Bulletin to ThinkTech Hosts - Week of August 27, 2023

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:
Host Bulletin, Week of August 27, 2023

Live Open Forum

Our next Point-Counterpoint program is a two-part special on Hawaii's Developing Relationships in Indo-Pacific. Part 1 will be live on ThinkTechHawaii.com, YouTube, and Facebook on Saturday, September 16 from 12 noon to 1 pm HST: https://youtu.be/0fGqgQPPGSw. It will be moderated by former governor John Waihe'e. Panelists Chris Cottrell, Karla Cruz, James Moriarty and Srini Sitaraman will cover Southeast Asia, the Philippines, China and India.  Please tune in and send your questions and comments to questions@thinktechhawaii.com.  Part 2 will be at noon on October 14, and we’ll tell you more about that later.

Cancellations

If you need to cancel an episode, please give us as much notice as possible. Cancelling two episodes within 60 days will 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. See https://thinktechhosts.blogspot.com/2023/05/bulletin-to-thinktech-hosts-week-of-may_14.html

Labeling Graphics

Unless you're presenting a slide deck, please label each graphic you want to use with a number and description as requested in our Graphics Guidelines so our engineer and editors will know when to display them. If you don’t label your graphics that way we may not be able to include them in that episode

Labor Day

Reminder: Monday, September 4 is a building holiday, and we will not be producing shows that day.  If your show is scheduled for that day, please let us know if you'd like to reschedule to another day in that week or the following week.  Note that the next building holiday after that will be Thanksgiving, November 23. See the holiday schedule at https://thinktechhosts.blogspot.com/p/faq.html.

Promotion Tip

Your views will depend in large part on how well you describe your episode in the show information you provide. Write a compelling description that includes thoughtful and descriptive keywords and phrases, so you can give viewers a good preview and understanding of what your episode is about and make it easier for search engines to find and recommend your content.

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 August 20, 2023

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:
Host Bulletin, Week of August 20, 2023

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 in accordance with the Graphics Guidelines. Showing the object itself during the recording is NOT recommended because Zoom often blurs  it. Photos of the object will look much better on the screen.

Standing

Please do not stand during the show. It's disruptive, and it's much more difficult to keep still while standing than sitting on a chair. If you tend to lean back and forth or swivel in your seat, change to a more stable chair. These movements create garish video artifacts, deteriorate your audio, and push you out of frame, cutting off parts of your face/body onscreen.  

Praise

When introducing your guest, guard against too much praise or lofty language “I’m so excited to welcome John Doe, the most important pig farmer in the islands.” Get to the facts and the crux of the discussion, and bear in mind what you want the audience to take away from your show.

We View Your Shows

We established a Content Committee in 2021 to review the quality of our shows. We assess on a variety of measures, including video and audio quality, show information, hosting skills, and degree of responsibility. Our biweekly meetings inform our decisions for the Hosts of the Year, Show of the Year, and Host Bulletin topics. We’re currently working on feedback to each of you because we care about your shows and want to make them first-rate. You should review your own shows too, so you can improve on them.

Promotion Tip

Express your pride as a ThinkTech Host! You work hard to make your shows great. Tell colleagues and people you meet that you're a talk show host on ThinkTech Hawaii, a nonprofit that has produced over 14,000 talk shows and short movies, and streams 30 new live talk shows every week. Send them these links and a link to your playlist when you can.

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 August 13, 2023

Dear ThinkTech Hosts:
Host Bulletin, Week of August 13, 2023

Remembering Dennis Esaki

Dennis Esaki, host of Politics and Land in Hawaii, passed away on July 25, 2023. We've dedicated today's Special Sundae Collection to his shows. Dennis Esaki's dear friend Ricky Cassiday preserves his legacy as he continues to host Politics and Land in Hawaii. View the playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mYSv3OsHjPK8LI0B2jfA6t.

Maui Fires

Our hearts go out to those affected by the Maui fires. Please share their stories and raise awareness through your shows. Jay Fidell examined the devastation in his show last week (https://youtu.be/fMBgtb5Hnd8), and host Rusty Komori will be covering this topic in this week's episode of Beyond the Lines. Let's do all we can to coordinate support and help our Maui 'ohana.

Distinguished Guest Election/Survey

Voting is open! Thanks to everyone who made nominations. Click here to cast your ballot for ThinkTech Distinguished Guest. Vote only once, but feel free to share the link.  Last month's winner was Frederic Ruppert, nominated by host Mark Shklov of "Law Across the Sea". Please don’t forget to respond to our survey on the second page, which covers important issues about the pending indictments. Voting closes this Thursday, August 17th, and we'll announce the results in our email advisories on the 20th.

Promotion Tip

Submit your episodes to online media platforms, such as news sites and organization newsletters to expand your reach and your audience. For example, you can write an article for Civil Beat's Community Voices and include related information from your shows.

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.