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What you don't know about selfies ...

Posted by Bob Gentle on July 28, 2020 at 10:24am in Aberdeen Business

I was driving down the road yesterday and realised that we take in millions of impressions every minute on a simple drive.

Your social media feed is a bit like that.

But if someone stares at you as you drive past - you remember.

It might be the - only - thing you remember.

I want to influence people - you want to influence people.

Don't pretend it isn't true.

So what can we learn from 'influencers?' .. it turns out - quite a lot.

Being visible works.

In this video I talk about why that is, the science and the practicalities of making what influencers know work for you .

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Mark Hay July 30, 2020 at 9:53am

Great Video Bob
- Bob Gentle > Mark Hay July 30, 2020 at 10:03am
  
  Thanks Mark
Gillian Hambley July 29, 2020 at 12:48pm

Thanks for shaing the video Bob, that was great. That subscribe button has been hit!
- Bob Gentle > Gillian Hambley July 30, 2020 at 10:03am
  
  Thanks Gilian
Siobhan Jaffray July 29, 2020 at 10:29am

Great video Bob! It's the sound of my voice I cant stand to hear back and so always puts me of doing video. I know a lot of people who are the same.
- Bob Gentle > Siobhan Jaffray July 30, 2020 at 10:02am
  
  Hi Siobhan - missing you - When I started the podcast this was one of the biggest barriers. Because I was podcasting I spoke to lots of other podcasters and they all had the same thing.
  
  After a very short time it fades away.
  
  The reason you don't like it is that you identify your voice as the one conducted through bone into your ear.
  
  It's just not how others hear you at all. The voice you hate hearing is the one everybody else hears.
  
  The funny thing is that although I hated my voice as much as anyone else - it's probably commented on as a positive feature more than anything else.
  
  At the end of the day - it's work. I hate cleaning but that has to get done too and it quickly becomes routine.
  
  The fact is that the more you hear your voice as others hear it - the more normal it starts sounding. You stop hearing an alien creature.
  
  Now - my recorded voice and the one in my head sound the same.
  - Siobhan Jaffray > Bob Gentle July 30, 2020 at 2:19pm
    
    Miss you too!
    
    Thats very interesting, I didnt know that.
    
    I would agree with that, you have a great voice for podcasting. :)
Gavin Bain July 28, 2020 at 3:17pm

Thanks for the video, Bob. Some excellent tips. We probably all know that we need to be doing more on social, it helps to get a bit deeper into why it is important and how best to approach it.

I've gone ahead and subscribed on YouTube. I look forward to the next one.
- Bob Gentle > Gavin Bain July 30, 2020 at 9:55am
  
  Thanks Gavin - this early into Youtube every subscriber counts. Hope you're doing well.