Minnesota Public Radio Marketplace Tech Reporter John Moe, on a panel at Social Media Breakfast #43, “Public Media”.

For some reason, that quote stuck in my head after the panel discussion over at TPT headquarters today. And it had nothing to do with social media. Kind of.

It was a short story about Moe literally using his own voice for his work. Moe was saying how early in his career he tried to sound like the stereotypical “Public Radio” voice and it sounded terrible (think Saturday Night Live skit). When he decided to use his own voice, things started working out really well.

Of course, that’s an eloquent way to illustrate how if you use your own voice in social media (or on your blog, or at your work, or in your poetry, or in your art), you will succeed. Very nicely put. But sometimes, easy to forget.