#avintheam — Public Fediverse posts

@NJDavidD - Can you name all the pop culture references on my shelf? 😁

#lego #AVinTheAM #muppets #StarWars

Questions today about tradeshows on #AVinTheAM on that other platform.

It's incredible to me how fast we forgot the lessons of the pandemic when it comes to accessibility and neurodiverse individuals being able to "attend" shows. We're right back to 2019.

No virtual component. No nothing for the people who can't travel or even get around the shows easily.

And now, no masks.

Do I think it's helpful to see equipment in person? Sure, if it's a training session for a small group or a curated speaker shootout. Otherwise, tradeshows are just social contests for extroverts and nightmares for us introverts.

#avtweeps

I still miss the #AVinTheAM conversations on Sunday mornings. Just feels like something is missing around 8am Eastern time.

That said, the ache will never be enough to get me to log back into #Twitter

#avtweeps

@NJDavidD - I'll be honest. I miss #AVinTheAM on a Sunday morning.

But there's no way I'm being dragged back into the formerly known as the bird hell site.

#SundayMorning

@NJDavidD i feel that. I really want to argue, sorry, comment about how you don't need the tech background to design modern AV systems. Sure, you can be the tech but today's engineers go well beyond the wiring diagram.

If you're organization is set up for it, there's also a path for project managers without tech experience. Understanding and supporting the organizational structure is where many companies, especially those who expand quickly, fail.

One other thought: Companies need to teach leadership skills. Management skills are necessary and good but leaders are required in successful companies.

#AVinTheAM

@NJDavidD - Because I'm the curious type, and I'm procrastinating about going out today, I checked in on #AVinTheAM today.

2 replies total in the first 8 minutes after the questions were posted. I'm sure it will pick up a little as the morning goes on but....

Back to thinking about what could be next.

#avtweeps

@NJDavidD - Good thing it's a holiday weekend. I'm not sure what you and @Chris_Neto are planning for the future of #AVinTheAM but it doesn't seem like Twitter is the place to be.

#AVinTheAM is about #Infocomm23

Tomorrow is my travel day. Hope the weather cooperates.

I'll be pretty easy to recognize with my mask and my pins.

@NJDavidD thanks, David.

I am so tired of the #WFH questions on #AVinTheAM

Is there really some incredible answer out there that some #avtweep will respond with to shed light into the dark abyss of data that's already out there??

@NJDavidD AV play here? Shut up and make the tech work.

Oh, too blunt? Sorry, but we have a job to do. That job is helping others get their job done by providing the right tech in the right place and making it work.

In general, know what your employees do and how they work. Some jobs can't be done off-site. Other jobs can be done successfully by remote employees. Understand how remote work can be an asset when seeking new talent.

#AVinTheAM

@NJDavidD The gap has to do with not setting a complete SOW upfront. That sounds so simple to correct but most don't go deep enough.

The plates installed. Ok, is testing the connectors on the plate part of being "done".

Yes, I've seen this. Yes, you got to go deeper. Don't assume.

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@NJDavidD Diversity. Either you admit that it's part of your work or you will get left behind and lose access to the best talent.

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@NJDavidD Content and viewing distance. What's on the display and how far away is the closest and farthest viewer?

Know that and the rest goes back to other considerations such as environment, lighting, service, and price.

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#AVinTheAM Questions of the week.

Feel free to chime in. Questions this week come from a higher Ed perspective.

#avtweeps #avtoots #ProAV

@BRomano @NJDavidD It's a nasty place. I keep my account secured so only people I approve can see my tweets.

If you go, just search #AVinTheAM and use that as your feed. Otherwise, you can run into the garbage.

@BRomano

Here are 3 companies:

Home Goods
Chick-fil-A
Macy's

Which one gets your business? Are there any in that list that would cause you to hesitate spending money at the establishment?

#AVinTheAM

@avmsp Agreed. It's much nicer over here.

Only takes a few seconds of scrolling on the bird site to run into misinformation and hate.

#AVinTheAM

@BRomano

Yes, plus one more...

Another internal kick-off to bring in the rest of the project team including SME's, programmers, install supervisors, resource managers, and others!

The larger the company, the more kick-off meetings that are required. And no, you can't have everyone on the first meeting. It gets a little too hectic.

#AVinTheAM

@avmsp It's good to have a partner to help balance out your ideas and to be a "check" against potential bad ideas.

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@jacobyaudio Absolutely. Another piece of work is helping customers create global standards for room types, then we build alternates lists. Standards help you track deviations.. they're not the end of the world, but exceptions need to be known. #avintheam

@avmsp Options, options, options...

Comparison charts can be very helpful with equipment decisions.

#AVinTheAM

If you're just jumping over from the bird site, make sure to use hashtags. It's one of the easiest ways to find topics on here.

#avtweeps #ProAV #Avixa #audio #video #AVinTheAM