Does your Zoom frame look like you've been placed under Witness Protection? Do your hands suffer from Rigid-During-Zoomitis during video calls? Do you dread small talk because it always feels awkward? Well, Lorraine Lee is here to change all that!

In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Matt Abrahams is joined by Lorraine Lee, a teacher, author, content creator, and writer. Together, they bust some myths and demystify both Personal Branding and Virtual Communication over video calls.

Matt and Lorraine discuss:
• How to frame your video background and curate your virtual presence for online conversations
• How to find your personal voice when you’re just starting your career.
• How to ask for mentorship from someone you admire
• How to be intentional about your personal brand
• Lorraine’s EPIC framework for your personal brand
• How to be better at introductions and small talk.

Whether it’s a lack of confidence in your brand or feeling disconnected from the world during online meetings, this episode will catapult your career to great heights! Through careful curation and intentional branding, you can make people talk about you even when you’re not in the room. It’s easy to build your reputation with your personal brand: you just have to be… EPIC.

Key Quotes
• “Your brand is essentially your reputation. And so you can either be really intentional about it and try to form it and create it. Or you can let people define it for you.” – Lorraine Lee (09:25)
• “Business is built on relationships. People are going to want to help you, advocate for you, promote you, right? If they like you and they know you and they feel connected to you. So, relationship building is one very important skill.” – Lorraine Lee (24:07)

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Curating Your Virtual Presence
02:53 Mindset, Nerves, and Virtual Communication.
05:54 How to Start Your Career
07:21 Asking for Mentorship
09:09 Personal Branding on Social Media
11:52 The EPIC Career Brand Framework
14:35 Introducing Yourself Better
17:12 Conversational Threading
19:51 Resting Business Face
21:51 Emojis in Virtual Business Meetings
23:06 Matt’s 3 Questions
27:13 Conclusions & Credits

Relevant Links:
Lorraine K. Lee: https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/lorraine-k-lee/
Lorraine’s Book, Unforgettable Presence: https://geni.us/AqVV

Episode References:
6. Quick Thinks: Communicating and Leading Virtually
Website: https://www.fastersmarter.io/6-quick-think-communicating-and-leading-virtually/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Um510CwPjUo

7. Quick Thinks: Use This Framework to Speak Up in Virtual Meetings
Website: https://www.fastersmarter.io/7-quick-think-use-this-framework-to-speak-up-in-virtual-meetings/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/1qdZwQdn7Sc

31. Quick Thinks: How to Shine Online and Excel at Virtual Communication
Website: https://www.fastersmarter.io/31-quick-thinks-how-to-shine-online-and-excel-at-virtual-communication/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/XO8HlDVWN7A

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