Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - Week of June 12, 2022

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:

Host Bulletin, Week of June 12, 2022

Distinguished Guest Election/Survey

Voting is open! Thanks to everyone who made nominations. Click here to cast your ballot for our ThinkTech Distinguished Guest for June. Vote only once, but feel free to share the link.  Our Distinguished Guest for last month was Theresa Y. Wee who appeared on "Taking Your Health Back", hosted by Wendy Loh. Also take a moment to respond to our Current Events Survey on Roe v. Wade. The polls close on June 17 with results announced in our email advisories on June 20. 

Screening Guests

When selecting potential guests, make sure you know who they are and that they're qualified to speak on the subject of your show. Please also confirm that they understand ThinkTech’s mission of raising public awareness and promoting civic engagement: https://thinktechhawaii.com/about/.

Preparing Your Guest

Please send your guests the Appearance Guidelines and the Graphics Guidelines as soon as they confirm their appearance on your show. If you give them enough time to review these guidelines and prepare for the show, they will be better able to participate in the discussion with you. Remind your guests to be in a quiet, indoor space and have a microphone and/or headphones in case there are audio issues.

Questions

It's very important to answer viewer questions that appear in your Zoom chat box. This enhances the live experience of the show, shows appreciation for viewer engagement, and helps us build a loyal followership. You can acknowledge those who submit questions by briefly stating “we have a viewer question.” There is no need to say who submitted the question. After you have your answer, you should say “thanks to our viewer for that question.” In any event, make sure your guest answers the question. If your guest goes off track, you should remind him that you are expecting an answer.

Promotion Tip

You should regularly post your shows, links or promotional graphics and comments on social media to increase visibility and build a relationship with your audience. Making new posts on a consistent basis shows viewers that they should follow you to stay current on your new content. If you have a website, be sure to promote your shows and links on that site.

Questions, please contact hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.

Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - Week of June 5, 2022

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:

Host Bulletin, Week of June 5, 2022

Distinguished Guest Nominations

Click here to nominate one of your guests from one of your April shows to be a Distinguished Guest! Only the first 10 nominations will make the ballot. Nominations close next Tuesday, June 7 and voting will begin on June 10. The results of the election will be posted in our email advisories on June 20. The winning candidate for Distinguished Guest will be profiled in a short video for our livestreams and social media.  Last month's winner was Theresa Y. Wee, nominated by host Wendy Loh of "Taking Your Health Back".

Lieutenant Governor Webinar

Join us for an invaluable ThinkTech Hawaii webinar on Friday, July 1. "Who's Running for Lieutenant Governor?" will explore what this year's candidates stand for beyond their public platforms. Featuring candidates Keith Amemiya, Ikaika Anderson, Sylvia Luke and Sherry Menor-McNamara, the 90 minute program will be moderated by local attorney/community leader Louise Ing.  The forum will help you decide how you will vote. Please register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9yhQ6bqMQl6FUXoZpjtnLA.

We also appreciate you circulating this information among your own contacts.

Preparing Guests

When guests confirm they can appear on your show, help them prepare by sending them the Appearance Guidelines and Graphics Guidelines. Last-minute back-and-forth emails from uninformed guests can be stressful to you, your guests, and our staff. Sending the guidelines before you complete your show information gives them more time to ready everything they need for the show and ask questions if necessary.

Special Shows/Guests

Sometimes a special guest becomes available at the last minute and we need a host to step in, eg. on a general show like Community Matters.  Would you be willing to be on call for those opportunities? Some of our best and most popular shows are these ad hoc interviews!  Please let us know. 

Promotion Tip

During your show, encourage viewer engagement by asking them to email questions to questions@thinktechhawaii.com. Of course, you can decide whether the question is appropriate to the conversation and reframe it as necessary. If the guest only partially answers a question, don’t hesitate to follow up.  We also send the links to your video to anyone who asks a question, so they can see the final product and share it with others.

Questions, please contact hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.

Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - Week of May 29, 2022

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:

Host Bulletin, Week of May 29, 2022

Fund Drive

Our Spring 2022 Fund Drive: Finding Clarity in an Uncertain World ends tomorrow! Thank you to everyone who has contributed thus far. If you haven't yet, please donate through this link or send a check to ThinkTech Hawaii, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 603, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. Please spread the word about our fund drive to your networks as well. We greatly appreciate your continued support.

Memorial Day

Reminder: Memorial Day is tomorrow and itʻs a building holiday, so there will be no live shows. The next building holiday is Monday, July 4, 2022. See the broadcast schedule at https://thinktechhosts.blogspot.com/p/faq.html.

Distinguished Guest Nominations

Nominations for the next ThinkTech Distinguished Guest will open on Tuesday, June1. We will send all hosts a link to nominate one of their guests from May. The slate of candidates will be the first ten nominations made. Please make sure to inform your nominee of the nomination and that we will make a short video showcasing the winner for our livestreams and social media platforms. Our Distinguished Guest for last month was Theresa Y. Wee, who appeared on "Taking Your Health Back", hosted by Wendy Loh.

EWC International Media Conference

ThinkTech Hosts are invited to the 2022 East-West Center International Media Conference at the Hawai‘i International Conference Center June 28-30. Outstanding speakers include Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and the head of Facebook security policy, and several hundred journalists from all over the Indo-Pacific. There are in-person and virtual registration options. Please let us know if you'd like a press pass for one or multiple days enabling you to participate without charge in almost everything.

Promotion Tip

Please publicize your shows in your newsletters and websites. You can also encourage guests to add links to your episodes in their newsletters and websites. This will increase the visibility of your shows and raise awareness about your content. Here are some examples of ThinkTech Host newsletters and websites showing their episodes and playlists:

https://mailchi.mp/cloudwellhealth/cwh-american-heart-month
https://sites.google.com/view/rustykomori/home
https://hawaiicouncil.org/condo-insider/

Questions, please contact hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.