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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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What is a Screencast? Why is it important for your business?

If you ever wanted to demonstrate your company’s products and services to your clients; one can use a good screencast. A screencast is a screen capture that records certain actions from your computer screen accompanied by audio (most of time requiring a microphone) that explains certain steps or procedures. A screencast can be an appealing way to introduce information about your company’s website, blog, or social networking sites. Some examples of creating a screencasts can be an “Overview of Tammy Barbee website” or “Tammy Barbee Team B Demo”.

There are several benefits to using a screencast. The following are:

  • Free to low cost software to use when creating a screencast
  • A way to promote and market your products and services in several areas such as your website, blog, or social networking sites.
  • A way to plan or outline your own actions to demonstrate your products or services to your clients.
  • A way to record tutorials, demos, or tips and tricks and then putting them on the Web for others to access when needed.

One of the software tools to use in order to create and demonstrate your products and services for your business is Jing. I like Jing for the simply fact that it is free and it can be used on both the PC and Macintosh to capture still pictures/photos or create short five minute videos. Screencast can be saved in formats such as .avi, .wmv, .mp4, .mov. this in turn can be uploaded to YouTube, Google Video, Blip.tv just to name a few. Therefore, choosing the right locations to place your screencast can depend on the specifications of your screencasts.

Using screencasts can be an effective tool for your business. Before distributing or creating a screencast; consider the following tips when creating a screencast:

  • What is your target audience? What will my clients learn or gain from this?
  • Plan what you will say by writing out a draft, outline (make use of clear outlines and headings), or notes.
  • Present in small chunks.
  • Should I focus on conversational style or a formal style?

Resources
Jing Project
URL: http://www.jingproject.com/