Self Development through TechnologySelf Development through TechnologyLearning in the 21st Century through Podcasts, RSS, Twitter, LinkedIn,

(Google) Search, & more

Prepared by:

Mergen Chuluun

Founder, WebGuru Co Ltd

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

2010-04-20

Self Development through Technology

• About Me

• SD through History

• SD over the Last 200 Years

• SD 2010: New Techniques, New Technologies

– Audio/Podcasts, RSS, Twitter, LinkedIn, (Google) search– Audio/Podcasts, RSS, Twitter, LinkedIn, (Google) search

• SD 2010: New Techniques, Old Technologies

– Books: Amazon

– Lectures, Lessons: SlideShare, WebEx, Online Seminars

Mergen Chuluun (1/2)

• Read/watched/listened to 100’s or 1000’s of

books, articles, talks, videos, etc

• For 7-8 years, only read motivational self-help books

• Sales position in 1999 started self development

• Colorado State University• Colorado State University

• Graduated 2002 w Info Systems

• Graduated again 2003 w Finance & Entrep.

• Management Club Co-founder, CIS Club President,

Business College Council, Dean’s List…

• 16+ years of work experience

• Started as newspaper boy at age 14

• Fields: Corporate Finance, Marketing, Pricing, Sales,

Market Research, Business Development,

• Industries: Distribution, Manufacturing, Technology

Mergen Chuluun (2/2)

• Founded WebGuru in 2008

• 1st Mongolian company to provide SEO services,

which essentially helps companies get found online

(helps w sales leads & potential biz partners)

• Services: web design, search engine optimization

(SEO), usability, web development, email marketing, (SEO), usability, web development, email marketing,

social media, etc

• My blogs (2009)

• Internet Marketing Blog: webguru-co.com/blog

• Personal: mergenchuluun.com

• MBB: MongoliaBusinessBlog.com

• Mongolia Business Podcast (2009)

• Mongolia’s first & only podcast, searchable on

iTunes/iPod/etc MongoliaBusinessBlog.com/podcast

Self Development - Traditionally

• Ancient forms:

– Apprenticeship

– Oral storytelling

– Written/drawn: ex: cave paintings

Self Development – Last 200 Years

• Books, newspapers, magazines

• Events, conferences

• Schools, universities,

• Training

• …• …

New Methods, New Technologies

• Benefits

– FREE

– Anytime, anywhere

– Advices/lessons from the best!!

• Podcast• Podcast

– Watch/listen to news/lessons on PC/iPhone/etc

• RSS

– Subscribe to favorite news websites & blogs

• LinkedIn, Facebook, XING, Biznetwork

– Join groups & discuss career/industry topics

Podcast

• Benefits

– Any topic you wish

– Audio & video

– Download & listen/watch any time

• Find & subscribe to podcasts via

– iTunes, Zune, Juice, Winamp,

– Search on Google “business podcast” or “best video podcast”

• Some sample podcasts

– TED Talks video – revolutionary new ideas

– Manager Tools

– Business Success Tips

– Wall Street Journal Small Business

– Harvard Business Review IdeaCast

– Mongolia Business podcast

iTunes Screenshot (podcasts)

• Download iTunes from http://apple.com

• Subscribe to podcasts from iTunes Store (see below)

RSS

• Benefits

– Save time & stay up-to-date from your favorite news sources online

– Don’t have to visit all these different websites; websites come to you

– Quickly scan & only read your favorite topics

• Tools• Tools

– Google Reader, News Gator,

• Recommended Reads/Subscriptions

– McKinsey Quarterly Reports

– Forbes Managing Leadership

– BusinessWeek

Google Reader (RSS)

Twitter - What is it?

• Micro-blogging platform?

– Less than 140 characters. What?!?

– Normal blog post is about 500-1000 characters

• Completely new communications platform?

– Well, it’s not exactly blogging, nor texting, nor just status updating… Soooo…– Well, it’s not exactly blogging, nor texting, nor just status updating… Soooo…

• Twitter is used for:

– Sharing thoughts and links to articles, videos, photos

– Reading trending topics

– Marketing products/services

– Follow world leaders – read what they think & articles that they find

interesting

Twitter - How do I start tweeting?

• Sign up at twitter.com

Social Networking Sites: LinkedIn…

• Social Networking Sites

– Examples: LinkedIn, Facebook, Xing, Biznetwork, etc

– Join, collaborate, discuss, share

– Professional sites are good for connecting & sharing ideas with other

professionals

• LinkedIn

– Become “friends” with other professionals

– Join various groups

• University Alumni

• Sales, Marketing, Finance, Pricing, etc

• Share knowledge, ask questions, answer questions, possibly collaborate…

LinkedIn

• Groups page in LinkedIn (must have account at linkedin.com)

Search Engines

• Find Anything with Search Engines

– Best search engine in the world: Google

– Other good search engines: Bing, Yahoo, etc

• How to find information on anything

– Go to google.com or google.mn (or any other search engine)– Go to google.com or google.mn (or any other search engine)

– Type in “how to” + verb + your need

• Example 1: “how to” + “improve” + “my English writing”

• Search: how to improve my English writing

– Type in your need + “guide” or “tutorial” or “instructions”

• Example 1: “English writing” + “lessons”

• Search: English writing tutorial OR English writing lessons

New Techniques, Old Technologies

• Books

– Amazon.com reviews

– What book is actually the best for me??

• News

– Podcasts, RSS…– Podcasts, RSS…

• Courses & training

– LiveMocha – Learn English & other languages

– OpenCourseWare MIT – free course material

– Webinars – many of them FREE

• Apprenticeship

– Follow blogs, tweets, podcasts, etc of favorite industry/business leaders

Thank you for your time!

Questions/comments?

1. How do you learn & develop yourself today?

2. Did you learn anything new? If so, will you be applying this??

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