{"id":23245,"date":"2022-08-20T16:19:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T14:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=23245"},"modified":"2022-08-25T05:47:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T03:47:09","slug":"the-currency-of-clout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/08\/the-currency-of-clout\/","title":{"rendered":"The Currency of Clout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the internet becomes more prevalent and its technology more and more developed, clout on the internet is also becoming more important than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what is clout? Clout is a measurement of how much influence or power someone has. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However due to recent circumstances, clout on the internet has become synonymous to bad people; although, it still has some good uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this video as David Castain talks about the currency of clout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Currency Of Clout | David Castain | TEDxBuckhead\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aFOL8RTIkAQ?start=319&#038;wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Share your thoughts on how far some people are willing to go just so they could establish their reputation online?<\/li><li>How can clout on the internet influence different sectors? <\/li><li>Name some instances when your digital footprints can help to your advantage?<\/li><li>Talk about some &#8220;clout chasers&#8221; you know of? <\/li><li>Also name some &#8220;clout makers&#8221; and what they have done.<\/li><li>How do you portray yourself on social media and\/or LinkedIn?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate As the internet becomes more prevalent and its technology more and more developed, clout on the internet is also becoming more important than ever. 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