Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - End-of-Year Survey

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:

For this week's Host Bulletin, please take our short end-of-year survey designed to help ThinkTech improve in 2022: https://forms.gle/kvS2q5VemnP8tFqu5

The 5 questions will only take a few minutes. Please complete it by Sunday, January 2. The results will guide us to make things even better for you and our audience for next year.

To access past Host Bulletins and other ThinkTech Hosts resources, please visit https://thinktechhosts.blogspot.com.  These are searchable, so you can use this link to research what you want to know about.

Thank you for all your hard work this past year in contributing to our unique platform to raise public awareness and promote civic engagement.  We appreciate you taking the time to complete the survey to improve our content and increase our viewership.

If you have questions, please contact hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.

Happy Holidays, and a better New Year.  Every day better.

Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - Advice, Announcement and Holiday Break

To our dear ThinkTech Hosts,

For this week's Host Bulletin, we have some important reminders to cover before winter break, and an announcement about our email advisories.

Eye Contact

Make sure to look at the camera during the show. Please avoid looking at another screen, down, or off to the side. If you have notes you need to read, place them near the camera for the illusion of eye contact.

Sitting

Find a comfortable position you can maintain for the duration of the show. Please avoid leaning/rocking back and forth or swiveling in your chair. If you find that difficult to avoid, try a different chair.

Email Advisories

Starting January 1, we will be renaming our Daily Email Advisory and Weekly Advisory to our ThinkTech Daily and our ThinkTech Weekly, respectively. We're maintaining an archive of all our advisories at thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.

Holiday Break

As you know, we will be on our two-week holiday break for the next two weeks and through January 3, 2022.  Although we will not be doing live shows during that period, we and our staff will be catching up on administrative matters to prepare for the New Year.  We want to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for your hard work and dedication to our ThinkTech mission and our efforts at providing great content to the community. 

Thanks so much for your cooperation throughout the year. If you have questions, please contact hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.

We wish you well in the Holidays and in the promise of a good 2022.  

 

Happy Christmas and a Better New Year.

Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - Dates, Titles, Interruptions and Break

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:

For this week's Host Bulletin, we have some important suggestions for the content of your show and a reminder about our winter break.

Dates

Don't state the date you're recording the show unless the content is date-sensitive. We want to avoid fixing a date on episodes so they remain timeless and don't appear outdated when we play them as encores.

Titles

Make sure your episode title matches the content of the show. Titles are what grab viewers' attention to watch your show, and we want to avoid misleading or disappointing them. Try to get to the topic of your title early on as well, so those viewers don't lose interest as they wait for the content.

Interruptions

Although it is important to interrupt guests if they need guidance, please be careful not to interrupt them too often. Too many interruptions prevent the guest from speaking their thoughts and make the show seem sloppy.

Winter Break

This is our last week of live shows for 2022. We will be taking a 2-week break starting Monday, Dec. 20, and will return to live broadcasting on Jan. 3. We will still be broadcasting during the break; we'll be playing encores of your 2021 shows.

Thanks so much for your cooperation on these things. If you have questions, please contact hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.

Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - Questions, Devices and Important Dates

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:

For this week's Host Bulletin, we have some important advice and dates you should keep in mind as we approach the holidays.

Questions

It's very important to keep your Zoom chat open so you can watch for notifications (eg, a 1-minute warning for the end of the show) and any questions that may come in. We want to encourage viewer engagement, it makes your show more topical. It also acknowledges and shows appreciation to those who submit questions. If you're watching a show and want to pose a question to your fellow hosts, you can send questions to questions@thinktechhawaii.com. It’s easy and gratifying to see your question answered on air.

Portable Devices

If you or your guest use a portable device to connect, such as a laptop, tablet or smartphone -- though we discourage smartphones -- please make sure that it's in a stable position to avoid camera shaking/movement. It should be on a table or other flat surface, not in your hand or on your lap. It’s very helpful to find and use some tape to hold the device steady - a little piece of tape can be a lifesaver.

Fund Drive

We've decided to extend our Fall 2021 Fund Drive through December 8th, the date of our 2021 Holiday Party. If you haven't donated yet or if you want to make another donation, click here to Donate via PayPal. To send a donation by check, please send it to ThinkTech Hawaii, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 603, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. Thanks for your help and support! We are very appreciative.

Holiday Party

Please join us at our virtual 2021 Holiday Party and Annual Awards Program this Wednesday, December 8 at 5:00 pm. Click here for free registration, and see our invitation below for more information. Thank you all for all your hard work and contribution this year, and congratulations to the awardees. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Thanks so much for your cooperation on these things. If you have questions, please contact hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.

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