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Hangout With Several People In My Bedroom!

Hangout in my bedroom.  What is that about?  Funny story..

I can only categorise this blog under life – and perhaps I should add a section called bizarre.  I just love it when things that are unexpected happen – life’s rich tapestry.

[I will make a blog post shortly about a training business in America where I am developing my marketing skills.  So no details at the moment.]

However – here is my opening gambit and meeting with David and Jen who head up the business.

I love their approach so much and the way they operate and keep their organisation rolling and growing. There is a set routine and you know where you stand week by week. Every Thursday they have a Question and Answer session with their member-insiders.  (It is annoying that their routine conflicted badly with my schedule of playing badminton in that hour – but I have sorted that now)

I was joining my first one of these Q&A sessions yesterday evening.  I had so much I wanted to observe. I had already found out that David’s team are using ‘Webinar Jam‘ and ‘Zoom‘ which are hangout/webinar software programs that I wanted to know more about.  I knew they also use ‘Infusionsoft’ software and I am wondering whether to move my list from Aweber.  I knew they were going to be talking about a dynamic quiz software etc.

So much to look forward to and just sit down and observe and learn.

So the time of the hangout/webinar or whatever you want to call it approached and it was six o’clock in the evening here in the UK.  There was bedlam down stairs with my family coming and going – so I went up to my bedroom – set my pillows up – lolled on my bed – nice and comfortable and logged in for the first time to Zoom.

All was good and I could see my little picture at the top as an attendee.  Zoom looked pretty cool – but I didn’t want to sit there (or rather loll there) in front of David and Jen the presenters and all the other insiders who I had not met before.

So I clicked on my picture and there was a small menu, and one of the options was ‘Hide’.  Good – thought I and clicked that link.  There I was safe and sound – I can do what I like and enjoy the session.

It got dark and I had to turn the light on behind me – which was probably good.   Why do I mention that?

Well – David started talking to attendees – and still I just observed and listened taking in every word from other insiders.

Then SHOCK – David said and ‘Hello Keith I have unmuted you’   Not sure of the exact words – but that was enough.  What!!!

I had been on show, doing goodness knows what, for one hour in front of all of those people.

I had a thousand and one questions – but to say I was unprepared hardly describes it.  I waffled on about goodness knows what.  I am actually dreading seeing the recording and my comments.

I have been at the internet  for ever – I put up my first website in 1994 when it was in its infancy (a story for another day)   The internet still surprises me every day.  Why don’t I ever learn.

I will put an elastoplast over my laptop camera in future when I don’t want to be seen.

To all the insiders that were there.  ‘HELLO – Keith has arrived’.


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2 responses to “Hangout With Several People In My Bedroom!”

  1. Ruth Bowers Avatar

    Hi Keith! You did great yesterday! You’re much braver than I am to even have the camera on. I can’t click the mute-video button fast enough when I get in that room! Welcome to the Insiders. 🙂

  2. David Perdew Avatar

    Keith – that was very funny but not to fear. No one knew you weren’t suppose to be on camera 🙂

    Glad you’re in the group.

    David

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