Archive for December 2014
Make those ever-so-smooth switcheroos with VideoScribe: Tech Tip Tuesday
This has nothing to do with switching around the packages at your family gift exchange. This is about about making simple modifications to featured graphic images in your school videos. Opo, our mascot for every #onepersonoffice, is already undergoing changes at Fiverr.com. Note at left the addition of a purty branch and an ethereal background by an…
Read MoreThere’s no such thing as a cookie cutter “Ho-Ho-Ho” – SCN Encourager
Every time I hear a squeaky high-pitched “Ho-Ho-Ho” from a Santa wanna-be, I’m reminded of Communications Trend #4. Santa has been crafting his “authentic voice” for generations. It’s to the point where we all know the real Santa’s “Ho-Ho-Ho!” when we hear it. That’s how effective Santa’s “authentic voice” is! We even know (by now) that after every…
Read MoreUgly Christmas Sweaters and Communications Trend #5 – SCN Encourager
Lots of people are now cashing in on the “ugly” Christmas sweater craze. I was about 45 years too late. It figures. That’s just my luck. My three brothers and I had to grow up with a mom who loved to knit and crochet. Think about how you move about here and there with your smartphone…
Read MoreMiracle on 34th Street (1947) and Communications Trend #6 (2015) – SCN Encourager
Okay. I confess. I believe. And it wasn’t the 1947 holiday classic “Miracle on 34th Street” starring Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara, and John Payne that nudged me across the line separating the real from the imaginary. I was a believer long before I made it a tradition to watch this movie every year. I can’t…
Read MoreIs increasing parental involvement a goal? Seek ways to expand their tech awareness.
Duty called. As a sixth-grader, my elementary principal asked me to give up my after-lunch recess to “cover” the school office so his secretary could join teachers in the lounge for lunch. Back then, I thought: I’m glad the principal realizes I’m mature enough to handle whatever comes up. Now, I think, the principal must…
Read MoreGifts from your “Secret Santa” and Communications Trend #7 – SCN Encourager
Santa possesses more than a generous heart. He’s also a grand master at employing two traditional gift-giving maneuvers – the secret and the surprise. During this time of year both maneuvers are extremely effective when carried out at just the right moment. I should know. I’ve done the exact opposite often enough. Even when I wrap up presents in “fooler boxes”…
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