Taping

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

> 
> Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 07:36:56 -0400 
> From: Charlene Nash <ecn@tennis.org>
> Subject: Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 07:36:56 -0400 
> 
> I wrote on Fri or Sat but I guess somehow it did not make it. Our AV guys
> will tape thro the mike so that is taken care of and the tapes will be the
> AGA's and they can dupe and sell or whatever. The issue that needs
> discussing is whether we want to dilute our conferences by selling tapes?

I like the idea of making tapes available only to those who attend and
REQUEST it, i.e. not outright selling.  Then all we have to do is keep a
notebook of phone numbers of people who requested it.  You're right, let's
not dilute our efforts at the conference by having any sort of "sales
table" of tapes.  Keep it low-key.

I think we should also revisit the issue after the conference and see what
we think then as well.  Theoretically, we could have the best of both
worlds by not pre-selling or announcing anything, but 6 months to a year
from now having something available (as long as it doesn't dilute from
NEXT year's conference... etc).  You know, if that tape includes lots of
footage of people buying the great unusual auction plants, montages of
one-on-one conversations with speakers and other members, and the aquarium
tour... maybe it would ENCOURAGE people to come to the next one.

Oh... putting on the chair hat, let's time-limit this discussion to end by
...say... Sunday's digest, and see if we need to do an official vote or
just informally agree by then.


> all others are easily resolved (assuming speakers will talk into the
> mike and allow taping).

putting on the tech-geek hat... Having logged 50 hours behind the camera
at fish conferences, I can say without a doubt that speakers not using the
mic (or frequently turning their head to look at their slides and then
turning back... uck!) HAS been a problem and is where I can help. I have a
set of several pro wireless microphones, and I have a speil now where I
basically ask the next presentor if they are OK with being taped, and if
they agree I wire the lapel mic and transmitter to them on the spot.  In
some conferences I've been lucky enough to also get a patch from the PA on
one channel; in a recent one I just clipped a second wireless to the
lectern mike, which I think the staff likes because I don't get in their
way at all. Good redundancy.  The one thing I've always wanted to do, but
never yet had results with has been to pass one of the wireless handhelds
around the audience during the Q&A sections (like on Oprah!).  It all ends
up happening so quickly that the question is usually asked before the mic
gets to them.  Anyway, I'd like to tape.  Can you tell? :)

  - Erik

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Erik Olson
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