1039 - Producing a Media Learning Event from My Living Room
May 1, 2020 Elliott Masie’s Learning TRENDS - May 1, 2020
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Producing a Media Event from My Home Office!
Blending 6 guests, from Chief Learning Officers to Broadway Singers, with Interactive Polls from a corner of a room at my home.
Learning TRENDS colleagues have asked how we are producing learning events with thousands of real-time participants, distributed CLO’s, and songs from Broadway stars in this “work from home” environment.
I took a picture of what my corner desk looks like when we blend Zoom participants from around the world with panelists and artists from their laptops in apartments and homes with varied bandwidth.
Notice the lights and microphones to make me look decent. These are $100 lights that take about 10 pounds and 10 years off my image. Then, the microphones are used for different audio or podcasting elements. I have two screens, one of them on an iPad, to provide a backup in emergencies.
Several of my MASIE Center staff have been working from home since the start of March and they are the wizards behind the screen, responding to the chat room dialogue, moving guests to and from the main screen, and even conducting real-time SMS polls.
We do sound and video checks if possible with panelists and artists before hand, but sometimes an oops happens that makes it more authentic. One of our singers lost the musical track 1/2 way into a song, so she pivoted and did a stand up dance performance for the balance.
Remember, it is a different time and “oops” and glitches are real-time moments to be authentic. Plus, I edit and trim any glitches before posting the asynchronous version for those that could not make it live.
It is fun and also, you live on the edge. And, that is how we are living today.
This afternoon, I will be “home producing” the next “Empathy Concert & Perspectives” from my corner media area. We have CLO Frank Nguyen and 4 amazing Broadway singers including Kate Baldwin, Adam Pascal, Telly Leung, and Melinda Doolittle. Friday, May 1st, 4 PM to 5 PM EDT
Reserve a free space at: http://www.masie.com/empathy501
Join us live and see the fun and innovation of producing a unique hour of uplifting messages and songs, with the heart and spirit of our artists, CLO’s, and MASIE Team members working from their living rooms.
Yours in learning,
Elliott Masie
Email: emasie@masie.com
Twitter: @emasie
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