AV SuperFriends: On Topic

44: The Plan Was Flawless

AV SuperFriends: On Topic

Show Notes

On Topic Episode 44: The plan was flawless

Recorded (and streamed live) on February 16, 2016

This month’s topic is “rethinking spaces” so we decided to discuss projects that we’ve completed recently that we wish we’d approached differently. Marc hates microphones, Chris hates complexity, Justin hates how the AV services are marketed on campus, Jamie hates treating rooms as clones of one another, and Larry hates blanket approaches (and single monitors on lecterns).

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Alternate show titles: Ninja stars If you’re not going to do it right, don’t do it at all Demanding higher quality That’s not what I mean by kit We’ve stopped giving everybody everything They didn’t need that thing to begin with Donate to AVSF: https://www.avsuperfriends.com/support

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