I’ve got a lot on my mind, but then who doesn’t? I talk to a lot of people, read (or maybe skim) a lot of newspapers, magazines, and blogs, and watch my share of TV. There are so many intelligent conversations taking place that it can be challenging to decide when and how to participate.
The easy answer for deciding when to talk is now. Thanks to Internet, conversations take place in real time without boundaries. In many cases, anyone is welcome to join.
How to participate is a little less straight-forward. Choosing how depends on the number of people you want to talk to, your comfort with strangers, and what you have to say among other factors.
- write a blog to collect your thoughts, start a conversation, or just take stand
- post a video or picture
- comment on other people’s ideas to agree, add an opinion, or challenge a point
- join twitter and talk in sound bites
- use Facebook, Linked in, or MySpace to collect your friends and communities
- write an email to people you know
- pick up the phone
- and so on
The time to talk is now. We are in a knowledge society and we are smarter thinking together.
