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E-Mediat Day 4: What does it mean to be a social media trainer?

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The morning used the World Cafe technique. The world cafe technique is where participants learn through conversation in small groups. It is an effective technique to use to help participants process what they’ve learned and to harvest insights. Photo by SMEXbeirut. Fluency in social media skills. Thank you SMEXbeirut

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Oh Yeah, and I shoved a camera in his face

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Photo by Kino-Eye in Flickr. If you want to get acceptable audio for video blogging on an inexpensive camera you need to control the noise/environment or get really close to your subject. I asked him about shooting techniques. Certainly not everyone can afford to purchase expensive equipment to ensure broadcast quality audio.

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My Learnings from the Boston Media Makers Meeting

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Some techniques that I learned about that I want to put into practice in future work: Capturing secondary audio with an external mic and recorder and then synching them during the editing process. For example, I figured out a way to silence the audio in a "b" roll and replace it with a -over narrative. mistakes???

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The Art of Facilitating Virtual Meetings with Sticky Notes

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Guidestar has multiple office locations, so this session was done as a virtual meeting using a platform and apps that offered features like chat, desktop sharing, polling, white board, sticky notes, and audio and video conferencing. Flickr Image by Derek Gavey. Finally, you identify next steps and follow up.

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Points of Entry into Podcasting for Nonprofits

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David Berlind captured in my flickr photos. As David acknowledged to the audience before launching into a audio geek show and tell session, "Your equipment depends on your needs. There is a lower point of entry - no editing, no need to know any audio editing programs, and immediate publishing. Middle of the Road.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

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Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae? A Blast from the Past Gavin has posted some really early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr. " Nancy White's slides from TALO and some audio from Nothern s about the new rules for online communities. Yikes, there are no rules.

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My personal Blogher To Do List and Reflections

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How can I improve my live blogging technique and better integrate with personal networking? Do Audio - Thanks to some inspiration from Lisa Williams , I'm over my audiophobia and relieved to know that I don't have shell out the bucks for Ipod to podcast. I have the first few steps to get started now with audio. To Do List.

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