The Social Academic with Jennifer van Alstyne | Online Presence for Professors Research Communications and Slide Design with Dr. Echo Rivera
I met one of my best friends online, Dr. Echo Rivera. She was my very 1st YouTube live guest 5 years ago. I'm delighted she's my guest to open season 8 of The Social Academic Podcast for you.
In this episode:
- What inspired her to build presentation design skills as a level 10 introvert
- How you can build your capacity for presentations and research communications- Echo's book in progress on job talks for academics and researchers (Want to be a beta reader? Reach out!)
- Ways you can work with Echo (done-for-you services + her professional development program)
- Considering space for sharing her hobbies onlineVisit Echo Rivera, PhD's website
Wanna be a beta reader for Echo's job talks book? https://www.echorivera.com/books
Hi there, I'm Jennifer van Alstyne (@HigherEdPR). This is The Social Academic, a podcast about online presence for faculty, researchers, and graduate students. I help academics like you feel confident when you show up online through my company, The Academic Designer LLC. You have agency in creating a stronger online presence for yourself.
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Bio
Dr. Echo Rivera is the owner and founder of Creative Research Communications LLC, a creative research communications company that specializes in visual communication. She has a PhD in psychology from Michigan State University and specialized in community-based research. After earning her PhD, she was a Research Associate at a non-profit research and evaluation center. With 14 years of research, academic, and evaluation experience, she is well-versed in sharing complex data with a variety of stakeholders and audiences—from the public, to academics, and state/federal staff.
In 2016, she founded her company to improve the quality and impact of research communication. Clients include state departments, universities and research labs/teams, evaluation centers, and technical assistance centers. Dr. Rivera also helps thousands of professionals learn this skill every day through her YouTube channel, More than PowerPoint!, and through her professional development program, The Presentation Skills Masterclass Program.
Connect with Echo on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/echorivera/
Join her presentation masterclass https://www.echorivera.com/presentation-skills-masterclass-program
Find slide tutorial videos on her YouTube channel @MoreThanPowerpoint
I joined Echo to talk about writing an awesome speaker bio for yourself https://youtu.be/b8oTNAT2PBM
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Work with Jennifer
Schedule your no pressure Zoom call with Jennifer to talk about working together 🌟https://higheredpr.as.me/meet-with-jennifer
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