“Twitter has a place in business. Twitter combines two of this year’s hottest Internet marketing trends — real time updates and local search – into one simple, concise update box.” excerpt from “Taking Flight with Twitter” article, viewed – as of today – 2842 times according to The Business Ledger.

Note: This is not a “look how great I am!” post. This IS a thanks to The Business Ledger for the contribution opportunity and a huge shout of appreciation to everyone …

If you enjoy speaking, then giving presentations to a targeted audience is a great marketing and branding tool. But, writing a good speech takes time and giving a presentation also takes time. A 30 minute speech can easily turn into four or more hours of communications, planning, travel and follow up. So, when is it worth it to give a free speech?

In 2009, I spoke 29 times to over 1,000 people. Most of the time, those speeches were …

I’m really excited to be presenting at my first ever Public Relations Society of America [PRSA] meeting.

Thanks to Diane Short for being such a professional and easy to work with program chair. If you’re in the Chicago area, I’d love to see you there! Here’s the program announcement.

January 12, 2010
PRSA Suburban Chicagoland
Social Media Releases: the “Swiss Army knife” of Public Relations

Barbara Rozgonyi will show you how to craft and pump up your press releases for maximum impact.

You’ve …

Thanks to these groups for allowing me, Barbara Rozgonyi, to talk to their members about social media, wired writing, twitter and digital PR!

Browse my social media, wired writing and PR presentations.

January
West Suburban Women Entrepreneurs, LinkedIn 101
Electrology Association of Illinois, LinkedIn 101

February
It’s Chic to be Geek, Business and Technology Skills for Women Entrepreneurs, Michigan Avenue Apple Store

March
Wired Writing for Job Seekers, GraceWorks, San Francisco
National Speaker Association, Illinois Chapter, Social Media Sampler

April
Young President’s Organization, International Group, Social Media Panel
Naperville Chamber …

How does twitter work in corporations?

Thanks to Ragan Communications you can register for a one-day twitter bootcamp to attend in person in Chicago or live via webcast where ever you are.

Disclosures: I am delighted to be the twitter PR speaker for this presentation.  Event design and content shown here developed by Ragan Communications.

Have a twitter PR case study you’d like to share or a question you’d like to ask? Let’s talk it over in the comment box.

Register Online at http://www.ragan.com/Y9BTCH-906CMC to get a special …

“Suggestion: change butterfly for a picture of bees. Bees provide value, they share, move pollen from one place to another. You are a bee.”  Feedback from my presentation this morning to Naperville Chamber of Commerce Women in Business

This post is a recap of our collective experience. Were you there? Please leave a comment so we can continue our conversation.

One of the joys of having this space is being able to use it as a platform to share my real …

After a day out of the office, I opened up my email and found a request from a friend to have lunch and talk about how to do a webinar.

But, I’m not an expert on webinars – although I’ve been featured on them I haven’t produced one of my own –yet.

So, I went online to see what I could find out about how to be successful at webinars, from a content and a production standpoint.

What is a …

I am thrilled to be speaking at this event, hosted by the National Speakers Association of Illinois. Wendy Piersall, @emom, and Johnny Campbell, the Transition Man and I will be talking about social media for speakers, coaches and consultants. If you’re in Chicago, I hope you can join us for this Fabulous Friday event that includes a family style lunch at @Maggianos in Oak Brook on March 20. Landed here looking for a storytelling social media speaker? Here’s my …

Almost two years ago, when I read Rohit Bhargava’s social media bio post, I said, “Hey! I’ve got to do that and I’ve got to write about how cool it is to do that.” Time flies . . . and this format came back to me as I was preparing my presentation for job seekers that’s taking place about a week from now.

In May 2007, I took the first version of my social media bio to an Internet marketing …