{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EY 11 BIRDS OF A FEATHER with Michelle Newbon","description":"A first-ever, on Episode 11, Michelle Newbon debuts her playful, industry-related poetry! Michelle and I talk about the inspiration of her poetry, and about the state of the events industry in general. We also yak about the value of having a Content Manager on your next show, the importance of processes and managing content, the key attribute successful Content Managers must posses, Yea or Nay on Google Docs, and, oh yeah, did I mention some groovy poetry!   Michelle Newbon LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michellenewbon\/ Email: michelle@mnewbon.com Website: http:\/\/mnewbon.com\/contact.html    Terri Walters: Twitter: @TerriLWalters - https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerriLWalters LinkedIn: @TerriLWalters - https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/terrilwalters\/ Email: Terri@MoonfishProduction.com   Event Yak: Website: https:\/\/www.eventyak.com\/podcast Facebook: @TheEventYak - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheEventYak\/ Email: terri@eventyak.com   Moonfish Production, Ltd.: Website: www.moonfishproduction.com LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/moonfish-production-ltd-\/ Facebook: @MoonfishCreative - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MoonfishCreative\/ Email: info@MoonfishProduction.com   Episode 11 By the Numbers: 00:00 | Terri Walters Meet, Michelle Newbon: Events Industry Content Manager, Poet.   03:11 | Michelle Newbon Musings from an unemployed Lives Events Producer. \u201cProduction Blues\u201d by Michelle Newbon.   04:55 | Michelle Newbon Event Poetry? Here\u2019s what I know.   08:58 | Michelle Newbon On what individuals in the Events Industry are doing to adapt to this unprecedented disruption in the Events Industry. Will it ever be the same?   14:33 | Terri Walters \/ Michelle Newbon Talking content! \u201cContent Ditty\u201d by Michelle Newbon.   17:04 | Michelle Newbon The mechanics and evolution of Event Content Management.   24:18 | Michelle Newbon Google Docs? The pros and cons of events tools & technology \u2013 establishing how the team works best.   29:18 | Michelle Newbon The key to being a great Events Content Manager\u2026 and my best single piece of advice! 37:09 | Michelle Newbon Loving the Industry. \u201cFlying High\u201d by Michelle Newbon.   39:01 | Terri Walters \/ Michelle Newbon Where is the Events Industry going from here?   45:59 | Michelle Newbon \u201cLooking Ahead\u201d by Michelle Newbon.     All poetry, printed with permission, by, Michelle Newbon From: Musings from an unemployed live events producer...   Production Blues Screeching to a halt with the sound of big thunder. We\u2019re all wondering\u2026 how do we not go under?   At first, they were saying maybe by summer? Consensus now is 18 months, Dang, what a bummer.   This whole thing is seriously $%^#\u2019d. 6 feet apart onsite Yeah right \u2026 and good luck.   I go on Linked In \u2018cause I know that I should, perusing it all, until I don\u2019t feel good.   There are all these things that I\u2019m supposed to do\u2026 programs as acronyms to brighten the view.   The PPP and the EIDL. the SBA and oh what the hell! I applied and submitted and am standing by, but have no idea if I should rejoice or just cry.   I make a checklist at the start of each day to make me think that I\u2019m well under way\u2026   But then I\u2019m all done and it\u2019s eight-thirty-two, no emails to answer, and nothing to do.   There are webinars and zoom calls with industry experts! I can learn all day long But why does my brain hurt?   I\u2019ll try not to think about it. until this thing passes. I\u2019ll work on my hobbies, but I feel like molasses.   Just get ahold of yourself, it\u2019s a brand-new day! Drink your half capp, It\u2019ll all be ok!   But why do I feel that I\u2019m so under gunned? Cuz it\u2019s a global pandemic and this \u2018aint no fun.   It\u2019s been my way to end on a good note but all I can say is that\u2019s all she wrote!     Content Ditty The world of live events is its own kind of beast. A ubiquitous allure, Sucks you in to say the least.   Now add in the Content and consequences rise. You think you got this thing? Success or just demise.   No one wants to do it way too many details. At first it seems so easy, and then it\u2019s off the rails.   With themes and creative, Writers and graphics Strategizing nightly, Its mental gymnastics.   Too many files with all the wrong names Drowning in word docs They all look the same.   What do we name it? And where does it go? Email it or post it? No one seems to know.   Put it on Drop Box Someone made some folders Stick in the root, look for one called \u201colder\u201d.   Pre-pro\u2019s gaining steam as we lay down all the tracks, gonna\u2019 do this thing Vegas and we won\u2019t be looking back.   Check in and set-up and see what\u2019s transpired is my inbox intact or is it on fire?   Then there are rehearsals and all that that entails\u2026 go grab all the files you don\u2019t want to fail.   \u201cThat\u2019s the wrong version! We wrote it last week!\u201d The tension\u2019s so strong You\u2019re all up a creek.   But prompter is on it and graphics is too. Its correct after all\u2026 The production team knew.   The talent is late and catering\u2019s a mess the PA\u2019s stuck in traffic, but now I digress\u2026   The CEO is here with a brand-new script She says no to full-frame Only wants to PIP.   \u201cAnd oh by the way, \u2026in the DSMs Current and next please and some green M & M\u2019s.\u201d   \u201cMy slides are in progress \u2026 4:3 on white \u2026with a few animations Just to give it a bite.\u201d \u201cOh and one more thing if I do recall\u2026 there might be 2 demos or likely none at all.\u201d   And so it goes\u2026 Kindling to flames, Heads are gonna roll, And someone\u2019s taking names.   But no matter what We all do take our cue. The show it turns out flawless Thanks to the entire crew.     Flying High I have no regrets about wondering if\u2026 I appreciated enough what\u2019s gone over the cliff.   I always knew how special it was to be part of it all\u2026 the production team buzz.   How we\u2019d come together and put on a show. We\u2019d build that car as it drove down the road.   The stress of it all has always been rife, but I never imagined not wanting this life.   The rewards run deep because of us all\u2026 heeding the siren and answering the call.   The friendships we\u2019ve made are like family indeed The alchemy onsite forging our creed.   To sit here now knowing what will not be is to experience grief and melancholy.   We all understand that virtual is the way But we\u2019ll never forget what we had in the day.   You can\u2019t get there from here without being together We all know that, we are birds of a feather.     Looking Ahead Stopped in time and standing still. Seeking the view that\u2019s over the hill.   It\u2019s not written and we don\u2019t know, what\u2019s ahead and how to go.   \u201cThe show must go on\u201d has always been the way. We won\u2019t go down. We\u2019ll have our day.   We\u2019ve been working since this whole thing to carve a new path and make it sing.   It\u2019s hard to see through the clouds right now But I\u2019ll be damned If we can\u2019t figure out how.   Suffice to say We\u2019re a hardy lot. We don\u2019t give up, and we give all we\u2019ve got.   It\u2019s a big F-U to what\u2019s gone down but we\u2019ll ride that emotion to bring it around.   And I guarantee and pinky swear that the show\u2019ll go on, that\u2019s a truth \u2026 and a dare. ","author_name":"Event Yak","author_url":"http:\/\/www.eventyak.com","html":"