Verbose Perspectives

The Livestream Program Origins

#VerbosePerspectives was a new monthly Livestreaming Program on the last Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM EST. 4:00 PM PST on #LinkedinLive, (with replays on Linkedin and YouTube. A series focused on promoting the value of community and networking.

Our GOAL is to garner engagement, interaction, and education for our viewers and listeners. This show will be multi-streamed on LinkedINLive and YouTube

Our EXPECTATION is to be more than talking heads but to give viewers the ability to join on-screen and engage in the conversation.

Subjects will range from all aspects of technology (tools, processes, best practices), marketing campaigns, strategy planning, and much more. I’ll be joined by James Hicks from HicksNewMedia (an information technology consulting organization focused on creating an intriguing and relevant web presence). His popular YouTube channel features inciteful programs such as ITN Live, Perspectives in Focus, and The Lab. . See more details about James below.

The Creators

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Robert Lee

The Founder and Video Executive Producer of ShaLaLaLa Productions.
Prior to ShaLaLaLa, Robert brings 20+ years of experience in direct marketing for businesses, especially medical manufacture, education, food, and the entertainment industry. His marketing background and creativity give him a unique perspective and approach to creative/live streaming shoots where he had produced a music documentary that has aired on several public access channels across Massachusetts and his company won Online video awards with NEDMA. Robert’s projects have given him the opportunity to work with a diverse range of talent including Edward James Olmos, Kevin Eastman, Paul Michael Glaser, Chris Trapper, Noam Chomsky, and Bianca de la Garza. He has been featured on The Mobius Video Podcast and UR Business Network Podcast Program. When he’s not working on a shoot, you can easily find him passionately giving talks about production, livestreaming or video marketing in formal and informal settings. A firm believer in pre-production, and that the key things for your videos are knowing your audience, knowing your goals, purposes, and more importantly your message.

Currently, Robert’s been donating his time/resources to help businesses/association’s efforts in raising money and awareness for the hospitals and medical front liners through livestreaming. If you or know others that could benefit from his service please reach out to us for more information and contact us.

James Hicks

Technologist | Husband | Father – Founder @HicksNewMedia – Editor @INFOtainNews
| Digital Publishing & Tech Consulting | email: [email protected]

Described by his peers, as a professional with all-around technical depth & experience, one of the most knowledgable colleagues in the IT industry as well as the social media landscape. A strong work ethic, analytical, deliberate, but not one to “sit idly by and can dive into any problem thrown his way. but at the same time, He’ll as his grandmom would put it, “He takes time to analyst the solution of a problem situation”

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesHicks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jhicks
Profile: https://solo.to/jameshicks

The audience can look forward to his insights, his deft and smooth approach to the art of the conversation, and what he can bring to the #VerbosePerspectives.

Our episodes

Episode 01 (1/28/2021)

Episode 01 Pilot Episode

A series focused on promoting the value of community and networking.

Our GOAL is to garner engagement, interaction, and education for our viewers and listeners. This show will be multi-streamed on LinkedIN Live and YouTube on the last Thursday of the month at 7pm EST.

Our EXPECTATION is to be more than talking heads but to give viewers the ability to join on-screen and engage in the conversation.

Subjects will range from all aspects of technology (tools, processes, best-practices), marketing campaigns, strategy planning, etc.

Time Stamp

4:08 Mission & idea behind Verbose Perspective
37:41 Talk of Chapter marker
45:35 Promoted an audience member onto the show, our first promoted guest
John Kovaleski

Episode 02 (2/25/2021)

Episode 02 Trends in livestream media et all

Bulk of show share observation of trends, predictions in the livestream community, and industry, and at beginning James remind audience the goal and purpose of the show

Time Stamp

1:24 James reminder of the show’s goal and purposes
2:15 Rob re-introduce himself & echoing James talk on goals
4:00 Rob’s Observations Trends in Remote Production, live streaming,
video production 1/4
6:39 Rob seeing industry trend focus DIY content, to how to create
engaging content 2/4
7:57 Prediction next industry focus agency vs video production
of how to market Livestream content 3/4
8:27 Optimization focus 4/4
10:29 James summarizes Rob’s point
12:16 Rob answers Jame’s Question finding best content sticking with your audience
12:44 Best way what content to focus and develop on the show
14:14 James summarize Rob’s point
15:56 James asks Rob what tools take advantage for engagement
18:12 Rob asking same question to James
19:49 James talk of meeting audience 1/2 way
22:26 Jame’s thoughts of counter-argument of posting content on the website vs where the people should go
25:48 James talk of repurposing content
27:05 James question Rob on analytics
28:07 Rob confesses why he hasn’t identified analytic tools

Episode 03 (3/25/2021)

Episode 03 Conversation with Paul Webber
..: Pre Recorded:..

(As written by co-host James Hicks)

Robert and I sit down with Paul Webber.

Paul is a professional in the radio industry for almost 30 years – serving in various roles behind the microphone and in sales and marketing.
He’s worked as a business development manager in various services industries.

Now he spends his time running Love Audio Production – creating marketing messages, video narration, and voice-over work.

Episode 04 (4/22/2021)

Episode 04 Conversation with Grace Duffy
(As written by co-host James Hicks)

In this session of Verbose Perspectives, we talk with Grace Duffy.

Grace Duffy is a content creator and the Virtual Events Manager at Restream.

We talk to her about what’s new and exciting with Restream, where she sees livestreaming going in the future, and talk tips and best practices to make sure you have a successful livestream.

#livestream #restream #contentcreation

Episode 05 (5/27/2021)

Episode 05: Social Media Management Automation.

We’ll share our thoughts and experience with some of the platforms we’re using. Rob currently uses Socialbee, and believes James is in the market for another platform, but what do you use and why?

Is one better than the other? Join us in the conversation, and who knows if you’re up for it, we’ll have you hop on the stream and talk about it.

Time Stamp

3:29 Talk begins
4:51 How do you manage your social media management
4:55 Rob’s offer his Hybrid solution
10:22 Rob’s talk of automation solution and social channels used heavily
(Instagram, Linkedin, Facebook)
12:59 James answer the question what solutions tool used for social media management
14:51 James use native solution and audiogram
17:24 James uses onesheet.com in liu of Linktree, solo.to, linktube.com tools and
appsumo.com for deals
19:52 James introduce the idea of value pay for service for a social media platform
22:35: Rob answers question on how he offers or handles service
for social media management activities
25:25: James shares thoughts and how he helps others with social media posting
43:01 Points made about time management/scheduling posts
48:40 James recommend answerthepublic.com
54:00 James talk of Switchboard
55:09 Don’t rely on one thing/solution for managerial solution
1:03:00 Rob recommends the use of quuu.co