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In this episode of the Just Schools Podcast, Jon Eckert interviews Rachel Johnson, the CEO of PiXL in the UK. They discuss PiXL's mission to improve student outcomes by supporting leaders in schools and highlight key challenges faced by school leaders today. Johnson shares insights into overcoming people-pleasing tendencies, setting boundaries, and creating ownership. The conversation covers practical tools for healthy communication and empowering leaders to think deeply and make transformative changes in their schools. The Just Schools Podcast is brought to you by the Baylor Center for School Leadership. Each week, we'll talk to catalytic educators who are doing amazing work. Be encouraged. Join us for Just Leadership on February 3rd at Baylor University, a one-day professional learning event for school administrators – from instructional coaches to superintendents – that focuses on catalyzing change as a leadership team. Register Now! Connect with us: Baylor MA in School Leadership EdD in K-12 Educational Leadership Jon Eckert LinkedIn Twitter: @eckertjon Center for School Leadership at Baylor University: @baylorcsl   Jon Eckert: Today we are here with Rachel Johnson, a friend that we've made through mutual friends in the UK who's doing amazing work. And I just want to jump right in to what you're learning and then we'll back into more of what you do. So what are you learning through PiXL? So you can give us a quick introduction to what PiXL is and then what you're learning from the leaders that you're supporting. Rachel Johnson: Yeah. So PiXL stands for Partners in Excellence. We work with two and a half thousand schools across the UK. And what we're learning is how important leadership is in the conversation in school improvement. So we believe in improving life chances and outcomes for every young person irrespective of background or status or finance. But behind all of that is the ability for brilliant people in schools to lead well. And that's the conversation people want to have now more and more than perhaps they ever have because people are fascinated with how they can be better, how they can thrive, what's stopping them thrive. And that is the attention that I've been giving a lot of my work recently around that issue. Jon Eckert: So love that mission. We always push at the center for moving from some students to all students and now to each student, what does it mean to do that for each student so that thriving for each student is powerful. In order to have those thriving students, you have to have thriving leaders. So what are some of the things, I think you mentioned you have 3,200 people in leadership courses, what are some of those takeaways that are keeping people from thriving that you're finding? Rachel Johnson: Yeah, we're finding a lot of very common things. And actually it doesn't matter what level they are in school leadership, it's the same issues. So things like people pleasing, which is getting in the way of leadership and decision-making, not being able to hold a boundary, sometimes not having a boundary. So there is no difference between work and life. There is no stopping. We just carry on going. I think that's a real issue. We're finding people not really knowing are structured to have difficult conversations or as I like to call them, crucial conversations. They shouldn't be difficult, but the lack of confidence in having those conversations. And then I think other things like how to create buy-in, how to get momentum, how to have that very delicate balance as Jim Collins calls it, between the brutal facts and the unwavering hope. So what does that actually look like on the ground? How can I do both at the same time without going for hopium where you're drugging people on things that can't actually happen or being so honest and brutal that nobody wants to follow you because it sounds so depressing? So what does the reality of that look like in school leadership? And what we are finding is across nearly three and a half thousand people on our leadership courses, they're all struggling with those kind of issues. Jon Eckert: No, that's powerful. I think one of the questions that I'm always asking leaders because it's a hard one is, and I think it comes from Patrick Lencioni, but I'm not sure. It could be from another theorist, they all start to run together a bit. I don't think it's John Maxwell, I don't think it's Jim Collins, but is for who are you willing to make enemies? What ideas are you willing to make enemies over? So what are those things that like, "Hey, this is a non-negotiable for me." And I think a lot of educators don't think about that because we have a people pleasing sense of what we want to do. And so that's a really hard conversation to have because I agree, we tend to lean toward hopium. I think that's a great term for what we do. And so how do you get people into those crucial conversations? I like that reframe as well. But how do you get them into that when you know that there's kind of a natural resistance among a lot of educators to those kinds of conversations? Rachel Johnson: It is really difficult, but not having the conversation doesn't make the issue go away. And I think as soon as people realize, "It's actually making me miserable. My department is underperforming, therefore young people are underperforming all because I'm not courageous enough to have the conversation." And what we find using Susan Scott's model of fierce conversations is when you give them that seven-part model of how to have the conversation in one minute where you say your peace but you stay in adult, as Transactional Analysis would call it. So you're not giving it a kind of sly interpretation. You're not giving a mean tone to your voice. You're being absolutely clear and absolutely kind, but absolutely straight, then people respond usually really well. But I think one of the things that is most disconcerting for leaders and educators is you have to listen to what the other person says. It isn't just about us delivering our truth and how we perceive things. It's about being quiet long enough to hear what they're saying and maybe more importantly what they're not saying. And so it's fascinating to me that what is stopping us sometimes is the courage. But this is really affecting our schools. And certainly in the UK, in a recent survey that one of our big agencies did called Teacher Tapp, 64% of teachers said they had worked or did work in a toxic environment in school. That's a lot of people calling their environment where we should be seeing young people thrive, and our leaders and our teachers are saying it's toxic. So something's going wrong somewhere. And what stops us dealing with this I think is the lack of courage and the lack of tools to be able to know how to approach it, which is why that's where we put our weight in the practical tools that can help people unlock this. And people say things like, "We feel liberated, transformed. It's like a weight off and we feel like we can do it." And that is the kind of feedback we get regularly. And I think that is really very, very important that people are helped to do these difficult things. Jon Eckert: Really, really good stuff there. It reminded me of two things in what you said because you've shared a lot. And I love how much we've into right here off the bat. The book High Conflict by Amanda Ripley. I don't know if you've seen that book. It came out in 2021, so it's been out for a while. She introduces this concept, which I think is what you're getting at in that one minute conversation a little bit in the way we listen. So it's not her idea again, but this is where I came to the idea. It's the idea of looping, that when you're in conflict with someone, the key is when you're receiving the feedback from the person where they're telling you how they feel, where they're upset, where they're disagreeing with you, you have to listen, then you have to distill what's being said. Then you have to check for understanding and then question, "Did I get it right?" So that you're repeating back. Because I think sometimes, at least in the United States, some of the conflict is due to poor communication, and that looping provides an opportunity to correct that communication error and it's a form of empathy because it's taking on that perspective, did I hear you right? Now, just active listening, you can really alienate people with active listening skills without being genuinely curious. So that's one of the things when you're doing that, you can't do it in a formulaic way that feels like you're just jumping through hoops because that's really alienating to the person doing it. Does that square with what you found or am I thinking about something differently than you are? Rachel Johnson: I think what's fascinating is that, and this is what I do really for my job now, is I take lots of different things like that from High Conflict from Chris Voss and his hostage negotiation techniques, crisis communication that we have over here with a fierce conversation and I kind of mush it all together in one model. And so what all of these people are saying, including Nancy Kline who's written brilliant work on listening and thinking is we mustn't overdo it when we talk to people. We mustn't kind of interpret what they're saying and then tell them what they're thinking. We have to ask great questions. We have to be comfortable with silence and let the silence do the heavy lifting. Most of us are not comfortable with that. We have to summarize like you've said and say at the end, "Is that right?" And if the person says, "No, that's not right," that's the opening of the conversation, not the end of it. That's when we say, "Okay, great. What did I not summarize well? What have I not understood? Tell me?" We've got to be more curious and less judgmental. But because I think educators are so used to making judgments, because that's literally our job a lot of the time is making judgments on grades, on behavior, on progress, to not make judgments on fellow adults, it's sometimes really hard. Jon Eckert: I always say educators are way more gracious with students than they are with each other. And- Rachel Johnson: Or themselves. Jon Eckert: Yeah. Oh. And typically that lack of graciousness to others is because of the lack of graciousness to self. I think one of the key points you said, and you mentioned earlier in tone when you asked that question, "What did I not get right?" You can say, "What did I not get right?" In a very curious way. Or, "What did I not get right?" With the eye roll. And then you've either closed off the conversation or you've opened it. And I think the tone and the facial expression goes a long way to that, which is why I think we have to have this interpersonal connection. If you're doing this over text or you're doing it over email, it's pretty doomed to fail. I don't know. Would you agree with that, that this has to be kind of face-to-face as much as possible? Rachel Johnson: Yeah. I think a lot happens on Zoom these days or on Teams, which is difficult. And I think that is manageable if you get your tone right, if you get your eye contact right. I think one of the most damaging things in communication with anybody is the not listening, as you've mentioned, and the tone. So making it sound like a judgment. But the other thing I think is really difficult is when we speak in ulterior transactions. So the conversation we're having is not the conversation we're thinking. And people can smell it a mile off, can't they? I think of all kinds of situations at home where I say to my children like, "Oh, did you not have time to tidy your bedroom?" And what I'm actually saying is, "You're absolute slobs. You round here making a mess of my house." And they can hear the criticism and then they say, "Are you having a go at me mum?" And then I go, "No, I don't know what you're talking about." And that's dishonest. And I think we fall into that a few times when we are not courageous enough to have the real conversation. So I think that's another trap we can fall into. Jon Eckert: Right. I think I had a couple of those conversations with a daughter and a wife this weekend potentially, so that I need to go back and do some correcting. So thank you for that. One other thing you mentioned earlier was, and I think it's a chapter in, I think it's in your first book, about getting buy-in. One of the things that I've been pushing on here, and I'm curious to hear if there's a cultural difference here potentially. I found Gen Zs and millennials in the US, they do not want to buy-in to things because it sounds like an idea is being sold that they're just supposed to get on board with. And they don't do that. And I almost say that to their credit because they want to co-own what they're doing. And so buy-in is not something that they're interested in. They want to own it with you sometimes in ways that make it way better if we do that. Do you find that in the UK that there's less interest in buying in and more of an interest in kind of co-owning the work? Or is that still something that works relatively well in the UK, trying to get buy-in? Rachel Johnson: I think you're absolutely right, and I think this new generation are very different and I think they don't want to do it the way we did it. We wore tiredness and exhaustion like a trophy, like a medal. "Look how knackered I am, look how late I was up doing all my work." They look at that and go, "I don't want that. I want to have a sabbatical. I want to have a life. I want to go to the gym. I want to do what I want to do." So I think the way we are talking about buy-in needs to change. But I also think the way we get buy-in needs to change. We, I think have thought buy-in means, "Here's my idea, here's what we are doing, join me in what I'm doing." And that isn't really genuine buy-in. Buy-in is saying, "What is the problem we're trying to solve? Let's get people around the table, listen to really healthy conflict within a boundary where we feel safe to be able to disagree." All that psychological safety stuff by Amy Edmondson, it's crucial. It's not easy, but it's crucial. And then I think people do buy-in when they're heard. I think all these things we're talking about are linked. If I'm ignored, I'm not going to buy-in whether it's a great idea or not, because you're not hearing me. So I think we have to create more time to be heard and to hear. But I think one of the issues we have in leadership, particularly in education is we're always in such a rush. That hurry-up driver like, "Let's get everything done yesterday driver," can stop us really engaging and listening. And so where we can go fast, we sometimes do, and I think we lose a lot in that, especially this new generation who want to be heard, want to think things through, want to be well-researched. Great, that can really benefit us, but we have to give it time. Jon Eckert: Well, and again, leadership's always going to be messy and it can either be messy on the front end where you all own, where you're going together or it's going to be messy on the back end. So I'd much rather have it be messy on the front end. That just takes some patience and some ability to avoid falling victim to the tyranny of the urgent where we constantly throw one change after another at people in a way that doesn't actually produce what we want because we're too impatient to see it happen. So I'm curious how you got to this work. So this amazing work that you're doing through PiXL, which we can get more into PiXL in a little bit, but you personally, how did you end up writing these books, doing the podcasts, building out being a catalyst at PiXL to do this kind of work with leaders, but where did that come from? Rachel Johnson: So I think it started fairly young really when I was, my dad led a church and he was a leader in schools and so was my mom. So I watched all of that all of my life. But I was kind of old before my age really, and I always wanted to lead something. So I did Sunday school when I was 10, teaching three-year olds. I always took on more responsibility. And so what I wanted when I was 13 and 14 was to work out what does leadership look like? How can I be a better version of me? How can I make change happen? And apart from reading people that you've mentioned, like John Maxwell, there wasn't an awful lot for people my age. And so I never had anything age appropriate. So I read all the adult stuff. And I was looking back at my old journals actually yesterday. I was clearing out the loft and I look in my journals at me at 13 and go, "There she is, there's the person I am now. There, I can see her so clearly when I look." But it wasn't usual back then. And so I was a bit different and did different things, but I was absolutely committed to leadership. And so from that point on really, wherever I was I wanted to lead. And it wasn't that I was bothered about promotion or position or title or money. I'm not bothered about any of those things. I want to go where I can be to make the biggest difference. And so for me, leadership is where you make the biggest difference, where you could have the agency to make the difference. And for me, that has become the driving force really to try and do good in the world, to try and help people create their own change. So yes, that's where it started, very young. Jon Eckert: Love that. And so now at PiXL, what do you try to do organizationally? You gave us a little bit of what PiXL stands for, but how are you doing that and what different avenues in different countries? I know you have a number of ways you're trying to serve leaders who want to become the kind of leaders you wanted to become as a young person. Rachel Johnson: Yeah. So we do conferences, we did big conferences in the UK and those are hugely attended. We work with different types of leaders. We have two podcasts, PiXL Pearls, which are just 10 minutes leadership reflection. So not heavy, but just a moment of reflection to think about our own leadership. And then we have the PiXL leadership book club where we take non-educational school books because that's another really important thing of mine, to look outside of education, not always within. And so I interviewed two school leaders about a non-educational leadership book and how they've applied those messages into their context. And that's the kind of thing I'm interested in. I'm interested in looking at what other people in the world are doing and how we can take that from marketing or that from branding or that from hostage negotiation and how we can turn our schools around based on the lessons that've been learned elsewhere. So that's become a really big thing. Now I write all kinds of things on that. The books which I wrote that two have come out already, the chapters in those are all of the things that I asked our leaders, "What do you struggle with?" And that's what they said. And so I wrote the chapters for them really to try and help us all get a little bit more unstuck. Because we all get stuck and sometimes it's too difficult to find a great big book and read all the way through it when you haven't got time. So it's really short, bite-sized chunks to help get us unstuck. And so with that and working and with how we have resources and strategies, a whole range of things to help school leaders get the support they need. But I think one of the most important things we've just started doing is named after the book, we have something called Time to Think where leaders are able to book time with my team to just think a few ideas. We're not going to talk, they're going to book 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes. And that time is for them to talk through their ideas, for us to ask questions to help them get clarity, but for them to leave more empowered than they came in. And what school leaders are telling us is they don't have enough time to think. It happens on holidays, in the mornings, in the middle of the night. And it shouldn't happen then, it should happen in working hours too. But sometimes people need a bit of a helping hand to get there. So that's one of the most exciting things we're doing at the minute, creating that time to think and walking with people as they do that. Jon Eckert: I love that. I tell people when they start masters or doctoral programs at Baylor that the biggest gift we're giving you is time to think through what you're doing with the kinds of books that you're talking about. I totally agree, we need to look at education, but we need to look beyond education. So I love that conversation you're having with school leaders about books. Everything you described from the PiXL Pearls to everything else is trying to give people this catalyzing force to spend more time thinking and just carving out that space is a huge gift. So I think you mentioned that you primarily work in the UK, but that you have some connection into 46 different countries. Are there things you're seeing that feel like they work cross-culturally, like, "Hey, everyone is dealing with this." Because I know most of our listeners are in the United States and we can spend way too much time navel-gazing at our challenges and opportunities here. I'm wondering those conversations that you've had where they identify challenges that leaders have, are there any things there that you're like, "Hey, this feels like a common challenge. It does not matter where it is. This is..." Maybe it's the Time to Think, but if it's something other than that as well. What are some of those challenges you're seeing that cut across contexts? Rachel Johnson: Well, how I would kind of evidence that really is it's the podcasts that have gone all over the world in different countries. And we haven't really pushed those out. We've had them in the UK and they've gone everywhere through Apple or Spotify. But the ones that are most listened to, that's what's really fascinating. The biggest episodes are Dare to Lead with Brené Brown. So clearly if that's our leading episode, it's because people don't have courage like we've touched upon. The other one that is massive is the People Pleasing one, which is based on a book by Emma Reid Terrell called Please Yourself and is around the real problems of people pleasing. That's been another massive hitter. And then the third one, which has been a really big hitter, is based on Cal Newport's work on Deep Work and Time To Think. So if that's the three places where people are going across all of the people who listen to our podcasts. And I think in total there's about 195,000 downloads now maybe. I think that says something about where people's attention is, that's what they're craving. And I think we should listen to that because I think these things are quite deep-rooted and I think people don't find solutions to how to handle those three things either. Jon Eckert: Well, I love Brené Brown, I love Cal Newport. I need to read the people pleasing book, so. Rachel Johnson: Wonderful. Jon Eckert: I'm getting good recommendations. Yeah. The Slow Productivity by Cal Newport that just came out is kind of the latest manifestation. I still think Deep Work is his best book, but Slow Productivity I've worked into some of my classes because I do think this idea and his premise there is that we do less things, work at a natural pace and obsess over quality. That's how we provide the human value that is going to become increasingly value as AI and other things automate other pieces. It's what are we uniquely suited to build and do? And that's really to me, the extension of deep work. That's the critical component. And you have to have time to think because- Rachel Johnson: Yeah, you have to have time to think. And then you kind of think, why are we not doing deep work? Why are we overstretched? And I think it comes down to what I would call now toxic productivity. I think when you have a profession full of people who love to be efficient and love to-do lists and tick things off and feel great about themselves, the danger is we become addicted to productivity. We can't rest, we can't stop, we can't switch off. We have to be doing something productive. We even monetize our hobbies for goodness's sake because we can't do them for free, because that's a waste of time. It is quite astonishing. And we are obsessed with adding things, not taking things away. So I don't speak to many leaders who say, "We're reducing our efforts by half because we don't think it's working. So these five things are going and these five things will replace them." They should add more things. No wonder we're all frazzled, so. Jon Eckert: Well, and social media has turned us into the product. So our attention is what is demanded and that is what is being sold. And that's new and I think devastating for especially adolescents who are coming into leadership, those 13-year-olds that dreamed about leading the way you do. "Oh, I can do that through my followership on this as I sell products for someone else." And so you become a conduit for other corporations to grab other people through you. It's not real leadership. And so I worry about, I do not want this to happen, but my email box, I worry that I will be getting AI-generated emails into the box. I will then have AI-generating responses, and I'll just be a spectator watching AI talk to AI which by definition, Darren Speaksma says this all the time. AI is consensus because all it is scraping from large language models. It is not wisdom. To get wisdom, you need the human. And that's the point of deep work. How do we pursue joy through truth and love? How do we do this and this? And AI just, that's not what AI is designed to do. It can summarize, it can collect, it can scrape. But that's the part that I'm like, "Oh." And that's the life-giving work. And so Greg McCown, UK guy, Essentialism, that was the book. And then it became how do I? I've reduced all the small rocks out of the jar and I've just got big rocks and now the rocks are too much. And I feel like that's where we're at. So I love his work as well. So based on all that, those common challenges that we see, where do you see hope? Where are you most hopeful? Rachel Johnson: I'm hopeful that people want the conversation. I'm hopeful that in a room of thousands of leaders, I can say, "Put your hand up if you're a people pleaser." I've been a recovering people pleaser since 2020. I often say to people, I went into recovery in March 2020 when I read that book, Please Yourself by Emma Reid Terrell. And thought, "Oh my goodness, I don't want to be that." She says, you can either be an authentic person or a people pleaser. You cannot be both. And I was really convicted by it because I thought, I want to be the best kind of leader, but if I'm people pleasing, I can't be. This has got to change. And I am with roomfuls of people now virtually and in person who are embracing this, who say, "I want to go in recovery too. Enough. I realize it's holding me back." And wherever there are people who are willing to change and are up for the work and up for the debate about it all, I think there's always hope. And when we face our own brutal facts and we believe we can change, then I think there's always hope. And that is the kind of message we want to talk about in education in the UK and further afield, that we are not stuck. We don't have to be stuck. Human connection, human understanding, human wisdom, as you mentioned, these things that we can learn to be better and overcome our stuckness can change our lives first and foremost before we change anybody else's, but then help other people to change. And I think there is a great deal of hope. I think sometimes we have to look hard for it because social media and the news don't talk hope, they talk despair. And so we have to be very open and vocal about the hope. But that's one of the things that I hope to always be, the voice of hope. Not ignoring the brutal facts. We mustn't do that, but always saying, "We'll find a way if we think about this. If we invest, we will find a way." Because I believe we will. Jon Eckert: Love that. The next book I'm working on right now is "Gritty Optimism: Catalyzing Joy in Just Schools." How do we build on what we know can change in schools and what they can be? Because there's so many great stories out there and there's so many ways to do it. So this conversation has been super encouraging that way. So I'm just going to end us with a quick lightning round here. You've already given me at least one book recommendation I need to read. I'm just curious, in the last year, what's a book that you've read from any field? It doesn't have to be from education, that you would recommend to me and to us? Rachel Johnson: I'll give you two, Ruthlessly Caring by Amy Walters Cohen about the paradoxes in leadership and the Friction Project by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao. Jon Eckert: Yes. So I have been reading pieces of the Friction Project, remarkable. Have not read Ruthlessly Caring, so I've got to get on that. Thank you. All right. What is the worst advice you've received or given as a leader? And then follow that up with the best advice you've either given or received. Rachel Johnson: The worst advice I've ever been given is that humility is putting yourself last. Because it's not true. Jon Eckert: That's good. Rachel Johnson: That's a very blunt and terrible definition. The worst advice that I've probably given would be in my early years of leadership when I was first new and basically said to people, "Maybe don't cause a fuss about that." Because I was a people pleaser, I didn't want to make a fuss. And so sometimes I told other people not to make a fuss and that was a mistake. Jon Eckert: That's good. So if you were, oh, so I had a quick break on the connection. So our connection broke there a minute. So don't make a fuss, that's also bad advice. Correct? Yeah. Rachel Johnson: Yeah. Jon Eckert: So what's the good advice that you've received or given, what's the best advice you've either given or received? Rachel Johnson: The best advice I think I would give is make sure when you have any interaction that you are okay and you're seeing the other person as okay. And what I mean by that is that we're not coming with an attitude of judgment or superiority or anything that someone can sniff, which is going to put their back against the wall immediately. So be an adult, be in control of yourself. And if you're not in control of yourself, be vulnerable, but don't do it and create a mess in front of somebody else when it's going to damage them. I think that is unfair. Jon Eckert: That's great advice. Love that. What is one word, if you had to describe the schools you work with right now, what would be one word you'd use to describe the schools or the leaders of the schools that you serve? Rachel Johnson: Resilient. Jon Eckert: Love that. Love that. No, that's right. If we're still in education right now, we're resilient people, so good word. And then what would be one word you would hope would describe the next year in the schools that you serve? Rachel Johnson: I'd hope, it's a dramatic word, but I'd say transformational. Because I think if people can grasp this stuff, if they can make the time to think, if they can put themselves on their thinking tank first, I honestly believe we'll overcome challenges that we didn't think were possible. And I hope that in turn doesn't transform PiXL. It's not about that. It's about transforming them first and then transforming the way that they lead because that, I believe, unlocks everything else. Jon Eckert: That's a great word to end on. Well, Rachel, this conversation has been great for me. Huge encouragement. Thank you for the work you're doing and thanks for spending the time with us. Rachel Johnson: Thank you so much. I have loved speaking to you.  

Join us for an exclusive bonus episode of the HDYT? Podcast! Hosted by Rachel Johnson, CEO of PiXL, and featuring Zoe Enser (Lead HMI Secondary English) from OFSTED, this episode promises an enriching discussion on the state of English education today. Together, they delve into the highlights of the English education subject report, celebrating the exemplary practices of English teachers nationwide. From recognising the widespread appreciation for English education to navigating the intricacies of nurturing writing skills, this conversation is brimming with profound insights. Explore the nuanced dynamics of code-switching, tones and registers in shaping educators' approach to oracy. Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable insights and perspectives, regardless of which phase or sector of education you're in. Embark on a journey of reflection, upliftment and discovery as Rachel and Zoe unpack thought-provoking points and share uplifting moments. Tune in today and be inspired by the passion and dedication driving education forward!   If you are already a PiXL member head over to our website to download our 'How To' guides and or 'Strive for Success' student workbook aimed at KS4 students. If you are interested in finding out more about being a PiXL member, email membership@pixl.org.uk If you are new here, the ‘How do you teach?' podcast from PiXL explores the key areas that pupils find challenging in English and Science. Expert educationalists from our network suggest practical approaches you can take as teachers to help your students strive for success now. Episodes are released weekly episodes to help you support your pupils over this crucial period. English episodes are released on a Monday and Science on a Tuesday. "How do you teach?" is a We Are In Beta production.    

Prepare to enhance your science revision with Karen and Amanda! They're here to revolutionise science exam preparation in this final episode of the ‘HDYT?' science series. From structured methods to rigorous practice testing and innovative multi-disciplinary approaches, they've outlined a toolkit of strategies to help you help students strive for success in science. Join them as they share tips on how to optimise revision sessions, transform the specification into engaging approach-style questions, explore sophisticated techniques such as Cornell notes and self-explanation for effective retention and more.  Tune in for invaluable insights and elevate your exam readiness!   If you are already a PiXL member head over to our website to download our 'How To' guides and or 'Strive for Success' student workbook aimed at KS4 students. If you are interested in finding out more about being a PiXL member, email membership@pixl.org.uk If you are new here, the ‘How do you teach?' podcast from PiXL explores the key areas that pupils find challenging in English and Science. Expert educationalists from our network suggest practical approaches you can take as teachers to help your students strive for success now. Episodes are released weekly episodes to help you support your pupils over this crucial period. English episodes are released on a Monday and Science on a Tuesday. "How do you teach?" is a We Are In Beta production.  

Get ready to shake up your approach to revision with a burst of creativity on the final episode of 'HDYT?' English series! Join Rachel Johnson alongside a stellar lineup of educators and authors including Mark Roberts, Amy Staniforth, Stuart Pryke, and Dr. Jamie Edgecombe.   Discover the joy of guiding students through the literary landscape as they blossom into unique and imaginative writers. Sharing many gems like techniques to overcome the initial hurdles of apprehension with a curated "sweet shop of texts”,  exposing students to a rich tapestry of literature, delving into the realm of emotion, expanding vocabularies, and honing the skill of adopting personas effectively. This episode is a treasure trove of innovative ideas waiting for you to explore. Tune in and ignite the spark of creativity in your revision sessions today! If you are already a PiXL member head over to our website to download our 'How To' guides and or 'Strive for Success' student workbook aimed at KS4 students.   If you are interested in finding out more about being a PiXL member, email membership@pixl.org.uk If you are new here, the ‘How do you teach?' podcast from PiXL explores the key areas that pupils find challenging in English and Science. Expert educationalists from our network suggest practical approaches you can take as teachers to help your students strive for success now. Episodes are released weekly episodes to help you support your pupils over this crucial period. English episodes are released on a Monday and Science on a Tuesday. "How do you teach?" is a We Are In Beta production.  

At some point in the year, you'll probably have witnessed the transformation in your students as they embrace the English Literature content, taking pride in their progress and impressing themselves, peers, and teachers alike– so let's make the most of this momentum as we approach exams. Embark on the journey of effective revision strategies in English education with Rachel Johnson and a dynamic team of educators - Ashley Harris, Amy Weir, and Josh Sheehan - on this very practical episode of the 'How do you teach?' podcast. Explore a treasure trove of revision techniques honed through years of experience.  Join us to take a look at several approaches such as chunking to dissect complex texts, streamlining content to alleviate cognitive strain, and fostering collaboration through group work to bolster confidence in articulating ideas. Dive into innovative methods including modelling and deconstructing sophisticated responses, “dual-coding”, creating key quote booklets, and more. Unlock the secrets to effective revision and empower your students to reach new heights of academic success in this vital episode. If you are already a PiXL member head over to our website to download our 'How To' guides and or 'Strive for Success' student workbook aimed at KS4 students. If you are interested in finding out more about being a PiXL member, email membership@pixl.org.uk If you are new here, the ‘How do you teach?' podcast from PiXL explores the key areas that pupils find challenging in English and Science. Expert educationalists from our network suggest practical approaches you can take as teachers to help your students strive for success now. Episodes are released weekly episodes to help you support your pupils over this crucial period. English episodes are released on a Monday and Science on a Tuesday. "How do you teach?" is a We Are In Beta production.  

Join Karen and Amanda as they tackle a key issue highlighted in examiners' reports year after year: the struggle with practical questions in exams. In this episode, they delve into the importance of purposeful practicals, dissecting the barriers staff and students face in mastering these essential skills. Drawing insights from key publications such as the Gatsby Good Practical Science Guide and the Education Endowment Fund's Improving Secondary Science, Karen and Amanda explore strategies to overcome these challenges. From understanding the five purposes of practical work, to utilising resources like the auditing tools for further development, they provide so many tips and tricks for success in science. Discover innovative approaches like deconstructed practicals and gain valuable insights whether you're a novice teacher, a non-specialist, or simply looking to refine your practical teaching methods. Tune in today and elevate your approach to practical work in the classroom! If you are already a PiXL member head over to our website to download our 'How To' guides and or 'Strive for Success' student workbook aimed at KS4 students. If you are interested in finding out more about being a PiXL member, email membership@pixl.org.uk If you are new here, the ‘How do you teach?' podcast from PiXL explores the key areas that pupils find challenging in English and Science. Expert educationalists from our network suggest practical approaches you can take as teachers to help your students strive for success now. Episodes are released weekly episodes to help you support your pupils over this crucial period. English episodes are released on a Monday and Science on a Tuesday. "How do you teach?" is a We Are In Beta production.

Explore the complexities of teaching calculation skills in science with Karen and Amanda. Novice learners often struggle with grasping formulas, unit conversions, and applying knowledge across disciplines. Join them as they delve into strategies such as speaking the language of maths, effectively rearranging equations, and modelling solutions to challenging problems. Discover invaluable scaffolding techniques like FAME (Fade, Apply, Mistakes/misconceptions, Explain) and FIFA (Formula, Insert, Fine-tune, Answer) to enhance student understanding and support their scientific journey. Whether you're a seasoned educator or just starting out, this episode offers practical insights to elevate your teaching approach and empower your students to strive for success.   If you are already a PiXL member head over to our website to download our 'How To' guides and or 'Strive for Success' student workbook aimed at KS4 students. If you are interested in finding out more about being a PiXL member, email membership@pixl.org.uk If you are new here, the ‘How do you teach?' podcast from PiXL explores the key areas that pupils find challenging in English and Science. Expert educationalists from our network suggest practical approaches you can take as teachers to help your students strive for success now. Episodes are released weekly episodes to help you support your pupils over this crucial period. English episodes are released on a Monday and Science on a Tuesday. "How do you teach?" is a We Are In Beta production.  

Demystify the vital skill of the teaching and learning of comparison questions in GCSE English with Rachel Johnson and a panel of esteemed educators – Yamina Bibi, Joshua Clarke, and Natalie Sinclair – on this week's episode of the ‘How do you teach?' podcast.  Unravel the complexities of guiding students through comparison questions as we explore actionable strategies and insights. From honing analytical prowess through Socratic questioning to delving into tonal nuances, discover innovative scaffolding approaches to enriching student learning. Explore unconventional resources such as propaganda posters and children's books to foster a deep understanding of comparative language in a low-stakes format.  Tune in to uncover methods for bridging cultural divides and cultivating emotional literacy, equipping your students to strive for success in exams and beyond If you are already a PiXL member head over to our website to download our 'How To' guides and or 'Strive for Success' student workbook aimed at KS4 students. If you are interested in finding out more about being a PiXL member, email membership@pixl.org.uk The ‘How do you teach?' podcast from PiXL explores the key areas that pupils find challenging in English and Science. Expert educationalists from our network suggest practical approaches you can take as teachers to help your students strive for success now. Episodes are released weekly episodes to help you support your pupils over this crucial period. English episodes are released on a Monday and Science on a Tuesday. "How do you teach?" is a We Are In Beta production.

Welcome to "How Do You Teach?” where Karen Collins and Amanda Clegg, authors of 'Grappling with Graphs' and science teaching experts, delve into the perplexing world of graph interpretation and construction. In this episode, Karen and Amanda unravel the mysteries behind why students often struggle with graphs. From the fundamental issues in constructing and interpreting graphs, to the intricacies of plotting and understanding the line of best fit, they leave no stone unturned. Sharing strategies for collaborative teaching with maths colleagues, ensuring a seamless transfer of knowledge between the disciplines, and drawing from research-backed methodologies and evidence-informed practices, this episode is essential listening for anyone seeking to enhance their students' graphing skills, not just in science but across the academic spectrum. Tune in and empower your students to strive for success in science and beyond. If you are already a PiXL member head over to our website to download our 'How To' guides and or 'Strive for Success' student workbook aimed at KS4 students. If you are interested in finding out more about being a PiXL member, email membership@pixl.org.uk If you are new here, the ‘How do you teach?' podcast from PiXL explores the key areas that pupils find challenging in English and Science. Expert educationalists from our network suggest practical approaches you can take as teachers to help your students strive for success now. Episodes are released weekly episodes to help you support your pupils over this crucial period. English episodes are released on a Monday and Science on a Tuesday. "How do you teach?" is a We Are In Beta production.  

Being able to evaluate effectively is a crucial skill, both in and out of the English classroom. Join Rachel Johnson (PiXL CEO) and seasoned English educators Jo Heathcote and Richard Twigg (@Richard_Twigg), this week, as they get stuck into the nuances of teaching evaluations, dissecting the joys and challenges, tips and tricks. Whether it is enabling students to debate and critically think about media effectively, addressing the large cognitive load required to attempt these questions, or strengthening the confidence needed for students to be bold in their views, evaluation can be an intimidating thing to teach and learn. Gain practical insights including the power of "Juicy quotations," the balance between prepping and planning, and the efficacy of techniques like "SLOP" (Shed Loads of Practice). Learn how to decode evaluation questions and more as we explore invaluable teaching strategies in this episode of 'How do you teach?'. If you are already a PiXL member head over to our website to download our 'How To' guides and or 'Strive for Success' student workbook aimed at KS4 students. If you are interested in finding out more about being a PiXL member, email membership@pixl.org.uk The ‘How do you teach?' podcast from PiXL explores the key areas that pupils find challenging in English and Science. Expert educationalists from our network suggest practical approaches you can take as teachers to help your students strive for success now. Episodes are released weekly episodes to help you support your pupils over this crucial period. English episodes are released on a Monday and Science on a Tuesday. "How do you teach?" is a We Are In Beta production.

The acquisition and recall of knowledge is very important, but there emerges a need to include understanding and application of knowledge to the practice of teaching science to ensure students are able to use what they have learned, even when facing questions they may not be familiar with.  Amanda and Karen take us back to 2018, where the simple osmosis question that led to “Carrot-gate” highlights the issues students have with the application of knowledge in Science. Diving into the dangers of rote learning, exploring legacy controlled assessments, the vital strategy of ‘think aloud', and how to utilise low threshold – high ceiling tasks, Amanda and Karen unpick how to address building students' resilience and confidence when tackling questions that are unusual to them. With strategies, tips, and recommendations, join us on this crucial science episode of the ‘How Do You Teach?' podcast.   If you are already a PiXL member head over to our website to download our 'How To' guides and or 'Strive for Success' student workbook aimed at KS4 students. If you are interested in finding out more about being a PiXL member, email membership@pixl.org.uk If you are new here, the ‘How do you teach?' podcast from PiXL explores the key areas that pupils find challenging in English and Science. Expert educationalists from our network suggest practical approaches you can take as teachers to help your students strive for success now. Episodes are released weekly episodes to help you support your pupils over this crucial period. English episodes are released on a Monday and Science on a Tuesday. "How do you teach?" is a We Are In Beta production.  

Creativity and curiosity lie at the heart of great writing skills, but nurturing this ability can pose difficulties for English educators at every level. This week, we welcome English teachers Luke Boatright (@CPAenglish) and Glynn Palmer-Bell (@teachEnglishLit) to talk about all things writing. Alongside PiXL CEO, Rachel Johnson, they discuss what great writing can open young people up to, exploring their top tips to encourage more inquisitiveness, honing student's imaginative skills, discussing their preferences for descriptive writing vs narrative writing, and recounting experiences that every English teacher in the nation can relate to. From addressing the importance of reading for pleasure amongst their students and the impact this has on writing, to dissecting how to approach questions on structure, to practical techniques like slow writing and ‘vetoing exercises' – Join Rachel, Luke and Glynn to reflect on the power of mastering great writing and how to teach students to tap into it.   If you are already a PiXL member head over to our website to download our 'How To' guides and or 'Strive for Success' student workbook aimed at KS4 students. If you are interested in finding out more about being a PiXL member, email membership@pixl.org.uk If you are new here, the ‘How do you teach?' podcast from PiXL explores the key areas that pupils find challenging in English and Science. Expert educationalists from our network suggest practical approaches you can take as teachers to help your students strive for success now. Episodes are released weekly episodes to help you support your pupils over this crucial period. English episodes are released on a Monday and Science on a Tuesday. "How do you teach?" is a We Are In Beta production.

Extended response questions - overwhelmed students may leave them  blank. Others might try unloading all of the information they know about the topic, without actually answering the question. There are many reasons why students struggle with tackling these questions in exams, but what steps can you take to ensure they know the best way to approach these questions? Join our expert Science duo Karen Collins and Amanda Clegg as they delve into the core issues hindering students in science exams. From understanding command words to employing effective scaffolding strategies, they offer practical advice to empower educators. Uncover essential insights, including decoding examiner reports and modelling optimal responses. Tune in for expert guidance on tackling the toughest challenges in science assessment. Discover the secrets to mastering extended response questions with the "How Do You Teach?" podcast! If you are already a PiXL member head over to our website to download our 'How To' guides and or 'Strive for Success' student workbook aimed at KS4 students. If you are interested in finding out more about being a PiXL member, email membership@pixl.org.uk The ‘How do you teach?' podcast from PiXL explores the key areas that pupils find challenging in English and Science. Expert educationalists from our network suggest practical approaches you can take as teachers to help your students strive for success now. Episodes are released weekly episodes to help you support your pupils over this crucial period. English episodes are released on a Monday and Science on a Tuesday. "How do you teach?" is a We Are In Beta production.

The teaching of unseen texts can provide brilliant opportunities for students to apply their skills and knowledge, but it is not without its challenges. To kick off the first English episode of ‘How do you Teach?', PiXL CEO Rachel Johnson is joined by expert teachers and authors Haili Hughes (@HugesHaili) and Chris Curtis (@Xris32), who discuss the importance of normalising the difficulty of approaching unseen texts, as well as why it is vital to embed skills from Year 7 to improve confidence and familiarity. Chris and Haili delve into why emotional literacy is so crucial to engaging with unseen texts successfully, and how they build up students' navigational skills when approaching different styles of texts to ensure purposeful analysis, rather than feature-spotting. If you are already a PiXL member head over to our website to download our 'How To' guides and or 'Strive for Success' student workbook aimed at KS4 students. If you are interested in finding out more about being a PiXL member, email membership@pixl.org.uk The ‘How do you teach?' podcast from PiXL explores the key areas that pupils find challenging in English and Science. Expert educationalists from our network suggest practical approaches you can take as teachers to help your students strive for success now. Episodes are released weekly episodes to help you support your pupils over this crucial period. English episodes are released on a Monday and Science on a Tuesday. "How do you teach?" is a We Are In Beta production.

In this edition of ASCL 150: Leadership Legacies, General Secretary Geoff Barton talks to Rachel Johnson, CEO, PiXL.

In this edition of the ASCL 'Leaders are Readers' podcast, Geoff Barton talks to Rachel Johnson, CEO of PiXL, about her new book, 'Time to Think: The Things that Stop Us and How to Deal with Them'

Join Greg & Haye in talking with Blake Resnick the founder of BRINC drones. They discuss how the LEMUR2 came about, challenges for BRINC going forward, and how Blake ended up starting BRINC Drones. The PiXL Drone Show is a partnership between Pilot Institute (PI) and DroneXL (XL).

It is just Greg and Haye this week. Catch up and learn about the current state of the industry and what is coming in 2023!

Rod Meyer/Pinnacle X-Ray Solutions Pinnacle X-Ray Solutions is a leading industrial manufacture for Digital X-Ray & Computed Tomography Systems. Through their sister company PiXL, they offer scanning (imaging) services for those customers who don't have a system or the budget just yet to purchase a system.   Tawana Clyburn/Topsy Rose Sweets Topsy Rose Sweets offers […]

Rod Meyer/Pinnacle X-Ray Solutions Pinnacle X-Ray Solutions is a leading industrial manufacture for Digital X-Ray & Computed Tomography Systems. Through their sister company PiXL, they offer scanning (imaging) services for those customers who don't have a system or the budget just yet to purchase a system.   Tawana Clyburn/Topsy Rose Sweets Topsy Rose Sweets offers […] The post Rod Meyer with Pinnacle X-Ray Solutions and Tawana Clyburn with Topsy Rose Sweets appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Join Greg and Haye in talking with Andreas Raptopolous, Founder and CEO of Matternet. In this episode, we discuss healthcare deliveries with UAS and what FAA certifications are needed for a company like Matternet to operate legally and safely.

In this episode of PiXL, Greg and Haye talk with Rob Knochenhauer, Director of Regulatory Affairs at Censys Technologies. Censys specializes in EVTOL fixed wings that are especially good at BVLOS operations. Rob has spearheaded the process of many Censys customers through the BVLOS waiver Process. The PiXL Drone Show is a partnership between Pilot Institute (PI) and DroneXL (XL).

Join Haye and Greg in a discussion with Jeff Clementi the current Head of Business Development at SkyeBrowse and the operations manager at Stormpoint, a non-profit. Jeff has real-world experience with 3d modeling for first responders and has provided relief during previous hurricanes with drones.

Join Greg and Haye in talking with Markus Manninger the CTO at Drone Rescue Systems in Austria. We all met at Commercial UAV Expo in 2022 and decided to continue our conversation about drone safety by using parachutes. Drone Rescue System's parachute works by using rubber bands instead of pyrotechnics. Stay tuned as we look at this and the differences in the European and US drone industries.

Join Greg and Haye this week for a special in-person PiXL where they discuss what they saw at DJI Airworks 2022! From aircraft to sensors to software Airworks delivered a great come-back show!

This week on the PiXL Droneshow we talked to Brian Taggart and Matt Pickett from Oceans Unmanned. Join the conversation while we discuss environmental research, ocean cleanup, breath sampling, wildlife management, and hurricane hunting. Check out Oceans Unmanned: https://oceansunmanned.org/

Join Greg and Haye in interviewing Alex Meldem of Flyability. Flyability is a manufacturer of caged uas that are exceptional in inspection. The drone is caged and is able to fly in confined spaces very easily. Flyability is a US based company with manufacturing stateside. Join the conversation in the comments and leave us your thoughts.

Join Greg and Haye as we interview Adam Bilmes, the co-founder and director of sales at Inspired Flight. Adam talks to us about some of the hurdles associated with USA drone manufacturing. Adam also gives us insight on the BlueUAS list from a manufacturer's perspective. Check out their website at InspiredFlight.com

Ade and Graeme hit the floor of the 2022 UK Photography Show and get chatting to...   Matt Parry from Ilford Photo https://www.instagram.com/ilfordphoto/ Dave Faulkner from Alfie Cameras https://www.instagram.com/alfiecameras/ Juho Lepannen from Camera Rescue https://www.instagram.com/camerarescue/ Henry from Tales from the Magic Box podcast https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthemagicboxpodcast/ Naomi Davison from Intrepid https://www.instagram.com/intrepidcamera/ Stephen Dowling from Kosmo Foto https://www.instagram.com/kosmofoto/ Brian from Capix  http://www.capix.com/about.html James Lane from Zone Imagine Lab https://www.instagram.com/zoneimaginglab/ Sam Cornwell from Solarcan  https://www.instagram.com/thesolarcan/ Hamish Gill from Pixl-latr etc etc https://www.instagram.com/pixllatr/ Holly Gilman from Analogue Spotlight https://www.instagram.com/analogue.holly/ Steve Lloyd from Chroma Cameras https://www.instagram.com/chromacamera/ Joshua Cole from Flints Auctions https://www.instagram.com/flints.auctions/ Simon Riddell from being the mighty Simon Riddell https://www.instagram.com/mentalcollodion/       The following music was used for this media project: Music: Bit Quest by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3438-bit-quest License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com    

This week on the PiXL Drone show we talked to John Mcbride from Autel. We get into the new V3 features, discuss remote ID, and and talk about other Autel releases! Autel: https://www.autelrobotics.com/

This week on the PiXL Drone Show we talked with Brendan Schulman about the court case between Race Day Quads (RDQ) and the FAA.

This week on the PiXL drone show we talked to Matt and Max from Freefly Systems! Join us while we discuss Remote ID, Blue UAS, drone delivery, interchangeable payloads, and Freefly's outlook! Check out Freefly: https://freeflysystems.com/

This week on the PiXL drone show we talked to Kenji Sugahara from the DSPA. Join us while we discuss remote ID, patents, the AAAC and drone pilot safety. https://dspalliance.org/

This week on the PiXL Drone Show we talked with François-Xavier Charbonnel, AKA FX Charbonnel from Parrot Drones. Join us while we discuss Ai-controlled drones, Blue UAS, photogrammetry and other use cases! https://www.parrot.com/us/drones

This week we talked again to Divy from Paladin drones and Luis, the Drone Detective, about their class B BVLOS waiver! Join us while we discuss DFR, the first Class-B BVLOS waiver, Knighthawk functions, and the legality of DFR operations.

This week on the PiXL drone show we talked with Matt Sloane from SkyFire and Ryan Bracken from DroneSense. Join us while we talk about Drones as First Responders, Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM), Remote ID, and public opinion. Skyfire: https://skyfireconsulting.com/ DroneSense: https://dronesense.com/

In Folge 54 feiern wir unseren 2. Geburtstag! Zuerst reden wir aber noch kurz über Fußball (kein Witz) und das Lichtecho eines schwarzen Lochs. Für die Geburtstagsparty hat Ruth ein paar Geschenke vom Mars mitgebracht. Es gibt Neuigkeiten vom Marsrover Perseverance, der die frühere Anwesenheit von Wasser auf dem Mars erforscht und sich auf die Suche nach Mikrofossilien macht. Und der kleine Helikopter Ingenuity fliegt entgegen aller Erwartungen immer noch durch die Gegend! Ende des Jahres können wir dann sogar eine Marsfinsternis hier auf der Erde beobachten. Mit Evi reden wir über einen neuen Astronomie-Podcast und die Fragen aus der Hörerschaft drehen sich darum, wie man den Mars bewohnbar macht.

This week on the PiXL drone show we talked with Ray Maker from DC Rainmaker. Join us while we discuss technology, reviews, aircraft, and other sports tech! Check out Ray's Blog: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/

This week we talked to Kyle Nordfors, airline pilot and drone team coordinator for Weber County SAR. Join us in this discussion about how drones are used to save lives!

This week we talked to Bobby Quinn from PayPixl. Join us while we discuss Bobby's novel drone services payment platform, requesting jobs, payment and product exchange, and regulations. Check out PayPixl: https://paypixl.io/

This week Greg and Haye talked to Tim Wiley from Gresco UAS. In this podcast, we discuss drone inspections, public safety use cases, training, machine learning, regulations, counter UAV, and regulatory bans on drones. Check Out Gresco: https://grescouas.com/

This week we talked to MANNYH!MSF from the Drone Racing League! Join us while we discuss drone types, freestyle vs racing, how to get into racing, and how Manny uses drones in his day job. Want to fly like the Drone Racing League's Algorand 13th Pilot MannyH1MSF? Download the DRL SIM on Playstation, Xbox, Steam or Epic Games: https://thedroneracingleague.com/play/

This week we talked to Divy Shrivastava, the CEO of Paladin Drones. Join us while we discuss purpose-built drones, public safety, 911 response, and BVLOS operations. Check out Paladin: https://paladindrones.io/

Welcome to our one-year anniversary of the PiXL Drone Show! This week we brought back Romeo Durscher from Auterion. Join us while we discuss command and control, autopilot systems, BVLOS operations, security, use cases, and public safety. Check out Auterion: https://auterion.com/

This week we had another talk with Trevor Woods from the Northern Plains sUAS Test Site. Join us while we dive deeper into BVLOS, the public safety BVLOS, public safety drone cases, future regulations, and remote ID.

This week we talked to Carmaine Means about her work with CNN and her role in reporting. Drones have long been used in the news/reporting industry and in this show you will gain insight into that side of the industry.

This week we talked to Trevor Woods from the Northern Plains sUAS Test Site. Join us while we discuss sUAS integration, the IPP Program, the BEYOND Program, Routine BVLOS Operations, and how the test site operates. https://www.npuasts.com/

This week we had a wonderful discussion with veteran Paul Herrera. Paul served our country in battle and continues to serve through his company Everything LifeSaving. Join us as we get deep into conversation about how drones are bing used in Ukraine, how to keep your data secure, and how technology is influencing the modern battlefield. https://everythinglifesaving.com/

This week we talked to Stephen Sutton, the CEO of Flyby Guys. Join us while we discuss drone consulting, drone light shows, logistics, regulations, and the drone industry as a whole. Flyby Guys: https://www.flybyguys.com/

This week we talked to Drew Armstrong, from Armstrong Finders and Associates. Drew has a Sony Airpeak and we'll be focusing on the Sony Airpeak today. We'll discuss the pros and cons of the Airpeak, other drones used for real estate photography, how they compare, what led Drew to the Airpeak. Drew's Website: https://www.utahrealestate.net/