1. Can You See Me Now? Enhancing Your Career Visibility Maryfran Johnson, Editor in Chief CIO Magazine & Events

2. So What’s Your Story? What unique experiences do you have to share? What’s the passion you want to communicate? What motivates you to step up to a more visible leadership role?

3. What Type of Visibility Suits You? Internal vs. External? Internal vs. External? Sign up for solo speaking gigs, panels or workshop participation, executive presentations, etc. Sign up for solo speaking gigs, panels or workshop participation, executive presentations, etc. “Pages vs. Stages”? “Pages vs. Stages”? Get quoted in magazines or contribute to a blog; appear on conference agendas as a speaker or panelist Get quoted in magazines or contribute to a blog; appear on conference agendas as a speaker or panelist Yourself or Your Entire Team? Yourself or Your Entire Team? Apply for awards to gain team/company recognition Apply for awards to gain team/company recognition Example: CIO 100, Ones to Watch, CIO Hall of Fame, Premier 100 IT Leaders, Iweek 500, etc. Example: CIO 100, Ones to Watch, CIO Hall of Fame, Premier 100 IT Leaders, Iweek 500, etc. Evangelize social media within the IT organization and companywide (Sysco and Textron examples) Evangelize social media within the IT organization and companywide (Sysco and Textron examples)

4. Why Visibility Matters Enhances your executive career path & leadership skills Enhances your executive career path & leadership skills Fine tunes your confidence and poise Fine tunes your confidence and poise Expands your professional network much more effectively Expands your professional network much more effectively

5. Becoming Internally Visible Participate on cross-functional teams; volunteer to deliver the results Participate on cross-functional teams; volunteer to deliver the results ERP or BI projects provide high visibility with IT/Business crossover ERP or BI projects provide high visibility with IT/Business crossover Create internal awards / employee recognition programs & promote them in the company newsletter Create internal awards / employee recognition programs & promote them in the company newsletter Making a big deal of team member accomplishments reflects well on your own leadership skills Making a big deal of team member accomplishments reflects well on your own leadership skills

6. Becoming Externally Visible Volunteer to speak or join panel discussions at IT conferences Volunteer to speak or join panel discussions at IT conferences SIM chapters, CIO magazine or Computerworld events, etc. SIM chapters, CIO magazine or Computerworld events, etc. Regional gatherings of CIOs; user groups Regional gatherings of CIOs; user groups Local meetings of industry or business associations Local meetings of industry or business associations Cultivate journalists, recruiters & colleagues in your professional networks (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.) Cultivate journalists, recruiters & colleagues in your professional networks (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.) Take advantage of corporate PR or Marketing pros to promote you Take advantage of corporate PR or Marketing pros to promote you Get a professional photo taken and keep your bio updated Get a professional photo taken and keep your bio updated

7. Get Out There and Take Some Risks!

8. Raise Your Public Speaking Comfort Levels (Yes, You Can!) Make a real plan to improve your skills Make a real plan to improve your skills Read a few good books on public speaking Read a few good books on public speaking “All the great speakers were bad speakers first” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson “All the great speakers were bad speakers first” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson Study outstanding speakers for ideas on handling transitions, mannerisms, stage presence Study outstanding speakers for ideas on handling transitions, mannerisms, stage presence Fastest way to improve: Get videotaped and watch yourself. Consider hiring a speech coach Consider hiring a speech coach Check if your HR department offers executive or media coaching Check if your HR department offers executive or media coaching To find your own? To find your own? Call up local TV stations for media coach recommendations

9. Good Stuff Free: PDFs from Bates Communications* “On Stage: Speaking with Passion and Conviction” “On Stage: Speaking with Passion and Conviction” “How to Be Yourself in Front of an Audience” “How to Be Yourself in Front of an Audience” “Tell Us a Good One: Stories for Business Presentations” “Tell Us a Good One: Stories for Business Presentations” “Can Introverts Be Great Speakers?” “Can Introverts Be Great Speakers?” “One Essential Question to Ask Yourself Before Writing a Presentation” “One Essential Question to Ask Yourself Before Writing a Presentation” “Guarantee Success in Presentations: Practice Techniques” “Guarantee Success in Presentations: Practice Techniques” *Suzanne Bates, author, “Speak Like a CEO” and “Motivate Like a CEO,” http://www.bates-communications.com/articles/

11. Some Sample Advice* from “Can Introverts be Great Speakers” Write your speech with your audience in mind. Put your messages in terms of benefits to them. Practice out loud, several times, so your delivery sounds smooth and confident. Terrified? Look for low-risk speaking opportunities first. Speak at colleges, volunteer organizations and professional groups outside of work (less at stake). In the office, start by preparing and rehearsing meeting contributions. Bring your notes. No one expects you to become note-free overnight. Smile! The audience will see you as friendly, confident and in control. *http://www.bates-communications.com/articles/

12. What Great Speakers Do Rehearse their talks; prepare thoroughly Rehearse their talks; prepare thoroughly Deliver a core message with sincerity and passion (avoid Death-by-PowerPoint!) Deliver a core message with sincerity and passion (avoid Death-by-PowerPoint!) Connect with audiences by telling stories Connect with audiences by telling stories “Communicate charisma through emotional expressiveness & connection “Communicate charisma through emotional expressiveness & connection Source: “Give Your Speech, Change the World,” by Nick Morgan, Harvard Business School Press, 2003

14. The Secret of Charisma “Charisma ultimately comes from having something true and heartfelt to put on the line in front of your audience…” “The only reason to feel nervous is to use that adrenaline to speak with more energy. Because presentations aren’t about you, the speaker. They’re about the audience.” Nick Morgan, author of “Give Your Speech, Change the World”

16. Some Recommended Reading “Give Your Speech, Change the World,” by Nick Morgan, Harvard Business School Press, 2003; www.publicwords.com “Give Your Speech, Change the World,” by Nick Morgan, Harvard Business School Press, 2003; www.publicwords.com www.publicwords.com “Speak Like a CEO: Secrets for Commanding Attention and Getting Results,” by Suzanne Bates, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005; www.bates-communications.com “Speak Like a CEO: Secrets for Commanding Attention and Getting Results,” by Suzanne Bates, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005; www.bates-communications.comwww.bates-communications.com “The Exceptional Presenter: A Proven Formula to Open Up and Own the Room,” by Timothy J. Koegel; www.presentationacademy.com “The Exceptional Presenter: A Proven Formula to Open Up and Own the Room,” by Timothy J. Koegel; www.presentationacademy.comwww.presentationacademy.com

17. Editors in the Market for Speakers & Story Sources Maryfran Johnson, CIO magazine, mfjohnson@cio.com, (508) 988-6870 Maryfran Johnson, CIO magazine, mfjohnson@cio.com, (508) 988-6870 mfjohnson@cio.com Julia King, Executive Editor for Events, Computerworld, julia_king@computerworld.com, ( Julia King, Executive Editor for Events, Computerworld, julia_king@computerworld.com, (508) 505-7000julia_king@computerworld.com Anne McCrory, CIO Decisions Midmarket Conference, amccrory@techtarget.com (781) 657-1576amccrory@techtarget.com

18. Any Questions?