Social Media – Affecting the World at Large

Who I am
Because things that matter are at a click’s
reach
Not all of those things are good
Because the world got smaller
Opinions got louder
There are good and bad opinions
And that’s okay
What’s not okay are opinions that we don’t
want to hear
Opinions that trigger us to retaliate
We have seen this in our country’s recent
events
What does have to do with us?
We have opinions
They may be good or bad
And that’s okay
What’s not okay are opinions that others don’t
want to hear
So how do we use social media responsibly?
How do we use social media effectively?
His posts are optimistic, inspiring, and a source
of good wisdom
Lots of people share it because of these
attributes
But they also share it because of his authority
Which brings me to my only two points for this
talk
If you want to use social media to influence
the world
Influence it for good
What is the definition of good?
Anything that will move people positively
Anything that will glorify god
If you want to influence the world, you need to
increase your authority
If you don’t have any authority online or
offline, people will simply not pay attention
Which may cause you to stop trying
People generally pay attention to bad and
controversial opinion
That’s why there are so many ‘trolls’ today
It’s easier to be a troll than to be an authority
online
That’s why, for this talk, I will focus on building
your authority
Building authority online is hard because
There’s too much noise
Too much dishonesty
You will not be able to build authority just by
posting a lot of things in your social media
profiles
So how can you become someone who
matters to a lot of people you don’t even
know?
How do you use social media to affect the
world?
Build your authority
Sometimes this can be answering hard
questions in groups that you are affiliated in
Sometimes this can be sharing a critical update
in your industry to the rest of your peers
Sometimes this can be writing a whitepaper or
a short report and giving it away for free to
other people in your circle
That’s how you build authority
That’s how you rise up from the opinions of
others and get people’s attention
Thank you!
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