Podcasts about TTL

1. Distributed Message TracingGain full visibility into message paths across complex NATS topologies — including clusters, gateways, leaf nodes, account boundaries, and subject mappings.- Activated via a NATS-Trace header and supported directly in the CLI (nats trace [subject]).- Supports dry runs: trace a message's route without delivering it, ideal for debugging or verification.- Useful for both operators and developers to understand and verify message flow behavior.2. Per-Message TTL (Time-To-Live)Set expiration per message with the NATS-TTL header — allowing messages to age out individually, regardless of stream-level retention settings.- TTLs are optional and per-message: not all messages need one, and TTL values can differ.- Backed by an efficient timed hash wheel structure to minimize memory use.- Major benefits for KV buckets — TTL-based deletion markers reduce storage and avoid manual compaction.3. Consumer Priority GroupsA new mechanism for pull-based load balancing and resilience:- Introduces overflow rules: clients can take over message delivery if primary clients are overwhelmed, using thresholds for pending messages or ACKs.- Pinning: designate a single client to receive all messages until it fails, enabling failover patterns.- One priority group per consumer in this release, designed to expand in the future.- Enables simpler, cost-effective cross-region and zone-aware delivery strategies.4. Multi-Message Get (Batch Get)Efficient, stateless retrieval of multiple messages from a stream — without creating consumers.- Supports multiple subject filters, time/sequence bounds, and returns data in sequence order.- Ideal for querying the latest messages, previewing stream data, or powering internal state lookups.- Foundational for upcoming KV/Object Store improvements and future batch operations.5. Consumer PauseTemporarily halt message delivery without tearing down the consumer or triggering client-side errors.- Works with both push and pull consumers.- Specify a pause_until deadline in the config — message flow resumes automatically afterward.- Heartbeats continue, so clients stay connected and unaware of the pause.- Valuable for maintenance, orchestration, or preventing unwanted consumption during deployments.

早安，我是咔图摄影教育中心的讲师星明。前两天我在早自习的微信群里看见一些同学在讨论闪光灯的TTL功能，他们提到在使用过程中遇到了一些问题。所以呢，我打算这期早自习就好好讲讲使用TTL功能时遇见问题可以怎么分析以及怎么处理。© 星明我们之前讲过TTL的原理，这次呢我就专门画了一张图来方便大家复习一下基础知识。可以看到，TTL工作的时候是相机先告诉闪光灯比如说你先用最低档的功率闪一下，相机再根据这次闪光时记录下来的画面的亮度，再通过相机内部的算法以及结合当前相机的曝光模式、曝光参数等等设定，来算出一个值，最后告诉闪光灯等下正式开拍的时候你要以比如说1/2的功率来闪光，那我这边就可以正常曝光了。可以看到，整个过程所有数据是汇总到相机内部的，也是由相机来进行决策并且发出指令的。那相机计算出闪光灯强度的算法，其实和相机平时测光的原理底层逻辑是相通的，也就会出现平时拍摄时常见的比如说夜景的时候背景偏亮啦，或者逆光的时候前景偏暗的情况。不同的呢就是引入了闪光灯的影响因素。灯光的强度是随着距离的平方成反比的，所以闪光灯对于画面当中影响最大的往往是前景。如果背景和前景的距离足够远，那闪光灯对背景的影响就几乎可以忽略不计。那么好了，通过复习过这些基础知识，我们再来看一下，在实际运用过程中，我们遇到了问题该怎么运用这些知识进行分析。比如群里那位朋友就发现，他的相机设置成自动iso，但是在室内拍摄的时候经常过曝。于是他就发现闪光灯原来没办法读取相机的iso是多少，所以就用了固定的iso来解决问题。首先通过前面的流程图，我们可以知道闪光灯它确实没办法读取相机的iso，它只需要相机告诉它接下来用多少功率来闪光就行了。那么遇到类似的问题呢，我觉得可以从以下几个方面来考虑：不同厂家不同规格的热靴触点首先肯定是先确认一下设备有没有问题。在使用TTL功能的时候呢，因为相机要和闪光灯之间进行通讯，所以它们之间的接口除了电源接口，就得再多两个通讯用的触点。不同相机厂家它的闪光灯的热靴的通信接口它的触点或大或小或者干脆连位置都不一样。即便是索尼家用的数字接口全程就只有一个触点，但它也是匹配不了别人家的接口的闪光灯的。所以我们在用闪光灯的时候，首先就要确保相机和闪光灯的接口是不是匹配的，否则就没有办法通信，也就没有办法实现这个TTL的功能。那么第二步呢，我们就需要检查一下相机的设置问题，这也往往是最容易被忽略掉的问题。我们可以看一下我们是不是因为某种设置实际上把曝光的三要素——光圈、快门、感光度给框死了，比如我们在设置自动iso的时候，顺手就把相机的最低iso设置到了 800呀、1000呀等等，这也是很常见的情况。隐藏在角落的同步快门设置界面我再举一个发生在我身上的例子。我有一次在相机上用了光圈优先模式，自动iso，并且打开了闪光灯的TTL功能进行拍照。但是发现拍出来的照片主体很亮，但是背景很暗。那关掉闪光灯再拍一张呢，曝光就正常了。然后我又分别手动调整了光圈和感光度试了试，发现还是有问题。这时候我再回看照片，对比下这几张照片的参数，果然发现问题了。我发现我用闪光灯的时候快门全程都是200，我们说光圈优先模式快门应该是自动调整的，对吧？但是即使我把光圈缩小了，快门它也是200。我手动调整了iso，快门还是200。而且呢关掉闪光灯之后，快门就正常变化了。这就有问题了，而且显然这个问题应该是跟闪光灯有关的。然后我就在相机菜单里找到了一个外接闪光灯设置的选项，在这个选项里呢，最后又找到了闪光灯同步快门设置，我也没想到这个设置会在闪光灯的设置界面里。这个界面里呢，我发现我原来把它设置成了一个固定快门，这个快门就是200。所以不管我怎么调参数，只要用了闪光灯的TTL，它这个快门的速度就是200。然后我就把这个参数改了，改了之后立马就正常了。所以相机参数的问题，我觉得往往是最容易被我们忽略的问题。图片来源：淘宝神牛官旗专卖店那么最后呢，就可能是算法的问题了。当我们的闪光灯对着拍摄物体直射，而且距离主体还特别近的时候，或者主体和背景本身明暗差异就特别大的时候，相机的自动测光是就容易出错。这就和我们对着太阳拍照或者对着灯泡拍照，这个原理差不多。这个时候我们就可以把闪光灯从直射主体改成跳闪，从一个直射的中心最亮的点光源，把它变成一个把整个空间照亮的大面积光源，这样通常也就能够解决这个问题了。好了，关于TTL常见问题的解题思路啊，我就暂时先总结了这么多，欢迎大家在早自习下方留言补充。我是咔图摄影教育中心的讲师星明，每天早上6:30，微信公众号以及喜马拉雅的“摄影早自习”栏目，我们不见不散。

The self described "professional endurance athlete" has added another layer to his identity in 2025. Eric was the runner-up at the Black Canyon 50k race a few weeks ago in just his second ever ultra running race. Appearing to have a knack for the sport, he hopes to add more racing and a possible trip to test himself at one of the UTMB events this summer. Perhaps you've heard of TTL (https://thattriathlonlife.com/) ... the co-founder of the iconic brand in triathlon also tells us about his passion for storytelling and video and the opportunity that stems at the intersection of artist-athlete. Use code BURN for 15% off prescriptions at telyrx.com

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早安，我是咔图摄影教育中心的讲师星明。今天我来回答一下忘忧草同学之前在早自习下方的留言提问。他说之前家庭聚会在包厢里拍照人脸偏黑，问合影光线要怎么选？背景有白墙和光源，人物偏黑 © 星明因为没看到图，我只能猜测一下，很可能他的拍摄环境是背后有一面白墙或者有非常明亮的光源。比如咔图深圳摄影会21年的年会现场就是这样，合影的时候有一个巨亮的屏幕在身后。那么通常我们遇到这种情况呢，我们有反复提到过一个口诀就是白加黑减。也就是在拍摄这种画面里有大量的白色或者明显的光源的时候，要在相机测光正常的参数的基础上，加曝光补偿。如果不加，那么画面就会按照相机的算法把整个画面的亮度降到18%灰的亮度，那人呢自然就偏黑了。那么怎么解决呢？我这里提供三种思路供大家参考。首先，在手上没有闪光灯进行补光的时候，除了应用白加黑减的原则拍摄时加曝光补偿以外呢，我们还可以注意尽量避开背景中的白墙或者比较强烈的光源，我们转到另一个方向或者另外找一个背景来拍。与此同时呢，如果包厢里的灯就在人的头顶，这也是包厢里面很常见的环境，那这样对于人物来说就是个顶光，拍起来也不太好看。这时候如果有空间的话，合影的人可以往后退两步，这样灯光就从顶光变成了在正面的高处有一定角度俯射下来的光线，类似于人像摄影中常用的蝴蝶光的角度。这样的光线拍起来的人物脸颊两侧会有阴影，看起来呢又显瘦又有立体感。第二种情况呢，就是我们拍摄的时候手上有机顶闪光灯来进行补光。闪光灯作为一个点光源直接对着人闪会显得皮肤很油啊，那这个时候呢我们就可以采用跳闪的方式来补光。跳闪呢我们之前的早自习也介绍过，就是把闪光灯朝墙上打，靠墙面的反射把闪光灯的点光源变成大面积的漫反射光源，来给现场补光。关于跳闪我的经验是可以朝两个方向来打。一个呢是朝摄影师身后打，当然身后得有墙啊，而且最好是白墙。那么这样呢对于被拍摄的人来说，就会有一个正面的大面积的光源。这个方向我们可以选择比较低的功率来闪光，也就是作为一个补充光源给人脸补一点光上去就行了。因为如果出正面光太强的话，看起来人脸也会比较平，就没有立体感了。闪光灯对着天花板跳闪，人物更有立体感© 刘嘉明 那么另外一种方向就是可以朝上、朝天花板打。这样天花板就成为一个大面积的漫反射的光源，光源的方向呢也就近似于一个蝴蝶光的方向。那这个时候我们就可以调高闪光灯的功率，把它作为主光源，把人来拍得更立体。与此同时我们也要注意调节闪光灯的功率，控制好人物和背景之间的光比。当然以上我们说的都是闪光灯的手动模式，如果你开了闪光灯的TTL功能，那其实就又回到了白加黑减的模式里了。我们可以通过闪光灯的闪光补偿功能或者相机的曝光补偿功能来控制曝光。曲线调整前（上）vs调整后（下）示意 © 刘嘉明曲线调节人物皮肤亮度常用区间最后还有一种方式就是靠后期来解决。现在我们相机的宽容度对于绝大多数场景其实都是足够了的，像包厢这种环境呢，只要曝光不偏得太多，通过后期都可以调整回来。但是注意啊，拍摄的时候一定记得要拍RAW格式，这样才能充分利用到相机的宽容度。接下来在后期的时候啊，是有很多的调整曝光工具可供选择的，我个人呢就比较喜欢拉曲线。以我的经验啊，一张没有调整曝光补偿的照片，人物皮肤的亮度通常在曲线的左侧1/4左右这个范围。把这里的曲线往上拉一拉，就能很快速地把人物肤色调亮，同时呢对背景的影响也比较小。那么以上就是我针对忘忧草同学的问题提出的三种解决方案，希望能对你有所帮助。扫码咨询/报名艺卓·咔图深圳年会又到了年会季，我们咔图的年会也如期而至了。接下来我要隆重介绍一下——艺卓·咔图深圳年会将在1月11号，在深圳大鹏举行啦！你没听错，我们今年的年会有冠名了，感谢艺卓对我们的大力支持。与此同时呢，还有一如既往支持我们的七工匠、泽艺达等老朋友，以及大疆、梳画美学汉服工作室、one shot等新朋友，给我们提供了非常丰富的奖品赞助。想来一起玩的同学欢迎扫描海报下方的二维码报名。好了，今天就聊这么多，我是咔图摄影教育中心的讲师星明，每天早上6:30，微信公众号以及喜马拉雅的“摄影早自习”栏目，我们不见不散。

For our holiday special episode this week, we kicked things off with some "Good Gift, Bad Gift" to keep it festive, and then moved on to your triathlon questions. This week, we discussed:Our one word for 2024 and 2025Riding hills on a bikeHomestaysSports watch accuracy during pool swimmingIncorporating speed work into 70.3 trainingBuying a used tubular disc wheelGoogly eyes in BendA big thank you to our podcast supporters who help keep the podcast alive. You can become a podcast supporter as well as submit questions for the podcast at ThatTriathlonLife.com/podcastEric's multitool suggestions: T-RATCHET + TI-TORQUE KITNick's home tool kit: HX-ONE HOME ESSENTIAL KITPaula's TTL garage sale

This week, Paula and Nick both raced in Taupō at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships. We talked about their experiences racing as both a top professional and an eager amateur. After recapping their races, we dove into some listener questions. This week we discussed:How has pro triathlon gotten so fast lately?Is the Shiv Tri faster with the fin on? Have you tested it?Solutions for long-distance hydration on the bike.How to respond to a TTL shoutout IRL.Thank you to our podcast supporters who keep the podcast alive! To submit a question for the podcast and to become a podcast supporter, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com/podcast

Topics covered in this episode: jiter A new home for python-build-standalone moka-py uv: An In-Depth Guide Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Connect with the hosts Michael: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @brianokken@fosstodon.org / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @pythonbytes@fosstodon.org / @pythonbytes.fm (bsky) Join us on YouTube at pythonbytes.fm/live to be part of the audience. Usually Monday at 10am PT. Older video versions available there too. Finally, if you want an artisanal, hand-crafted digest of every week of the show notes in email form? Add your name and email to our friends of the show list, we'll never share it. Michael #1: jiter Fast iterable JSON parser. About to be the backend for Pydantic and Logfire. Currently powers OpenAI / ChatGPT (along with Pydantic itself), at least their Python library, maybe more. jiter has three interfaces: JsonValue an enum representing JSON data Jiter an iterator over JSON data PythonParse which parses a JSON string into a Python object jiter-python - This is a standalone version of the JSON parser used in pydantic-core. The recommendation is to only use this package directly if you do not use pydantic Brian #2: A new home for python-build-standalone Charlie Marsh See also Transferring Python Build Standalone Stewardship to Astral from Gregory Szorc python-build-standalone is the project that has prebuilt binaries for different architectures. used by uv python install 3.12 and uv venv .venv --python 3.12 and uv sync This is good stability news for everyone. Interesting discussion of prebuilt Python from Charlie Michael #3: moka-py A high performance caching library for Python written in Rust moka-py is a Python binding for the highly efficient Moka caching library written in Rust. This library allows you to leverage the power of Moka's high-performance, feature-rich cache in your Python projects. Features Synchronous Cache: Supports thread-safe, in-memory caching for Python applications. TTL Support: Automatically evicts entries after a configurable time-to-live (TTL). TTI Support: Automatically evicts entries after a configurable time-to-idle (TTI). Size-based Eviction: Automatically removes items when the cache exceeds its size limit using the TinyLFU policy. Concurrency: Optimized for high-performance, concurrent access in multi-threaded environments. Brian #4: uv: An In-Depth Guide On SaaS Pegasus blog, so presumably by Cory Zue Good intro to uv Also a nice list of everyday commands Install python: uv python install 3.12 I don't really use this anymore, as uv venv .venv --python 3.12 or uv sync install if necessary create a virtual env: uv venv .venv --python 3.12 install stuff: uv pip install django add project dependencies build pinned dependencies Also discussion about adopting the new workflow Extras Brian: PydanticAI - not sure why I didn't see that coming In the “good to know” and “commentary on society” area: Anti-Toxicity Features on Bluesky The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance Michael: Go sponsor a bunch of projects on GitHub Registration is open for PyCon Joke: Inf

(HR.1) HEAT go Cold vs Celtics "B" squad Tobin delivers a little TTL to Lover Boy Bam Adebayo Leroy has fun watching Jameis winston Lose. Which reminds us of a point Tobin had earlier in the season Frogboy takes the next step in Fatherhood Show Pony gives him great advice Leroy reviews the case of the NFL's newest "Bad Guy" Tobin and Leroy attempt to explain why the HEAT continue to collapse vs the C's We review Bam's putrid past 4 games. We hear from the Man himself

(HR.1) HEAT go Cold vs Celtics "B" squad Tobin delivers a little TTL to Lover Boy Bam Adebayo Leroy has fun watching Jameis winston Lose. Which reminds us of a point Tobin had earlier in the season Frogboy takes the next step in Fatherhood Show Pony gives him great advice Leroy reviews the case of the NFL's newest "Bad Guy" Tobin and Leroy attempt to explain why the HEAT continue to collapse vs the C's We review Bam's putrid past 4 games. We hear from the Man himself (HR.2) Can the Dolphins make themselves more "Tough" Jameis Winston continues his hot streak of being a National Treasure We attempt to convince Tobin to join Leroy in Cleveland Mike McDaniel reveals some Positive injury news for the Fins Tobin proposes a roster move and a wrinkle in the offense We close the Hour out assessing where the Damage has been Done! Bam Adebayo gets kicked by the English language... we turn up the silly sauce with a remix and walk through memory lane. JFig is having a morning with Avril Lavigne Presale tickets! The guys get into more conversations around Rockville, stars and top Rappers Marcos Mixed Bag! Jaylen Waddle on the cold not bothering him, Mario Cristobal tells Joe Rose that Miami deserves to be in with their 10-win season, Sebastian the Ibis has responded to ESPN reporter claiming she's clout chasing... JFig comes to defense! The guys go over and rate the mascots and their level of "horniness" Best or worst idea in sports? Rob Manfred is considering the Golden at-bat rule change. Should there be stipulations? JFig sends the group a breaking news post on Jimmy Butler's new Big Face Coffee shop opening this week in Miami... this led to an funny Instagram rabbit hole for Leroy. After mascots being horny... we find out citizens of Miami aren't far behind when enjoying a wild ride on elephants... on the beach?

Kevin Bunch, Benj Edwards, and Nate Lockhart enter the era of TTL circuits and early microprocessors as they celebrate the world of 1970s arcade games. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts For a very limited time, upgrade your wardrobe instantly and save 25% off during the @PublicRec Holiday Sale at www.publicrec.com/RETRO

 Andy and Mon-Chaio tackle the intriguing question: 'Are we friends?' in this episode of the TTL podcast. They explore the significance of workplace friendships, discussing how these relationships impact job satisfaction, organizational performance, and employee behavior. The hosts look into the role of physical proximity and shared experiences in fostering interdependence, and even touch on the potential challenges of managerial relationships with direct reports. Listeners will gain insights from research on the benefits and complexities of workplace friendships and may be surprised to learn about the nuanced effects of friendship on psychological safety and innovative behavior. Transcript: https://thettlpodcast.com/2024/11/10/sxey-2/ References Understanding Workplace Relationships - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-16640-2 Do we need friendship in the workplace? The effect on innovative behavior and mediating role of psychological safety - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-022-03949-4 Relationally Charged: How and When Workplace Friendship Facilitates Employee Interpersonal Citizenship - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00190/full

Giorgia Anile is the founder of The Toy Library, a wonderful peer to peer lending platform that not only saves on resources needed for new toys, but creates a sense of value in the sharing community for all ages. Keep an eye for in person swap events as well via their website or socials: Instagram @thetoylibraryireland or Facebook.Their next in-person swap event is Sunday the 8th of December which you can get tickets for here. [03:25] An intro from Giorgia and her journey from corporate work[12:45] How The Toy Library came about[15:55] What is a Toy Library?[18:45] Statistics of toy emissions & waste [23:30] Other services TTL offers[27:05] Giorgia's hope for the future of TTL & the benefits of a ‘White Label' app[31:15] What Giorgia thinks need to happen bottom up and top down for de-growth to happen[39:35] Tips for adults who want to get children gifts this Christmas in a sustainable, circular way[44:05] Imagining the futureAlso mentioned: Less is More bookRethink IrelandSharetribePlausable AnalyticsJiminy Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this new series, we chat with individual TTL participants about their life as a teenager in this exact moment. This episode features Jacquie, a teen in Zimbabwe, as she discusses new advocacy opportunities, difficult situations at school, public speaking and more. 

On this special episode of TTL, live from INBOUND, Savage dives deep on all things brand with Kate DiLeo, founder of The Brand Trifecta, and explores why simple messaging can land you more customers.Links to Learn More:Follow Kate DiLeo on LinkedInSubscribe to Talking Too Loud on WistiaWatch on YouTubeFollow Talking Too Loud on InstagramFollow Talking Too Loud on TikTokLove what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple! Leave us a review on Spotify!

I had AI write a description of the After Hours episodes for me and this is it, so I'm going with it: TTL After Hours is a feminist, sarcastic podcast where one woman shares witty, no-holds-barred stories from her life. With humor and unapologetic honesty, she navigates everyday challenges, blending sharp commentary with personal anecdotes. Work smarter, not harder, right? Please take the time to follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you enjoy the show, please like, follow, and subscribe from wherever you listen. TTL! TAGS: Afterhours // Male Entitlement // Breakups --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcastttl/support

On this special episode of TTL, live from INBOUND, Chris sits down with Ty Heath, Director of the B2B Institute at LinkedIn, to talk about the biggest opportunities and trends in B2B marketing today. Sprinkled counterintuitive takes and tips, tune in to discover the strategies and insights that will help your brand stay ahead of the marketing curve.Links to Learn More:Follow Ty on LinkedInSubscribe to Talking Too Loud on WistiaWatch on YouTubeFollow Talking Too Loud on InstagramFollow Talking Too Loud on TikTokLove what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple!Leave us a review on Spotify!

On this special episode of TTL, live from INBOUND, Savage sits down with HubSpot's Director of Customer Success, Daphne Costa Lopes, to talk about the ways AI and human connection are changing the industry.Links to Learn More:Follow Daphne on LinkedInSubscribe to Talking Too Loud on WistiaWatch on YouTubeFollow Talking Too Loud on InstagramFollow Talking Too Loud on TikTokLove what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple!Leave us a review on Spotify!

On this special episode of TTL, live from INBOUND, Savage dives into the world of content creation with Scott Clary, entrepreneur, investor, and host of the Success Story podcast. Spoiler alert: it's time to ramp up video and hop on the AI bandwagon.Links to Learn More:Follow Scott on LinkedInSubscribe to Talking Too Loud on WistiaWatch on YouTubeFollow Talking Too Loud on InstagramFollow Talking Too Loud on TikTokLove what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple!Leave us a review on Spotify!

On this special episode of TTL, live from INBOUND, Savage talks leveraging vertical videos on LinkedIn, tailoring messages to specific platforms, and more social media tips with social media strategist Dorien Morin-van Dam.Links to Learn More:Follow Dorien on LinkedInSubscribe to Talking Too Loud on WistiaWatch on YouTubeFollow Talking Too Loud on InstagramFollow Talking Too Loud on TikTokLove what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple! Leave us a review on Spotify!

On this special episode of TTL, live from INBOUND, Savage talks money myths and truths with Ladies Get Paid author and founder, Claire Wasserman.Links to Learn More:Follow Claire on LinkedInLearn more about Ladies Get PaidSubscribe to Talking Too Loud on WistiaWatch on YouTubeFollow Talking Too Loud on InstagramFollow Talking Too Loud on TikTokLove what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple! Leave us a review on Spotify!

On this special episode of TTL, live from INBOUND, Savage talks counterintuitive marketing moves and consumer behavior trends with behavioral science marketing expert Nancy Harhut.Links to Learn More:Follow Nancy on LinkedinLearn more about HBT MarketingSubscribe to Talking Too Loud on WistiaWatch on YouTubeFollow Talking Too Loud on InstagramFollow Talking Too Loud on TikTokLove what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple! Leave us a review on Spotify!

Tobin gets fleeced this past weekend! Adam Schefter suggests the Dolphins should call about Russell Wilson, Zach Wilson and Dorian Thompson-Robinson. The facts have changed, Leroy humbly apologizes to Russell Wilson! JFig and Marcos intoxicate the studio with specific smells, this somehow transitions into reality tv. The Bills destroyed the Jaguars 47 to 10, Josh Allen had 263 yards passing 4 touchdowns, Trevor Lawrence with 178 yards and 1 TD. Was Tobin always right to write him off? We go over Tobin's TTL on Carter Verhaeghe! Leroy and JFig are back to commercial break shenanigan's, he runs in to tell the tale. Barry Jackson reports Skylar Thompson couldn't dress himself after Sunday's loss due to rib injury. We continue to go over Skyler's performance, is there a fix for the Miami Dolphins? Pro Football Focus blamed the Dolphins QBs for 5 of the 6 sacks We get into Monday Night Football, The Commanders win a 38-33 thriller over the Bengals to drop Cincinnati to 0-3. The Miami Heat sign wing Nassir Little to a standard non guaranteed contract. Jimmy Butler was at the Netflix 'Starting 5' premiere with style. The guys give their "over and under" of games Jimmy is to play this season. We hear from Mario Cristobal who says the Canes have their foot on the gas!! We play our favorite Wednesday game and state where the "Damage is Done!" Commercial Break shenanigans continue while researching for Marcos' wedding venue. Tobin calls to question... Where is Mike McDaniel, will he answer for his crimes?!?! JFig tries to settle the situation once Brett Favre reveals his Parkinson's diagnosis. Jaime Foxx has to cut the live stream off with Jerry Jones because he started talking about his player's hog size... We leap into a Marcos Mixed Bag! Mario Cristobal on the Canes standard, Antonio Pierce sticking with Gardner Minshew, is it time to move on from Trevor Lawrence? Leroy loses all confidence when he mixes up a famous saying... Mike McDaniel speaks to the media, confirms Skyler is day to day. Is there a possibility of Tyler Huntley starting? JFig brings up Amazon Prime's new docuseries... FACEOFF: Inside the NHL Trailer! We go over Jimmy Butler's Media Day Hairstyle/Looks Odds. The show goes off the rails when Tobin tries to speak from "experience" Leroy bursts and reaches his boiling point when discussing the topic of Tua's return. We close the show with a montage with today's audio drops... leaving us in tears

Tobin gets fleeced this past weekend! Adam Schefter suggests the Dolphins should call about Russell Wilson, Zach Wilson and Dorian Thompson-Robinson. The facts have changed, Leroy humbly apologizes to Russell Wilson! JFig and Marcos intoxicate the studio with specific smells, this somehow transitions into reality tv. The Bills destroyed the Jaguars 47 to 10, Josh Allen had 263 yards passing 4 touchdowns, Trevor Lawrence with 178 yards and 1 TD. Was Tobin always right to write him off? We go over Tobin's TTL on Carter Verhaeghe! Leroy and JFig are back to commercial break shenanigan's, he runs in to tell the tale. Barry Jackson reports Skylar Thompson couldn't dress himself after Sunday's loss due to rib injury. We continue to go over Skyler's performance, is there a fix for the Miami Dolphins? Pro Football Focus blamed the Dolphins QBs for 5 of the 6 sacks

On this mini episode of Talking Too Loud, Savage and Sylvie serve up their loudest takes (sans guest) on the virtues of digital organization, the latest iOS update and Siri, Atomic Habits by James Clear, and adopting new habits in general. They also get pretty loud about TTL heading back to HubSpot's INBOUND conference and the Wistia music video that's hot off the presses. Links to Learn More:Follow Savage on LinkedInFollow Sylvie on LinkedInSubscribe to Talking Too Loud on WistiaWatch on YouTubeFollow Talking Too Loud on InstagramFollow Talking Too Loud on TikTokLove what you heard?Leave us a review on Apple! Leave us a review on Spotify!

In this new series, we chat with individual TTL participants about their life as a teenager in this exact moment. This episode features Saniya, a 16 year old from Canada, as she discusses familial pressures, starting her junior year of high school, racial dynamics in her city, pursuing soccer, and more. 

 In this episode of the TTL podcast, Andy and Mon-Chaio answer a listener's question regarding the Peter Principle and how to avoid its effects. They explore the origins of the Peter Principle from the 1969 book by Lawrence J. Peter and Raymond Hull, discussing its implications for organizational hierarchies. The hosts examine various examples and research findings that both support and challenge the existence of the Peter Principle, including a detailed look at a study on sales organizations. They also provide actionable insights for leaders on how to recognize the symptoms of this principle in themselves and their teams, and share practical strategies to ensure promotions are done thoughtfully. Listeners will learn a surprising method called 'Creative Incompetence' as a tactic to avoid being promoted beyond their competence level. References The Peter Principle - https://keinding.com/onewebmedia/The%20Peter%20Principle%20%28%20PDFDrive%20%29.pdf Promotions and the Peter Principle - https://academic.oup.com/qje/article/134/4/2085/5550760 The Peter Principle: A Theory of Decline - https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/379943

This week we start out with a TTL Spelling Bee: fueling edition. In the middle of the episode, we challenged ourselves to draw the TTL logo from memory (and with our eyes closed) We then move onto your wonderful questions about triathlon. This week we talk about:Cold plungesTraining plans for maximum funEssential items for van lifeBest type of bike for XTERRATTL PictionarySuper shoes and how effective they are for slower runnersClip-on aero bars on tapered handlebarsWhen to replace a saddleTri suit aerodynamics vs comfortHow to handle dogs and children in bike pathsAcclimating to crazy time zones for racesA big thank you to our podcast supporters who keep the podcast alive! To submit a question for the podcast, and to become a podcast supporter, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com/podcastSilca Link:Chain Waxing System

Finding your thing, your passion, your hobby — it's something so many teens and adults seek. Ellie, a teen based in New York City, was drawn to birds from a young age. Her interest has since blossomed into a much greater pursuit.   In this episode of TTL, we dive with Ellie into her bird world. We reflect on how to  translate what resonates with us into actions that connect us with ourselves, each other, and the natural world.

This week's episode, led by 15-year-old TTL contributor, Lydia, is about gun violence in U.S. schools and gun control. Teens based in the U.S. talk about their experiences with lock downs, lock down drills, and what they think needs to change in order to make our schools safer.  Check out March for Our lives to see how you can join a movement to make our schools safer.  https://marchforourlives.org/  

Summer break is wrapping up in the US and college application season is on the horizon for many high school seniors. This time can bring about immense pressure, stress, and self-doubt. It can also be very exciting. This episode documents the emotional dimensions of the application process for two college-bound TTL participants as they reflect on this past year.

 In this episode of the TTL podcast, the hosts, Andy and Mon Chiao, discuss the concept of 'Management Experience' and its distinction from 'Employee Experience.' They explore the importance of management surveys, the challenges of delegation, and ethical implications in a hierarchical setting. They debate the effectiveness of the proposed four pillars for Management Experience and propose their own set of principles. Listeners will learn about the roles of ethical leadership, alignment of work with organizational goals, and the importance of recognizing employees as individuals. References Introducing MX - Management Experience (TM)   - https://yanivpreiss.com/2024/06/29/introducing-mx-management-experience/ Manager Tools - https://www.manager-tools.com/manager-tools-basics

In times of stress, sadness, or loneliness, many of us turn to art to find solace and belonging. Whether it's a visual art practice, a musical experience, or a new hobby, creative pursuits can connect us to ourselves and others, supporting emotional wellbeing and mental health.   In this episode, the teens share how they use art in their lives. Our friends from culture therapy also share their experiences.    If you're interested in being part of art and  creativity centered online workshops, fill out this form. Also, check out culture therapy's Substack, along with TTL's new Substack!

This week we had a classic TTL episode for you. We played our new game "Shred or Bed" and then moved on to your questions. This week we talked about:Running without a watch.Bike setups to neutralize Eric, Paula, and Nick.Are carbon cycling shoes worth it? What benefit do they provide?Post 70.3 recovery for pro athletes.How do Eric and Paula cool down after their runs?TTL vs Eric and Paula.The ethics and legality of e-bikes on mountain bike trails.Romantic relationships in and out of triathlon.Thank you so much to our podcast supporters! To submit a question for the podcast, and to become a podcast supporter, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com/podcast

 In this episode of the TTL podcast, the hosts welcome Ed Morgan, founder of Gordian Knot, to discuss enhancing the hiring process for software engineers. Ed highlights the concept of 'sensemaking' and its impact on interview outcomes, stressing the importance of structured versus unstructured interviews. The trio touches on creating effective rubrics, the surprising resistance to change in hiring practices despite evidence, and the role of psychometrics. Listeners will learn practical steps to improve hiring accuracy and discover why structured interviews are statistically superior. Edward Morgan is the founder of Gordian Knot, a consulting firm that helps companies build high performance teams by improving their hiring processes and developing custom technical assessments. Visit www.gordianknot.company to learn more. References: Stubborn Reliance on Intuition and Subjectivity in Employee Selection - https://www.cs.jhu.edu/~misha/DIReadingSeminar/Papers/Highhouse08.pdf Belief in the unstructured interview: The persistence of an illusion - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/judgment-and-decision-making/article/belief-in-the-unstructured-interview-the-persistence-of-an-illusion/5BBA77932EF22EBEAA1E8020126A1925 A Meta-Analysis of Interrater and Internal Consistency Reliability of Selection Interviews - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/judgment-and-decision-making/article/belief-in-the-unstructured-interview-the-persistence-of-an-illusion/5BBA77932EF22EBEAA1E8020126A1925 Factors affecting employee performance: a systematic literature review - https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JAMR-06-2018-0052/full/html Telling stories to communicate the value of the pre-employment structured job interview - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335762542_Telling_stories_to_communicate_the_value_of_the_pre-employment_structured_job_interview Myers-Briggs Type Inventory - https://www.themyersbriggs.com/en-US/Products-and-Services/Myers-Briggs DiSC - https://www.discprofile.com/what-is-disc/disc-styles Big 5 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits

For several of us at TTL, games like Minecraft and Roblox offer expansive digital universes in which we can make our own worlds and find other people with shared interests. In this episode, we hear from TTL participants along with members of the ExperienceCraft community, who use Minecraft as way to connect in the face of grief. Check out ExperienceCraft and their parent organization, Connected Camps if you're looking for awesome ways to connect with teens interested in digital worlds and gaming!

Cat Talk! StarFig enters the studio to hype of the boys!!! We continue to take calls LIVE from the Elbo Room. Tobin walks back his Carter Verhaeghe comments yesterday...TTL. Paul Maurice gets handed the final puck to put up on the plaque in the Cats locker room!

 In this episode of the TTL podcast, Mon-Chaio and Andy review the recent Plato Elevate Conference in San Francisco. As a unique gathering focused on engineering leadership, Mon-Chaio shares his key takeaways from sessions on effective reorgs, experiments in culture engineering, and the innovative EngOS. The duo also explores the broader value of conferences, particularly the networking opportunities and on-the-ground experiences that often eclipse formal talks. Mon-Chaio highlights the significance of continuous learning for leaders and the practical applications discussed in various roundtable sessions. References Plato Elevate - https://www.platohq.com/events/elevate-2024 LeadDev - https://leaddev.com/ How to Create an Engineering OS for your Organization - https://refactoring.fm/p/how-to-create-an-engineering-os-for PSP and TSP - https://insights.sei.cmu.edu/library/team-software-process-tsp-and-personal-software-process-psp-materials/ SEI - https://www.sei.cmu.edu/ Rational Unified Process - https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/rational/web/datasheets/RUP_DS.pdf CITCON - https://citconf.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tactics-tech-leadership/message

It can be isolating and lonely to feel different from your peers, whether that's because of your identity, social and political beliefs, or simply the way you think about the world.   Fortunately, there are so many others out there who don't fit within various social norms who ar ealso working to construct community.   In this episode, TTL participants team up with hosts from the Future Perfect Project's podcast "I'm Feeling Queer Today" to explore what it means to be a "misfit," the strengths that come with being different, and how to find spaces where you belong.   While this episode is a celebration of Pride Month and the beauty of self acceptance, this conversation is for anyone who feels like they bump up against the status quo.   Thank you to Celeste, Emma, Lily, and Eric for joining us for this episode. Click the links below to learn more about their incredible work:  https://www.thefutureperfectproject.org/podcast https://www.thetrevorproject.org

Today we had a bit of a #lazysode and just decided to ask and answer a bunch of online Would You Rather questions. Wanna learn some more about us? Give it a listen. Please take the time to follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or email us at thunderthighspodcast@gmail.com. TTL! TAGS: Would You Rather // Lazycast // Comedy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcastttl/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcastttl/support

There are many factors to success and I have listed many in these podcasts, but the brutal reality is that it takes hard work.  Lots of it.  There isn't a silver bullet, no matter what every influencer, marketer, salesman, advertorial or Facebook campaign might try to convince you - and AI ain't gonna fix it either.  All I wish is that I could stop seeing the ads that tell me otherwise! Before all that, though, I head up the episode with a quick chat with Colin Jones, CEO of The Societies Of Photographers. This is one more in my series of interviews-from-the-photography-show (I need a snappier title) and it's interesting that once more, training and education are at the forefront of his thoughts. Also, I mention a brilliant app called EVOTO.AI in this episode.  At some point I'll do a deep-dive into it but rest-assured, this is well worth exploring if, like me, you create portraits for a living.  The guys have kindly given me a link you can use that gives you thirty free credits when you register: https://go.evoto.ai/PaulWilkinson One great thing about this app is that you only burn a credit up when export a finished image - you can test it out on as many as you like.  This means those thirty credits could be enough for you to play around with as many images as you want until you're happy and then go ahead and run an entire portrait session through!   Let me know what you think! Cheers P. If you enjoy this podcast, please head over to Mastering Portrait Photography, for more articles and videos about this beautiful industry. You can also read a full transcript of this episode. PLEASE also subscribe and leave us a review - we'd love to hear what you think! If there are any topics, you would like to hear, have questions we could answer or would like to come and be interviewed on the podcast, please contact me at paul@paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk.    Transcript EP153 It Takes Work And Life Would Be Boring Without Sarah Introduction to Colin Jones [00:00:00] I'm Colin Jones. I'm the CEO for the Society of Photographers. Excellent. It's lovely to see you as always, Colin. The Photography Show Experience [00:00:06] Tell me why you come to the photography show. Oh, the photography show is a great show. It's great to meet up with all the trade, seeing all the latest products and services in the industry and getting to network with other photographers. [00:00:17] It's a great show to come to. Passion for Photography [00:00:18] So, tell me why you love this industry so much. [00:00:21] Oh, I love the industry. I've always been part of the photography industry. It's been part of my family since my granddad and my dad, and it's an industry full of amazing people, creative people, uh, and, you know, so much passion for, for, for photography and for the craft of it. [00:00:35] And I love seeing people excel in the industry as well. [00:00:37] So that's all of the positives. Industry Improvements [00:00:38] But if, like everything, there was always things we could do better as an industry. If there's one thing, just one thing that you could change in this glorious passion of ours, what would it be? [00:00:48] I think I'd like to see photographers get more training, invest more time in training and more, more money in training. Uh, you know, I see, when we see people take that step and really invest in training to push not only their photography but their business, we see so much success. Uh, so I'd love to see training be more, , forefront of the industry. Importance of Training [00:01:04] When you're talking about training, what aspects do you think, photographers in the industry, certainly the industry we spend most of our time with, which is the UK industry, what do you think is the weak spot? Which direction do you think the development would be most applicable. [00:01:19] I think, uh, quite a lot of photographers, if they're in business, uh, that's where we see a lot of photographers really struggle getting clients through the door, marketing their services, uh, so that's, that's always been a big passion of mine, is getting photographers more training in the business side, but, you know, I, I genuinely think training of any kind, whether it's lighting and posing, or even just networking with your peers, uh, and getting training that way, just by talking to other photographers, uh, is a, is a real bonus. [00:01:43] Excellent. Interview Conclusion [00:01:43] Perfect answers, as always, from one of the nicest guys in the industry. Thank you, Colin. [00:01:47] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: Uh, so that is one more of those little interviews I did at the photography show earlier this year. That was Colin Jones, the CEO of the Societies Of, Photographers. It's always interesting talking to people like Colin. I mean, not just because he's a really lovely guy. But he hears from hundreds, possibly thousands of photographers, uh, on a scale that most of us can only imagine. [00:02:11] And yet the themes still seem to be consistent. [00:02:15] It's all about education. Podcast Introduction [00:02:17] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: And learning I'm Paul and this is the masteringportraitphotography.com podcast. [00:02:22] [00:02:36] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: Well, it's been three weeks since the last episode and yesterday, yesterday. Wedding Anniversary Anecdote [00:02:45] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: It was mine and Sarah's 21st wedding anniversary. She sent me a card and it simply said, imagine how boring life would be without me. Literally in quotes. Imagine how boring life would be without me. Well, this morning, She bit my toe, I was fast asleep. She bit my toe now I sleep with my feet. Out of the bottom of the duvet. [00:03:09] I've always done it. And I've no idea why, but I do. This morning. She bit my toe. And this isn't really a unique event. I think she probably does it a few times. A year I am asleep, then rudely I'm awakened. With pain. There is nothing in between those two moments except a searing sensation that someone has sunk their teeth. Into my big toe. I don't really know which bit hurts the most, the initial bite or the moments I react and pull away leaving tooth marks. This morning. She bit my toe. [00:03:46] It's true. Sarah is right. Imagine how life would be without her. Imagine how boring. It would be, frankly, I can't imagine it. I can't picture. How things would be without every morning. They're being the risk that she's going to sink her teeth into my toe. But Sarah is the person who makes me laugh the most. [00:04:07] She is the person who allows the extrovert in me out. She's the person who props me up when I'm down. And she's the person who keeps a lid on me. When I'm up. That sounds really weird, but you get the gist of it. Um, you know, I can be quite full on, I think, and it, Sarah, that just keeps things nice and steady. [00:04:28] And so thank you Sarah, for 21 years of marriage, 33 years of hilarity between the two of us. So, yes, life would be really boring without her. [00:04:41] Anyway, in the past three weeks, what has happened in our diary. Recent Portrait Sessions [00:04:46] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: Well there have been 22 different portrait sessions, which is lovely, including one, uh, just this morning, beautiful family. Uh, so a mom with her two children and her two grandchildren. Um, just lovely out in the sunshine, a quick drive over to their house. Shot in the garden. [00:05:05] What was funny about it was every single shot. She wanted her front door in the images. Which, uh, I've had sort of, you know, big Manor houses and different things about to be part of a shoot, but I've never had one where the front door has to be prominent, but it was a joyous shoot, beautiful people. [00:05:23] They made me very welcome. [00:05:24] Cannot wait to show them their pictures. And one of the two little girls -she's three years old -was wearing a Liverpool FC football strip. Now on two levels that just filled my heart, with joy. On the one level. It's Liverpool, which happens to be the team that I also have always supported all my life I've supported. [00:05:46] And when I say supported, what I mean is occasionally I've looked at their headlines and seen the score. Or occasionally, you know, a key match comes up and I might watch the first 20 minutes of it, before it gets way too stressful for me, and I leave the room. I'm not really a supporter in the supporter sense of the word. But if I'm ever, if ever I'm asked, and this is since I've been about five years old, it's been Liverpool. And she was wearing a kit this morning and the kit was almost identical to a kit I was bought for Christmas when I think I was about eight. There's something about the styling of the current, the current kit, the red with the white collar. The cut of it, the styling of it, that's almost exactly the same as it was all of those years ago when it was Kevin Keegan and the boys playing. And so that made me happy. [00:06:36] The main reason, it made me really happy. Is isn't it amazing. Oh, is it amazing or isn't it about time? [00:06:43] Maybe it's about time. Maybe we're just getting there. That a girl turned up at the door. She's three years old and she's a football fanatic. And I know now the way it will be for her is so very different, than for instance, if my sister, when she was that age wanted to play football. Now my, my sister, cause I was a drummer, my sister wanted to play drums, but the girl's school, she went to said that wasn't lady like. How heartbreaking is that? I know we're going back quite a long time, but how heartbreaking. Is that, that you can't do something. Because it's not lady like. You can't do something because because of your gender, it doesn't fit in. It's just ridiculous. [00:07:25] And so it is so heartwarming this morning. To see this little girl in bright red, bright red Liverpool football strip, kicking a ball around the garden and loving every single second of it. And unlike my sister, where I think life in that particular time. In the late eighties, early nineties. You know, Society's, it was sort of prevented things like that. I know this little kid that won't be the case. For her, at least. I trust it won't be the case for her. Hearing Dogs Shoots [00:07:57] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: So wonderful shoot this morning, 22 portraits shoots over the past three weeks, we'd done five Hearing Dogs shoots. Uh, two of those have been out on a location and they've been so joyous, so profoundly joyous. Um, the one yesterday was of one of our recipients whose Hearing Dog has essentially. Been a lifesaver. [00:08:18] I mean, I, I hear this quite a lot, but I really do think, uh, the lady I photographed with her dog yesterday, she's in her mid twenties. Um, Is just, was just an inspiration, really the relationship with the dog, the way they were, the joy that dog has brought, um, And it was just a magical shoot. And one of the things about these all, I mean, all portrait shoots, I think, but in particular with shoots like the Hearing Dogs is as much as I'm providing a service, as much as I'm providing images that they can use for fundraising and publicity and PR and marketing and all of these things. Is, they provide me with a sense of, what's the right word, they energize me. They give me energy and positivity. I come away from these shoots so much more full of life than I do when I arrive at them. I just think. It's just incredible. The joy that a photography can bring, not just to the people I'm photographing, but also, uh, to me. [00:09:22] Uh, we've had five cleanse that was a bit abrupt, sorry about that. I don't know. I maybe I just couldn't think of a good point to wind up on, but being a portrait photographer is a thing of joy. [00:09:33] It is a thing of life is a thing of positivity and energy. Um, and I suppose that's what I'm trying to get to. It really is something, but it's not a one way street. I get as much energy and joy out of these shoots as my client's do. Client Reveals and Workshops [00:09:48] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: Uh, we've also had five client reveals. Uh, just wonderful. I love it when the clients come to see that images, we never quite certain what we're going to sell. But, uh, it's just a lovely thing to see the reaction to people when they see their pictures sometimes surprise. In fact, nearly, always surprise at how beautiful the pictures can be, I don't know why they're surprised they've come to us. They've come to us because they've seen what I can do for others. Um, and yet still the surprise very often it's clients who've been to us before, and they're still surprised. Maybe I should work harder at explaining what we, what we do, but that element of surprise. It's a lovely thing when it's done in the, in the reveal room and tomorrow we've got a little wedding, it was just a two person wedding uh, who are coming to see their pictures. And again, massively looking forward to that. Uh, we've run one one-on-one masterclass. [00:10:37] I love the one-on-one masterclasses. Because of course, every topic, every topic can be on the table. We don't need to worry about. Uh, suiting or fulfilling the requirements of four or five people. It's just one person and we can play, we can talk, uh, we can jump between different topics. We can try different things out depending on their needs. [00:10:57] Anything from business all the way through to how to prep your files for Photoshop. It doesn't really make any difference to us. And so for that, it's just a wonderful thing to do. [00:11:07] We've also done a, an off-camera flash workshop. Now the off-camera flash workshops are by far the hardest. Even this morning, a little shoot. Um, when I met bumped into the little girl, Uh, in her Liverpool outfit, Liverpool kit. I decided one of the shots we would do would be, uh, like a FIFA or UEFA. Uh, footballer's pose because all footballers are contracted to do these things so that when, uh, the, the, the TV companies roll out or, or show the team list or whatever, or feature a player, there's footage of every player walking into shot and standing a very particular way, they lit a very particular way. Um, and you can do that quite happily out in the garden with some off-camera flash. [00:11:50] So even this morning I was using. Off camera flash, and you have to sort of pause a little bit and think, okay. And you, you have to build the shot setting by setting. Then it's not as straightforward as it is just using TTL. You could just use TTL on your flash guns. Uh, but you get sort of slightly erratic results if you do that. You have to understand how, uh, the shutter speed, the aperture, the ISO, they all interact to give you the output you're looking for. And this morning absolutely nailed it. But when you're trying to teach it, trying to get those principles across in a way that is clear, a way that is concise and a way that is repeatable so that you will delegates can leave. And use that, those techniques themselves. Isn't trivial. [00:12:41] It's the, of all the things we teach here at the studio, I think. It's the hardest. And I know it's the hardest because when I'm suddenly faced with having to get the settings right for myself on a shoot, invariably I'll change the wrong thing at the wrong moment. And it's like, oh, bugger. bugger Having to go back. And figure it out. Uh, so it was, it was lovely to do a brilliant day, lots of laughter and one that Sarah was away for. [00:13:07] So thank you to Katie and James who stepped in. And Katie stepped into the role of, of Sarah, because she had to go and look after my in-laws new puppy for eight days, honestly, she's come back exhausted that, that Sarah, that is not the puppy. Uh, she's come back. Absolutely exhausted. The puppy goes to sleep at midnight. The puppy wakes up at six and there's very little in between. It's on and off. Uh, and it's on from 6:00 AM to midnight and it's off from midnight til six. She was absolutely shattered. So, uh, she was away the week when we running the workshop, unfortunately. And it couldn't be helped, not a lot of sidestepping, but Katie, thank you very much for stepping in. And being sort of a surrogate, Sarah and helping me make sure that everything ran. Uh, smoothly. BIPP Qualifications Judging [00:13:53] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: Uh, also this last week we have done a full day of qualifications judging for the BIPP, the British Institute of Professional Photography. Um, It's a wonderful thing. Qualifications are such an amazing thing to be a part of. And I mean, that from both sides of the line. [00:14:12] I kind of draw inspiration from the candidates, the people putting their images in for assessment and I draw inspiration from the judges, but in very different ways. [00:14:24] The candidates, of course. It takes quite a lot of bravery, I think, to submit your images. I mean, we've all been through it, but it still is quite a thing to do. To submit your images in for assessment as qualification, because you don't know, you don't truly know, even the mentors don't truly know, whether a panel is going to be successful or not. [00:14:45] , we did eight panels in a day. I'm chairing it. [00:14:48] So I'm not really a judge in that sense anymore. I chair it and make sure it's run smoothly And the process is meticulous in the way we do it, so that it's fair and equitable for every single candidate. [00:15:03] Firstly, the candidate sets up their panel and the judges, get to assess the images. At the end of that first assessment , we take a vote. Then have a discussion and then we take a second vote. And the reason we do it like that is so that the judges get to make up their minds independently with no influence. They're just assessing the images on their own. And on an individual basis. Then we vote. And then as a discussion and in that discussion, It's about the judging team, the panel of judges arriving at a decision that is, a combination of their own independent view and the views of the other four judges. And it's important that it's done like that because every judge has a different experience, different influences and skills for how they assess the images. [00:15:53] And so when the judges talk, each judge gets the opportunity to address the panel, and talk about why they think their decision is the right one. But they're also listening to the other four judges and taking into account, maybe things they haven't noticed or maybe things that they just don't prioritize quite the same way. [00:16:17] And listening to these six judges or five at a time, but the six judges in discourse, listening, giving their views, knowing when to be brave and when to stand their ground, but also know when to flex, and acknowledge that may be another photographer, another judge has more experience in an area or a spotted, something that they haven't, that that was exhilarating in the extreme, because the panel of judges each time there was a discussion , they came to decision and the whole panel doesn't have to be unanimous, but the whole panel of judges respects and understands the outcome of the process. [00:16:56] Now, of course the delegate might not. That is other candidate rather than might not. That is true. And it wasn't a hundred percent pass, uh, in terms of each of the panels. And it's always heartbreaking. I wish the candidates could see behind the curtain while we come to the decision. That's not part of the process that we've opened up just yet. Um, that may come in the future as we get our arms around a way of doing that, that is. Uh, fair. But genuinely when a panel was unsuccessful, you could almost hear everybody in the room, you can almost hear their hearts. Breaking. [00:17:37] When we say, we're sorry. We mean it. Because we would love every single panel to be a successful panel. We would love that. But in the end. It's a, it's a balancing act between making sure that we reward the endeavor, we reward the work. But the standards have to be high. They have to be. Consistent. They have to be something that when people look at the letters you put on the wall. They mean something and sadly they can only mean something. [00:18:12] If we hold our ground, on, uh, the standards, the process, and the reasons why certain panels will succeed where other panels may not make it this particular time, but what an absolute what an absolute privilege to be in the room with those judges, looking at those panels, the panels were stunning. Even the ones that were unsuccessful this time round, the panels were stunning. [00:18:34] So a huge, thank you. To the six judges who came and provided their skills, their eyes, their experience to, assess each of the candidates work [00:18:47] And what a beautiful thing to be a part of. [00:18:50] Um, what else? What have I written in my notes? Personal Reflections and Future Plans [00:18:52] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: So, yeah, I've drank a little too much this week and exercised a little too little. That's something I'm now feeling very guilty about. And this afternoon, it's Saturday afternoon. And I sat and thought. Shall I go home and get on the exercise, bike or shall I record a podcast. [00:19:06] And I thought, oh, I better record this podcast, but trust me when this is recorded. I'm going to go home and do a little bit more exercise than I have this week. This week I've barely slept. I've been working in London. I've been working in Essex. I've been working here locally. This stuff has got to go out. [00:19:23] I've written an article for professional photo magazine, big shout out to those guys, by the way, the online magazine looks fantastic that's Professional. Uh, Photo Magazine. Uh, but what, uh, what a week it has been, [00:19:36] uh, final note, . Final note this week. Um, it's been a real run of it just at the moment in that. Product Reviews and Recommendations [00:19:43] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: Lots of photographic suppliers have been approaching us to feature their product on either the podcast or masteringportraitphotography.com, or just getting it into our hands so that we can talk about it. And I have a really strict policy here, um, that I'll only talk about things and promote things that I use that are part of our business, part of our workflow, because if they are worth talking about, then trust me. I've already had a look I'm already using it. [00:20:11] So this one has, this came in yesterday. Um, and I'll put the link in the show notes. We use a bit of software, or we've been exploring a bit of software called EVOTO - E V O T O, which is it's an AI retouching package. [00:20:27] Now I know I can feel a few of you are hackles going up and bloomin' AI. retouching automated and all of those things. Why do I like it? Well, I like it because you have total control. So in the same way that we use actions in Photoshop, we put up, um, check layers. And do dodging and burning. This takes some of that drudgery out. [00:20:50] I say, drudgery that, sorry, that sounds dreadful. I don't mean it to sound like that because actually I love retouching. Balancing Business and Creativity [00:20:56] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: I love it when I've got an hour. And a beautiful picture that I can just work up, but my business model, doesn't allow me to do that for 22 portrait shoots in three weeks. It just doesn't. [00:21:08] Now I could outsource it, I suppose. But I've never been really that happy with the results when I've done that. I find, I find things, come back, just looking a little bit plastic. Um, of course I could pay really high-end retouches, but I work in social photography, not commercial retouching. Obviously, if it's going to be the cover of Vogue, I can spend thousands on a single image being retouched, but that's not my world. [00:21:31] My world is a very solid, very dynamic, very successful social photography. Uh, outfit and. Although I like the images to have a really high fashion look for an awful lot of my work, trying to find techniques to do that quickly is not straightforward. Discovering EVOTO: A Game-Changer for Retouching [00:21:48] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: Um, so when EVOTO suddenly emerged a few months ago, it's still sort of in beta, at least a lot of the functions are. Um, it's E V O T O you can go download it. [00:21:59] Um, this particular piece of software allows you a huge amount of control and there are two. Uh, bits of Photoshopping that I really don't enjoy. I don't mind. I love I say. I don't mind. I love skin retouching. I love working at the colors. I love all of that side of it. I really don't like fixing crosshairs, and I don't like fixing creased clothes. [00:22:21] So there's a two things there, there are others, but those are two things I really just find irritating for whatever reason. EVOTO Features and Benefits [00:22:28] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: Well, EVOTO on its own, it would be worth the effort of just fixing those, um, it does crosshairs brilliantly and it will take the majority of creases out of pretty much any type of clothing. [00:22:41] And even if that was all it did, that would be worth the money, but it does so much more. It helps me in so many ways. It's helping us automate and create a higher finish. But it's still looking natural, still looking like they, the images haven't been retouched, I'll do a deep dive into it at some point. Uh, but the guys have been in touch, and I do have a promo code. Uh, if you fancy it again. Uh, put that in the notes, but it's https://go.evoto.ai/PaulWilkinson capital P capital w all one word, Paul Wilkinson. And if you go there and sign up. Uh, you will get 30 free credits, which allow you to have a play. [00:23:28] So you'll get 30 free credits. The other thing about the software, which I really like is that you pay to finish the image so you can load it up with as many images as you like and run your, your settings on it and run. Basically all of that, the whole of the software. But you only get charged when you export the finished images out. [00:23:50] Now it's not perfect yet. Uh, only works on certain types of files. It won't work on PSD files. It works on TIFs or RAW files. Uh, or JPEGs, but trust me, it's an absolute godsend. Uh, particularly if you don't overuse it, if you just keep on the right side of the line. The images look natural, they look polished. They look finished. That you've got no crosshairs and even the clothes can get a little bit of an iron. So I'll put that link in the show notes. And if you follow the link, you will get, uh, 30 free credits. By the way, I get no kickback on this. I'm getting nothing out of it. It's just, I talked to the guys. Because I use the software. And I said I would happily, uh, promote it because I think it's, it's absolutely. Uh, brilliant. [00:24:37] And then anybody, the whole point of this podcast is to make life a little bit easier for anybody, uh, doing portrait. Uh, photography. Navigating the Photography Business Landscape [00:24:44] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: So anyway, on to what is, I suppose, as much as it ever is the topic of a podcast, these are just, you know, It's the diary of a working pro in stuff that occurs to me as we, as I get all my life. Um, but here's the primary topic of this particular. Uh, podcast and in a sense. It's a little bit of a moan. I just, I don't like to moan. [00:25:07] It's not my style, but this is just a little bit of a protest protest. Sounds better than moan. Maybe. A little bit of a protest. Evaluating Business Advice and Authenticity [00:25:15] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: Which is the sheer number of adverts I get in all of my social feeds with people telling me they have the answer. They can make my photography business successful. They can find me thousands of clients. [00:25:29] They have a six-figure photographic business. They can tell me how they did it. No one, no one has the answer. It's all lots of small parts. And when I'm looking for help, I look basically for three. Three things more or less. And these. These are three things that it would have to have if I'm going to use someone for some help. [00:25:48] Firstly, do I admire their pictures? Do I admire their pictures? Do I want or understand why they create what they do? Is it something. That's in tune. With me and what I want. [00:26:01] A couple of people have come into our studio and said, well, you could do it like this, you could turn the whole space into two working studios, have two photographers in each run, eight shoots. Uh, in each, uh, part of your space per day, that's 16 shoots. Per day, you need to get a sales team onto the calls, do cold calling to lead generation, and you could run a multi-million pound business. Well, I could. But I don't want to. Because those photos are not the photos that I want to take. Um, and besides I want to take them, I love creating pictures. That's part of why we do this. The idea of not creating pictures anymore is not part of my business plan. What I've got to always figure out is how to make this business as profitable as I can, given the caveat, I left a very well-paid job in the city to do it. I left a career and a life of money and shares and shareholder value, and watching stock markets and being a partner in a firm. [00:26:56] I left all of that behind me because it wasn't, what I wanted. What I wanted to do was create beautiful images and make life just a little bit better for people myself included. Um, so that the idea of doing that, so. I will only ever look for someone who's creating pictures. I truly admire. [00:27:12] Secondly, , does that business, the business they're describing, does it look like my business vision? [00:27:18] So whatever it is, they're trying to sell me. Is that part of my vision. [00:27:23] And thirdly, do I like the person who purports to give me that information. [00:27:29] If those three things are true, there may be, I'll dig into it a little bit further, but if any, one of those isn't true. I'm not going there. And I get so many ads with people, waving their camera around, telling me some number or rather. You know, I don't know. [00:27:43] I've created a six figure business in three weeks. Um, I did it all from the comfort of my own home. I mean, there's even ads. Now I get the, tell me they don't need a photographer. You can set up. A headshot business without ever using a photographer. And if I get one more of those ads from someone who clearly doesn't understand. What. Personal branding really is it's the clue is in the title, personal. It's not AI generated. [00:28:09] I know you can change hairdos and suits. And I use AI everywhere. Trust me. But there's a big difference in the, if you think about the one word you have to have in personal branding, authenticity is at the heart of it. An AI can't give you that. I mean, you can't synthesize authenticity. There's no such thing. Synthetic authenticity is an oxymoron, it is not a thing it's either authentic or ain't. So, uh, I'm sort of very. They're very cynical about those things and they, and these people are always waving a camera around at me, sometimes with the lens cup still on. I assume that it's because the Metta or social media algorithms reward, people waving a camera around. [00:28:53] So it gets it higher up in my feed and it definitely works as long as it's aimed at me. So I've got hundreds of these things. And they're always, there was a very particular type of person. They're always very bouncy and extrovert and energetic. And I like that. I'm bouncy and energetic and extrovert. Um, but I'd like to know, that their business has been running for 10 years or 15 years. [00:29:17] I'd like to know. That they consistently do these pictures with real clients, the kind of clients that we find, the kind of clients that are in tune with our business. Um, Now of course, when I dig into them and actually have a hunt around. 99% of them are paper thin. There's nothing underneath there's no, it's not substantiated by any real world. Business acumen or business experience. Some of them will have been successful, but you can feel that they are now going into training because the success of the business has probably beginning to wane. [00:29:51] I'm looking for a long-term sustained business. If what I want to run is a longterm sustained business. I'm looking for somebody who can do what I want to do. Um, Now it is true. It is true that you can be a great coach without being a sporting star on your own or vocal coach to rockstars. They're not quite the same thing, being good at something and being able to coach in it. Not quite the same thing as being a star in it. [00:30:18] I understand that. But I really do want to know that the war stories I'm going to learn from are real, that someone's been out there, someone's done it. That they've walked the walk and ideally are still walking the walk I'd much rather learn from a business than from a trainer. If you get what I mean. I want to go to a consultant . Who's still running up business. They're still learning. They're still evolving. I mean, goodness knows. In the UK, we're about to go into a general election. The dates of that have just been released, and if there's one thing I know about elections and anything sort of like, um, referenda, anything like that. Is the phones, just go that little bit quieter. So no matter what happens up until July the fourth, which is the election date, I know that the market will be ever so slightly suppressed because people don't wake up during election campaigning and think first as they wake up, I need to get some photos. That's just not what happens. [00:31:16] People wake up and thinks, you know, What's Rishi Sunak said today, or where are we headed with the election or any one of a million other things, but photography just gets down the list a little bit, further. So I know we're about to go into a quiet period and what I want is someone who's been through that knows that's what's coming knows that the little intricacies of running a business over a long period of time are far more than you can do something like this in 42 days, or in just three weeks, you can have this success or with just one camera and one lens and working from home, you can telemarket to a thousand people. [00:31:49] I don't care about any of that. What I want to know is do they run a business that looks a little bit like mine? And I know that they've been there, seen it, done it and are still doing it. Um, now. The Importance of Hard Work and Superpowers [00:32:00] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: A couple of episodes ago, I talked about four things, four things, I think are consistent to successful. Photographers that's energy, optimism, enthusiasm, and confidence. [00:32:12] I stand by that. They're very much there, but they're not all of it. And I did say that in a podcast, they're just the foundation stones. That, not the whole building there. The bit. They're the bedrock or the foundation, everything can be built on, but they are not. The whole building, maybe I'll get over the coming months to talk about each of the different areas that I think you probably need to get to map it out. [00:32:35] Maybe that'd be a good idea. if I draw it all out. Uh, maybe actually create a little bit, maybe I should stand in front of a camera and wave my camera around with my lens cap on and say, I've got the answer for you. I don't, I don't have the answer. I've just spotted some things that are consistent with people who are successful, energy, optimism, enthusiasm, and confidence. But you'll also need some other stuff. [00:32:58] And one of them is just hard work over a period of time. Call it, practice. Call it graft, call it wherever you want. It's doing it over a long period of time so that you have your chops down. You graft at it. You'll get some breaks. You'll miss some breaks. You'll have a bit of good luck, you know, have a little bit of bad luck. That's life. There isn't a silver bullet for this, and you really do need to plow through it. So these little ads that come up and say, I've got the answer for you in the next three weeks, you can do this. Um, then just, I'm just doubtful. [00:33:32] I certainly don't buy into them. And every time I have sort of investigated, they've come up short now we all have superpowers. We do. But we don't all have the same superpowers and there's no one superpower you need, you need a suite of them. But you can't have everything. It's just not possible to be good at everything. Um, my superpowers, I suppose, are I am a grafter I work hard. I can read light. I love, I love technology. I know it's slightly ironic that I'm muttering about some of the AI stuff given I've got a PhD in AI. I adore technology. And I get on with people. Well, mostly I get on with people. But I am not for instance, an avant-garde creative photographer. I'm not edgy. I'm not a visionary. I'm certainly not a master, of marketing or a sales. [00:34:22] I'm non of those things, but I work hard. At it, I love doing it. And so I do a lot of it. And I particularly love being amongst people. And I love being amongst people when I've got a camera. And if I'm, I suppose I, if I think about it, I can create a portrait. In almost any light. If I can see it. Well, probably I can use it. Those are my superpowers, but everyone will have different superpowers. Some of you will be amazing at business. Some of us will be amazing at marketing and sales. Some of us will be amazing photo shoppers. And fine artists things that I'm not. Um, but that's my superpower. Those are my superpowers. Uh, I'm a grafter can read light love tech and I get on well with people. [00:35:07] But even then in and of itself. that's not enough. It's a damn good start, but it's not enough. I've got to learn and I have learned as much as I can about everything else. I'm still learning. I'm still on that journey. We're still running. Uh, business that I've learned how to do it alongside Sarah. Sarah. and myself, we've worked out how to do it. [00:35:27] We've had a corporate background. So we were exposed to the fundamental principles of running businesses, which is really useful. But I've learnt how to run our little business, how to sell. We've learned how to sell stuff. We've learned how to market, we've learnt how to do those things. Using what I would consider to be natural tools. Um, so using the S the superpowers that we have, the ability to get on well with people, the ability to create a picture, actually, after that, you don't need to do too much on the sales side, a couple of little bits and pieces. [00:35:55] There are techniques. But for us, we've just lent into our natural talents. Um, of really liking our clients and really enjoying being there with them and really enjoying, creating images of them. Uh, and so that's how we've learned how to run a business and we're still learning. [00:36:12] But I do wish I could stop receiving ads from people, waving a camera at me telling me that they all 25 years old of them. Are the answer. Well, they may be the answer, but they're not the answer. that I would look for. They can't change my business only I can change my business and I'm very, very picky. About who I take advice from. Final Thoughts and Farewell [00:36:37] Paul - Studio Rode Broadcaster V3: Anyway, thank you for listening. [00:36:39] If you have enjoyed this, please do let us know. Please do leave us a rating on iTunes or wherever it is, you get your podcasts and also please do subscribe. So the minute we publish the next one. Bang. There is. In your in-tray or in your list, on your library, on your latest or on your alerts or wherever it is. That it pings up when you listen to your podcasts, please also head over to mastering portrait photography.com, which is. the spiritual home of this podcast. But also of course includes a ton of stuff all about the love. The passion, the creativity in the business of mastering. Portrait photography. If you're curious about any of the workshops and one-on-one masterclasses that we run, um, where there's a whole suite of them. I go back to the thing I said earlier, though. If you think we're the kind of thing you'd like to do. [00:37:23] If we creating pictures that you'd like to learn how to do, and if you think actually you'd like to learn it from us. And then please do head over to, uh, paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk. And there you will find the, um, Coaching section, but just Google paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk workshops and you will find us. [00:37:41] So on that happy note, I'm going to go, I think. And have a beer in the sunshine with my wife. And lament the fact that I've got one very sore, big toe. Whatever else you do. Be kind to yourself. Take care.

Grown-ups can often talk about teens and social media in a way that fails to capture real teens' experiences.The directors of the Center For Digital Thriving (CDT) are different — they get it. In this episode, TTL teens meet with CDT directors Emily and Carrie to discuss the mental gymnastics of navigating our relationships with tech and social media.    We hope this episode can inspire more conversations about teens and tech that are grounded in the experiences of teens themselves. For resources check out the Center for Digital Thriving resources page at: https://digitalthriving.gse.harvard.edu/resources/

Become a monthly subscriber for just $1.99 per month and receive an additional two to three episodes per week!https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/exclusive-contentIn this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl tests Jack's knowledge of common texting acronyms.Transcript:00:00:00JackHey A-Z listeners, this is Jack here.00:00:03JackAnd if you would like to become a an exclusive subscriber to the show, you can hit the link in the description and that will take you to our Red Circle page, where for $1.99 a month you will get access to an extra two or three episodes each week.00:00:23JackAnd be careful, don't hit that donation button if you want to become an exclusive subscriber because the donation button is just a one time donation. However, the exclusive subscriber button will give you access to the extra two or three episodes.00:00:42JackEach week.00:00:44JackSo make sure you hit that exclusive subscriber button if you want access to the extra episodes.00:00:52JackNow let's get on with the show.00:00:55JackWelcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we are under the vocabulary spotlight.00:01:05JackAnd social is going to test me on my knowledge of testing accurate and I'm sorry texting.00:01:15XochitlExcellent.00:01:16JackAcronyms like like.00:01:17JackText.00:01:18JackTexting words or whatever I guess. Or texting language.00:01:20XochitlYes, finally explaining in a way, it's like you just you don't use the whole phrase or the whole words. You just use like a few letters to represent the word. So that's like what it is.00:01:32JackExactly, yeah.00:01:35XochitlAnd I have a six here so.00:01:38XochitlSo let's get started. I'm ready to tear you up because you really got me with the Canadian one was that Aussie one wasn't a total failure, the Canadian one.00:01:39XochitlOK.00:01:46JackNo, you did better on the Aussie one than you did with the Canadian slang, which is kind of surprising.00:01:51XochitlI know and.00:01:52XochitlCanadian and I've been to Canada and I don't even have any like Austin friends and I have Canadian friends as messy, but.00:01:58JackWe share a border with Canada, you know.00:02:01XochitlAnd I have a a close Canadian friend or a couple maybe, and I don't have like any Aussie friends I can think of, but I just ruined. I just ruined the Canadian one.00:02:10JackWell, I'll give a I'll.00:02:11JackGive a shout out to teacher Paul Paul the the the grammar detective.00:02:17JackIf you don't know his uh YouTube channel, check it out. For sure. The grammar detective best grammar teacher on the Internet. He sent me a message about that episode and said basically those Canadian terms are very like rural. You know, they're not. It's like.00:02:35JackOK.00:02:37JackAnd even most Canadian people don't use those terms. It's very much.00:02:41JackLike like hillbillies you know? Kind of like, yeah, people that live in the countryside might.00:02:47XochitlWithout in the sticks as you say.00:02:49JackIn the sticks, right? Yeah. Hillbillies is not a the right way to say that, but.00:02:55XochitlI think in sticks isn't either, but in the sticks are just a term we use for people who.00:02:59XochitlLive out in the country.00:03:00JackYeah.00:03:02JackCountry folk, you know, country people that are not, you know, maybe college educated, you know, high school educated only use those kinds of terms.00:03:12JackAnd it's it's not very they're not very common in in regular.00:03:17JackRight. But actually it's not actually.00:03:17XochitlSpeech in Sydney.00:03:19XochitlHas to do with the level of education. I think it's more just like it's kind of like colloquial language, like it's a regional dialect kind of thing, right? Oh, yeah.00:03:29JackYeah, yeah, yeah, very, very. You know, the central Canada, very rural farm farmers and things like that, so.00:03:40JackDon't feel bad about that one. The Ozzy slaying is much more common. I think throughout the whole country, I would say from from, just from knowing Australian people that grew up in cities, they use a lot of those terms, all the.00:03:52XochitlTime so you know.00:03:55XochitlAll right. Well, that makes me feel better and I'm ready to rip you up with these.00:04:02XochitlI, YK, YK what does that stand for?00:04:08JackIYKYK.00:04:10XochitlYeah.00:04:13JackI, YK, YK.00:04:18JackWait, you.00:04:21JackNo, I I'm.00:04:25JackI'm keeping.00:04:27XochitlThank you. I like it.00:04:27XochitlIYYK.00:04:34JackI'm your.00:04:38XochitlKind.00:04:40JackOK, like bad, this is bad. You give up your.00:04:44JackI don't. I'm gonna say uncle on this one. I have no idea. I'm. I give up.00:04:49XochitlGreat. If you know you know.00:04:52JackOhh if you know you know what? When? What's the context for using that? Like give me give me like an example.00:04:54발표자No.00:05:00XochitlHere's an example. Let's say that.00:05:04XochitlI use a specific product for people with curly hair and I post a picture of it online and say oh, this is the goat which remember is like the greatest one of all time. It's a IYKYK if you know, you know. So if you use this product or if you also have curly hair, you know.00:05:15JackYeah. The best. Yeah, yeah.00:05:24XochitlIf you know you know.00:05:26JackOK.00:05:28JackOr like.00:05:29JackIt sounds like another example like if you don't know well now you know.00:05:34JackThat's uh from a song, OK?00:05:34발표자No.00:05:35XochitlLike, yeah, if you know, you know, with is like, you're talking to people who also know. So like your audience. So like or let's say you post a picture of like slide chicken from a local place, but it looks a really certain way. And you're like, this is the best fried chicken in Atlanta if you know, you.00:05:38JackNow.00:05:52XochitlNo.00:05:53JackOhh, so you're you're in the secret club basically.00:05:56XochitlKinda. Yeah. Yeah, you're.00:05:57JackOK, OK.00:05:58JackIn the Super pub you're talking to other people, no?00:05:59JackIf you're in the secret club, you know. Yeah. You know. You. OK OK. If you know, you know, and then you show a picture of, like a club, you know, like a the sign on the on the on the the dance club or something. And if you don't know.00:06:13JackYou're not. You're not in the group. You're you're kind of.00:06:15XochitlRight. You're talking to other people who know if you know, you know, your audience is the other.00:06:20XochitlOh no. And then everyone's, like, laugh reacting and go. Yeah, that's the best. And everyone who doesn't know doesn't know. So.00:06:26JackYeah, they're like, what's that? Tell me about that. Like, sorry, secret, you know.00:06:31XochitlMm-hmm. Alright, Jack. And next one, BFR, BFR.00:06:31XochitlOK.00:06:39JackBut PSR best friends forever. Really.00:06:45XochitlNo.00:06:49JackUse my.00:06:49JackI mean, that's a big guess. That's a good guess.00:06:50JackThat's my VFR, my best friend for forever. Really my best friend forever, really.00:06:57XochitlWell, I would have that. That's good. I mean, I probably would have said best friend for real or something like that.00:07:02XochitlBut that but.00:07:04XochitlThat's not what it means though. It means be for freaking real.00:07:09JackOhh be for freaking.00:07:10XochitlSo it's like if someone says.00:07:11XochitlOK.00:07:15XochitlYou know, I'm trying to think of a good example.00:07:17JackLike, stop, stop being fake. Stop, you know.00:07:21XochitlNot playing play G for real, you know, be real.00:07:22JackStop playing.00:07:24JackBe for freaking real. Yeah, be honest. Like be be be real. Yeah. Be be for real. Yeah.00:07:29XochitlRight, these are freaking real. But so for our listeners, I would say just use either BFR to mean be for real or.00:07:40XochitlIf you're using BFR, make sure it's like pure or whatever, because freaking can be replaced by a curse word. Yeah, so you don't want to send to your professor B for freaking real. You know what I mean? That's not what your boss hey B for freaking real man, that is not appropriate, but.00:07:46JackYeah, that's more.00:07:57JackYeah, cause freaking is not the word. There's another word that starts with F that's a much more we we don't use that in the ABC English podcast because we are we're we're child friendly here on the on the.00:08:07XochitlI'm sorry, right?00:08:10XochitlGray.00:08:10JackThe podcast. But yeah, it's beautiful.00:08:12XochitlAlso, be even be for real is kind of like uh, like a call out. So you don't want to use it.00:08:17XochitlWith anyone but you.00:08:18JackYeah, I would.00:08:18JackOnly use it with like you know like friends and yeah, for real.00:08:21XochitlYour friends or your peers, or someone that you like hate in a petty way and it's like not that serious. Like, yeah, so be for real, be for freaking real. Alright, next 1LB S.00:08:27JackYeah.00:08:31JackNo.00:08:37XochitlOhh yes.00:08:41XochitlI think I got a Jack on this. I'm I'm proud.00:08:43JackI'm getting. I'm getting smoked here. This is terrible. OB S.00:08:51JackLatter Day Saints.00:08:56XochitlThat was terrible. No laughing but serious.00:09:01JackOhh that what does that mean now? Why am I laughing but serious?00:09:01XochitlLaughing.00:09:03JackSo then it will.00:09:07XochitlUM, let's say you're like, uh, oh man, your boss in Korea was terrible. And I'm I'm saying laughing but serious. Like I'm. I'm curious about it, but it's so bad. It's funny at this point.00:09:20JackSo it's like I don't know what whether to laugh or cry, so I'm just going to laugh like that.00:09:25XochitlA little bit or like or you say.00:09:31XochitlUh, I use this with one of my friends a lot, but let's say she's like, oh, man, that restaurant was terrible. And I'm like, I know that made me sick laughing but serious. Like, I'm kind of joking about it, but I'm for real. Like I'm being honest. So that was terrible. You know what? I.00:09:46JackYeah, I can. I can.00:09:46XochitlMean. I'm not kidding.00:09:47JackChuckle about it, but it really did make me angry, you know, like, I'm serious about it.00:09:52XochitlYeah.00:09:54XochitlRight, like uh, I'm joking, but I. But it's true. Like I'm making a joke out of a real situation kind of laughing, but.00:10:01JackOK, OK.00:10:02XochitlYeah. So that makes sense.00:10:04XochitlOK, TNT L.00:10:09Xochitl2.00:10:13XochitlToo, too nice to learn, too, too too.00:10:19Xochitl290 to to to to limbo 2.00:10:25JackThat was bad. Oh my God.00:10:27XochitlThat's the worst. Two too. Too late No2 TN.00:10:33XochitlYeah, yeah.00:10:34XochitlToo, too nice.00:10:37Xochitl2.00:10:43JackLie too nice to lie. She's TNT L She's too nice to lie.00:10:48XochitlDoes not make any sense. No. Trying not to laugh.00:10:52발표자Ohh God.00:10:54XochitlYeah.00:10:54JackIt's so easy. What? What happened to me?00:10:56XochitlI was. I was in. I think you just over. I was going to tell you. You definitely were overcomplicating it for yourself. Like, say you had the principles you send your your friend a message. Like man I owe to the principal's office. And I was in a lot of trouble.00:11:08XochitlBut I was TNT L trying not to laugh because, like, maybe you pulled the prank and now you're getting scolded and you're trying to laugh about it.00:11:15JackOK. OK. Yeah. Yeah. So for example, something like UM.00:11:23JackYou know my my roommate, my roommate spilled a a Diet Coke on his lap.00:11:24JackOh man, did you see that girl?00:11:30JackTop.00:11:31JackAnd I'm sitting here in the living room, NTL, trying not to laugh you.00:11:33JackIt's funny.00:11:37JackKnow something like that.00:11:39XochitlYeah. Or like, say, someone falls, you know, in a funny way. And you're like, man, I was worried about them. So I was TNT L trying not to laugh because it was funny after all.00:11:47JackBecause if you laugh, it's going to make them feel bad. But you're just like you're you're holding it in. You're biting your lip.00:11:52XochitlOr you don't want to look like a jerk. You know what I mean? But you're hoping it.00:11:55XochitlDidn't cause it was funny, yeah.00:11:59XochitlYeah. Alright, YANK.00:12:06XochitlOK.00:12:10JackWho?00:12:12XochitlYnk.00:12:13JackWhy? Why, why? OK. Sorry, sorry.00:12:19XochitlY&K.00:12:21XochitlYou're not.00:12:28JackThis is just a total fail. I'm such a fail. I'm so I'm so I'm so I'm so embarrassed that like my age is is just showing so obviously here.00:12:31JackIn the Canada episode I got back, I got back.00:12:43JackI'm having good time though.00:12:45JackWhat year did join this TNT L?00:12:50JackI'm not even trying at this place.00:12:51JackHe's not even TTL. Yeah, she's NT NTL.00:12:56XochitlNot not the last.00:12:57JackLet's see. I've got no idea. I I know what Y2K was, but that happened in 2000. So before you were born.00:13:04XochitlLike he was after I was born. Yeah. You never know. You never know.00:13:09JackYou never know, yeah.00:13:11XochitlNo.00:13:13JackIs. Is Julie coming to the party? Ohh. You never know. She might show up, right?00:13:20JackWould would that work?00:13:21JackI think he well.00:13:22XochitlA little, maybe more like a.00:13:24XochitlYeah.00:13:26XochitlMan, I don't think I'm going to get into Harvard. And your friends like YNK. You never know you could.00:13:33XochitlYou know anything is possible. You never know.00:13:34XochitlYou.00:13:37JackYeah, yeah. Bob isn't gonna ask me to the prom.00:13:42JackY&K. You never know. Yeah, OK.00:13:43Xochitl1.00:13:46XochitlYeah, alright. I'm gonna throw you a bone here. I think you'll know this one and it's going to be extradited.00:13:48XochitlThanks.00:13:52JackIs it lol? I mean if it's lol then I can get it I think right?00:13:54JackNo.00:13:58XochitlIMHO.00:14:01JackOhh I know this one. I know this one I.00:14:07JackWhat is it IMHO?00:14:11JackUM means uh.00:14:14JackIMHO I failed this test.00:14:17JackIn my honest opinion, I failed this test.00:14:22XochitlOhh, so close Jack so close in my humble opinion.00:14:27JackAh, is that what you need? Humble. No.00:14:30JackYes, this is my humble opinion.00:14:34XochitlWhat?00:14:35JackWhy do I?00:14:36JackWhy did I always think it was in?00:14:37JackMy honest opinion.00:14:38XochitlI guess they weren't. Either way, in my honest opinion, and well, it works either way, but yeah, it's.00:14:40JackYeah.00:14:43JackBut it makes more.00:14:44JackSense to say, in my humble opinion.00:14:46JackLike cause it makes you like more. It makes you humble. Like it's better like you know, instead of just being honest, yeah.00:14:50XochitlYeah, I'd say in my, yeah, it's more like, you know, I'm not saying this is 100% right, but this is just my humble opinion.00:14:59JackIt's more protective of your of your.00:14:59XochitlSo that's why.00:15:02JackLike, yeah, it's more protective of you. Like, if you're saying, in my honest opinion, blah, blah, blah, then you're wrong.00:15:08JackYou might look.00:15:08XochitlLike more of a jerk also. But like in my humble opinion is like this is just what I'm humbly offering as my opinion. But I'm not saying I'm it's right or wrong either way, yeah.00:15:18JackOK, OK. I get half point half credit for that one.00:15:19JackBut I think they.00:15:22XochitlYeah, you get half credit, alright, listeners, if you enjoyed watching me destroy Jack this time around, finally I got my venture. Then leave a comment down below. It really helps us with visibility at A-Z englishpodcast.com shoot us an e-mail. We love listening to listen your emails at azspodcast@gmail.com or join the WeChat.00:15:42XochitlThose groups to talk to Jack and I directly and we'll see you next time. Bye.00:15:47JackBye bye. 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