1. Blogging Professionally * (caveats) *Not for financial reward *Not necessarily for your organisation *Making a decent job of it *Based on my blogging experiences *Chris Bolton not WAO Participation Cymru – Blogging Workshop 14 June 2013

2. 90 mins: listening, doing, takeaways Part 1 Who I am? Why are we here? How much do we know already? – QUIZ! Part 2 Why bother blogging? Should you start/continue/increase? Part 3 Barriers and how to overcome Part 4 Finding your Blog Voice Part 5 Call to Action Participation Cymru – Blogging Workshop Slide 2

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5. Presentation title Slide 5 From Standing Stones to Pebbles Anyone can Publish and Engage Widely available internet Easy to use tools – Free!

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8. What Should We Do? Question: “Should I (or my organisation) start, continue, or increase blogging activity?” SWOT Analysis Participation Cymru – Blogging Workshop Slide 8

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11. Your Barriers & Solutions? 1. Structural / Process? 2. Leadership / Cultural? 3. Resources / Capability? For each heading identify your Barriers With a partner identify the Solutions Participation Cymru – Blogging Workshop Slide 11

12. Free & Easy to Use Participation Cymru – Blogging Workshop Slide 12 Thursday 20 th June, Swansea 6pm, Getting Business Online From Your Personality http://cardiffusers.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/g etting-business-online-through-your- personality/

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17. Call to Action Review SWOT Analysis 3 things to do: –Organisation –Team –Individually Write it down Tell someone Participation Cymru – Blogging Workshop Slide 17

18. Thank You Keep connected: Twitter: @whatsthepont Blog: www.whatsthepont.comwww.whatsthepont.com Email: chris.bolton@wao.gov.ukchris.bolton@wao.gov.uk Phone: 07879 848 667 Participation Cymru – Blogging Workshop Slide 18