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E-mail the following information to joycegrant@sympatico.ca:
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Seminars and webinars
JUNE 2015
Seminar and webinar providers change
their dates quite often. If you plan to
attend an event, be sure to verify dates,
times and locations. Also, ask them about
group discounts.
Canadian Management Centre | www.cmcoutperform.com | (877) 262-2519
• Business grammar workshop ($1,895) – Live online Jun. 22-25, Aug. 31-Sep. 3, Nov. 30-Dec. 3
• Project management for administrative professionals ($2,195) – Ottawa Jun. 1-3; Mississauga Jul. 8-10,
Toronto Oct. 7-9
• Management skills for administrative professionals ($1,895) – Live online Jul. 7-16, Dec. 1-10
Job Design Concepts Inc. | www.jobdesignconcepts.com | (416) 447-8832
• Professionalism in the workplace ($399) – Toronto, Jun. 4
• Business writing skills ($399) – Toronto, Jun. 25
• Sell yourself first ($399) – Toronto, Sep. 30
• Project management ($399) – Toronto, Oct. 1
• Supervise, motivate and lead others ($399) – Toronto, Nov. 5
On-The-Right-Track Training and Consulting | www.on-the-right-track.com | (877) 213-8608
• Word Forms ($124) – Webinar, Jun. 18
• Website Content 101 ($124) – Webinar, Jun. 25
• Microsoft OneNote: Clipping and Organizing Your Life ($124) – Webinar, Jul. 16
Your professional image
When posting on social media, be aware of your personal brand
By Joyce Grant
Social media websites aren't the
problem when it comes to profes-
sional backlash against inappropri-
ate content, says Bailey Parnell,
a digital media expert at Ryerson
University. She told CBC Radio that
social media are just a tool like any
other piece of technology. People
need to be careful about what they
post if they want to make sure per-
sonal comments don't adversely
affect their work life.
Recently, a 15-year veteran of
Toronto Police Services posted
pictures on his personal Instagram
account that some people felt were
inappropriate, since they featured
him posing with his gun and with
parts of a bomb (from a training ses-
sion). His Instagram account was
reviewed by the force's Professional
Standards unit after a complaint
was made about it to a newspaper.
In her interview with CBC
Radio, Parnell said that, "you can't
blame Instagram—it's just a tool."
She said that employees, espe-
cially in professions like policing
and teaching, need to be careful
about what they post online, even
on their personal social media
accounts. She said that posting
on social media is telling your
"story" and you have to ask your-
self whether certain information
should be part of that story that's
shared publicly.
Parnell suggested that, just as
employees receive media training
before they participate in a news
interview, perhaps people should
get media training before posting
on social media.
She pointed out that social
media sites, like Twitter, Instagram
and Facebook, have privacy set-
tings that can be adjusted accord-
ing to the content, so that more
personal posts are only seen by
friends and family members.
