With almost 7 billion people currently occupying Earth (And that’s only the people who are accounted for), it is now more important than it has ever been to stand out from the crowd in order to further your career, or reach any goals you may have.
“Get Noticed”, a book by Marcus Taylor and Rob Lawrence presents not only methods of increasing your zone of awareness, increasing your likeability and improving what are assumed to be already apt communication skills but also implies a philosophy and way of life where if you put into place the many practical tips and exercises in the book, you are almost ensured to see an improvement in the amount of people you meet, and the quality of these people which can further both professional and personal relationships and help you succeed in what the title of the book implies; Getting Noticed.
With so many people in the pool it also means that there are going to be a lot of obstacles between you and that person you may or may not be looking for who can improve or change your life for the better. I personally value trying to be the best I can be at anything I give a go, and am constantly looking at ways of improving my game, meeting more people and as a result, making myself more prone to receiving new opportunities. The content of Get Noticed is both practical and universal and has provided me with a heightened awareness of just how intentional being “in the right place at the right time” can be, and how it truly is possible to be “in the right place, at the right time, all the time.”
From reading “Get Noticed” I believe that the book is targeted especially to the entrepreneurial types, or anyone in the creative and Performing Arts industry, such as musicians or aspiring actors, as these are the careers in which Getting Noticed by the right people is essential to your success.
In saying this, the concepts within the book, and the practical activities suggested, are universal and can be used, I believe, by anyone interested in investing the time to improve their “Personal Brand”. The chapter layout is easy to navigate, and each chapter stands alone just as well as it ties in with the chapters before and after. This makes the book an easy reference book, along with being a good and useful read cover to cover.
The writing style is very simplistic and conversational, jargon is kept to a minimum, and a lot of the examples of conversation starters are quite basic and interchangable. Initially I saw all of these factors as detracting from the quality of the information encased within “Get Noticed” but in fact, it is these qualities which make the book so practical and accessible, as the basic language and writing structure leave no-one unable to understand the content, or take something valuable from it.
The content of the book is not new, nor do the authors claim it to be. Marcus and Rob have simply put a lot of theories to the test and found those which are the most beneficial. They haven’t just written a book, it is obvious they have lived the book and present readers with a practical guide of the best ways in which to Get Noticed. Reading the book I found that I knew or had been told majority of the information it held, but what “Get Noticed” does is increase your awareness of the information. It increases your awareness of the importance of presentation, body language, preparation for situations and events etc. “Get Noticed” actually demonstrates the practical and even measurable benefits of investing in the development of your person and communication skills in specific areas in chapters such as “Putting Get Noticed into action in your social life” and “Putting Get Noticed into action in your career.”
I would highly recommend “Get Noticed” to anyone wanting to improve their personal brand and either kick start or further their career, but I honestly believe there is not one person who could walk away after reading it unaffected or uninspired by its content.
“Get Noticed” truly opens your eyes to just how much control we have over who we meet and how far we go in life; it shows us how our future, our fate is in our hands and that we have all the means necessary to meet who we need to meet to do whatever it is we have dreamed of.
To learn more or to purchase the book visit www.wegetnoticed.com
