At a recent live jazz concert, we sat in the front row. We always do. It’s always a pleasure to watch the players communicate with each other via faces, hands, and gestures.
But this one was different.
Above the music, I heard a faint singing, a humming, lyrically melodic, coming from a throat. But where? Neither player had a voice mic.
It took me a while to realize it was not coming from the audience, which would have been rude, but it was emanating from the amazing pianist, whose upper torso, legs, feet, and yes, even his throat, were intertwined with his fingers, to produce great music.
We were treated to observing and listening to his soul: his mental acuity of placing his fingers rapid-fire, in concert with his voice and the rest of his body. His work was so smooth, so engaging, so emotional, so passionate.
Pivot.
I’ve been to a lot of jazz concerts. This one, amazing-er than most, spurred something in me. Once before, for the first time, I pivoted here from a concert that moved me, by assessing it and comparing to mastering LinkedIn. But it is the most recent, which is infrequent, but this small detail of his quiet voice moved me so the other night.
When someone absorbs your LinkedIn profile, do they feel your fire? Have you allowed them to undulate to the urge, cater to your call, fed their fervor, all while merging to the music, of your professional experience that makes you a maestro of your craft?
If you can’t convince them, no one will.
Make your readers know, feel, believe, act as part of the LinkedIn musical composition of “why you do what you do” in your profile and posts. Be that pianist.