{"id":4905,"date":"2011-08-16T21:25:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T21:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tellyourstoryinc.com\/wpdev\/?p=60"},"modified":"2016-07-21T19:51:11","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T19:51:11","slug":"interns-view-make-your-connections-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pairdesignchicago.com\/tellyourstory\/interns-view-make-your-connections-count\/","title":{"rendered":"Intern\u2019s view &#8211; Make Your Connections Count"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-982 alignleft\" title=\"Professional Brand Story\" src=\"http:\/\/tellyourstoryinc.com\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/professional-brand-story.jpg\" alt=\"Professional Brand Story\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/>On July 27 2011, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tellyourbrandstory.com\/\">Tell Your Story <\/a>team and I had the wonderful opportunity to attend <a href=\"http:\/\/simasays.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sima Dahl\u2019s<\/a> launch party for her new book she co-authored called <i>Make Your Connections Count.<\/i> The event was held in the beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clubcorp.com\/Clubs\/Metropolitan-Club\" rel=\"nofollow\">Metropolitan Club <\/a>at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.willistower.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Willis Tower.<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tellyourbrandstory.com\/\">Tell Your Story<\/a>\u2019s Founder, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/grafeedie\">George Rafeedie, <\/a>was the co-host of the event and gave a rousing introduction. The night was filled with networking, fabulous hors d&#8217;oeuvres, and a speech from the one and only Sima Dahl.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/simasays.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sima<\/a>spoke to her close colleagues and fans about her pivotal career choices and the path that led her to where she is now. As a <a href=\"http:\/\/illinois.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">University of Illinois<\/a> graduate,<a href=\"http:\/\/parlaycommunications.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sima Dahl <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/parlaycommunications.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">launched<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/parlaycommunications.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Parlay Communications<\/a> in 2008 to advise professionals on digital branding and communications. She has helped hundreds of job seekers and ladder climbers learn the art of networking both in-person and online. <a href=\"http:\/\/simasays.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sima <\/a>teaches how to utilize social media tools to create a unique personal brand and expand your professional network.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-606 alignleft\" title=\"Brand Communication Services\" src=\"http:\/\/tellyourstoryinc.com\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/brand-communication-services.jpg\" alt=\"Brand Communication Services\" width=\"165\" height=\"245\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Make Your Connections Count <\/i>is written by many co-authors who are specialists in personal branding. These top experts united to create a valuable resource for professionals to make their connections count and for businesses to prosper in today\u2019s technological world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tellyourbrandstory.com\/\">Tell Your Story Brand Communications<\/a> is so proud of <a href=\"http:\/\/simasays.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sima Dahl<\/a>\u2019s efforts and highly recommends the book <i>Make Your Connections Count.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Buy the book <i>Make Your Connections Count<\/i> at <a href=\"http:\/\/parlaycommunications.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Parlay Communications<\/a> Website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 27 2011, the Tell Your Story team and I had the wonderful opportunity to attend Sima Dahl\u2019s launch party for her new book she co-authored called Make Your Connections Count. 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