Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - Week of July 2, 2023

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:
Host Bulletin, Week of July 2, 2023

Our Bulletins

Please review our weekly Host Bulletins.  They will help you do better shows, and not looking at them often creates problems for our staff and your guests, and sometimes results in the cancellation of shows.  You can see them all at thinktechhosts.blogspot.com, and you can also review the guides we have posted on thinktechhawaii.com:

Appearance Guidelines https://thinktechhawaii.com/remote-shows/
Pre-Flight Checklist https://thinktechhawaii.com/getting-ready-for-the-show/
Graphics Guidelines https://thinktechhawaii.com/graphics-guidelines/
Script Suggestions https://thinktechhawaii.com/hosts-guests-2/script-suggestions/
Host Guide https://thinktechhawaii.com/hosts-guests-2/host-guide/

Distinguished Guest Nominations

Click here to nominate a guest from one of your June shows to be selected a Distinguished Guest! Only the first 10 nominations will be on the ballot. Nominations close on July 7th and voting will begin on the 10th. The results will be posted in our email advisories on the 20th. The winning candidate will be profiled in a short video for our livestreams and social media.  Last month's winner was Gary Yabuta, nominated by host Jay Fidell for his appearance on "Global Connections" in an episode that dealt with Drug Trafficking in Hawaii.

Equipment

Please check your video and audio quality in Zoom, and if either is questionable please consider investing in better equipment. Make sure your guests also have adequate equipment to look and sound good on your show. See our recommendations at https://thinktechhawaii.com/equipment-suggestions-2/.

Movement

Find a comfortable position and hold it though the show.  Don't lean back and forth or swivel in your chair - excessive movement creates video artifacts, causes framing issues and deteriorates your audio. Change to a more stable chair if necessary.

Promotion Tip

Include eye-catching graphics, quotes and clips featuring highlights from your episodes on your promotions. Share these on the email you send to your followers and on social media to grab attention and get people to view your shows.

Please regularly review past Host Bulletins and other resources - it leads to better shows.

Questions, contact hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.

Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - Week of June 25, 2023

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:
Host Bulletin, Week of June 25, 2023

Content

As you prepare your shows, remember that we want to raise public awareness. To achieve this, we need to create meaningful shows that convey valuable lessons, things that viewers don’t necessarily know snout. During the episode, get to the heart of the matter as soon as possible. Long introductions lose viewer interest; get to the crux right away and weave in their bios later.  Avoid  general questions like “Tell us about yourself.”  Better to try to ask “What did you do to get into real estate development.”  Then follow up on the details of the answer.

Questions and Interruptions

If a guest is rambling during the show without answering your questions, interrupt them, thank them for their (irrelevant) response and ask your question again.  Viewers like to see your questions answered.  They don’t like to see your questions ignored.  Some guests keep talking when you try to insinuate the next question.  In that case, keep repeating your question until they stop talking. Then ask your next question in the clear. Our editors will take the talk-over part out. 

Solo Shows

Solo shows should be the exception. Alternatives to consider:

a. Contact other hosts or shows@thinktechhawaii.com for guest recommendations.
b. Contact us at shows@thinktechhawaii.com to reschedule the show to a time more convenient for a possible guest.
c. Record the show at a time that will be more convenient for a possible guest, using your own Zoom account. Let us know a week beforehand.

Promotion Tip

Make an email list of your followers and regularly send them the links for your shows.  We know that works.  Also, engage with your viewers on social media; interact with them, initiate discussions with them and always respond to comments they make.  Building a strong online presence creates a loyal and active viewership, and that will pay off for you and for ThinkTech.

Please regularly review past Host Bulletins and other resources - it leads to better shows. See our equipment suggestions at https://thinktechhawaii.com/equipment-suggestions-2/.

Questions, contact hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.

Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - Week of June 18, 2023

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:

Host Bulletin, Week of June 18, 2023

Stinger

We have stopped doing the “stinger “after host openings, and we're glad to hear that you like this change! If you have any other suggestions to improve  our shows, website pages, advisories or social media, let us know at hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.

Cancellations

Please -  if you or your guest find that you can't make it to your show, please plan alternatives:

1. Keep an updated list of other hosts and guests who can step in as last-minute backups.
2. If the host is unavailable but a guest is ready but you can’t find a backup host, with some notice we may be able to find a substitute host
3. If a guest is unavailable and you can't find a backup guest, the host can do a solo show, preferably with graphics.
4. Pre-record a show on your own Zoom account.  Let us know at least a week in advance.

If you have to cancel two shows within 60 days, we will want to change your status to “ad hoc” host.  An ad hoc host can do shows when there are show times available on the production schedule, but does not have a reserved time, date or interval on the schedule. For more information: https://thinktechhosts.blogspot.com/2023/05/bulletin-to-thinktech-hosts-week-of-may_14.html

Fourth of July

Independence Day on Tuesday, July 4 is a building holiday, so we will not be producing shows that day.  If your show is affected by this holiday, let us know if you'd like to reschedule to another date. We are doing shows on Juneteenth, June 19. The next building holiday after that is Labor Day, Sept. 4. See the broadcast schedule at https://thinktechhosts.blogspot.com/p/faq.html.

Promotion Tip

People can watch your show when it’s aired on our calendar (the dates are shown in our email advisories and the home page of thinktechhawaii.com) or on demand any time (see thinktechhaii.com videos or YouTube.com/thinktechhawaii). Tell your friends, family and followers! After your show airs, it will be published to our website, YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Please regularly review past Host Bulletins and other resources - it leads to better shows. See our equipment suggestions at https://thinktechhawaii.com/equipment-suggestions-2/.

Questions, contact hayley@thinktechhawaii.com.