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Some Thoughts on Livestreamed Interviews, Engagement, Book Winners, and Finger Puppets

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ustream provides a live streaming video window, an archive of the video, the ability for the audience to log into the chat room and ask questions and a social stream. Engaging the audience is a very important to the success of this genre. She booted up her laptop, plugged into my Internet connection, and set up her Webcam.

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The Last Blogpotomac: A New Community Rises from the Ashes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Geoff Livingston invited me to keynote the conference along with Shel Israel , author of Twitterville. What I loved about this BlogPotomac is that it was a small and intimate event that allowed for a conversation between the speakers and the audience. The format was ten minutes of speaking (no Powerpoint allowed!),

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10 Design Tips for Awesome Nonprofit Online Presentations

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design firm that specializes in creating digital slide decks with editorial clarity and design that enable nonprofits to connect with audiences and move them from interest to action. Be succinct: The less you have on a slide, the more your audience will remember. 3) First slide.

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