2. Helping you harness
the power of people

3. Making the most of your screen(s)
May 2015 | Curt Hammond | @MacDaddy2
Chief Listening Officer, Pearl Street Communications
Technology For A
Busy Admin Pro

4. Let’s Talk Technology
 Lots of ideas
 Today is NOT a ‘how to’
 Not platform specific
 Why I love technology

6. Technology Is An Attitude
 It can be empowering
 Own the technology,
don’t let technology own you
 Try new things (at the right time)
 Rarely is it perfect

7. PollEveryWhere.com
 An easy way to test the
temperature of the room
 Text PEARLSTREET to
780.800.5606
 Wait for response
 Text your answer

8. GRAPHIC DESIGN

9. Pixlr.com
 To crop that photo of the recently
departed executive
 Accessible, free
 Good enough

10. iStockphoto.com
 Get that pic fast and easy
 Options!
Options! Watch those prices
 Bonus site: unsplash.com

11. Canva.com
 Look like a professional designer
WOW, easy, fast
 You won’t need to hire Pearl Street

12. Wordle.net
 Make anything less boring
 Try abcya.com/word_clouds.htm
 Easy to use
 JAVA! Hard to save

13. PRESENTATIONS

14. Prezi.com
 The deck is dead…long live Prezi!
 New, engaging, restrictive
 Steep learning curve, motion
sickness

15. Slideshare.net
 No more e-mailing presentations
(and no more starting from scratch!)
 Easy to use
 Another place to store stuff

16. TIME & INFO TRACKING

17. Doodle.net
 No more “I didn’t agree to that date!”
 The new standard
 Not fancy, pay to integrate into your
calendar

18. Harvest.com
 Track that time: and not just yours
 Virtual, flexible, exportable
 No app, costly

19. Asana or Insightly
 Who’s on first and when do they
need to leave for second?
 cheep, easy, flexible
 sloppy design and no app

20. Slack
 Messaging and chatting for your
team on (almost) all platforms
 fun, easy, good integration


21. Evernote.com
 Your new brain and memory stick
 Its EVERYWHERE all the time
 Still haven’t found any…

22. Quora.com
 Ask and ye shall know
 Ashton Kutcher!
 Charging buffalo’s

23. GETTING INTO THE CLOUD

24. Options
 Google Drive
 DropBox
 Microsoft One Drive
 Apple iCloud

25. Google Docs
 For those simple docs that you need
to share with your team (and
sometimes others)
 Accessible, multi-user, convenient
 You won’t win any design awards

26. DropBox.com
 No more, “Your server won’t accept
my file” calls
 Easy to use, works on all OS
 Eventually you will pay

27. THE IMPORTANT STUFF

28. Music & Movies
 Songza.com
 Music.cbc.ca
 Netflix.ca
– Sherlock, House of Cards, Suits

29. Apps
 Storehouse
 Twitter
 Facebook
 Instagram

30. Thank You
Helping you harness the power of
people
Pearl Street Communications
pearlstreet.ca | @PearlStreetInc | @MacDaddy2
curt@pearlstreet.ca | 519.846.8130

31. Our Work Philosophy
The world does not need
more marketing. It needs
more communicating.
We don’t talk to people.
We talk with them.
It’s not about us.
It is about our
audience.
Less is
more.
Listen first.
Communications is
more than talking and
writing.
Clarity.
Clarity.
Clarity.
Consistency builds
trust.
Beta is good. So are mistakes.
Never stop learning.
Always share, especially
the truth.
Honesty and transparency
always win the day.
Courageous conversations
make for better and longer
lasting relationships.
Relationships matter.
Partnership trumps flying solo.
More ‘and’
and less
‘or’.
Technology is a means not an
end.
Ask.
Don’t tell
or sell.
Community is the answer.

32. A world where community
development, responsible
energy generation and
conservation are
recognized as tools to build
healthy and sustainable
communities.
Our Vision

33. To help our clients and
community build
relationships.
Our Mission

34. People and Ideas
Making a Difference
Sustainability
Creativity and Design
Clarity
Our Values

35. Helping you harness the
power of people.