Friday, July 2, 2010

Google Map Update for My Newsplex Weeks

After my two weeks in South Carolina, I have updated my first Google Map including a representative photo that I took at each location. Here's the map:
View South Carolina June 2010 in a larger map

It's interactive, so click on the sites to see the photos.

If you want to see all of the photos that were taken at each location, go to my Flickr streams:

Texas Wesleyan IABC Celebrates First Year on Campus

We celebrated the first full year of Texas Wesleyan's International Association of Business Communicators chapter. This Animoto slideshow includes a photo of the charter officers and begins with a photo of our co-presidents Shelby Hofsteter-Driver and Laurence Sheehan.

Texas Wesleyan IABC looks forward to another great year, including increased collaboration with the Fort Worth professional chapter, which will be led this year by Texas Wesleyan Director of Marketing and Communication Laura Hanna.


Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Slideshow of Rambler TIPA Contest Preparation Day

During my second week at Newsplex, my 500 GB hard drive imploded, sending all of my documents into oblivion. Fortunately, I was able to recover everything, at least I think everything, by using a software program.

So as part of my training and to improve my skills, I created this audio slideshow of photos that I took when Jonathan Resendez, Conner Howell and Chuck Fain helped me prepare the contest entries for the Texas Intercollegiate Press Contest. I wrote and recorded the script using Visual Communicator on Wednesday.

This is my belated tribute. Hey better late than never...and a good way to get some photos off of my drive and into a format that others can appreciate. Or at least poke fun at.

Animoto Slideshow of Newsplex Week 2


Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.


The final week of Newsplex is coming to a close. A great group of folks attended for the second week as well. It's been a great way to meet and learn about new people, including two international journalists/professors.

Because many of the exercises from this week were the same as last week, I didn't do most of them; however, I did do some additional exercises using some of my own content.

I also did this great exercise today--a stand up, on-camera response to a news anchor. I have a more profound respect for my broadcast friends. Wow--remembering what to do and say and listen to that person in your ear is tough! I'll definitely need more practice on this, and now I have a great exercise to subject my students to. I know you're all looking forward to that. And so am I, but I'll tough it out with you and get the practice as well.