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The future of TV - Let's make it personal

Lisa Miles
Just wanted to give a quick shout out to Kevin Foster‍ Ian Buxton‍ and George for the excellent webinar on The Future of TV yesterday evening. ?


I really enjoyed the event, especially the interactive polling! 


Thank you for organising this and please pass my thanks onto the speakers as well. I thought their presentation format was brilliant and very engaging given the restrictions we have in place at the moment. ?


Lisa


 


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    It was a very effective presentation. Brought to my mind the old Open University TV broadcasts. There are many benefits to the Zoom virtual format for many of our events, although not all.
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    Many thanks Lisa.  I will pass your message on.  Glad you enjoyed the Webinar.
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    One glitch was the waiting time before the start of the event, with users wondering if their sound was working. Some rolling video with a subtle soundtrack, a bit like the old BBC test card, would be good.
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    Alex Barrett:

    One glitch was the waiting time before the start of the event, with users wondering if their sound was working. Some rolling video with a subtle soundtrack, a bit like the old BBC test card, would be good.


    For seasoned Zoom users it was easy to see that the microphones had been muted however there was one point where you could see that someone was 'talking' as it said it at the top of the screen so you were left wondering if it was your audio that wasn't working or that they'd left their microphone on mute.


    I think there was also some confusion with regards to George acting as Question Master... ? I got the impression that some attendees felt that George was 'hogging' the Q&A all to himself. Again I think most delegates understood that he was simply passing the questions on from the chat and Q&A areas but perhaps it would be useful to reiterate and explain the process for asking a question both in the joining instructions for the event and also just before the Q&A session too. i.e. "If  you have any questions for the speakers please type them in the Q&A area and George will read them out for you."  with a quick explanation that you do not open up the microphones for attendees to ask the questions themselves. Or maybe name the person asking the question i.e. "A question now from John......" "Now a question from Isabel,..... " etc etc. 


    All in all though still an excellent webinar in both content and delivery. ?


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    For live events I used to prepare a rolling slideshow of housekeeping messages, local network information & future events, shown whilst the audience filed in. Something similar, with an audio element, for Zoom might look professional, and reassure a new Zoom audience.
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    Rolling slideshow? Been there. Got the t-shirt. But how to share this knowledge to a bigger audience? I must stay indoors more often...
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    Martin Russ:

    Rolling slideshow? Been there. Got the t-shirt. But how to share this knowledge to a bigger audience? I must stay indoors more often...


    On Zoom? It seems we are all feeling our way in this new age.


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    30th April 2020 and 1st May 2020 Hardwear.io security conference: https://hardwear.io/archives/virtual-con-2020/ Rolling slideshows whilst waiting, Presenters live and videoed. Q&As in breakout rooms, Green room for presenters. Capture the flag contest. All done in Zoom, albeit with overflow onto YouTube.
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    It sounds like we need a Zoom lecture "How to host a Zoom lecture"
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    I suggested this to one of the IET communities and was told that there were too many tutorials out there already... 


    Basics:

    https://www.wired.com/story/tips-for-using-zoom/
    https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/article_attachments/360047188071/Zoom_Meetings_Training_Reference_Guide.pdf
    https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-tips-tricks-video-calls-like-a-pro-2020-5
    https://blog.zoom.us/zoomtopia-10-zoom-tips-and-tricks/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoom-101-a-starter-guide-for-beginners-plus-advanced-tips-and-tricks-for-pros/


    Advanced:

    https://www.groovehq.com/blog/zoom-tips-and-tricks

    The NSA published a report in April that assessed all the popular videoconferencing platforms for security. it showed that Zoom was ok, but showed that Microsoft were being 'economical with the truth' about Teams (End-to-End security, for example) etc... The NSA have since pulled it and released an updated version which was kinder... Surely pressure wasn't applied? https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jun/03/2002310066/-1/-1/0/CSI-SELECTING-AND-USING-COLLABORATION-SERVICES-SECURELY-SHORT-20200602.PDF

    https://blog.zoom.us/10-zoom-tips-tricks/
    https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/tips-for-using-zoom/


    Lots more...


    Martin



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