by Jeff Ream | May 24, 2019 | Featured
…will pay more for it. The winery will then sell the excess off as another label or to another company to bottle it under their label (as TJ’s does). You may say that you actually LIKE the cheaper wine (if you’ve ever been to a blind wine tasting – you know how that usually goes), but from a marketing and branding perspective – if there are a few TJ’s selling a $50 label for $15 – it diminishes not only the demand, but makes you question why we ar…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 12, 2012 | counseling, follow up, interview, portfolio, pro-d, professional development, support
…abel developer to integrate the background from my portfolio onto the disc label. I printed address labels with the title of the disc and my contact info to put on the jacket. I am pretty happy with the turn out. 3. Letters of Recommendation: I included the standard three letters in all of the packets so they could reference them if needed or see further evidence that supports my candidacy. 4. My Notepad: I always bring my schnazzy note pad to tak…
by Jeff Ream | May 13, 2015
…to its use or disclosure as outlined herein, please notify The Counseling Geek at thegeek@thecounselinggeek.com. Security Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be considered 100% secure. However, your The Counseling Geek information is protected for your privacy and security. Changes to this Privacy Policy The Counseling Geek may at any time, without notice to you and in its sole discretion, amend this policy from time to time…
by Jeff Ream | May 17, 2014 | Featured
…the tool is how action oriented it is. You can create categories and then label them as “decision” “action” “info” etc. This lets people reviewing minutes later have a much more streamlined approach to find out what needs to happen. From that, you can also assign specific people to tasks and give them a deadline all within the same line. At the end of the meeting, if you have added all members names and email addresses to the meeting, all you nee…
by Jeff Ream | May 6, 2015 | #scchat, Featured, look back, sponsor, thanks, thecounselinggeek, year in review
Keeping it transparent. Hello faithful and fellow Geek. As promised last year when I started loosely “monetizing” this blog with affiliate ads from Amazon, I want to provide a brief yearly review of the ins and outs of The Counseling Geek. This analysis will be from July 1, 2014 to May 6th, 2015 (not because that is a year but this is when I have time to write it up). What’s going out? The table below will show you the operating expenses (minus a…
by Jeff Ream | Aug 7, 2012 | counseling, Counseling Tech, interview, Interview Series, pro-d, professional development, school counselor, thecounselinggeek
…e path. So, without further ado – here is installment #1 of The Counseling Geek Interview Series. Many people who are involved in Twitter and #scchat will most likely recognize my interviewee. Professor @Prof_Polzin) graciously allowed me to interview her via email. She has a Master of Arts in Counseling degree from Lindenwood University in Missouri, is a certified school psychological examiner, and a counselor educator. You can follow her on Twit…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 17, 2016 | Featured, look back, Review
Keeping it transparent. Hello faithful and fellow Geek. Each year I provide a brief yearly review of the ins and outs of The Counseling Geek. This analysis will be from June 1, 2015 to June 30th, 2016. I will be including SC|CS 2016 numbers in this report as well. As you will see – running this site is far from a money making venture, but it grows me professionally and also helps develop my professional presence. I see it as an investment in my f…
by Jeff Ream | Aug 12, 2013 | Collaboration, interview, Interview Series, jeffrey ream, school counselor, thecounselinggeek
…unity. In the fall before the ASCA Conference, I discovered The Counseling Geek’s online raffle scholarship for $200 towards an ASCA registration. I entered and surprisingly won! Considering the prize money essentially covered the student conference rate, registering and attending the ASCA Conference was a no-brainer. Many thanks to Jeff Ream! J: As a first timer, what kind of advice would you give to those who have not gone before? M: While I am…
by Jeff Ream | Sep 9, 2014
…elping you exceed your goals by working with you. https://www.thecounselinggeek.com/2014/07/asca14-branding-marketing-school-counseling-program-slides-links.html https://www.thecounselinggeek.com/2014/12/defining-school-counseling-dont-rely-merriam-webster-nmsca-presentation.html https://www.thecounselinggeek.com/2015/02/nvsca-2015-not-leader-time-saving-tech-tools-school-counselor-sanity-presentations.html https://www.thecounselinggeek.com/2015/0…
by Jeff Ream | Sep 14, 2012 | 21st century skills, Interview Series, professional development, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, video blog
…in Counseling Technology to you via the next installment of The Counseling Geek’s Interview Series. I was incredibly honored the Dr. Erin Mason (@ecmmason) of DePaul University and SCOPE – the School Counselors’ Online Professional Exchange – was able to join me for a quick but very informative and innovate interview. For the last video interview with Rebecca Lallier of School Counseling By Heart, we used Skype to perform the video chat and in the…
