Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - Week of July 3, 2022

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:

Host Bulletin, Week of July 3, 2022

Distinguished Guest Nominations 

Click here to nominate one of your guests from one of your June shows to be a Distinguished Guest! Only the first 10 nominations will make the ballot. Nominations close next Thursday, July 7 and voting will begin on July 10. The results of the election will be posted in our email advisories on July 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 Colin Moore, nominated by host John Waihe'e of "Talk Story with John Waihe'e".

Independence Day

Reminder: Independence Day, or Fourth of July, is tomorrow and itʻs a building holiday, so there will be no live shows. The next building holiday is Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. See the broadcast schedule at https://thinktechhosts.blogspot.com/p/faq.html.

Guests

We will no longer be accepting any last-minute guests to your shows. Your full list of guests and their information should be on your Show Information Form by the 10 pm HST deadline. This ensures that our staff and your guests have enough time to prepare for the episode.

Questions

Starting this week, we're taking a break from requesting live questions from viewers during shows. We’ve removed requests from our show information form, website, email advisories and other platforms. We'll continue to send you any questions that come in, but you can answer them directly, rather than on the air. We were hoping that viewers would participate in active engagement in shows but it has not been the case. Thanks to those hosts who have contributed questions when asked.

Promotion Tip

Before your next show, promote your upcoming guest and topic on your website(s) and social media. After your show, share the link and tag ThinkTech so we can share your posts. We are on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Help us build a community that will engage with your content by sharing our posts as well.

Questions, please contact hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.

Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - Week of June 26, 2022

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:

Host Bulletin, Week of June 26, 2022

Webinar This Week

"Who’s Running for Lieutenant Governor? Evaluating the Major Candidates” will take place this Friday, July 1 at 10-11:30 am HST. Join us to watch their live discussion and pose questions. Please register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9yhQ6bqMQl6FUXoZpjtnLA and share the link with your networks. Panelist Bios: http://bit.ly/LG2022-Bios

Closing

Make sure to give a clean and concise closing. When you're ready to end the show, (1) thank your guests for joining you and thank your viewers for watching, and (2) briefly wrap up the episode and promote the next one if you can, and (3) say a crisp final goodbye (simply, “goodbye” or “aloha”). The engineer will be listening for this goodbye word and will immediately end the show, and this will give your show a clean ending.

Guest Affiliations

When completing your show information forms, please identify your guest’s specific affiliation (e.g. "environmental lawyer with XYZ"). If your guest prefers to appear unaffiliated, then write a generic affiliation such as “civil rights advocate” or “local farmer” or “handwriting expert".

Props / Objects

If you'd like to show an object during your episode, please take a picture of it beforehand and send it to us pursuant to thinktechhawaii.com/graphics-guidelines. Showing the object itself during the live episode is NOT recommended. This can cause visual artifacts. Photos of the object will look much better on the screen.

Promotion Tip

Engage with other users to increase your visibility on social media. You can like others' posts, share them, leave comments, and reply to any comments you receive. This creates friends and relationships with potential guests and viewers. This kind of engagement is much more effective to promote your show and ThinkTech.

Questions, please contact hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.

Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - Week of June 19, 2022

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:

Host Bulletin, Week of June 19, 2022

Hosts Please Register!

“Who’s Running for Lieutenant Governor? Evaluating the Major Candidates” on July 1, 10-11:30 am HST will be a deeper talk on matters beyond platforms. Please join us by registering today and circulating one of our flyers to your community.

Flyer only: https://bit.ly/LG-2022-flyer

Flyer with video promo: https://bit.ly/LG2022-Flyer

Thanks for helping us increase attendance at this important and unique ThinkTech webinar. We’d really appreciate if all our hosts would promptly (a) forward our flyer (above) to your family and friends. and (b) register to attend yourself, even if you can’t stay for the whole program. Everyone who registers will receive follow-up information.

Graphics

Please send all graphics and completed Permission Forms to us by NLT 10:00 pm HST the night before your show. This allows us enough time to review and prepare them for the show. Please make sure to follow our Graphics Guidelines when you submit your graphics and Permission Forms. Thanks.

Promotion Tip

Do you respond to comments that are posted on your shows on YouTube and other platforms? You should. Engaging personally when appropriate enhances the viewer experience and encourages greater viewership. Even a simple “thank you” is an important extra step that can leverage your show and create longtime followers.

 Questions, please contact hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.