Jonathon Colman http://www.jonathoncolman.org Mon, 20 May 2013 03:30:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=142 Information Endures: A Story About Stories http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/04/24/information-endures/ http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/04/24/information-endures/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:26 +0000 Jonathon Colman http://www.jonathoncolman.org/?p=2165 Ed. note: Each year, the UW Information School (where I’m a grad student) holds its annual Dean’s Club Dinner to thank its donors and board members for their gifts and service. This year, I’m emceeing the event along with fellow … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/03/01/numinous/feed/ 19 Why Our Content SUCKS http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/02/24/why-our-content-sucks/ http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/02/24/why-our-content-sucks/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:18:56 +0000 Jonathon Colman http://www.jonathoncolman.org/?p=1786 Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at SearchFest by SEMpdx down in Portland, Oregon. I spoke on the “UX and Audience” panel with Susan Delz of Ion Interactive, moderated by Nathan Isaacs of 7G Media. My travel to … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/02/24/why-our-content-sucks/feed/ 20 Ignite! Seattle 19: How Introverts Can Survive in This Extroverted World http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/02/20/ignite-seattle-how-introverts-can-survive-in-this-extroverted-world/ http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/02/20/ignite-seattle-how-introverts-can-survive-in-this-extroverted-world/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:30:00 +0000 Jonathon Colman http://www.jonathoncolman.org/?p=1737 I’ve had a fun, challenging journey this year talking publicly about introversion and lifehacks for introverts. I started by helping introverts and shy people become better public speakers. Then I followed up by interviewing Beth Buelow, The Introvert Entrepreneur. And … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/02/20/ignite-seattle-how-introverts-can-survive-in-this-extroverted-world/feed/ 4 Interview with Beth Buelow: The Introvert Entrepreneur http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/02/12/interview-beth-buelow-introvert-entrepreneur/ http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/02/12/interview-beth-buelow-introvert-entrepreneur/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:00:19 +0000 Jonathon Colman http://www.jonathoncolman.org/?p=1306 Beth Buelow has become a recent source of inspiration for me. She is the founder and CEO of The Introvert Entrepreneur, a company here in the Northwest that “offers services for introverts and those who live/work/play with them.” One of … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/02/04/content-strategy-resources/feed/ 61 A Guide to Public Speaking for Introverted and Shy People http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/01/07/a-guide-to-public-speaking-for-introverted-and-shy-people/ http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/01/07/a-guide-to-public-speaking-for-introverted-and-shy-people/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:00:09 +0000 Jonathon Colman http://www.jonathoncolman.org/?p=1054 UPDATE: I was a speaker at Ignite! Seattle 19 and talked about How Introverts Can Survive in This Extroverted World. I presented five lifehacks that introverts can use to preserve and build their energy as they’re trying to get along … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2013/01/07/a-guide-to-public-speaking-for-introverted-and-shy-people/feed/ 54 10 Things You Should Do Before The Mayan Apocalypse http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2012/12/10/things-to-do-before-the-mayan-apocalypse/ http://www.jonathoncolman.org/2012/12/10/things-to-do-before-the-mayan-apocalypse/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:09:34 +0000 Jonathon Colman http://www.jonathoncolman.org/?p=851 Photo by Anthony Citrano (creative commons) In case you missed it, there’s an Apocalypse out there, kids. And it’s coming up soon: December 21, 2012 is right around the corner. Dammit, why does the Apocalypse always have to happen on … Continue reading →

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