Hello, how are you?
I’m doing ok, having good and bad days but I know I have a lot to be grateful for – a home with my partner, outdoor space to enjoy in the good weather, the ability to keep in touch with all of my family online and on the ‘phone.
Now, to work..
WORKING FROM HOME
WORKING FROM HOMEIf, like me, you’ve been working from home for a while you’ll be starting to recognise some of the problems, especially if you share the space with family: distractions, isolation, interruptions and lack of professional appearance.
DISTRACTIONS
The kettle, the biscuit tin and Facebook are all just too tempting! I don’t actually have an answer to that one (my Mother in law is feeding me up with cake), but if you keep busy with work you can reward yourself from time to time.
ISOLATION
It’s easy to feel isolated working from home at the best of times, but right now it’s even more important to keep in touch with your clients – just a quick message or a call to say ‘Hello’ can make all the difference to your day and theirs.
INTERRUPTIONS
INTERRUPTIONSKnock knock
Who’s there?
Interrupting sheep
Interrupting shee –
Baaah!
Here I can help – protect yourself from unexpected interruptions with a printed fabric backdrop. During face to face meetings on the screen a backdrop not only improves your professional image, it also keeps your branding in your client’s mind.
Learn from Prof. Robert Kelly, of the famously interrupted BBC interview – kids interrupting your video meetings can be cute a couple of times, but if you need to get on with work let them know that when the backdrop is up, that means they need to keep as quiet as possible and wait until you’ve finished before they ask where the spare loo rolls are or where babies come from.
PROFESSIONAL IMAGE
See above. Also, once you’ve got this online video thing down to a fine art you could start recording your own videos with details of your services or with advice and tips. Share them on LinkedIn, social media and in a blog on your website. Using your backdrop gets your image out there every time someone watches or even flicks past your video.
Let me know if you’d like to know more about the backdrops or if I can help you with a website, or if you just want a chat. I’m here!
With best wishes,
Jim (Jimbo)
Hailsham Creative
01323 840048