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media type="custom" key="5148627" Rate your communication and conversation skills
related: web2 flickr handout: [|storytelling now worksheet] (november 2009 version) editing: [|World Travel Directory], [|Directory of Spanish Language Schools]

Many [|travel operators] and [|language schools] have asked how they can improve their communication skills -- on their own site, through media releases, on Planeta.com and elsewhere on the Web. To assist our friends, we are developing a checklist to rate your communication and conversation skills with your clients, your potential clients, government leaders, media and Planeta.com.


 * Tip** - Print the [|storytelling now worksheet]

//Note - This is an early draft so we have not finalized the scoring system.//

Rating your website
How current is your website? 5 points if you have updated your home page in the past six months 5 points if you embed Web 2.0 tools such as Twitter, Flickr or YouTube on your site - 5 points if your website says the copyright is '2009' or any year earlier. (Your website needs to say it's current as of 2010!)

Rating your communication with Planeta.com
Have you suggested editorial corrections or contribute new articles for Planeta.com ? 5 points if you have contributed new articles or made editorial suggestions in the past six months 5 points if you have contributed an article or submitted editorial suggestions to other media in the past six months

Do you have the Planeta.com logo and link from your website? 5 points if you have the logo on your website 5 points if the logo links to Planeta.com

Do you participate on the [|Planeta Forum]? 5 points if you posted a message in the past month 1 point if you have consulted the forum and read something in the past month

Rating your Web 2.0 Skillset
Are you comfortable playing with new technology? Please review the toolbox 5 points if you regularly use at least one Web 2.0 tool 5 points if you embed the Web 2.0 code onto your website 5 points if you are using a tool on your website that is not on the list

Rating your communication on Flickr
Are you posting photos on [|Flickr]? 5 points if you posted a photo in the past month 1 point for every relevant Flickr Group you've joined

Rating your communication on Twitter
Are you tweeting on Twitter? 5 points if you posted more than five tweets in the past month 5 points if you are following [|Ron's tweets]

Rating your communication on YouTube
Are you posting videos on YouTube? 5 points if you posted a video in the past month 5 points if you have created a playlist about the region where you work 5 points if you are subscribed to [|Ron's channel]

Rating your communication on Facebook
Do you have a business page on Facebook? 5 points if you have updated your page in the past month 5 points if you are subscribed to the [|Planeta.com Group]

Rating your environmental and social content
Are you educating clients about environmental and social concerns? 5 points if your website explains environmental and social concerns 5 points if your website directly talks about regional biodiversity

Rating your networking with government
Is your operation featured on the regional or national tourism portal? 5 points if the portal includes a feature about your work that includes a working web link 5 more points if you nominate your local or national tourism portal for the Ecotourism Spotlight Award

Are you conversing with government authorities or official PR representatives? 5 points if you are able to submit news tips and media releases 5 points if you are connected via the government's Facebook, Flickr, Twitter or YouTube channels

Rating your media relations
Is your operation featured in a travel guidebook or magazine published in the past year? 5 points if the answer is yes 5 more points if all the contact information is correct

Have you distributed a [|media release] in the past year? 5 points if you have prepared and distributed a media release in the past six months 5 more points if more than one media outlet published or broadcast the story

Scoring
0-39 Be proactive. Make a short list of what you need to do to bump up your score 40-69 Be satisfied, but keep being curious. You are on the right track but you can still make improvements 70+ Excellent work. Your use of communication appears to be first-rate.

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