Brain Rhythms Beget Blog Rhythms: Let’s Dance!

By on November 27, 2007 in Blog Coach with 3 Comments

Robyn McMaster at BrainBasedBiz tickled my cranium with her post on Brain Rhythms at Work! Citing a study from Florida Atlantic U., whose findings offer a new brain rhythm distinguishing when we’re socially active or not, Robyn includes in her post a list of Five Tips for More Effective Social Interaction at Work.

Let’s take a look at Robyn’s list with a blog rhythm beat (that’d be eight-to-the-bar, yeah):

  1. Provide well-balanced and relevant links outward: Let’s get right to the point – If our brain “at work” is made up of neurons searching and connecting…and the more connections our brain makes, the smarter we are – then isn’t the same true for the web?  The more connections, the smarter “we” become? I dunno. Doctors?
  2. Introduce folks to each other via email or links: I really dig it when I see folks connect and converse. Especially if I had any influence on the connection. Guess what – they dig it too!
  3. Create more conversation in the community:Engage with your community by getting out on the dance floor. Waiting for incoming comments and only commenting back is not engagement. That’s like standing behind the counter and waiting for someone to walk in. Get out from behind the counter
  4. Be the Resource :D on’t want to link to potential competitors? Gimme a break! What you think by not linking to them I won’t find them? Be the Resource.
  5. Sell the why: When you share a link, tell us why it’s of value to you. If I’m already reading your stuff, I’m interested in not only what – but why you’re finding the resource valuable.

All that, remember Blog Posting Mantra #4 = ____________ (right, At Least One Link Out)

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  • http://www.angelamaiers.com/ Angela Maiers

    Hey Coach! Thanks for sharing the brain slides. So…the first slide is the “wide awake” blogging-lots of links, tons of connections…SMART blogging-right? Blogs in slumber stay “behind the counter”! GREAT connect-I can feel my neurons on fire just thinking about it!

  • http://brainbasedbiz.blogspot.com Robyn

    1. The more diverse connections we make and the more we move out of our comfort zones to meet great new players from many fields and cultures the more we can grow in ways we might never dream. Now that truly gets the neurons zinging.
    2. Mike I “dig” you for all the connections you make and it was so fun to see how you took the idea you left on my blog, brainstormed and developed this post that helps me find and connect to many others.
    3. I’m all for getting out behind the counter, too. nothing much is accomplished by a “sage on a stage.” One way I began to do that was to highlight great comments on my blog and let my commentors dance in a sense.
    4. When you’re a resource you give things away. One of the great things about the work I do is the fun of continuously delving into new research and then seeing the practical applications. In sharing this with other folks freely, not only do I grow, but I benefit them as well. When you “give away” you’re really the rich person.
    5. I love to highlight other bloggers’ gifts and talents. When I find some of the great ways other bloggers do what they do well, it is lots of fun for me to share that with others.
    Mike, thanks so much for expanding on brain rhythms to show how they might work well as blog rhythms. Now I challenge folks to dance with these as you have!

  • http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com C.B. Whittemore

    Very cool and brain-engaging! Thanks, Mike.

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