered guidance helped me practice answering behavioral questions using methods like the STAR technique, sharpening my responses and giving me the confidence to navigate interviews with clarity and focus. This course provided more than just a skillset; it shifted my perspective on the ways AI can be integrated into all facets of work and life. I’m grateful to ALX for this incredible learning experience, and I look forward to applying these insights to innovate, create, and grow within my career. #ALX #aice24 #cohort7

We all want to project a strong professional image on LinkedIn. But sometimes, we overthink it. Stiff, overly formal writing can actually distance you from your audience. The solution? A conversational style. Imagine explaining your topic to a respected colleague over coffee – clear, direct, with a touch of personality. This builds trust and makes complex ideas easier to grasp. I call it professionally conversational - it's the best term I've come up with that people relate to. Should you ditch those AI writing tools? Not necessarily. Use them for suggestions, then add your own expertise and voice. If you're challenged by overthinking and complex communication - ask your favorite AI tool to help you simplify and clarify. No one should read your post, article, or comment more than once to understand it. Clarity is crucial to good communication, especially on-the-go communication via mobile. Here's how to strike the right balance: Know your audience Be consistent Engage Mix up your formats Keywords still matter How can you communicate more effectively on LinkedIn? How can you leverage your "personal assistant," be it a human or an AI tool, to sound more natural and clear?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN "AI-READY" COMMUNICATOR? AI-powered tools can help create engaging presentations, streamline preparation processes, and make them more accessible. I'll discuss some of these strategies in this article, but first I would like to address the elephant in the room: "AI-ready" is a problematic expression. It may lead to a simplistic way of thinking where it is assumed that the focus of successful communications in this AI age should be on technology, rather than on the listener. The same happpened when PowerPoint was launched for example. This is why I decided to write this article explaining what being an "AI-ready" communicator means to me. My work has always been focused on teaching individuals to adopt a "you-attitude", i.e. to think, plan and speak from the listener's perspective. What is the point of showing up with a powerful agenda and the best looking visuals if one is unable to connect with her listeners? I use improv techniques and am emphatic that everyone I work with must learn to let go of the agenda, to speak off the cuff, to be present in the moment by breathing consciously, and to "listen" to the audience. Are you able to deliver your presentation and connect with your listeners even if technology fails, even if you have no visual aids to show, even if instead of having the 30 minutes you were originally assigned, you now have only 5? The most important skill areas to develop in terms of becoming "AI-ready" are to be able to deploy critical and strategic thinking skills, messaging skills, and data storytelling skills. Ultimately, as an "AI-ready" presenter you must be able to - without the use of any technology - engage your listeners and ensure that they are crystal clear about the message, as well as inspired to implement your call for action. And yes, as an "AI-ready" communicator you must also be proficient in interacting with AI technologies during presentations. Real-time language translation services, speech-to-text for accessibility, or audience engagement tools powered by AI are some of the AI technologies presenters must be familiar with. Additionally, you must understand the ethical considerations and potential biases in AI technologies and how they can impact presentations or the dissemination of information, including privacy concerns and bias, and ensure that AI tools are used responsibly. I work with individuals (in groups or on a one-to-one basis) to harness the full potential of Messaging (strategic thinking skills), Data Storytelling and AI tools to help them connect more effectively with their listeners. If you are interested in learning how I can help you sharpen your presentation and communication skills you can book a 15-minute discovery call via this link: https://lnkd.in/eAE-eajS

I believe every marketer knows this: As a marketing and sales student and former intern, I've come to realize that public speaking is an essential aspect of effective communication. Whether it's delivering a lecture in class, conveying a message to colleagues, briefing a sales report to your team, or giving a speech on an important occasion, speaking with clarity, conciseness, and sophistication matters a lot. After years of participating in various volunteer and extracurricular activities, I've picked up a few valuable lessons that I'd like to share: ✅Audience Analysis:   Understand who you're speaking to—whether it's friends, customers, or colleagues. Different audiences require different approaches. ✅Storytelling:   Connect with people through anecdotes to build trust. Additionally, be an active listener and engage accordingly. ✅Emotional Connection:   One thing AI hasn't mastered is emotional intelligence. Empathy is key to good communication, so find common ground with your audience. ✅Clarity and Brevity:    Avoid jargon and be direct. Confidence, along with practice, will make you shine. Most importantly, "Speak Up"—don't wait for the "perfect" moment. I hope you agree with me on these points. I still have years of learning ahead of me, but I’m excited for the journey.

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#GoogleIO thoughts. You don't have time to review my bad storytelling skills, so I will make it short. 👇 At first, AI came to replace daily tasks and thought processes like a virtual assistant, right? And what if you struggle with deeper problems? more than an assistant you need a specialist, and you also need THAT person that always has a counter idea, the one that says "I don't think that is right" and makes you avoid the self convince loop, or makes you more robust on your solution. So you do not ONLY need an assistant, you need multiple roles and that is GEMS. You can save initial prompts to set Gemini to a role and have a chat only with that pre-setted role. Something like a mini Rag(Retrieval Augmented Generation), but without the data injection (or yes, because Gemini has 1.5 M tokens to use) On the other hand, do you ever feel weird about how certain content is being delivered? and is not something about the tone, or the actual concept, is about the learning process of reading it, or listening to it. That is why you make pdf from audio, and text from videos, you need a different edge to tackle that knowledge. It is said that we have 7 intelligences and our education system is based just on a "math-logic" one. Well, now you can chat with Gemini about content and it will be presented to you with your daily life routines, with analogies and structure needed for you to learn. It can help you memorize things, and understand the biggest technical problems easily. Last, your email threads are no longer a threat (good slogan right?) But is true, Gemini can surf your email content, figure it out when something was said, if the last email has THAT important thing, or if you weren't attending a meet call, you could trigger Gemini on it to highlight the key points based on your role and interest on that meeting. So people who struggle with long meetings and communications have more time, are happier, and are focused without compromising productivity or efficiency. So in the end, yeah it is great, it helps you a lot with your job and gives you more time, and if you use that time right, your life quality is going to increase! What about the knowledge of time use? the meaning, the purpose? what about people who were in a bad place (mentally and emotionally) and were just being communicative because the meetings and emails demanded them to? With the lack of help to try to get more about real-life experiences (which all involve relationships), we will have more depressive, interpersonal, and isolated people who at first will not show a lack of performance, and it will when no AI tool can make up their true state, and that is a CRITICAL point. So in the end, just like in the beginning, we should make an effort to embrace the NEW, and a greater effort to understand how to use it in our favor in the long term, helping the un noticed that are going to be hurt. #ai #tech #people #developers #programmers #hr