LinkedIn Audio Live Post Autopsy

Summary

In this engaging discussion, the team explores the potential of LinkedIn Audio for community engagement, discussing its accessibility and the ability to facilitate rich conversations. They consider the value of audio for networking within the community, the importance of choosing diverse topics, and the challenges of managing the stage during live sessions. The conversation also touches on the idea of booking follow-up discussions post-session to deepen connections.

Takeaways

• 😀 The team is considering the use of LinkedIn Audio for community engagement and networking, exploring its potential beyond traditional video formats.
• 💻 Jillian recently acquired a refurbished Amazon laptop, highlighting the practicality of cost-effective tech solutions in a startup environment.
• 🌐 There's a suggestion that tech startups in Dubai have programs for refurbishing and renting equipment, indicating a local ecosystem for affordable tech access.
• 📚 Monifa is experiencing laptop issues, demonstrating the common tech challenges that can arise in remote work scenarios.
• 🎤 The concept of an 'autopsy' is introduced as a method for pre- and post-event analysis, aiming to identify successes and areas for improvement.
• 🤝 The importance of community engagement is emphasized, with discussions on how to facilitate deeper connections within the community through various formats.
• 📈 The team is considering metrics and goals for the LinkedIn Audio initiative, focusing on how it can serve the community and enhance networking opportunities.
• 📆 There's a debate on the frequency and scheduling of LinkedIn Audio sessions, with considerations on how to integrate them into the community's routine effectively.
• 📝 Jillian suggests using LinkedIn Audio as a platform for showcasing different perspectives and facilitating discussions on a variety of topics, not just industry-specific ones.
• 🔍 The team discusses the potential for AI to extract valuable insights from the conversations during LinkedIn Audio sessions, indicating a forward-thinking approach to content analysis.

Q & A

What was the main topic of discussion in the initial LinkedIn live sessions?

The main topic of discussion in the initial LinkedIn live sessions was financial freedom, which was chosen to allow for broad participation and to showcase different perspectives.

Why was there a shift from LinkedIn live to LinkedIn audio?

The shift from LinkedIn live to LinkedIn audio was to engage the community more effectively, allowing more people to participate and share their views, rather than just having a conversation between two people.

What was the feedback from the audience regarding the LinkedIn live sessions?

The audience appreciated the writing and storytelling, and they were impressed by the clear and strong portrayal of multiple characters. However, some attendees did not stay to interact after the session, indicating a need for better engagement.

What is the purpose of a pre-autopsy and a post-autopsy?

A pre-autopsy is conducted before launching something to anticipate what could go wrong and how to mitigate it. A post-autopsy is conducted after an event to assess what went well and what didn't, and to decide whether to continue or improve the activity.

How does the concept of 'standing still in places, jobs, relationships' relate to the discussion?

This concept is one of the potential topics for future discussions, aiming to explore why people stay in certain situations and how to make the most of them, or decide if moving on is the right choice.

What was the issue with the initial LinkedIn audio format?

The issue with the initial LinkedIn audio format was that it was not recorded separately, making it difficult to access later unless recorded manually. This limited its potential as a podcast or a reusable content format.

What is the role of the community in these discussions?

The community plays a crucial role in these discussions by providing diverse perspectives, engaging in conversations, and contributing to the collective knowledge. The goal is to foster networking and deeper connections among members.

How can the community members continue conversations after the LinkedIn audio sessions?

Community members can continue conversations by booking time slots to have one-on-one discussions with those they found interesting during the session. This can be facilitated through a simple booking system provided by the organizers.

What are some potential topics for future LinkedIn audio sessions?

Potential topics include discussions on personal growth, professional development, relationships, and controversial issues that are not typically discussed openly. The aim is to encourage open dialogue and deeper understanding among community members.

How can the organizers manage the stage during LinkedIn audio sessions to ensure effective participation?

Organizers can manage the stage by limiting the number of people on stage at any given time and removing participants once they have spoken. This ensures that those who have not yet spoken get a chance to contribute and keeps the discussion focused.

Outlines

00:00

😀 Greetings and Tech Talk

The conversation begins with casual greetings and a discussion about the importance of eating and its impact on mood. The participants discuss their tech setup, with one mentioning a new refurbished laptop from Amazon. They also discuss the availability of refurbished tech equipment in Dubai and the potential to acquire new laptops at low prices. The conversation shifts to scheduling and the participants check in with each other, discussing who is joining the call and the status of their tech equipment.

05:01

🎬 Autopsy of Performance and Audience Feedback

The discussion moves to a performance review, where the speaker reflects on their experience and the feedback they received. They mention the appreciation from the audience for the storytelling and character portrayal. The conversation also touches on the potential for post-show follow-ups with the audience and the importance of engaging with new attendees. The participants discuss the logistics of sharing autopsy questions and the purpose of pre- and post-autopsy sessions in their work.

10:02

🎙️ Exploring LinkedIn Audio for Community Engagement

The conversation delves into the idea of using LinkedIn audio for community engagement. The participants discuss the potential benefits of audio over video, such as accessibility and the ability to engage while on the go. They also consider the limitations of LinkedIn audio, such as the lack of permanence and the need for separate recording for podcasts. The group contemplates whether their community would miss the audio format and how it could be integrated into their regular activities.

15:03

🤝 The Value of Community Networking

The discussion shifts to the importance of networking within the community. The participants consider the role of LinkedIn audio as a tool for community engagement versus a podcast. They discuss the potential for deeper conversations and the challenges of managing a large group on a single platform. The conversation also touches on the idea of creating a space for community members to continue conversations post-event and the potential for a 'matchmaking' service to facilitate deeper connections.

20:05

💡 Brainstorming for Future Audio Sessions

The group brainstorms potential topics for future LinkedIn audio sessions, aiming to keep the content broad and engaging. They consider topics ranging from personal growth to professional advice, emphasizing the importance of diverse perspectives. The conversation also touches on the structure of these sessions, whether they should be open to everyone or more curated, and the potential for community members to host their own sessions.

25:08

📅 Establishing a Rhythm for Community Interaction

The participants discuss the logistics of setting up a regular schedule for LinkedIn audio sessions, considering the need for a consistent rhythm to encourage participation. They debate the merits of controlling the topics versus allowing community members to suggest them. The conversation also touches on the potential for post-session follow-ups, such as booking time to continue conversations with other community members.

30:10

🔍 Reflecting on the First LinkedIn Audio Session

The group reflects on the first LinkedIn audio session, discussing its success and areas for improvement. They consider the depth of conversation that can be achieved with a large group and the potential for more focused discussions in smaller settings. The conversation also touches on the idea of facilitating post-session connections and the potential for a system to book time with other community members.

35:11

🌐 Expanding Community Engagement Through Networking

The discussion focuses on strategies for expanding community engagement, particularly through networking. The participants consider the role of LinkedIn audio in facilitating these connections and the potential for a bulletin board system to share events and opportunities. They also discuss the importance of managing the stage during sessions to ensure everyone has a chance to speak and the need for training to help community members facilitate their own sessions.

40:12

🏖️ Final Thoughts on LinkedIn Audio and Community Interaction

The conversation concludes with final thoughts on the LinkedIn audio session and its impact on community interaction. The participants discuss the importance of managing the stage and the potential for a more structured approach to facilitating discussions. They also consider the value of the session in terms of networking and the potential for future sessions to build on this initial experience.

Keywords

💡Autopsy

In the context of this video, an 'autopsy' refers to a post-mortem analysis of an event or project to understand what went well and what could be improved. It is related to the theme of reflecting on past experiences to enhance future outcomes. The script mentions conducting pre- and post-autopsies for events like trade shows to determine their effectiveness and whether they should be continued or terminated.

💡Engagement

Engagement in this video script pertains to the level of involvement and interaction among participants in the LinkedIn live audio sessions. It is a key concept because the discussion revolves around enhancing audience participation and making conversations more dynamic. An example from the script is the desire to switch formats to include more audience interaction beyond just a conversation between two people.

💡Audio Format

The 'audio format' is a key concept in the script as it represents a shift from video to audio-only content. This change is significant as it impacts accessibility, the nature of interaction, and the potential for content to be consumed in various settings. The script discusses the implications of using audio for LinkedIn live sessions and whether the audience would miss it if it ceased.

💡Networking

Networking is a central theme in the video, focusing on how the LinkedIn audio sessions can facilitate connections among community members. The script discusses the value of these sessions in allowing members to get to know each other better and the potential for follow-up conversations post-session.

💡Monetization

Monetization in the script refers to the potential revenue generation from the audio content, similar to how influencers use podcasts to attract followers and advertisers. The discussion points out that LinkedIn may not have fully exploited this aspect, hinting at missed opportunities for creating a revenue stream from the audio content.

💡Accessibility

Accessibility is highlighted in the context of the audio format being more inclusive, allowing participants to join without the need to prepare for being on camera. This concept is integral to the video's theme as it discusses how the format can encourage a wider range of people to participate in the discussions.

💡Community

The term 'community' is repeatedly used in the script to emphasize the collective nature of the participants and the sense of belonging to a group. It is central to the video's narrative, which explores how to leverage the audio format to strengthen community ties and foster deeper connections among members.

💡Memorization

Memorization is mentioned in the script when discussing the benefits of performing something multiple times, leading to a shift from reliance on memory to a deeper understanding and ability to edit and enhance the content. It illustrates the personal growth of the speaker and the evolution of their performance over time.

💡Podcast

A podcast is an audio program that can be downloaded or streamed online, and in the script, it is compared to the LinkedIn audio format. The discussion explores the convenience of podcasts and their potential as a monetization model, as well as the differences between live audio sessions and recorded podcasts.

💡Rhythm

The concept of 'rhythm' in the script refers to establishing a regular pattern or schedule for the LinkedIn audio sessions. It is important for creating consistency and ensuring that community members know when to expect and participate in these events.

💡Facilitation

Facilitation in the script pertains to the process of guiding and supporting the flow of discussions within the LinkedIn audio sessions. It is a key concept as it explores the role of the host in managing the conversation and ensuring that it remains engaging and productive for the community.

Highlights

Introduction of a new laptop and discussion about refurbished tech in Dubai.

Mention of mood swings related to eating habits and their impact on performance.

Discussion about the importance of community engagement through tech platforms.

Introduction of Monifa and her technical issues with her laptop.

Discussion about the potential of refurbished laptops in Dubai for startups.

Introduction of the concept of 'autopsy' in the context of performance analysis.

Feedback on a performance and its impact on storytelling and character development.

Discussion on the value of audio content in community engagement versus video.

Introduction of Felix and his experience with World Summit Awards.

Discussion on the potential of LinkedIn audio for community networking.

Analysis of the first LinkedIn live audio session and its reception.

Proposal for future LinkedIn audio sessions with a focus on community engagement.

Discussion on the importance of facilitating deeper connections post-audio sessions.

Suggestion to create a system for booking follow-up conversations post-audio sessions.

Discussion on the potential topics for future LinkedIn audio sessions.

Agreement on the value of continuing LinkedIn audio sessions for community building.

Proposal to run a series of LinkedIn audio sessions and evaluate their effectiveness.

Discussion on managing the stage during audio sessions to ensure clarity and engagement.

Final thoughts on the value of LinkedIn audio for networking and community building.

Transcripts

hello hello hello

hello hi how are

you I'm good

very well very very well okay I see

Jillian coming in do you have um the

questions of the um autopsy that we can

share on the

screen I could typ up quickly to try to

get the screen how are

youan I'm good I'm just having a little

snack sorry that's okay I just had mine

I I literally just gobbled down lunch I

don't know about you but I get so moody

when I don't eat um and people notice

like they literally go have you not

eaten like

my completely goes blank when I'm not

eaten have you gotten your laptop

situation resolved yeah yeah this is a

new laptop um I got a refurbished Amazon

laptop so I'm it's it's like ever so

slightly better than the machine I had

before but you know it was cheap so you

know here in Dubai because they have so

many um uh employees like many of the

tech startups they have

these um programs someone said to me you

can go somewhere in charia and you can

get like brand new um laptops for like a

couple hundred bucks um because many of

the companies have this refurbishing

rental of equipment and then they give

do you know what I mean but it's like a

whole section apparently of Dubai that

you can go get that because they were

like where are you getting your Stu and

I'm like I I order it and they're like

why are you doing

that so yeah um Monifa who else is

joining us um uh today can we ping

them is she there

Monifa are you there

Monifa yes I am sorry my laptop is

giving a bit of an issue no problem who

else is joining us

today Marx is supposed to join

Felix uh bitao and Dion was a tentative

okay can you just send them uh quick

pings so we can get um started if

they're joining or not and what about

our internal team is Tina joining or any

of the

others they did not respond to the

invite but I will respond to Tina now as

well because we did chat earlier this

morning okay cool two minutes please and

then let's get started no problem thank

you thank you so tell me what you loved

about your

performance um I mean I've I've done it

before um what I like about this

performance is that I've been able to do

it multiple times in multiple countries

so and over the course of like a year

year and a half so I keep learning more

about it every time I do it um and I I'm

able to because now I'm not as much in

the memorization because I remember it

it's in my long-term memory so I can now

dig into editing it and bringing out

more the the nuances so it's nice to be

able to do that um very nice very very

nice and what was your feedback from

your

audience um so I it was I had good

feedback um people were really as usual

with this show like really appreciative

of the writing and the storytelling of

it um and kind of wowed about the

multiple characters um and how they come

out really clearly and strongly um there

were like quite a few people that I

didn't know in the audience and I I I

and they and they left um like they

stayed for the whole time but they

didn't stay to talk to me and I was just

like well I talk to you guys yeah but

can't you not communicate with them um

through the registration if you have

their emails in terms of like like a

post show followup oh I think Junction

has that um yeah the venue I think that

the venue has because if you have that

that might be a great way also I thought

it was interesting for you we have a guy

in our community called what is his name

um let me look at it right now uh he has

that Art

Space um and they also do live um on

they on um right around by where the

Dubai Mall is it's the big Art Center

there um have you ever heard of that

space I've so in Dubai Mall is it duai

mall it's not in the mall it's outside

around the circle hold on let me tell

jeppe is his name hold on I'll tell you

what the space is called but I think you

need to go and meet and see that space

just

jepe um J is this how you spell it let's

see

jepe no hold

on do I spell his name

jepi

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u i he's in group one with you let's see

jpe um let me look for his name a b CDE

e f g um a Foundry it's

called um no I I haven't heard about

that that's cool you need to go look at

that so there it's an art space uh it's

run

by um jeppe in our community so I'll

introduce you to him and they have live

and they have a huge they have exhibits

they have um very very

cool Hello

Felix hi can you guys hear me yes we can

hear you Felix wonderful great the mic

works good okay cool all right we're

just uh waiting for uh is anyone else

coming in Monifa or should we get

started and then they can come

in Tina is telling me that she's joining

um I'm not getting any response from any

of the other mentors no problem that's

fine let Tina join in do you have your

questions on your autopsy that you will

be asking everyone I'm typing up the

last two

now okay yeah you can just copy paste it

on slack into a doc and we can share it

so guys let me give you the purpose of a

um an autopsy whenever we um so we

always do a pre- autopsy and a post

autopsy and um the pre- autopsy is when

we um are now about to launch something

and we figure it we start with

everything went wrong what is it that

went wrong with it and how could have we

how could we how could we have

mitigated what would have gone wrong

right um a post autopsy is when it

happens and we often invite people who

have been there and you know it's very

framed within questions to really kind

of

decide um are we killing this is this

something actually that we want to

continue is this something that we want

to continue that we can make better and

who does it serve right so the that's

kind of the the framework of pre and

post and we do it in all different kinds

of things like when we go to trade shows

we have them before and what we found is

it really helps us to get very clear on

what we're doing well and what we're not

doing well or sometimes to just kill

things right um uh in term in in terms

of stuff so um Monifa can you please um

just maybe copy paste into chat the

questions to the chat no problem I have

it in the do as well if you want me to

share my screen okay go ahead if you

want and and and share your screen or

put it in chat but let's start having a

discussion about it hello Tina

uh Jillian and Felix you guys don't know

each other Felix thank you for being up

in

Singapore I'm good no

worries yeah we've talked a lot in the

in what'sapp though yeah so Felix I

actually I don't know Felix how long

have we known each other eight years

nine years I don't know how how it's

like a long time Felix I met through the

it's probably around nine years it's

20115 I remember two so Felix I met as

part of uh there is a group called um W

what is it called World Summit Awards

yeah World Summit Awards which are apps

for social good um in developing

countries and uh Felix and I were uh uh

two of the judges along many many others

um met and where did we meet Felix in

Brazil or Bahrain or

where

aeran maybe aan okay yeah aeran so I

think have you been aeran I have been to

the aeran one okay then probably there

I'm probably there okay cool all right

good okay so um I'll set set the the

context around the LinkedIn live and

then we'll ask and we'll kind of go

through the questions so we have been

having LinkedIn live videos for the last

year um and we really wanted to switch

you know I never keep things the same um

uh uh rinse and repeat and what we know

noticed it was talking AP only the host

and the our expert were speaking and our

audience members who are tend to be most

of our community they were not really

getting engaged and the conversations

were were just a conversation between

two people and I I happened to come

across audio and I said you know what

this might be a great format for us

right as a community that we all have a

point of view and a different point of

view on things so I think the first

question would be in terms of the first

LinkedIn live if we talk about it if

LinkedIn audio died that audio would

anybody actually miss it and

why if you had to answer that do you

think that our

community really enjoyed that and they

would miss it or or

or what were your what are your thoughts

around

that well I I I'll I'll in first I think

the audio aspect is quite important for

LinkedIn I think because podcast are

quite the in thing and it's probably

more convenient if you could just access

the podcast from your handphone while

you're driving or through the car car

stereo system and people will just

listen and run through and fast forward

as and when they can see that so

probably they feel they should be able

to assimilate participate well not

really participate if this post

assimilate more and uh lightly

gain content or insight into things

which may be of topical

interest okay so uh I want to put in

here audio once as it happens it's no

longer

available right unless you record it

separately right so LinkedIn audio it's

you know you go in you have a

conversation that conversation H happens

in there and then it's done you have to

record it separately for it to actually

become a podcasts and available to

everyone I I think that's probably

linkedin's failure to understand there's

possibly a monetization model behind it

because podcasts are generally used for

influencers to gain followers right and

in gaining followers then you get

advertisers and then therefore they get

revenue from it but that's not my

audience right talking about us as a

community Jillian what is your thoughts

around this

I mean I think that the the value of

audio is that people don't need to

necessarily be prepared to be on video

so it's more accessible um and I think

that the ability to

have 10 to 13 different speakers you

know at any one time on the stage like

people

felt um you know the more if if they

have if they know that they can

contribute I think people listen more um

and um because for a lot of people it's

about they want to put in their own two

cents and so that kind of excitement of

like I get to say something is um is

really good on from the audio and I

think a lot of people wanted to say

something as well but I think that if

you talk about like missing it I think

it's something that if it it's it's hard

to miss something that happens once

right so I think it absolutely AB

exactly like if it was something that

they were happening a lot you know like

um yeah so the plan was to have this now

happen once a week and have the

community host it themselves right and

uh I before we do that I want to really

make an analysis on If This Were

something frequent where you had your

own kind of Gleek community and group

and be able to go guys we're having a

live I'm having a live this week um you

know join in we have a very very active

Community if that audio would be the way

for them

to yeah I think it's I mean it's it's

easier to commit to an audio than it is

to commit to a a video a video for sure

um Felix Town Hall audio is great but

yeah I actually I I actually think

because what I do is I normally listen

to podcast in a car and and apparently

when I check with other people they do

the same thing and um you don't want to

be face to face in a video call when

you're driving or or you know where else

you can you can you can stick in your

butts in your ear and you can listen to

an audio right uh you can probably if if

the crowd doesn't matter you can get

ambient noise while you're chatting in a

coffee shop cafe or whatever it is but

but it's not a private thing it's it's

an open thing private thing I'm now here

in front of my computer talking to you

girls it's private but it's not private

the moment you leave the space and time

yeah I understand and you know I

understand both your points of view so

Philip is seeing I mean Felix is seeing

it more as a a podcast and you are

correct Jillian I'm seeing it more as a

community engagement let's have a

conversation on a topic um and and you

know it might be both audiences we don't

know we haven't had enough yet but I

think what I'm hearing from both of you

is there is potential in it

correct yeah I think that if well there

are two things AI obviously can extract

The Conversation Over the coffee our

coffee engagement Community Town Hall

thingy right and I don't know whether

there's wisdom to be gained from it

that's one part but the second part

about it is that if you need a glue to

get a community talking maybe this is

one way but you can't stop the rest who

don't want who you can't stop the rest

of the L who don't want to get

in yeah of course of course all right

let me ask you a question what metric

goal um or

experience um and it would be of this

right so I think it's both of you

looking at different goals so what what

would be the experience that does not

exist if this did not exist so I guess

my question to you on here would

be are you guys tapping into each other

enough to be able to get each other's

point points of views or do we do do we

need as a community these types of

things to make sure that this is how you

guys tap into each other and get

conversations with each other I I think

it's the latter because I think this

community isn't going to get sticky on

its own yeah and you are the and you are

the glue San so what are what is your

thoughts around here

Jillian

um yeah I mean it it brings something

very different than the WhatsApp the

WhatsApp is sort of like um you know

it's especially in a WhatsApp group with

a lot of people it's it's hard to sort

of like continue a conversation without

feeling like you're kind of dominating

the space or you know like it's more

about just sharing a resource and

backing off so right now like as as far

as I know of GLE it's this is kind of

the

only um it's the only way to actually

like meet other

mentors and like and have a conversation

with them so okay Co that is pretty

valuable yeah okay so it is serving in

terms of the community um uh as a

network maybe as a under the under our

vertical of networking with each other

this could be a service of networking

with each other um and you know we allow

the outside world to hear our

conversations right um but but certainly

it feeds okay um uh how do we honor uh

the wisdom of our guests beyond the

audio so I mean technically we can

record I know I heard Felix you saying

some AI you know could be you know we

can extract stuff but how do we if there

are golden nuggets in those

conversations like how do we honor our

guests beyond beyond that you know of

what might come out of that bulletin

board of some sort I don't know I know

how people post not not posted pets on

on

BS okay J quotes quotable PS yeah yes

yeah I mean it's it it depends

on taking ownership of it like for

example if somebody is saying you know

maybe part of if if people are you know

requested to organize maybe part of that

request is that they also share maybe a

short summary like a a LinkedIn short

summary where it but it can also be a

good way of like creating fomo for

people to come in for the next time

where you're just like you know in this

um in this session so and so said this

and this and we had really great

conversation about this particular topic

you know oh you missed out okay well

sorry come to the next one you know okay

I like that I like that okay um and I'm

to further to further what Julian said

once you have done that is the reason

why you link back to the audio that you

have recorded mhm that draws dra back

that draws them back into the

conversation they didn't have yeah but

I'm I'm so I'm a performer right I'm

like you didn't make I you want present

tense you don't want past tense right

you didn't make it to the performance

too bad for you you know

like the video the video is not GNA be

like anywhere near good as you sitting

in the audience experiencing that so

like I can tell you what was awesome

about

it all right my next question is going

how do we just take it to the next level

you got to be there if you want to

experience it sorry that's all right I

love that Julian how do we take it to

the next level like what if you if you

think back of that audio that we had

like how would we have taken that I mean

it was our first one that was our first

trial guinea pig that we're trying to

rip apart before we rule out like you

know a whole series of them um how would

you take it to the next level now you

know I'm going to chime in here I chose

a topic that was nothing to do with our

industry expertise um and I don't know

if my I almost think that I want to do

that for the

others um just because it shows a

different side of our points of view so

let me give you an example of some of

the topics I was thinking

of

um topic two standing still in places

jobs relationship ship why we do it how

do we make the most of it and a road map

on figuring out if moving on is right

for us I'm just throwing some topics out

for you topic three when is cheating

okay at school work and relationships

and and or our own

values topic four how do we get those we

love and respect in work and Life to

accept us as we flirt with the different

versions of

ourselves I'm just throwing out random

topics to you topic five how to live

longer and healthier our pretend doctors

and healers chime in with their

tricks

um um topic seven learn from the misses

and wins and choose the right partner

employee in business Andor life should

we keep it very open that that allows

everybody to chime in or should we get

very specific on you know our our our

our other lives LinkedIn lives was very

industry specific what are your thoughts

on that

guys what do you want from that

conversation San we have it's networking

and it's for the community it's for the

community to get to know each other and

to be able to have conversations with

each other okay if you if you want to

say it's for the community then I would

say you go from uh inverted pyramid

concept which is broader into more

serious and I think you have a time

limitation right yeah yeah yeah we we

did it for half an hour MO pretty fast

from the general into the specific in

like about maybe 30 minutes or less what

are your thoughts on this um uh uh uh

Jullian now we can have it doesn't have

to all we can have seasons right we can

have a season of personal conversations

we can have a season of professional

conversations we can have a season of I

I I just I'm trying to if it's the

purpose is networking I can't get too

specific on a sector or a topic because

then I might start excluding that was my

thought but I I could be completely

wrong so I B I have I have a few things

um one is like um it's just a just a

quick feedback on that session is that

it was it was broad enough in that like

it

was it was allow we did allow for a lot

of different um you

know it allowed for a lot of different

perspectives however like honestly if if

you had not told me that it was actually

about trans transformation I would have

never joined because like for me like

you know the the Financial Freedom you

know sort of topic was like really far

away from what I feel exactly and I saw

that I saw that I saw that when I get

very specific on a particular unless

it's applicable to everyone I'm already

isolating people in the um so I and so

like because I knew that it was kind of

that you had a broader um thing

perspective that you wanted to talk

about so then I was that was why I was

there but if I hadn't known that I

wouldn't have been there um and I think

also that um just the number of

questions was like uh in a in a 30

minute time is like really you know like

we were able to to quickly quickly get a

lot of different thoughts um so that's

one model or you know to to take like

maybe one question and spend more time

for each person to you know um to share

on it it kind of depends like are you

facilitating every time are you meeting

mediating every time do you no I'm not

I'm not that's the thing right like I I

EV I I wholeheartedly want to give you

guys some of these topics and let you

guys host you know and I've had several

of you come to me going can I host the

next one can I host the next one right

but you know um it's a trial and error

right some of you are going to be very

natural at it some of you are but that's

the whole reason of the community is

that it's not a one person right

everybody can raise their hand and come

up and you have

co-hosts right and and would you want um

like do you think it would be something

where the people would would volunteer

the topics as well or do you want to

keep control over the topics I think

once as we set a pattern for the first

couple then and and we allow everyone to

then start crowdsourcing we just need a

rhythm to it right and I'm just thinking

of the next three or four of going okay

what's the Rhythm that we can set

because the minute we set the Rhythm it

happens every Tuesday or Thursday at

this hour then everybody gets into their

pattern and then at that point it would

be this week Jillian is hosting it next

week Felix is hosting it this one is

whoever is hosting they have a little

structure of going okay it can be as

open or as wide as this and and we know

you know you'll get those 20 30 40

people within the community that's going

to come in but I I I I do feel that I

don't want it to be a technical topic

because we start

excluding yeah and and I guess also

there's another um this for example if I

were hosting you know like um I would

have no idea you know who's random and

who people like us I don't know

everybody so like if somebody you know

puts their hand up and they want to

contribute I would have no context of

who that person is and you know if

they're part of the network so that's

also sort of a a technical challenge to

be like no no I don't think so I think

you your personality will carry it

through I I don't worry about that part

but I actually I have two parts of this

one single question the first part is at

what depth do you want to go San that's

one part because if you if you have got

like 20 people in that room there's no

way you can cover all 20 people that's

one part yeah I don't think we can I

don't think we can do depth I think we

can only do Breath Right depth I is

going to happen when it's a smaller two

or three people going deep on a

conversation if the purpose of this is

networking and you guys getting to

understand each others I mean you came

out of that Jillian I think probably

going oh I know what who Aisha is now

and what she thinks about things the 65

year old oh I know we have this you know

um whoever it might be you know the 23y

old who knows right it's it's giving

It's s surfacing you guys up so that you

know each other

exist um so I think it's breath I don't

think it's going to be depth in yeah and

especially if you want to keep it 30

minutes then it's very it's very like t

t t and it's it's kind of like this a

speed networking thing that I just I

went to last weekend where it's like uh

speed dating but for for like business

where you basically like sit in front of

you get like three minutes to exchange

your your work and then you move on and

and it's just enough to know like do you

want to speak with this person further

or not so it's almost like that but what

I think is not happening in the next

level let's go back to the question is

if there was somebody you really want to

get to know and speak with after the

session how does that happen now that

was that was the second part of my

question because I said after this thing

is over and I said okay I need to talk

to Aisha and so and so what happens next

yeah so that that is what I would need

to facilitate for you guys where um you

know uh we have a page where you can

just book time and book like 15 minutes

to chat and get to know each other so

what I can do is create a version of it

um can I share my screen

please um um Monifa okay so let me start

sh let me show you guys so what yeah I

guess because it also depends on how

much of the facilitation you want to do

in that or just be like you know it it

because people know that we're there

publicly so you kind of know okay Aisha

I know her name now and I can just go to

her LinkedIn and send her a contact or I

what I can do is anyone on all of you

guys here in the session this is a

version I can just you know we can call

it LinkedIn audio and your profile show

up and you can just go in and go in each

other's rooms look at each other more

and you can just book and I can limit it

to oh I want to book 15 minutes with um

with Jillian and continue that

conversation do you understand what I'm

saying so I allow you guys to do that if

you want to do that or I mean you're

correct also it can be you can go to

LinkedIn but do I want to facilitate

post that session that you guys can very

quickly to talk and chat with each

other what are your thoughts

there do you want to be the Matchmaker

all the time no I don't need to be the M

but what I found is if I don't make it

simple for you guys you don't do

it that's very life

happen totally life happen so

technically

I want to be able to go okay everybody

who had a conversation whoever you loved

today and has a point of view and you

want to get to know better and I just

post the link right there I'm like go

right now and Book 15 minutes with that

person and if I make it that simple

you're more inclined to do it versus I

say to you guys okay go check out the

LinkedIn profile and da D everybody gets

shy again and goes back into their

absolutely

correct yeah I mean I think it's

interesting because I but also it's it's

it's a really it's sort of like Anyway

from that LinkedIn live like I'm I'm

sure I connected with at least two or

three people like here and there um just

you know but I didn't follow it up it

was just like oh this person is

interesting I'm going to go you know say

hello like connect with them but I think

if it was like if it was

there it's it's much more it's much more

of a serious thing to be like I'm going

to go book time with this person to meet

like you know for me I just five minutes

for a coffee and I we encourage that so

the yeah the encouragement or the the

kpi we set for ourselves is from this

conversation if there's someone

interesting here that you want to have a

conversation with go book it now and we

give and right where you can go do it

and it forces you guys to actually start

getting to know each other yeah yeah

it's and it's it's for me definitely

like if I'm I would have to really think

someone is super interesting to book

time with them and then it would like

but it would be a very different

approach like just someone on LinkedIn

okay but like to be like Oh I'm going to

talk to this person oh man you know like

I have but we don't need to make it we

don't need to make it formal it might be

is there anyone here today that you

would love to have a coffee a virtual

coffee with and continue the

conversation right you you don't have to

make it that you know but it it it

allows you guys to be able to do that I

mean yes yeah interesting it's an that's

an interesting Service uh like

facilitation service

offer okay um uh uh Felix how do you

feel about that I I'm wondering whether

you're training us to do something in

for the future which means that uh you

want us to manage the little um 5 Cent

lemonade stand and get people to book

all our time slots it's is that what

you're training up to do no I I'm I'm

training you guys it uh I would say in a

couple of things right so I mean clearly

in terms of the client booking in terms

of the the system that's entirely

separate that sits on their system but

what I'm finding is that many of you are

coming to the network and you you you

are seeing people you actually want to

meet and you want to do stuff with and

you want to know better within the

network but you guys are not on your own

even if you're in the same WhatsApp

group not taking the initiative on your

own to do that and I'm thinking I'm

sitting and I'm seeing it happening many

of you as you know I think I did it even

today I create separate groups with you

guys going Felix please meet this person

Jillian please meet that person and I'm

thinking to myself how do I create a

place that almost like instead of me

inviting you to my house going guys come

have coffee and introduce you guys

create this audio space where you are

having some rich somewhat you know even

though it's breath Rich conversations

and you see someone or something you

want to go deeper in and then just make

it very easy for you to continue that

conversation that's what I'm trying to

do because part of being in the

community is your ability to network and

access each other right collectively

you're

stronger um but we all come in in our

Silo in in terms of the world that we

operate and I'm I'm trying to break that

down a little bit that's the goal of

this yeah in that case I think it's

important to choose topics where people

can um show those little idiosyncrasies

in some ways right and that's why I

chose kind of off the wall little bit of

topics right so many of my groups even

though it was a financial topic they

loved the fact particularly my younger

ones to hear the the the the the ones

that are more matured have the same

concerns and is in the same place I

can't tell you the group that

conversation made the most value to that

I heard back were my younger ones

because the younger ones all came back

and they're like we didn't know that

older people also have these same

concerns and you know they have these

and I said yeah we're all in the same

book right um and that's why some of

those topics that I share to you are a

little bit controversial I mean I'll

have you guys crowdsource it but I was

looking at it going you know how do I

have how do we have conversations about

the things we don't talk about openly

and we allow each other a place to talk

about it right so even though it was

Financial it was a thing that most of us

don't talk about openly but yet we did

come out and all talk about it and

talked about it in a vulnerable way and

it was interesting because like there

were you know like me and Aisha for

example totally disagreed uh you know

like she's just like sorry Jillian

you're wrong and I'm like okay

cool all right

cool um so I I think um uh are we in

agreement that it's worth continuing

it's worth continuing pre quently so

that it becomes something in everyone's

patterns are we are we agreeing are we

saying that yes yeah I agree and I think

that there's got to be a way to find

that that there's a way to manage the

Quorum we have to have a quorum you

can't just have like three people in the

room having a chat on the thing right

don't you want to

Corum no we I mean people just kind of

turned up pretty easily like you know we

are people turn up they always turn up

it will be know that's a whole other

thing right like are we doing it on my

profile um um and I just allow you guys

access to it um or are we doing it on

one because some of us have more groups

and followers so you know uh what I

noticed was uh my profile is a safe

space for all of you U so you know

that's something we'll learn with time

do we do it on other people's profile do

we do I just allow everybody access and

you have access to my profile and you

know it's within that room and that

space all of those things I think we

will work work through um I think the

important thing I got out of this call

and correct me if I'm wrong is it's

worth having it and see if there's

something there for the community um

it's worth having it and trying out you

know having those that are you different

ones and Jillian you know very legit in

terms of the topics broad topics and

it's probably worth us testing out the

ability for you guys to just go book a

call right away with each other to see

if you guys actually do that we don't

know right that's it's experimenting

do that my my opinion selan is that U

everyone's like a noob here and we all

don't know what we should be doing after

that call I I give you an example let's

say um jillen had conversation with

Aisha in the in the chat right in the

town hall chat and and the concerns are

both recognized by both parties however

Aisha has more experience and and jillen

needs the experience to ask to seek

advice

now how how does jillen know she's need

she needs to contact Aisha and ask Aisha

whether she has any words of wisdom per

se related to financial Freedom so I

think this is where I will have to do a

little bit of training in the next

couple of sessions of when I see the

conversations happening I will probably

have to nudge you guys and train and go

listen Aisha would you like to have a

conversation with Jillian or Jillian

would you like to have a conversation

with Aisha and if you do there's a link

on there go ahead and book it you know

sometimes we just have to we just have

to uh uh have have the behavior happen

and we start mimicking right that

behavior and we'll create a tiny little

sop around it for you guys so when you

see interesting conflicts or

conversations happening with each other

to be able to be the one to moderate and

go listen I think you guys should have a

conversation on this after whoever is

the host that day

right yes I definitely think so I think

that it's worthwhile to yeah maybe run

it for a certain amount of sessions and

then have another autopsy and see like

now after having done it let's see um

and then yeah having some Sops for the

hosts to know like what to do how to do

it um you know maybe co-host with you

for a few times um to get that that more

training and then the the the after

posts with the sort of nuggets of wisdom

I think that's also could be really

interesting what yeah so I have to

figure out how to do that okay cool if

there's anything you think about I'll

this will get summarized if there's

anything else that you think about and

what we're thinking of is you are

correct running um like maybe six of

them in the month of August um um uh or

or I think a lot of people are on

vacation in August I see your head

shaking Jullian well I'm I'm in the US

in August but like I mean it depends on

the timing if I you know join or not it

it's normally evening 89 o'cl which is

which is morning yeah 10 11 o'clock in

in in terms of the us so I don't know if

we run it in August or we run it in

September right that's something we'll

decide also we'll do a little um and we

run a group of them and then um at that

point make a decision um uh of you know

what this is really working or not for

the network just this is under Network

vertical of how do we get the mentors to

better Network and and be mentor mentees

to each other yeah and um as as a as a

side note um I'd be interested in

facilitating awesome I have several of

you so awesome I love that thank you

Felix is there anything else uh yeah I

just wanted to check because I'm when

when we're in the WhatsApp group I I've

tried several times to to to put on my

hands and say Hey you know you guys

anybody interested in this or anybody

has any connections Etc nothing happens

yeah so it just depends on what group

you're in in uh Felix and what might be

um you know of interest to that group or

not would you like to try moving into

one of the other groups maybe group two

I'm wondering if if there was a place

like a bulletin board I could put this

up and and and the other groups could

actually see the bulleting board or

not so right now we're revamping the

mentor dashboard you know the dashboard

you guys log into your profile and maybe

there in everyone's Mentor dashboard we

allow you guys to have a bulletin board

where you can see everything each other

is happening so what we did Jillian for

you was we started now including mentors

having their events so we can start

showcasing their events so we're we're

we're maybe that might be something that

we can do um uh Felix on the mentor

dashboard is where you guys can post

notices that everybody can see right

then we will just op in and say receive

notifications so when someone Flags

something up uh pop on our screen and

then we can engage directly absolutely

absolutely thank you for that point Bab

I know you came in a little bit late is

there anything you want to tell us on

the LinkedIn audio before before we drop

off she's at the beach at the

moment bab no no no I'm yeah I'm just

listening so was there anything that you

would you enjoyed or you would have

preferred to be different in the audio

baba um no I think um only like I had I

had um like when you go like on the

stage um I think like like I wanted to

share something and you said like next

time like shout out to you so um I think

that that it sort of becomes kind of

passive when you on the stage and then

there a lot of people on there and okay

so management of the stage should be

better I keep maybe when someone speaks

on the stage I then take them

off um because that way what happens is

it gets I get lost with a whole bunch of

people on the stage so maybe that's a

very good point Baba thank you very very

much so that would be something in terms

of managing the stage and how many

people are up on stage at the same time

and maybe as soon as someone speaks I

remove them off so that those who have

not spoken I actually know who they

are anything

else no that that was the main point

okay cool all right so I will send a

summary to all of you on this thank you

guys so much take care Jillian get back

to your lunch thanks see you bye bye