Book coach Jane Jones on anxieties and struggles when writing your book. Your book is meaningful and you want to see it out in the world. Authors, this interview is for you!
Read more Writing Your Book for Minoritized Women Academics with Jane Jones, PhD
What can academics learn about social media from reality TV? Jennifer talks about the new season of The Circle Netflix, sharing 7 tips to inspire professors for the new year.
Read more 7 Lessons for Academics Wanting to Use Social Media in 2023
How can PhDs use LinkedIn to invite opportunity for themselves? Dr. Gertrude Nonterah is a LinkedIn expert. Learn how opening up about her struggle to find a job with a PhD helped people. And, invited job offers and opportunities!
Read more LinkedIn for PhDs with Dr. Gertrude Nonterah of The Bold PhD
Author Linda Moore talks about her new book Attribution (2022) about a PhD student named Cate who finds a mysterious painting in her university's basement. We dive into how to get comfortable talking about your book too!
Read more Author Linda More on Attribution and Feeling Comfortable Talking About Your Book
Announcing the winners of the 2022 Best Personal Academic Websites Contest! View examples of personal academic websites.
Read more Winners of the 2022 Best Personal Academic Websites Contest
I'm teaming up with Dr. Sheena Howard to bring you a live VIP event for academics. You're invited!
Read more Get Your Ticket to 10 Keys to Building an Incredible Brand for Academics LIVE
This common mistake may be hurting your Google Search results. Is your personal academic website showing up on the 1st page when someone searches your name?
Read more A Common Mistake Academics Make With Their Personal Websites
What's the best way to take new photos for your website? Here are 3 options for you.
How can academics get publicity and media attention for their work? Plus, what to charge for speaking engagements. Meet Dr. Sheena Howard.
Read more How to Get Media Attention For Your Research With Dr. Sheena Howard
Allanté Whitmore started her podcast Blk + In Grad School on an air mattress with her cell phone. Looking forward to a new season of motivation and inspiration for grad students.
Read more Podcasting with Allanté Whitmore, PhD of Blk + In Grad School
Enter to win an award in the 2022 Best Personal Academic Websites Contest!
Read more Announcing a Contest for Best Personal Academic Websites You Should Enter!
Toyin Alli, PhD helps student succeed in grad school at The Academic Society LLC. She's a math lecturer who helps students survive grad school! We talk about her book, YouTube, and more.
Read more Grad School with Dr. Toyin Alli of The Academic Society
Is your website old or outdated? Here's how to get started updating your personal website.
Tullio Rossi, PhD helps scientists share their research with visuals Dr. Tullio Rossi is a marine biologist turned entrepreneur helping scientists around the world share their research. Tullio found that video animations and graphical abstracts increase the impact of your science. And, they’re great for sharing your research with the media. Now as Director of…
Read more Graphical Abstracts and Animations To Share Your Science Online with Dr. Tullio Rossi
What is a website host? And, how do you choose one for your personal academic website?
Read more What Website Host Is Best For My Personal Website?
LinkedIn is the best social media platform for graduate students. Get my top 8 tips for your LinkedIn profile!
Susan Heavey, Franziska Sattler, Nichole Lewis, and Erika Romero join me for a featured interview about starting the Academic YouTubers community.
Read more Academic YouTubers Talk About Getting Started on YouTube
Like, comment, and share: what's the best way to engage on social media? Discover 9 ways to interact with posts online.
Read more What Is Social Media Engagement? Likes, Shares, and Comments
Social media, collaboration, and networking are all topics from the 2020 YouTube live series.
You should update your social media profiles 1-2x per year. Here's a step-by-step guide to help.
Read more How to Update Your Social Media Profile in 10 Steps
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.
Read more Is Social Media Consuming Your Life? Let’s Talk About Digital Wellbeing
Social media stories are a limited time 24-hour social media post, and they're a great way to connect with your audience.
Novelist Steven Dunn joins me to talk about writing, Facebook, and being yourself online: "Facebook is my playtime."
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 happens if your tweet becomes front page news? Let's talk about what happens when tweets go wrong.
Read more When Tweets Go Wrong: Dealing with Negative Reactions on Twitter
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. Learn how.
The simplest website structure for academics is a 1-page personal website. Learn what's needed on your website and how to get started.
Read more A 1-Page Academic Personal Website Should Include These 6 Things
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 networking as introverts.
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.
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.
From celebrating your teaching on social media to updating your LinkedIn profile. Here are 5 ways to let people know about your teaching online.
Get started with the process of managing your online presence in academia with these 3 steps.
This step-by-step guide teaches you how to create an academic personal website. From content creation to launch, this guide is the how-to you need.
Ever see the disclaimer "Likes and retweets are not endorsements"? Let's talk about what people think it means, the true effects of sharing on social media, and what to add instead.
Read more Likes and Retweets Are Endorsements on Social Media
LinkedIn is the top platform I recommend for grad students, faculty and researchers because it's all about connecting and building a network. Learn why and get 7 exclusive tips for your LinkedIn profile.
Read more LinkedIn as Networking Platform for Faculty and Researchers in 2023
Let's talk about what to include on your personal academic website. Here are 10 ideas to jumpstart your website design for academics and researchers.
Read more 10 Highlights to Include on Your Personal Academic Website
Melanie Bruce wears many hats as a marketing professor and as an entrepreneur with multiple businesses. In the final academic interview of 2019, we chat about why that balance works well for Melanie, who says, "the research that I'm doing, the up-to-date knowledge that I'm gaining, that I'm keeping up-to-date from my academic position, that helps me be a better entrepreneur." We talk about social media, balancing academic life, and more.
Read more Melanie Bruce of The Leveraged PhD Talks Instagram
Norman Eng teaches educators to communicate with their audiences. We talk balancing teaching with being a business owner. And, how self-publishing can be a great option for academics. Check out this interview for Norman's clear and concrete advice.
Read more Norman Eng Author of Teaching College Talks Self-Publishing
For many academics, the idea of a personal website is a nice one - for someone else. Someone with the time and skills. A surprising number of academic websites are outdated. Many are unmanaged. Learn why, and how to avoid it in this post.
Read more Pitfalls of Personal Academic Websites You Want to Avoid
Let's talk about how you can use Instagram to network and find your academic community. Learn how to find people with similar interests. And about the interactive things you can do.
Read more How Academics Can Use Instagram to Build Community
Check out my in-depth guide to social media for professors, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and more.
Read more Social Media Platforms for Academics, A Breakdown of the Networks
Personal websites are the most effective way to share your academic accomplishments. Let's talk about the benefits of a personal academic website.
Read more 8 Ways A Personal Academic Website Can Impact Your Life
Taking a break from social media has so many benefits. And practically no consequences. This post is all about how it can help you.
Read more It’s OK to Take a Break from Social Media and How to Detox
Meet the interview features of 2019: Leigh A. Hall, Greg Loring-Albright, Jazmine Benjamin, Echo Rivera, Daisy Shu, and Jessica Doble, Sophie Arthur, Walter D. Greason, Tomi Oluwasanmi, Lauren Smart, Norman Eng, and Melanie Bruce.
Read more Meet the Social Academics, My Interview Guests of 2019
This post is all about enjoying your time on social media. Academics and researchers are busy, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy your social media life.
Read more Enjoy Social Media? I Asked Academic Twitter Here’s What You Said
Whether you have a new book hitting stores, or are just starting on your manuscript, social media is the best way to get the word out there.
Let's talk about what you need to share your new book on social media.
I chat with Dr. Echo Rivera, who helps academics and scientists communicate through presentations.
We talk about using Twitter all day, jumping into conversations, and more.
Read more Echo Rivera Talks Presentations and #DeathByPowerPoint
Every presentation or talk you give is a chance to make an impact.
Let's talk talk about the benefits of announcing your talk on social media.
Read more Share your Talk or Conference Presentation on Social Media
Academic writing takes a long time. Peer review is slow.
That's why it's so important to start talking about your project now.
Read more Share Your Academic Writing on Social Media with Process Writing
People tell you to join Twitter for the conversation, or connect on Facebook. Once you get there, what's the best way to ensure you have a good time?
Social media is a two-way street. It's important that you follow the right people to have a curated feed.
By following the right people, you take control of the types of content you are regularly exposed to. This is true for every platform.
Read more New to Social Media? Find Your Scholarly Network with These Tips
Studies of "documented the exacting nature of self-promotion," but the reality is, most researchers and academics are missing out by not connecting with a huge potential audience on social media.
Read my 3 Myths on Social Media and discover why you should get on board.
Read more Let’s Bust 3 Myths About Social Media for Academics