Author: Jennifer van Alstyne
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RJ Thompson is a Professor and Digital Marketer in Higher Education
RJ Thompson, MFA is a digital marketer and a professor in Higher Education. Learn how to get better students and what it’s like to collaborate with university communications to promote…
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Public Speaking and How to Talk About Your Research with Neil Thompson
Neil Thompson of Teach the Geek to Speak joins me to talk about public speaking. Why is it important to talk about your research? You may be communicating with more…
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Website Hosts for Faculty, Scientists, and Grad Students
What is a website host? And, how do you choose one for your personal academic website?
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7 LinkedIn Profile Tips for Graduate Students
LinkedIn is the best social media platform for graduate students. Get my top 8 tips for your LinkedIn profile!
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What Is SEO for Scientists? Search Engine Optimization with Patrick Wareing
Patrick Wareing discusses the SEO for scientists and academics. You can enhance your online visibility and manage your research presence with search engine optimization on your personal academic website or…
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Academic YouTubers Talk About Getting Started on YouTube
Susan Heavey, Franziska Sattler, Nichole Lewis, and Erika Romero join me for a featured interview about starting the Academic YouTubers community.
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What Is Social Media Engagement for Academics? Likes, Shares, and Comments
Like, comment, and share: what’s the best way to engage on social media? Discover 9 ways to interact with posts online.
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Being on Video on Instagram with Tira Murray of The Female Academic Network
Tira Murray joins me live on YouTube to talk about starting her IGTV series interviewing women academics. Instagram is a great place to share videos.
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Alexandra Mihai Talks Teaching with Social Media
Alexandra Mihai, PhD joins me to talk about how to use social media in your teaching. Social media can be a great tool for learning. There are some things to…
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Live on The Social Academic YouTube Channel
Social media, collaboration, and networking are all topics from the 2020 YouTube live series.
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How to Update Your Social Media Profile for Academics in 10 Steps
You should update your social media profiles 1-2x per year. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help.
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LinkedIn for Grad Students with Sammie Walker Herrera
LinkedIn is awesome for grad students. It’s a great way to manage your online presence and network. It’s important when job searching. Join me for this live conversation with Sammie…
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Is Social Media Consuming Your Life? Let’s Talk About Digital Wellbeing
Do you feel like social media is consuming your life? Hear from academics like you. And, get tips to spend less time on social media.
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Aaron Shepard Talks NASA, Robots, and Starting Company Cogito
Aaron Shepard is a robotics intern at NASA Langley. This feature interview focuses on talking about your science on video. Learn about Aaron’s TEDx Talk and why he loves science…
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What are Social Media Stories? Sharing Stories on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube
Social media stories are a limited time 24-hour social media post, and they’re a great way to connect with your audience.
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Jennifer Adams Talks Being an Instagram Influencer and PhD Life
PhD student Jennifer Adams @RunwayRedLA joins me to talk about what it’s like to be an Instagram influencer.
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Gift Guide for Academics and Researchers 2020
What should you ask for this holiday season? Check out my top recommendations for your gift list in 2020 for professors and researchers like you.
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Writer Steven Dunn Talks Facebook and Community
Novelist Steven Dunn joins me to talk about writing, Facebook, and being yourself online: “Facebook is my playtime.”
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Dealing with Negative Reactions on Social Media for Academics: When Your Post Goes Wrong
A common fear or anxiety academics have about Twitter is that someone will have have a strong negative reaction to something you share. The extreme version of that fear: What…
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Fear of Judgement on Social Media with Cheryl Lau
A YouTube Live with branding expert Cheryl Lau. We’re talking about how to overcome your fear of showing up online to share your work. We’re getting into the fear of…
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Dark Secrets of Academia and PhD Tips from Eleni Routoula
Dr. Eleni Routoula joins me live to talk about some of the dark secrets of academia. Eleni says “…I posted a tweet about academic supervisors and I got inspired to…
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How to Stop Procrastinating on Social Media with Life Coach Dr. Caitlin Faas
Life coach Caitlin Faas, PhD joins me to talk about why we procrastinate on social media. Do you use social media to put off your work? Are you spending too…
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Ruth C. White on YouTube and Being on TV
Ruth C. White, PhD joined YouTube with the goal of getting on TV. Her 1st YouTube video landed her on The Today Show, and she’s booked recurring TV spots since.…
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A 1-Page Academic Personal Website Should Include These 6 Things
The simplest website structure for academics is a 1-page personal website. Learn what’s needed on your website and how to get started.
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What Is Networking? With Career Coach Dr. Jennifer Polk
Join me and Jennifer Polk, PhD for a LIVE conversation about networking for academics. We’re going to be talking about how to network. Dr. Polk will share some common networking…
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Connect through Direct Messaging on Social Media
Direct messages are a great way to have conversations. And that means they’re my favorite way to network. Echo Rivera, PhD and I talk direct messages and social media for…
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Collaboration and Presentations with Dr. Echo Rivera
You know when you meet people online and know you should be friends? That’s what it was like for me and presentation expert, Dr. Echo Rivera. I’m an introvert, but…
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Brittany Trinh Talks STEM Website Design
In this interview I chat with scientist and STEM website designer Brittany Trinh. And this one’s on video! Dive into this chat about all things websites.
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Chris Cloney of GradBlogger Talks Turning his Blog into a Business
Chris Cloney, PhD of GradBlogger and DustSafetyScience joins me to talk about how his grad school research blog has grown into an independent research company. Then he answers your questions…
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Social Media Tips for the Job Market
Check out my top tips for your social media profiles when you’re on the job market. I go in-depth into LinkedIn and Twitter for jobseekers.