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Originally Posted by Brutha  Then what do you actually do these days?
How do you earn your money? |
The retail job I have to pay the bills doesn't define me.
While I have no other income stream at the moment, I might have one soon, but even then, I wouldn't just want to describe what I do there... I'd want to focus more on my message, kind of like Steve does.
If I wanted to describe something specifically from there, then I could.
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Originally Posted by Brutha I do think that people will want to know something specfic about yourself.
The specific thing doesn't have to be in the initial statement but without something specific it's hard to get a mental picture of the thing that another person actually does. |
It's a good point.
Part of me feels it might be best just to flat out say "I'm psychic" or "I use my psychic ability to gather soul-level information, etc" (if people ask for specifics).
I could try to avoid saying that to avoid people's reactions, but I guess people's reactions aren't that bad. I dunno. I'll experiment.
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Originally Posted by Brutha I probably should also work on a message. My problem is that I have way to much different interests.
At the moment my line is: I'm studying bioinformatics
with isn't that great  In two weeks a will visit a barcamp and have to tell lot's of people what I'm doing.
Going to some event where a lot of people will ask you "hat do you do?" is probably an effective way to test your new message.
Put yourself into a situation where you have to use your new message and see whether it's good. |
Yeah, having a message is handy. I got asked what I do today, and told someone.
I find most people ask "what do you do?" not to actually learn what you do. It seems more about "polite" conversation.
Some people are genuinely interested, though, and I'd like to be able to have a decent answer for them.
As you say, though, it's just about going out and testing. You can sit at your desk and do it all you want, but that isn't an effective strategy. You have to work it!
Thanks for your feedback, Brutha.
By the way, if you said "I'm studying bioinformatics" I'd probably respond with "so what's bioinformatics?" or "what does bioinformatics involve?" (just to give you an idea). I'll be honest and say that "I'm studying bioinformatics" doesn't really make me feel super-keen to ask you questions about bioinformatics and what you do, since it sounds quite abstract and non-specific. It's not a bad marketing message--I don't think any are really bad; some just produce different results.