tech for the busy admin pro v2
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Helping you harness
the power of people
Making the most of your screen(s)
May 2015 | Curt Hammond | @MacDaddy2Chief Listening Officer, Pearl Street Communications
Technology For A Busy Admin Pro
Let’s Talk Technology
Lots of ideas Today is NOT a ‘how to’ Not platform specific
Why I love technology
Technology Is An Attitude
It can be empowering Own the technology,
don’t let technology own you Try new things (at the right
time) Rarely is it perfect
PollEveryWhere.com
An easy way to test the temperature of the room
Text PEARLSTREET to 780.800.5606
Wait for response Text your answer
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Pixlr.com
To crop that photo of the recently departed executive
Accessible, free Good enough
iStockphoto.com
Get that pic fast and easy Options!Options! Watch those prices
Bonus site: unsplash.com
Canva.com
Look like a professional designer
WOW, easy, fast You won’t need to hire Pearl Street
Wordle.net
Make anything less boring Try abcya.com/word_clouds.htm
Easy to use JAVA! Hard to save
PRESENTATIONS
Prezi.com
The deck is dead…long live Prezi!
New, engaging, restrictive Steep learning curve, motion sickness
Slideshare.net
No more e-mailing presentations (and no more starting from scratch!)
Easy to use Another place to store stuff
TIME & INFO TRACKING
Doodle.net
No more “I didn’t agree to that date!”
The new standard Not fancy, pay to integrate into your calendar
Harvest.com
Track that time: and not just yours
Virtual, flexible, exportable No app, costly
Asana or Insightly
Who’s on first and when do they need to leave for second?
cheep, easy, flexible sloppy design and no app
Slack
Messaging and chatting for your team on (almost) all platforms
fun, easy, good integration
Evernote.com
Your new brain and memory stick
Its EVERYWHERE all the time Still haven’t found any…
Quora.com
Ask and ye shall know
Ashton Kutcher! Charging buffalo’s
GETTING INTO THE CLOUD
Options
Google Drive DropBox Microsoft One Drive Apple iCloud
Google Docs
For those simple docs that you need to share with your team (and sometimes others)
Accessible, multi-user, convenient You won’t win any design awards
DropBox.com
No more, “Your server won’t accept my file” calls
Easy to use, works on all OS Eventually you will pay
THE IMPORTANT STUFF
Music & Movies
Songza.com Music.cbc.ca Netflix.ca– Sherlock, House of Cards, Suits
Thank You
Helping you harness the power of people
Pearl Street Communicationspearlstreet.ca | @PearlStreetInc | @[email protected] | 519.846.8130slideshare.net/TeamPearlStreet
Our Work Philosophy
The world does not need more marketing. It needs more communicating.
We don’t talk to people. We talk with them.
It’s not about us. It is about our audience.
Less is more.
Listen first. Communications is more than talking and writing.
Clarity. Clarity. Clarity.
Consistency builds trust.
Beta is good. So are mistakes.
Never stop learning. Always share, especially the truth.
Honesty and transparency always win the day.
Courageous conversations make for better and longer lasting relationships.
Relationships matter. Partnership trumps flying solo.
More ‘and’ and less ‘or’.
Technology is a means not an end.
Ask. Don’t tell or sell.
Community is the answer.
A world where community development, responsible energy generation and conservation are recognized as tools to build healthy and sustainable communities.
Our Vision
To help our clients andcommunity build relationships.
Our Mission
People and IdeasMaking a DifferenceSustainabilityCreativity and DesignClarity
Our Values
Helping you harness the power of people.