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What is being a socially relevant expert? An author or expert who is able to apply their experience, education, credentials, wisdom and knowledge to issues that are important to society today. How do you know what the issues are? Follow the news daily, read newspapers, magazines, follow websites such as MSN.com or CNN.com or MSNBC.com and become familiar with where the news is with your topic area. This gives you a good idea of your starting points.
Comment on the news using your blog as your “practicing format”. Why a blog? Still formal but with less pressure – no one needs more pressure. What you need is PRACTICING commenting concisely on the issues of the day in a conversational tone. This mimics the style of a TV or radio show. TV and radios shows like commentary that’s focused, concise, to the point. They do NOT want to hear about what happened yesterday, they don’t want yesterday’s news but they want your fresh and current comments.
How often should you blog? Each and every day if you can, but definitely when something happens in the news where your can apply your knowledge, experience, education, credentials, wisdom to the issues at hand. Why? Keep your finger on the pulse on what’s current, events in the news, current and up to the minute commentary. Always know the latest developments in the stories you are following.
Stay current in your commentary. Yesterday’s comments are about as in demand as yesterday’s newspaper – everyone knows what it said and now everyone wants the update! New fresh commentary, new perspective on the news, commentary on next steps. As more news events unfold in the story you are following, keep the updated commentary coming on your blog. This proves you know the story and have been following it as it was unfolding. This in depth knowledge will be helpful to you and may be the reason you are booked above someone else.
Be an ORIGINAL THINKER. The more you study and issues and then blog or comment about it, the more your comments will be fresh and original. The media wants YOUR perspective and remember, you are applying your knowledge credentials experience and wisdom to the issues under discussion. The more you do it, the easier it is to create appropriate and solid commentary quickly. Start to think in terms of solutions – such as, if I had to solve this problem how would I do it? Try to think of new solutions to old problems. The spark of creativity is fueled by your “blogging” foundation. Trust the process. It works.
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