Self-Promotion for Introverts

12/30/2009

Self-Promotion for Introverts

Work is love made visible.
Kahlil Gibran, (1883 – 1931), Lebanese-American writer

According to a recent study reported in Psychology Today (November 2009), "those who pipe up in meetings are seen as more competent and gain more influence than others even if they're not actually adding anything." This is not good news for introverts who prefer to let their work speak for itself. To help introverts get noticed, Psychology Today secured the advice of Nancy Ancowitz (author of Self-Promotion for Introverts). Here are a few of her ideas:

Sell Yourself. "Bragging is repulsive to introverts. But effective self-promoting is different: it's finding the overlap between what you have and what your audience wants."

Write. "Introverts are more inclined to rely on writing and often excel at it. Position yourself as an expert by writing something for an industry publication. Twitter and blog."

Host. "Organize an event. When we host we get to be seen as a go-to person, and we don't have to reach out as much."

Speak Publicly. "Public speaking is an amazing tool for an introvert. We get to prepare, and then we get up there once and reach lots of people rather than having many conversations, which tire us."

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