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Hello! Please follow these guidelines for submitting your Program video.

Please record your remarks using Zoom or your phone’s camera app. Please keep your remarks to 1-3 minutes.

If you are using Zoom, please use these settings:

• – Video > select “HD”
• – Background & Effects > Use the “blur” setting to blur the focus of your background.
• – Recording > use “Local Recording” so you can easily share your file via email or Google Drive (see email for details).

If you use your phone’s Camera App, please:

• – Use a tripod (or tripod-like device) to stabilize your phone.
• – Shoot in a landscape (horizontal) format.

Here are a few more items to consider before you record:

• – Lighting: If you have a ring light or desk lamp, use it in addition to other room lighting. Face toward a window, if you can, but definitely don’t turn your back to one!
• – Sound: Try your best to eliminate background noise.
• – Framing: To eliminate distortion, your camera should be at the same height as your nose. If you have a laptop, try resting it on a box.
• – Edits: No editing necessary! Don’t worry about an awkward start or finish: Pace staff will trim the beginning and end of your file. (We can remove awkward pauses as well.)

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Today I attended a Human Resources webinar on “Managing Effectively at Pace.” Although it doesn’t seem especially relevant to a blog about educational media, it’s really relevant to any collaborative activity – and developing educational content is always collaborative! To that end, I’ve highlighted some interesting points from the presentation below.

• • Managers should be able to discuss, share, and promote Pace’s Strategic Plan

• • All staff should uphold civility in the workplace, and managers should model civil behavior.

• • Managers should be prepared for “difficult conversations” – conversations with staff members about behavior that needs to change.

Of course these are only a few of the issues that were discussed in the webinar. There are many aspects of management that require knowledge, preparation, and skill. But each of these aspects of management has corollaries in creative collaborations, and I would summarize them as important aspects of Understanding, Action, and Communication.

Reflecting on each example above gives me ideas about how to collaborate effectively.

Thanks to the HR team (Sia Bundor, Luciana Ziegler, and others) who developed and delivered the session!