C4T Comments for Teachers

For the past week I have been following David Hopkins' blog posts. His first post was How Important is the "About" page on your blog. In summary, this post says without the about page how will the reader know about the person who is blogging. According to Mr. Hopkins and many others it is very important. Without the "About" page readers will not be allowed to learn about the bloggers. An excerpt from the post states that many readers will stop reading if they were unable to read an "about" page about the blogger. I agreed with everything Mr. Hopkins said. He also mentioned in his blog about some people thinking that if they were to do an about page that it will lead to unwanted guest to follow their blogs. I think that in a sense yes that is true but, like Mr. Hopkins stated this page is not only looked at by readers of your blog but also by future employers. Therefore, an about page is very important. Hopkins' second post that I read was What's your "elevator pitch"? Do you even have one? In this post, Hopkins talks about what is the 'elevator pitch'. As he states the 'elevator pitch' is when giving a speech either about yourself or your business, you should be able to talk about it in a timely matter. He used the simile like taking an elevator ride from the top floor to the bottom floor how you move from floor to floor in a timely sort. Hopkins mentioned that it is a good way to prepare yourself for the "who are you and what do you do" question. Although this was my first time hearing about the 'elevator pitch', I think that everyone should have prepared and ready an elevator pitch on hand at all times. Not only will the elevator pitch be good for conferences or employers but also if your dating or meeting new friends it can come in handy. We all should have an elevator pitch even though some or longer than others but we all should have one. For the ones who do not have one or don't think theirs is long enough you should practice so it can grow.