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Retirement Expert Walter Young, Explains How Modern Retirement Is Dead as We Know It and How Using this Unexpected Asset with Actuarial Science Can Fix It.Watch the Video on Youtube for Visuals - https://youtu.be/5iyIPs4VI0wConnect with Walter Young: Walter@thefifthoption.comWant a Whole Life Insurance Policy? Go Here: https://bttr.ly/bw-yt-aa-clarityWant Us To Review Your Permanent Life Insurance Policy? Click Here: https://bttr.ly/yt-policy-reviewWant More Free Whole Life Insurance Resources & Education? Go Here: https://bttr.ly/yt-bw-vaultLearn More About BetterWealth: https://betterwealth.comTimestamps:0:00 Introduction: The Fear of Running Out of Money 1:05 Walter Young, Author of The Fifth Option 2:36 Getting to Retirement vs. Getting Through Retirement 4:48 Accumulation vs. Distribution 5:39 Retirement Income Planning Is Hard 6:17 Cash Flow Focus and Financial Freedom 7:22 A History of Retirement 8:15 Three-Legged Stool of Retirement 9:22 Longevity Magnifies Risk 11:20 Scarcity Mindset 12:33 Personal Finance vs. Corporate Finance 14:11 Desert Island Dilemma 17:22 Sequence of Return Risk and Averages 20:35 The 4% Rule 23:15 Four Frustrating Options 24:43 The Fifth Option Strategies 25:29 Beat the Bear Approach 27:16 Bucketing Strategy 28:59 Pension 2.0 32:44 Disclaimers Before Diving into the Math 35:31 Income Efficiency Test 36:58 What Is Actuarial Science? 39:38 Scenario 1: A 25-Year-Old with Traditional Planning 43:36 The Fifth Option Applied: Beat the Bear Approach 46:30 Net Worth vs. Cash Flow 49:12 The Fifth Option Applied: Pension 2.0 53:30 Pension Max Conversation 57:35 Traditional Balance vs Portfolio Balance 1:00:39 Age 35 with Traditional Planning 1:06:03 4 years in Cash Value 1:10:10 Comparison 1:11:43 Age 45 Planning 1:18:32 How much money do I need to get that $133,000 at 8%? 1:24:00 Tax-Free Cash Flow 1:24:50 Age 55 Planning 1:31:17 Where does actuarial science not help somebody? 1:33:20 Final ThoughtsDISCLAIMER: https://bttr.ly/aapolicy*This video is for entertainment purposes only and is not financial or legal advice. Financial Advice Disclaimer: All content on this channel is for education, discussion, and illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as professional financial advice or recommendation. Should you need such advice, consult a licensed financial or tax advisor. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of the information on this channel. Neither host nor guests can be held responsible for any direct or incidental loss incurred by applying any of the information offered.

For episode 119 we have show host @NosaEke give us a mix of modern R&B, Neo-soul & more. Visuals available for streaming on YouTube Music that moves you #SoundsBySa - Ep. 119 Full tracklist available in YouTube description (Track IDs)

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While Anthropic and the Pentagon fought, OpenAI swooped in to secure a big deal. But at what cost? And while it seemed like the entire AI news world was wrapped up in the Anthropic-Trump-OpenAI drama, the rest of big tech went nuts. Microsoft teased something agentic, Claude actually shipped it, and Perplexity dropped probably its most important product to date. This week's theme apparently: drama and agents. We'll get you caught up on all of the AI News That Matters.

For the first time, Google has publicly designated a core update as a "Discover Core Update," signaling a major shift in how content is surfaced to users. In this podcast episode of the We Don't PLAY!™️ Podcast, host Favour Obasi-ike, MBA, MS, unpacks the groundbreaking February 2026 Google Core Update with 200+ people in the Clubhouse Audio LIVE! room.This update, which rolled out over 22 days, emphasizes a move towards a more personalized, AI-driven, and visually-oriented search experience. Favour explains that the Discover feed functions like a recommendation engine for the entire web, proactively suggesting content based on a user's interests and online behavior, rather than just reacting to search queries. This means the success of your content is now heavily influenced by the end-user's activity.The episode delves into the critical importance of creating "people-first" content — content that is helpful, reliable, and genuinely valuable to the audience. Favour warns against the use of clickbait and spammy headlines, as the new algorithm is designed to penalize such practices.Furthermore, the discussion highlights the often-overlooked but crucial role of technical SEO. Using a real-world client example and citing HubSpot's past struggles with a core update, Favour illustrates how a weak technical foundation can undermine even the best content strategy.The episode provides a comprehensive overview of what this update means for businesses and marketers, offering actionable advice on how to adapt and thrive. 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A New Era of Search: The February 2026 Google Core Update is the first to be publicly named a "Discover Core Update," marking a significant shift towards a proactive, AI-powered content recommendation system.2. Content is Still King, but Context is Queen: The update prioritizes "people-first" content that is helpful, reliable, and engaging. The focus is on user intent and value, not just keywords.3. Technical SEO is Non-Negotiable: A solid technical foundation is more critical than ever. Issues with hosting, server response times, and website structure can severely impact your visibility.4. The Power of Personalization: The Discover feed is driven by user behavior and interests. This means your content's reach is now directly tied to how well it resonates with individual users.5. Visuals are Vital: The "Discover" update is inherently visual. High-quality, optimized images and videos are essential for capturing attention and driving engagement in the Discover feed.6. Say Goodbye to Gimmicks: Clickbait, spammy headlines, and other manipulative tactics will be actively penalized. Authenticity and value are the new currency of SEO.7. Embrace an Omnichannel Strategy: Relying solely on Google for traffic is a risky strategy. Building a strong presence across multiple platforms, including social media and email, is key to long-term, sustainable growth.Timestamps[00:00] Introduction to the Google Core Update[01:07] Google's First Publicly Labeled "Discover Core Update"[02:02] Timeline of the February 2026 Update[04:04] The Importance of Technical SEO[05:00] Case Study: HubSpot's Traffic Loss[06:02] The Lack of Information on Core Updates[08:12] Details of the Discover Core Update[10:15] The Role of AI in the Update[13:01] Impact on Different Industries[16:20] The "People-First" Content Strategy[20:01] The Importance of Visual Content[25:54] How User Activity Influences Search Results[27:37] Avoiding Clickbait and Spam[28:06] The Future of Search and ContentMemorable Quotes[01:07 - 01:19] "This is the first time Google has ever publicly mentioned about an update like this, especially to the open, because this doesn't usually happen all the time."[04:19 - 04:26] "I want to know about the core things that's going to either make or break your business online, especially when it comes to AI."[27:43 - 27:47] "You're going to avoid, avoid, avoid, avoid, avoid, avoid, by all means, avoid clickbait."[28:03 - 28:06] "If you're not people-first, it's gonna be quite hard."[26:11 - 26:15] "So the ball is not even in your court anymore. If you really think about it, the ball is in the activity of the user's court."FAQs1. What is the Google Discover Core Update?The February 2026 Google Discover Core Update is a major algorithm change that focuses on personalizing the content shown in the Google Discover feed. It uses AI to proactively recommend articles, videos, and other content based on a user's interests and online behavior, rather than just responding to search queries.2. What is "people-first" content?"People-first" content is content created primarily to provide value to the reader, rather than to rank in search engines. It should be helpful, reliable, well-written, and address the user's needs and interests. This is in contrast to content that is stuffed with keywords or uses clickbait headlines to attract clicks.3. Why is technical SEO important for this update?Technical SEO ensures that your website has a solid foundation for Google to crawl, index, and understand your content. With the Discover update, technical factors like site speed, mobile-friendliness, and structured data are more important than ever for getting your content recommended to users.4. How can I optimize my content for Google Discover?To optimize for Discover, focus on creating high-quality, people-first content with compelling headlines and high-quality images. Understand your audience's interests and create content that aligns with them. Also, ensure your website is technically sound and provides a good user experience.5. What are the key takeaways from the February 2026 update?The key takeaways are to prioritize people-first content, invest in technical SEO, embrace visual content, avoid clickbait, and build an omni-channel marketing strategy to reduce reliance on a single traffic source.More ResourcesGoogle Search Status DashboardGoogle Discover Core Update BlogWork and PLAY! Blog - What is SEO?Work and PLAY! Blog - Technical SEO CourseWe Don't PLAY!™️ Podcast Episode - Social Media Organic StrategiesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Nelson Nash Interview That Was Never Released. Caleb Guilliams has a candid conversation with Nelson Nash, the creator of the infinite banking concept and the author of, Becoming Your Own Banker, about how Nelson came up with the idea, why he wrote the book, and how him and his family use the infinite banking concept in their own lives.Watch the Video on Youtube for Visuals - https://youtu.be/j7D0z506W74Want a Whole Life Insurance Policy for Infinite Banking? Go Here: https://bttr.ly/bw-yt-aa-clarityWant Us To Review Your Permanent Life Insurance Policy? Click Here: https://bttr.ly/yt-policy-reviewMore FREE Infinite Banking Resources & Education: https://bttr.ly/yt-bw-vaultLearn More About BetterWealth: https://betterwealth.comTimestamps:0:00 Intro2:01 Interview BeginsDISCLAIMER: https://bttr.ly/aapolicy*This video is for entertainment purposes only and is not financial or legal advice. Financial Advice Disclaimer: All content on this channel is for education, discussion, and illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as professional financial advice or recommendation. Should you need such advice, consult a licensed financial or tax advisor. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of the information on this channel. Neither host nor guests can be held responsible for any direct or incidental loss incurred by applying any of the information offered.

(00:00:00) Introduction (00:09:12) Development History (00:21:01) Visuals and Art Style (00:37:21) Mechanics (01:03:12) Music and Sound (01:21:50) Story, TV Ads, and Stuck on the PS3 (01:36:15) Wrapping Up Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also click here to join the free Discord server or connect with the show on Bluesky and Instagram!Hey, all! Pixel Project Radio here!To break up Fighting Game February, Rick and Bill (Gaming and Collecting; 3DO Experience; Geek Addicts) jump into the 3D Kingdom of Dotnia in 3D Dot Game Heroes! This game—with credits from Fromsoft and Atlus!—was released to general favorability in 2009 but never made a notable impression. Perhaps this is why it's marooned on the PS3 and the PS3 only to this day! This is a very special game, and in this episode Rick and Bill break down why it deserves far more love than it gets: the infectious music, the self-referential and -parodic writing, the gorgeous marriage of 2D and 3D, and more. 3D Dot Game Heroes does so much right. It deserves more recognition—and we're gonna tell you about it! Hope you love the show today. Enjoy!Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!

Welcome to Nerd Alert, a series of special episodes bridging the gap between marketing academia and practitioners. We're breaking down highly involved, complex research into plain language and takeaways any marketer can use.In this episode, Elena and Rob explore why narrative ads work even when they say little about the product. The answer lies in image fluency. How easily a story can be pictured shapes how much people like the ad and the brand behind it.Topics covered:  [01:05] "Image Fluency and Narrative Advertising Effects"[01:55] The four steps of ad processing[03:00] How matching visuals change brand attitudes[03:55] Familiar vs. unfamiliar story scenarios[04:35] How to make your ads easier to imagine[05:00] Why clarity matters more than originality  To learn more, visit marketingarchitects.com/podcast or subscribe to our newsletter at marketingarchitects.com/newsletter.  Resources: Chang, C. (2013). Imagery fluency and narrative advertising effects. Journal of Advertising, 42(1), 54–68. https://doi.org/10.1080/00913367.2012.749087  Get more research-backed marketing strategies by subscribing to The Marketing Architects on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

In this week's episode, we speak with Philippa Edwards, head of special education, and Haley Moran-Green, speech pathologist, who have been collaborating on how to improve classroom engagement for students with complex communication needs (CCN), in a central Queensland school. Haley and Philippa discuss how they supported teachers to understand how to create an aided language display (ADL) specific to the lesson plan and the positive impact this has had on teachers and students alike. Resources: Kent-Walsh, J., & Mcnaughton, D. (2005). Communication Partner Instruction in AAC: Present Practices and Future Directions. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 21(3), 195–204. https://doi.org/10.1080/07434610400006646 Senner, J., & Baud, M. (2016). The Use of an Eight-Step Instructional Model to Train School Staff in Partner-Augmented Input. Communication Disorders Quarterly. 38. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525740116651251 SPA resources: If you are looking for more AAC learning opportunities SPA members can access these at members prices: AAC skills lab series: https://learninghub.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/topclass/topclass.do?expand-OfferingDetails-Offeringid=1644067 Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and offers our respect to Elders, across all times and places. The Speak Up podcast recognises the central role of yarning and oral storytelling in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, how this translates to knowledge translation, and that colonisation has interrupted these practices of Language and knowledge sharing. The Speak Up podcast acknowledges the need for truth-telling and deep listening, the central role that Language plays in connecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with Culture, Country, and Community, and the interwoven nature of health, and social and emotional wellbeing. We recognise that the Traditional Owners of the Lands across Australia have been here since time immemorial, and that their sovereignty over this land, was never ceded. Free access to transcripts for podcast episodes are available via the SPA Learning Hub (https://learninghub.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/), you will need to sign in or create an account. For more information, please see our Bio or for further enquiries, email speakuppodcast@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au Disclaimer: © (2026) The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited. All rights reserved. Important Notice, Please read: The views expressed in this presentation and reproduced in these materials are not necessarily the views of, or endorsed by, The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited (“the Association”). The Association makes no warranty or representation in relation to the content, currency or accuracy of any of the materials comprised in this recording. The Association expressly disclaims any and all liability (including liability for negligence) in respect of use of these materials and the information contained within them. The Association recommends you seek independent professional advice prior to making any decision involving matters outlined in this recording including in any of the materials referred to or otherwise incorporated into this recording. Except as otherwise stated, copyright and all other intellectual property rights comprised in the presentation and these materials, remain the exclusive property of the Association. Except with the Association's prior written approval you must not, in whole or part, reproduce, modify, adapt, distribute, publish or electronically communicate (including by online means) this recording or any of these materials.

Ranking which of the most popular wealth gurus on the internet can actually make you rich if you follow their advice. From Dave Ramsey, Alex Hormozi, & The Money Guy Show, to the more controversial figures like Graham Stephan, Caleb Hammer, and Tai Lopez.Watch the Video on Youtube for Visuals - https://youtu.be/vxp9xJvpsmoWant a Whole Life Insurance Policy? Go Here: https://bttr.ly/bw-yt-aa-clarityWant Us To Review Your Permanent Life Insurance Policy? Click Here: https://bttr.ly/yt-policy-reviewWant More Free Whole Life Insurance Resources & Education? Go Here: https://bttr.ly/yt-bw-vaultLearn More About BetterWealth: https://betterwealth.comTimestamps:00:00 Introduction and Disclaimers 00:53 Ranking Tai Lopez (D Tier) 01:41 Ranking Morgan Housel (S Tier) 02:43 Ranking Graham Stephan (B Tier) 03:43 Ranking Robert Kiyosaki (A Tier) 04:43 Ranking Suze Orman (C Tier) 05:39 Ranking Alex Hormozi (S Tier) 07:14 Ranking Andrew Tate (D Tier) 08:39 Ranking Humphrey Yang (B Tier) 09:51 Ranking The Money Guy Show (A Tier) 11:45 Ranking Grant Cardone (C Tier) 13:24 Ranking Ramit Sethi (S Tier) 15:16 Ranking Patrick Bet-David (B Tier) 16:42 Ranking Dave Ramsey (C Tier)18:45 Ranking Andrei Jikh (C Tier) 19:58 Ranking Caleb Hammer (C Tier) 21:26 ConclusionDISCLAIMER: https://bttr.ly/aapolicy*This video is for entertainment purposes only and is not financial or legal advice. Financial Advice Disclaimer: All content on this channel is for education, discussion, and illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as professional financial advice or recommendation. Should you need such advice, consult a licensed financial or tax advisor. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of the information on this channel. Neither host nor guests can be held responsible for any direct or incidental loss incurred by applying any of the information offered.

Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Analytic⁠⁠Join The Normandy For Additional Bonus Audio And Visual Content For All Things Nme+! Join Here: ⁠⁠https://ow.ly/msoH50WCu0K⁠⁠The latest segment of Notorious Mass Effect dives deep into God of War: Sons of Sparta, the surprise shadow-dropped PS5 exclusive from Santa Monica Studio and Mega Cat Studios. Released February 12, 2026, for $29.99, this 2D action-platformer—marketed as a Metroidvania—explores young Kratos during his Spartan Agoge training alongside brother Deimos, framed by adult Kratos (voiced by T.C. Carson) narrating to Calliope.Analytic Dreamz breaks down the core premise, gameplay execution, and franchise implications. The ~12-hour experience features light/heavy attacks, parry/dodge mechanics, color-coded enemy attacks, and "Gifts from Olympus" abilities like double jump and slingshot. Exploration includes interconnected maps, collectibles (owls, lore, olive trees), optional bosses, and upgrades via blood orbs.Critically, it holds a 69 Metacritic / 70 OpenCritic score—the lowest in the 20+ year God of War series—praised for brotherhood themes and retro style but criticized for stiff combat lacking impact, shallow Metroidvania elements, limited backtracking encouragement, repetitive story loops, and basic progression. Visuals sit between retro and modern but lack cinematic scale. The co-op controversy—initial listings implied full campaign support, but it's limited to post-game challenge mode—sparked confusion and refund requests.User scores sit higher at 8.2, with some quick Platinum achievements. Analytic Dreamz examines if this low-risk spin-off serves as franchise maintenance amid Greek trilogy remake news, or falls short of mainline prestige.Tune in as Analytic Dreamz delivers a concise, no-holds-barred breakdown of this polarizing entry—serviceable but forgettable for many, yet a nostalgic Greek-era return for fans.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/exclusive-contentPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Is IBC with Ameritas a good choice? In this videos, Caleb Guilliams and Alden Armstrong review Ameritas Life Insurance Company for Infinite Banking, breaking down the companies COMDEX ratings, dividend performance, best policy designs, pros and cons, and more!Watch the Video on Youtube for Visuals - https://youtu.be/akA5o9eVIZkWant a Life Insurance Policy? Go Here: https://bttr.ly/bw-yt-aa-clarity Want FREE Whole Life Insurance Resources & Education? Go Here: https://bttr.ly/yt-bw-vaultWant the IBC Company Guide Book: Click Here: https://bttr.ly/ibc-guide Want Us To Review Your Permanent Life Insurance Policy? Click Here: https://bttr.ly/yt-policy-review Learn More About BetterWealth: https://betterwealth.com DISCLAIMER: https://bttr.ly/aapolicy *This video is for entertainment purposes only and is not financial or legal advice. Financial Advice Disclaimer: All content on this channel is for education, discussion, and illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as professional financial advice or recommendation. Should you need such advice, consult a licensed financial or tax advisor. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of the information on this channel. Neither host nor guests can be held responsible for any direct or incidental loss incurred by applying any of the information offered.

Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-104-gavin-lesterPodcast #104 features the funny and super talented Gavin Lester, partner and CCO at Zambezi advertising.Gavin is the fourth in our series of America specials and brought not just great stories, but as the episode progressed, we realised he and Dan had been to school together which was hilarious. What's more, he and Hugh knew each other from BBH days in London when Gavin and Ant (his partner at the time) were running through walls with Jonathan Glazer for Levi's.The bulk of our chat was around Liquid I.V. and the Times Square takeover - one of the most audacious stunts ever attempted in this iconic space. Every digital billboard was synced to displayed an ‘error' message to mimic a dehydration ‘glitch'. And then at exactly 4:00 p.m.—rebranded as ‘I.V. O'Clock' —the screens refreshed to a vibrant brand display while 50 Kiwibot robots distributed samples to the crowd.We also discussed the Traeger Wood Fired Grills campaign, which turned a billboard into a ‘Grillboard', (vegetarians may want to skip this bit) Each day, an animal disappeared from the farm below the billboard and showed up in all its delicious glory on the ‘Grillboard.' Amplified on social media and with tonnes of pr, this single Grillboard pulled nearly every marketing lever and won a shit ton of awards.We talked about Gavin's art too, which is f***ing cool. Highly conceptual, witty, provocative - much like the man himself - we hope one day to own ‘A Lester'. For now we managed a selfie with the artist, adman and lovable chap.Thanks so much Gav for coming on, it was a blast. Look us up next time you're over.And as ever, huge thanks to all our sponsors, who make the show possible:Bauer Media OutdoorView2FillSuper OptimalGAS Music

Things emerge…and we might be property. Today we're taking a wild ride through Charles Fort's classic: The Book of the Damned. If you're not a Plus Member yet, become one and enjoy: TheHighersideChats.com/plus-membership or subscribe via Patreon: http://patreon.com/thehighersidechats?fan_landing=true VISUALS:   The post THC+ Book Report | The Book of the Damned by Charles Fort appeared first on The Higherside Chats.

Who's really shaping political change? It's not who you think! In this episode of Culture Changers, I sit down with political strategist and digital organizer, Liz Minnella, the powerhouse who coined the term "The Katies," apolitical lifestyle influencers quietly leading a revolution in persuasion and cultural change.How do suburban moms sharing sourdough recipes and get ready with me videos are actually shifting election outcomes and outpacing traditional political voices?. Liz Minnella, founder of Connect Forward, breaks down the real impact of micro-influencers, why culture always outruns policy, and how lifestyle creators are three times more persuasive than political talking heads (yes, there's Harvard and Columbia research to prove it).We get into everything: influencer culture, viral political shifts, the genius behind the Katies, Charlie Kirk, the ripple effect of TikTok and Instagram organizing, and why genuine, unexpected voices are winning America's messaging war. We dive into the power of permission structures, the psychology of changing your mind, and why dunking on people who are waking up is the fastest way to lose.If you care about politics, influence, pop culture, or just want to know the real levers of power today, this episode will change how you see everything. Come for the smart strategies, stay for the spicy, irreverent insights.We talk about:Influence of apolitical lifestyle influencers (“The Katies”)Power shift: social media vs. traditional politicsEmotional toll and resilience in activismThe culture war's effect on political shiftsThe persuasive power of non-political creatorsImportance of cultural narratives and imageryBridging divides and the value of empathyTimestamps:00:00 Taking Action Through Personal Skills06:19 Culture Drives Political Change14:52 Charlie Kirk's Influence19:04 Morality, Visuals, and Mindset Shift26:51 Authenticity vs. Influencer Constraints38:47 Reflecting on Politics and Relationships44:39 Tribalism vs. Globalization Power Play48:43 Cultural Clash and Political Strategy52:01 Cultural War: Obamas vs Trumps—---------------------------------------------------------To Connect With Liz:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizaminnella/Substack: https://substack.com/@lizaminnellaTo Connect With Me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allison__hareLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonhare/Website: https://allisonhare.comBook a free podcast clarity call with Allison: https://allisonhare.com/freecall Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff.Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: allison@allisonhare.com

Send a textWhat if every student in your world language classroom was actively engaged, supported, and confident in using the target language?In this practical and inspiring conversation, Sally Barnes shares the powerful framework behind the 7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive World Language Classroom. Rooted in research on comprehensible input, student engagement, and low-stress output, Sally offers clear routines and strategies that work across levels, languages, and curricula—so teachers can build sustainable, proficiency-driven classrooms where everyone is doing everything.

“You can create a virtual board of directors that will have different expertises and that will come up with ideas that a given person may not come up with.” – Felipe Csaszar About Felipe Csaszar Felipe Csaszar is the Alexander M. Nick Professor and chair of the Strategy Area at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He has published and held senior editorial roles in top academic journals including Strategy Science, Management Science, and Organization Science, and is co-editor of the upcoming Handbook of AI and Strategy. Webiste: papers.ssrn.com LinkedIn Profile: Felipe Csaszar University Profile: Felipe Csaszar What you will learn How AI transforms the three core cognitive operations in strategic decision making: search, representation, and aggregation. The powerful ways large language models (LLMs) can enhance and speed up strategic search beyond human capabilities. The concept and importance of different types of representations—internal, external, and distributed—in strategy formulation. How AI assists in both visualizing strategists' mental models and expanding the complexity of strategic frameworks. Experimental findings showing AI's ability to generate and evaluate business strategies, often matching or outperforming humans. Emerging best practices and challenges in human-AI collaboration for more effective strategy processes. The anticipated growth in framework complexity as AI removes traditional human memory constraints in strategic planning. Why explainability and prediction quality in AI-driven strategy will become central, shaping the future of strategic foresight and decision-making. Episode Resources Transcript Ross Dawson: Felipe, it’s a delight to have you on the show. Felipe Csaszar: Oh, the pleasure is mine, Ross. Thank you very much for inviting me. Ross Dawson: So many, many interesting things for us to dive into. But one of the themes that you’ve been doing a lot of research and work on recently is the role of AI in strategic decision making. Of course, humans have been traditionally the ones responsible for strategy, and presumably will continue to be for some time. However, AI can play a role. Perhaps set the scene a little bit first in how you see this evolving. Felipe Csaszar: Yeah, yeah. So, as you say, strategic decision making so far has always been a human task. People have been in charge of picking the strategy of a firm, of a startup, of anything, and AI opens a possibility that now you could have humans helped by AI, and maybe at some point, AI is designing the strategies of companies. One way of thinking about why this may be the case is to think about the cognitive operations that are involved in strategic decision making. Before AI, that was my research—how people came up with strategies. There are three main cognitive operations. One is to search: you try different things, you try different ideas, until you find one which is good enough—that is searching. The other is representing: you think about the world from a given perspective, and from that perspective, there’s a clear solution, at least for you. That’s another way of coming up with strategies. And then another one is aggregating: you have different opinions of different people, and you have to combine them. This can be done in different ways, but a typical one is to use the majority rule or unanimity rule sometimes. In reality, the way in which you combine ideas is much more complicated than that—you take parts of ideas, you pick and choose, and you combine something. So there are these three operations: search, representation, and aggregation. And it turns out that AI can change each one of those. Let’s go one by one. So, search: now AIs, the current LLMs, they know much more about any domain than most people. There’s no one who has read as much as an LLM, and they are quite fast, and you can have multiple LLMs doing things at the same time. So LLMs can search faster than humans and farther away, because you can only search things which you are familiar with, while an LLM is familiar with many, many things that we are not familiar with. So they can search faster and farther than humans—a big effect on search. Then, representation: a typical example before AI about the value of representations is the story of Merrill Lynch. The big idea of Merrill Lynch was how good a bank would look if it was like a supermarket. That’s a shift in representations. You know how a bank looks like, but now you’re thinking of the bank from the perspective of a supermarket, and that leads to a number of changes in how you organize the bank, and that was the big idea of Mr. Merrill Lynch, and the rest is history. That’s very difficult for a human—to change representations. People don’t like changing; it’s very difficult for them, while for an AI, it’s automatic, it’s free. You change their prompt, and immediately you will have a problem looked at from a different representation. And then the last one was aggregating. You can aggregate with AI virtual personas. For example, you can create a virtual board of directors that will have different expertises and that will come up with ideas that a given person may not come up with. And now you can aggregate those. Those are just examples, because there are different ways of changing search, representation, and aggregation, but it’s very clear that AI, at least the current version of AI, has the potential to change these three cognitive operations of strategy. Ross Dawson: That’s fantastic. It’s a novel framing—search, representation, aggregation. Many ways of framing strategy and the strategy process, and that is, I think, quite distinctive and very, very insightful, because it goes to the cognitive aspect of strategy. There’s a lot to dig into there, but I’d like to start with the representation. I think of it as the mental models, and you can have implicit mental models and explicit mental models, and also individual mental models and collective mental models, which goes to the aggregation piece. But when you talk about representation, to what degree—I mean, you mentioned a metaphor there, which, of course, is a form of representing a strategic space. There are, of course, classic two by twos. There are also the mental models which were classically used in investment strategy. So what are the ways in which we can think about representation from a human cognitive perspective, before we look at how AI can complement it? Felipe Csaszar: I think it’s important to distinguish—again, it’s three different things. There are three different types of representations. There are the internal representations: how people think in their minds about a given problem, and that usually people learn through experience, by doing things many times, by working at a given company—you start looking at the world from a given perspective. Part of the internal representations you can learn at school, also, like the typical frameworks. Then there are external representations—things that are outside our mind that help us make decisions. In strategy, essentially everything that we teach are external representations. The most famous one is called Porter’s Five Forces, and it’s a way of thinking about what affects the attractiveness of an industry in terms of five different things. This is useful to have as an external representation; it has many benefits, because you can write it down, you can externalize it, and once it’s outside of your mind, you free up space in your mind to think about other things, to consider other dimensions apart from those five. External representations help you to expand the memory, the working memory that you have to think about strategy. Visuals in general, in strategy, are typical external representations. They play a very important role also because strategy usually involves multiple people, so you want everybody to be on the same page. A great way of doing that is by having a visual so that we all see the same. So we have internal—what’s in your mind; external—what you can draw, essentially, in strategy. And then there are distributed representations, where multiple people—and now with AI, artifacts and software—among all of them, they share the whole representation, so they have parts of the representation. Then you need to aggregate those parts—partial representations; some of them can be internal, some of them are external, but they are aggregated in a given way. So representations are really core in strategic decision making. All strategic decisions come from a given set of representations. Ross Dawson: Yeah, that’s fantastic. So looking at—so again, so much to dive into—but thinking about the visual representations, again, this is a core interest of mine. Can you talk a little bit about how AI can assist? There’s an iterative process. Of course, visualization can be quite simple—a simple framework—or visuals can provide metaphors. There are wonderful strategy roadmaps which are laid out visually, and so on. So what are the ways in which you see AI being able to assist in that, both in the two-way process of the human being able to make their mental model explicit in a visualization, and the visualization being able to inform the internal representation of the strategist? Are there any particular ways you’ve seen AI be useful in that context? Felipe Csaszar: So I was very intrigued—as soon as LLMs became popular, were launched—yeah, ChatGPT, that was in November 2022—I started thinking, there are so many ways in which this could be used. So myself and two co-authors, Hyunjin Kim and Harsh Ketkar, we wrote a paper, one of the initial papers on how AI can be used in strategy. It’s published in Strategy Science, and in that paper, we explore many ways in which AI could be used in strategy. Of course, you can ask AI about coming up with answers to questions that you may have. You can also use AI to use any of these frameworks that have been developed in strategy. It was very clear to us that it was usable. Then the question was, how good are those uses? What’s the quality of current AI doing this type of task? So what we did is an experiment where we compared the performance of AI to the performance of humans. In strategy, there are two types of tasks: one is to generate alternatives, and the other is to select alternatives. You have a problem—the first thing you want to do is have possible solutions, and then you want to be able to pick the best out of those. So we had two experiments: one where we measured the ability of AI to generate alternatives, another to select. For generation, what we did is we got data from a business plan competition where people were applying with business plans that all had the same format. The important thing is that the first paragraph of that application had the problem—a problem that they thought was important. So we took all of those applications and removed everything except for the problem, and then we gave that problem to an AI and asked the AI, “Hey, complete the rest of the business plan.” So now we have business plans that are real, and the AI twins of those—business plans created by an AI that try to solve the same problem. Then we put both in a kind of business plan competition, where we had people with experience in investments ranking all of these business plans, and they didn’t know which ones were created by humans and which ones were created by AIs. We looked at their evaluations at the end of the day, and on average, the ones that were generated by the AI were ranked a little bit higher—7% higher—than the ones that were generated by humans. So at least in this very specific context of business plan competitions, there’s potential. We’re saying, hey, AI could generate things at a level that is comparable to the people applying to this type of business plan competition. That has a lot of potential. We could use it in different ways. The other part of this study was to measure the ability of AI to select strategies among strategies. There, what we did is use data from another business plan competition, where all of the business plans had been evaluated by venture capitalists according to 10 dimensions: how strong is the idea, how strong is the team, how strong is the technology, etc. Then we gave an AI the same rubric that the venture capitalists received and asked the AI to rank or grade each one of these startups according to these 10 dimensions. Then we compared how similar the evaluations of the LLM were to the evaluations of the venture capitalists, and we showed that they are quite similar—there’s a correlation of 52%. This, again, tells us that there is potential here. An AI could do things that are quite similar to an experienced human evaluating this type of startup. A very interesting result there is that the correlation between two venture capitalists is lower than that 52%. So if you want to predict what a venture capitalist is going to say about your business, you’re better off asking an LLM than asking another venture capitalist. Ross Dawson: Yes, which perhaps shows the broad distribution of VC opinions. So obviously, LLMs can play valuable roles in many aspects of the strategy process, but this brings us back to the humans plus AI role. There are many—again, a big topic—but rather than looking at them, comparing what humans and AI did, where do you see the primary opportunities for humans and AI to collaborate in the strategy process? Felipe Csaszar: Yeah, yeah. So I think that’s a fascinating question, and my guess is that the study of the strategy process will completely change in the next 10 to 20 years. So far, all of the strategy process has been to study what happens when you have multiple people making strategy decisions. In the past, we studied things like devil’s advocate, or we have studied the role of changing the size of the group of people making decisions, or the consensus level required. But in the future, there will be AIs in this process that will have completely different bounds or capacities than humans. So we will need to learn what’s the best way of collaborating with them and including them into the strategic decision making process. Today, we don’t know much about it. We are beginning to learn things, like the study I mentioned—hey, in this task, it seems to be better—but there’s so much that we need to learn. I am working on some things, but it’s still early. Ross Dawson: Going back to the distributed representation—this is something where, of course, distributed representation can be in multiple people. Arguably, it can include human and AI agents as each having different representations. But this goes, of course, to the aggregation piece, where the aggregation is—you have a board of directors, group of executives, potentially a participative strategy process bringing more people into the organization. What are the specific roles of AI in assisting or facilitating effective aggregation to form a cohesive strategy? Felipe Csaszar: Yeah, so the truth is, we yet don’t know. There’s not enough research. We’re starting to think about it. We can see many uses, and I think what people should be doing now is running experiments to see when those add value and when they don’t. It will be different for different companies in different industries, so probably there’s no one solution that’s the same for everybody. For example, one possible use in strategic decision making is predicting what your competitors would do. If I do this, what would be the most likely reaction of my competitor? That’s one. Another one is predicting consumers: if I launch this product with this set of characteristics, what would be the most likely response of my consumers? In strategy, something that has been very popular for the last 20 years is something called the Blue Ocean Strategy, which is a method to come up with new offerings, with new value propositions, but that requires a lot of creativity. With AI, you can automate part of that. At the end of the day, it’s a search process. You have to think about what would happen if I add this, or if I add this other thing, or if I increase this. Part of that can be automated—that would be another use. Or if you have different proposals—in this other study, we show, hey, AI is good at evaluating, so if you have the right rubric, this can automate the evaluation, or can automate the first part of that evaluation so that you only have to spend your time among the really complicated, more sophisticated decisions or alternatives. There are many, many things that can be done at this point. Ross Dawson: Which goes to, I think, one of the interesting points in your work—representational complexity. Some strategies are arguably simple; other strategies, you can call them more sophisticated, but they are more complex. The representation of complexity is greater. There are two things that are required for that. One is, of course, sophisticated thinking, but also, because strategy in any organization involves multiple people, it requires that there is an ability for a number of people together to hold a hopefully similar or very similar representation of a quite complex topic. What are ways in which AI can be used to enhance that development of more sophisticated or nuanced or complex representations that can support a better strategy? Felipe Csaszar: So that’s a great point. I have a paper from before this new round of AI called exactly that—representation complexity. There has been a long-standing discussion in strategy of when you want to use a simple representation, whether it’s better to use a complex representation, or something in between. We tried to clarify when each one of these applies. But then came this new round of AI, and I think it changes things a lot. I talk a little bit about this in a chapter I uploaded recently—it’s called “Unbounding Rationality.” The key thing there is that humans—we have our own computer here, it’s the brain, and the brain has some constraints. One very important for strategy is the capacity of our working memory. There’s this famous paper from the 1950s called “The Magical Number Seven,” that we can hold in our working memory seven plus or minus two items—so between five and nine things we can keep at the same time in our mind. That’s why, for example, I think all strategy frameworks are very simple. There’s the five forces—fits within our working memory—or these typical two by twos, they have four quadrants—fits within our working memory. But AIs don’t have that bound. They are not constrained by the same working memory constraint that we have. So I would expect that future frameworks will be much more complex, that representational complexity will increase because of AI. Of course, frameworks of the future won’t have a million things, because when you put too many things, you’re overfitting—it works well with things that happened in the past, but not in the future—but they will probably have more than five things. Also, another reason for not having a million things inside a framework is that at the end of the day, you will still need to communicate frameworks. You will need to convince the other people in the organization, the ones that are implementing the strategy, that this is the right strategy. You will need to convince them, so you don’t want to have something that’s extremely complex. But my guess would be that the complexity of frameworks and of strategies will increase with AI. Ross Dawson: So looking forward—you talked about 10 or 20 years. If we see the current pace of capability development of LLMs on a similar trajectory, where do you see the remaining role of humans as a complement to AI in shaping strategy? I think you mentioned this possibility of essentially AI forming strategy, but I think for a wide array of reasons, it will be human plus AI—humans will play a role as final decision maker or other things. So where do you see those fundamental human capabilities still being retained for the foreseeable future, as a complement to AI in strategy? Felipe Csaszar: So I think that for the next 10, 20, maybe 30 years, humans will be really busy coming up with how to use AI—all of these experiments that we mentioned, people will be running all of those things in all different industries, and that takes a while. That will require human ingenuity and trying things and really understanding strategy and understanding the capabilities of AI. So I don’t see AI replacing human strategists in the very short term. On the contrary, because of AI, strategists will be more busy finding what are the best ways of using AI in their businesses. I think 10, 20, or 30 years is very reasonable. If you think about the previous technological revolution, which I could say was the Internet—the technology for the Internet, we could say, existed since around ’94. The World Wide Web is from ’94, browsers are from ’94, bandwidth enough to send email. Essentially all of the technology that supports internet business today was mostly in place in the mid to late ’90s. But the businesses, or people, ended up using all of those things 10 or 20 years after that, because it takes a long time for people, for strategists, to come up with the idea—for someone to come up with the idea of, let’s say, Netflix or eBay or PayPal or Facebook—all of those things, they take time for people to understand this is doable. Then it takes time to implement. Then it takes time for users to say, “Hey, this is useful.” There’s a lot of adaptation, and then there will be regulation. So the whole process takes a long time. I don’t think that businesses will change from one day to the next. It will be a relatively slow process that will take decades. When we look back in 20 years from now, we will see, “Hey, everything changed,” but every year we will see just a little bit of change, like what happened with the Internet. So I imagine that people designing strategies, implementing strategies, they will be very busy in the next 20 years. Ross Dawson: So to round out, I won’t ask you to make predictions, but maybe some hypotheses. What do you think are some interesting hypotheses that will inform your research—not just next year, but in the years beyond? Where do you think are the interesting avenues that we should be not just exploring and researching, but where there is a valid and useful hypothesis? Felipe Csaszar: Yeah, so many things, but one very important—I think that strategy will be more about making the right predictions. The role of foresight. It turns out that when you want to train a machine learning algorithm, you need to have some signal that informs how you train the system. It’s called the gradient, or the objective function. So in strategy, we will need to make that more central, and then think, what are the best ways in which you can use AI to make the right predictions? That requires measuring the quality of predictions. So you change this in the business, and this ends up happening. We want an AI to be able to do that. So coming up with ways in which you can measure the quality of decisions will become more important, so that we can train those AIs. That’s one. And very related to that is, well, the thing that’s generating the predictions are representations, and then it’s coming up with those more complex representations that are better at making decisions or are better at discovering things that are hard for humans to discover. Those are the two main things. I think the future of strategy will be about finding ways of improving foresight and finding ways of improving the thing that creates that foresight, which are the representations. All of that will change what has been called the strategy process—how we make decisions in strategy. Ross Dawson: So I just need to pick up on that point around prediction. One of the challenges with external predictions is that, then, as a strategist, you have to say, either I will build my strategy based on that prediction, or I question that prediction. I think there are alternatives or attribute probabilities to it. So even if a prediction machine gets better, it’s still very challenging, particularly cognitively, in terms of accountability for the strategist to incorporate a prediction where you don’t necessarily have all of the logic behind the prediction as a machine learning model to incorporate. So how can a strategist incorporate what may be a relatively black box prediction into an effective strategy? Felipe Csaszar: Yeah, well, and here we are in the conjecture part of this interview. So my answer is in that spirit. I think there are two ways out of this. One is that we will ask for explainable predictions. There’s a whole area of AI called Explainable AI, which is exactly trying to do this—not just say what’s the best prediction, but why the AI is saying that’s the right prediction. So that could develop, and probably that will develop, because humans will question whatever the AI will predict. That’s one way. The other is, imagine that the AI becomes very, very, very good at making predictions. Then at some point, it doesn’t matter if it can explain it or not—it’s just making very good predictions. It’s like, imagine you want to win at chess and you have this machine that can play chess very well. This machine wins at chess. You don’t need to exactly understand how that machine is making each one of those decisions. But if the machine is very good at it, and it’s consistently good at it, people will use it. In a sense, the market will decide. If this works better than a machine that provides an explanation for each one of the steps, people will just go with the one that’s making the right prediction. Ross Dawson: I think there’s all sorts of other places we can go to from there, but that’s fascinating. So where can people go to find out more about your work? Felipe Csaszar: Well, I upload all of my stuff to SSRN. So if you Google my name and SSRN, you will find all of my papers. In the near future, like in the next three months or so, I’ll have two things coming out. One is a Handbook of AI, written also with my co-editor Nan Jia from USC, that will have 20 chapters that will explore different ways in which AI will be affecting strategies—the Handbook of AI and Strategy, published by Elgar. And then around that same time, there will be a special issue of the Strategy Science journal where I’m one of the co-editors, which will be exactly about the same—about AI and strategic decision making. We already have accepted several of the papers for that special issue. Those papers will be pushing the frontier of what we know about AI and strategic decision making. Ross Dawson: That’s fantastic. I will certainly be following your work—very highly aligned with the humans plus AI movement. And thank you for all of the wonderful research and work you’re doing. Felipe Csaszar: Thank you so much, Ross. It’s been a pleasure. The post Felipe Csaszar on AI in strategy, AI evaluations of startups, improving foresight, and distributed representations of strategy (AC Ep32) appeared first on Humans + AI.

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(00:00:00) Intro/What This Podcast Is (00:10:13) Story and Lore (00:19:37) Development (00:26:26) Music (00:38:20) Visuals and Art Style (00:47:27) Mechanics (01:19:28) Wrapping Up Please consider supporting the show on Patreon!You can also click the following to join our free Discord server, or connect with us on Bluesky, Instagram, and TikTok!"Fighting February" has begun! We're trying something a little different this year and doing three fighting games this month. This episode features Under Night Inbirth, an anime fighter with combo-heavy gameplay and a supernatural-esque lore. Co-host and fighting game aficionado Raging Demon (Kommand List podcast) joins to parse out what makes this fighter so unique—and so criminally underrated. The insane story, the GRD system, the absolutely killer soundtrack...all this and more on this week's episode. Hope you love the show today. Enjoy!Rooflemonger's Beginner Guide (Under Night II)Nihongogamer's 10 Under Night TipsThank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!

2025 Anime Awards - Anime of the Year, Best Girl & Our Teeny Tiny TrophyOver the past few weeks, you've voted, and now it's time! It's the fifth annual WEEBie awards: the annual AniPro awards show that will determine what the best anime had to offer truly was! From best OP, to best girl, to Anime of the Year, this is a show you're not going to want to miss!Also, a winner is crowned, one of us is out of touch, and more!Topics & Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction & The 5th Annual WEEBie Awards05:26 - How the Voting Works09:03 - Explaining "Out of Touch" Points & The Teeny Tiny Trophy13:06 - Biggest Flop of 202518:08 - Best Opening Sequence23:26 - Best Ending Sequence29:29 - Best Direction37:00 - Visuals in Anime45:00 - Best Studio53:52 - Question of the Week: Was Kirby named after a vacuum? & Ad Break58:32 - Best Girl01:08:36 - Best Boy01:14:48 - Best Duo01:22:01 - Most Fun Anime01:28:09 - Most Underrated Anime01:35:47 - Anime of the Year01:43:08 - The "Out of Touch" Award01:47:51 - Teeny Tiny Trophy Presentation01:51:39 - Upcoming ReviewsSupport AniPro:PatreonMailbagTokyoTreat (Use code "ANIPRO" for $5 off)Follow & Subscribe:X / TwitterInstagramDiscordNext Reviews:Manga: Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When DrunkAnime: Now and Then, Here and ThereGame: Needy Streamer OverloadTV: One Piece Live ActionCredits: Opening: “Shibuya” | Music via slip.stream & Break Music by AniProEnjoying the show? If so, please rate & review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify – it only takes a moment and helps new listeners find us!

Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-103-katie-dinardo-kelley-barrettEpisode #103 features Katie DiNardo & Kelley Barrett, creative directors at Uncommon New York.Katie & Kelley are a brilliant and prolific team. They started their career at Leo Burnett, Chicago creating the anti-gun violence campaign “The Lost Class" which won a Titanium Lion, one of the most revered accolades in the industry. Their rise to fame has continued at pace ever since, being included in both AdAge's "Creatives to Watch " and Adweek's "Creative 100" lists from 2025.We started our chat with British Airways, which was most apt as we flew out on BA, and for the week were Englishmen in New York. We love the BA campaign, and it was great to see previously unseen executions, ‘A city that sleeps' is a cracker.Next we talked pain. The retail kind. A social experiment in SoHo, New York, during Fashion Week, featuring a claw machine containing a single, un-winnable Hermès Birkin bag worth $10,000. A provocative and brilliant use of OOH. Prior to installation, ads across the city were asking "Want pain?" or proclaiming "One priceless handbag you have zero chance of winning," to build intrigue. For those who came along, consolation prizes of t-shirts and keychains eased the pain, extending the ironic message beyond physical the stunt itself.Although not pure OOH, we also chatted a bit about The Lost Class, just because it was a big moment and an incredibly important campaign.We finished on DePop with witty fashion billboards. People sharing their clothes. The buyer and seller together inside the same jumper together. Much like K&K themselves.Thank you so much Katie & Kelley. It was great to have you on the show and best of luck with the wedding plans

In this episode, Nate Gilmore talks with Cheryl Crouch about recent developments at Nazarene Missions International. Nazarene Missions International Impact Awards Purpose: Showcase and celebrate each individual church's creative involvement in NMI, specifically through implementation of the Five Areas of Impact: Praying, Engaging Children & Youth, Care & Connection, Giving to Alabaster, Giving to WEF. Goal: To receive video entries from many of our 30,000 Nazarene churches around the world. Submitted videos will be used on social media to encourage creativity and participation in NMI. Winning videos from each region will be featured at the 2027 Global NMI Convention. How to Enter: Submit a one-minute vertical video showing how your church creatively participated in ONE of the Five Areas of Impact; Keep the emphasis on strong VISUALS; Words can be present but they will not be translated for our global audience. Process: Local churches will submit videos in their region's Nubo folder:   Africa: https://nubo.nazarene.org/index.php/s/wdP2zpESFZcMj5W Asia-Pacific: https://nubo.nazarene.org/index.php/s/QTtArm6WJ3rRxSL Eurasia: https://nubo.nazarene.org/index.php/s/asdBZ8mpPGgw9DW Mesoamerica: https://nubo.nazarene.org/index.php/s/TCFj6GStQFx9sKc South America: https://nubo.nazarene.org/index.php/s/ajzbMEwd3HcK8y5 USA/Canada: https://nubo.nazarene.org/index.php/s/fCryCp4XCGLSEN6   Videos must be entered under the correct region and labeled in this way: District – town and local church name (without Church of the Nazarene) – area of impact featured with NO dashes, slashes, or punctuation. (Ex: The Willowwood Church of the Nazarene in Denton, Texas, on the West Texas District would enter their video featuring WEF this way: WestTexasDentonWillowwoodWEF). District Presidents will choose a committee (which could be the district council) to judge their district's videos and select one winning video for each of the Five Areas of Impact. Winning videos will receive the District NMI Impact Award certificate. DPs will celebrate the five winning videos and submit them to their regional NMI coordinator via Nubo. Regional Coordinators will work with Regional Global Council reps to choose a committee to judge the videos and select one winning video for each of the Five Areas of Impact. Winning videos will receive the Regional NMI Impact Award certificate. RCs will celebrate the five winning videos and submit them to Global NMI via Nubo. Global NMI will work with Communications to format the winning videos for viewing at the 2027 Global Convention, where Global Convention delegates will vote for the top video in each category. The winning videos will receive the Global NMI Impact Award certificate and trophy and the local church, district, and region of each winning video will be recognized and celebrated during the Global Convention.   Timeline: Promotion & Local churches create videos – January – May 2026 Local churches submit to their districts - June 2026 Districts submit winning videos (1 for each category – 5 videos) to their regions - July 2026 Regions submit winning videos (1 for each category – 5 videos) to Global NMI - August 2026 to be formatted for Global Convention   Global Judging: by convention delegates during 2027 Global Convention   promotional video click here promotional graphics for the creativity contest click here Lifelong Learning Code: 28473 Click here to learn about Lifelong Learning.

Mastering Virtual Presentations: Tips and TechniquesSUMMARY:Virtual presentations are not going away. Job interviews, client meetings, and hybrid work all mean your first impression is increasingly happening through a webcam. In this episode, Jelmer Smits argues most organisations are still presenting like it's 2020, stuck in survival mode with poor setups, flat delivery, and zero audience care. The result is not professionalism. It is the awkward middle ground where competence and warmth both collapse.We unpack a simple charisma lens, competence plus warmth, and why virtual delivery often drains both. Jelmer explains why “Zoom fatigue” is frequently a boredom problem, not a platform problem, and how speakers can create energy and engagement without becoming an over-caffeinated game show host. The key is variation and audience comfort: helping people feel safe, heard, and understood, especially when they are joining from home and juggling distractions.You will hear practical fixes that go beyond “be more engaging.” Jelmer shares how micro breaks reset attention, why you should ask more questions (including chat prompts, polls, and rhetorical questions), and how to baseline participation early so the session becomes interactive by default. We also talk about slide mistakes, including the difference between presentation slides and handout slides, and why “less slides, more face” usually wins online.We get into the details most speakers ignore, camera angle, lighting, sound, and background choices, including why messy real backgrounds and glitchy fake ones both damage trust. Jelmer also makes the case for practising with feedback rather than alone, plus the underrated skill that saves you when tech fails: improv. Not “be funny” improv, but the ability to shift attention, buy time, and keep the session moving when something breaks.Finally, Jelmer shares what he is building next, including a potential world championship for online presenting and a practice-based learning platform designed to give speakers real rehearsal time, not passive “course consumption.”Links mentioned: Jelmer's work at completepresenter.com, his LinkedIn and his offer of a virtual presenting cheat sheet for listeners and workbook. If you can't open the links, just message me (details below)CHAPTERS:00:00 The Evolution of Virtual Presentations01:15 Engagement Strategies for Online Meetings03:39 The Importance of First Impressions06:31 Creating a Fun and Engaging Environment09:08 Recognising Audience Comfort and Engagement11:44 Practical Tips for Effective Online Presentations14:46 The Role of Interaction in Presentations17:22 Avoiding Common Presentation Pitfalls20:18 The Impact of Visuals and Backgrounds23:58 The Impact of Virtual Backgrounds26:53 Engaging Your Audience in Webinars29:17 The Importance of Energy in Presentations34:37 The Role of Practice and Improvisation42:03 Innovations in Online Public Speaking48:16 Closing thoughtsAre you a speaker who's having some challenges in your business? Get coached for free on the show: https://forms.gle/vkEcZJSqfFPnENNN7Visit

The dichotomy between the so-called "fraud-casters" and legitimate podcasters is the focal point of our discourse today. Fraud-casters are individuals who embark on the endeavor of creating podcasts without possessing a genuine understanding or appreciation for the medium; they often fail to engage with existing podcasts and neglect the fundamental elements that constitute a true podcast, such as an RSS feed. In contrast, authentic podcasters invest time in not only producing content but also in immersing themselves in the intricate dynamics of audio storytelling and audience engagement. I draw from personal experiences and observations within the podcasting landscape to elucidate the significance of valuing the listening experience, which is paramount for anyone aspiring to host a podcast. Ultimately, this discussion serves as a clarion call for those entering the podcasting realm to cultivate a deeper respect for the craft, ensuring that their contributions are both meaningful and enriching to the listening community. A profound exploration of the distinctions between the terms 'fraud-caster' and 'podcaster' reveals critical insights into the integrity and authenticity of the podcasting medium. The dialogue elucidates how individuals who aspire to host podcasts, yet possess no genuine engagement with the medium, undermine its value. This discourse posits that true podcasters exhibit a deep respect for the auditory experience, investing time in both consuming and creating content that resonates with listeners. The episode further examines the concept of the fraud-caster, individuals who may produce visuals and claim to host podcasts without providing an authentic audio experience or an RSS feed, thereby diluting the essence of what a podcast ought to be. The discussion highlights the necessity of understanding the podcasting landscape, emphasizing that aspiring hosts must appreciate the nuances of the genre to contribute meaningfully to the community.Takeaways:The distinction between a 'fraud-caster' and a legitimate podcaster is crucial in understanding the podcasting landscape.A true podcaster engages deeply with the medium, having a genuine appreciation for the audio experience and its nuances.Individuals who aspire to host podcasts must first be avid listeners to grasp the format and structure effectively.The importance of an RSS feed cannot be overstated; without it, one cannot claim to be producing an authentic podcast.Visuals alone do not constitute a podcast; the essence lies in the audio experience that resonates with the audience.Engagement with listeners is paramount; podcasting should foster habits that encourage regular consumption and interaction.Links referenced in this episode:qcamplified.comCompanies mentioned in this episode:Joe BuddenEarn Your LeisureQC AmplifyAppleSpotify

I get it… the fonts, colours and logos of your brand are fun. No one wants to sit down and write the long-term plans either, that can be scary. But without the CORE brand foundations, it is HARD to market your business well - trust me it is rough. So if you are a business owner wanting to create impact sustainably and get actual results from your marketing, it all starts with the basics. Brand foundations. Mitch (Head of Visuals) and I sat down to talk about some recent branding projects we have worked on and how these insights can help any small business owner shine in a competitive marketIf you LOVED this episode, make sure you share this on your Instagram stories and tag us @contentqueenmariah. ⁠⁠⁠LEARN THE DETAILS OF A CONTENT STRATEGY WITH MY FREE AUDIO GUIDE⁠⁠⁠KEY EPISODE TAKEAWAYS

Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-102-samira-ansariEpisode #102 continues our USA series with Samira Ansari, CCO at Ogilvy, New York. Samira's career has spanned roles in Melbourne, Paris, and now NYC.We began with a D&AD award winning campaign from the start of Samira's career at Cummins & Partners, an announcement ad for Virgin Blue flying in Rockhampton. With a small sticker strategically placed on airport windows the campaign literally took off. A wonderfully simple idea which we reckon could have been the inspiration for BA Look up ;-)Next the ground-breaking Michelob Ultra McEnroe vs. McEnroe virtual tennis match which won a Sports Emmy and a Gold Lion. We've previously spoken to Alex Abrantes (episode #57) on this, but it was nice to hear Samira's point of view on a campaign that garnered $20m earned media, 3bn impressions and became a piece of global entertainmentFor Coke, we talked about the ReCycle me campaign. A brilliantly simple idea, which won a ton of awards, including a Grand Prix at Cannes. We chatted about how the idea came to life, the brief (it's on the side of the can: RECYCLE ME) the global reach of the work and how each ‘re-cycled' headline was crafted and chosen.Last but not least we went behind the trifle, at the top of the fridge, to find a Stella and the story behind the ‘Hiders Keepers' campaign. The shots from legendary photographer @aleburset (hopefully coming on the show this Spring) are amazing - a sort of boozy Where's Wally?Thank you Samira so much for coming on the show and sharing your work and we hope your knee is feeling better

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP103c-Charts-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today's lesson on using visuals and describing charts and trends in an English presentation. We've all sat through boring presentations, with PowerPoints that are just slide after slide of too much text. If all you're doing is reading off your slides, then why do a presentation at all? And if your audience falls asleep, then you've effectively communicated nothing. If you really want to grab people's attention, you use visuals. That could mean not just pictures, but graphs and charts. There's no better way to represent data than with graphs. But the graph doesn't do all the work for you. You still need to give it life and make it a seamless part of your overall presentation. The first thing you might do is introduce the point you want to make, before you use the visual. And remember that your audience might have some understanding of the topic already, so you should acknowledge that. And you can make it dramatic by using foreshadowing and highlighting important points. And just like in any presentation, it's good to use clear transitions between points and slides. In today's dialog, we'll hear a presentation from Pat, a director with a cell, or mobile phone manufacturer called Ambient. He's presenting to the company's sales team about how they've regained market share after a rough couple of years. We will hear how Pat uses visuals to enhance his presentation. Listening Questions 1. At the start of his presentation, what does Pat say they will focus on? 2. When talking about the company called Sirus, what does Pat “draw people's attention” to? 3. What does Pat say to transition to showing information about Ambient? Premium Members: PDF Transcript | Quizzes | PhraseCast | Lesson Module Download: Podcast MP3>>> The post BEP 103c – English Presentations Charts and Trends 1: Visuals first appeared on Business English Pod :: Learn Business English Online.

For episode 117 we have show host @NosaEke mix of R&B, trappsoul & more. Visuals available for streaming on YouTube Music that moves you #SoundsBySa - Ep. 117 Full tracklist available in YouTube description (Track IDs)

Skwigly are proud to present the fourth panel from the second series of Visible In Visuals, an initiative pushing to make the animation and VFX industries more diverse and inclusive through honest, open conversation. In Animation we often work alone or for long hours- frequently without relevant wellbeing support and guidance of HR departments. So what support is on offer to help you through some of the challenges you may face? In this episode of Visible in Visuals, Tanya Scott is joined by Kate Atkinson and Justine Walton from the Film and Television Charity. They'll be discussing what services the FTVC have to offer and how they can support you through your career. They'll cover topics such as creating professional boundaries, maintaining and managing relationships and staying healthy and happy at work. The services and advice they offer are for individuals at any level, as well as companies. Please be aware that this episode was recorded in December 2025, so any reference to the New Year indicates January 2026.

Jason takes us hole-by-hole through life as a PT on the PGA Tour. From Augusta's Amen Corner to the Olympic Games, he shares the day-to-day demands, the team behind the players, and how data, recovery, and PT have fused into elite golf performance.Topics Covered:How Jason landed his first gig in pro golfManaging recovery for 100,000+ swings/yearWhat separates a good PT from a tour-level PTBalancing ambition with patience in a sports careerThe role of wearable tech (Whoop) and HRVGolfers + AI + Performance stats = The futureResources Mentioned:Profiles in Audacity (book)Huberman Lab PodcastLex Fridman PodcastJoe Rogan / Theo Von for downtimeShirley Sahrmann's Movement SystemsShoutouts:PT Team: Corey Hugg, Digby Watt, Chris O'Neill, Jason Waddles, Johnny Eichner, Kyle Yamashiro, Frank WangPGA, Korn Ferry, Champions Tours coverage team???? HERO Clip Moment (for Reels, Shorts, TikTok, etc.)???? Topic: The Real Reason Recovery Matters More Than Ever on Tour???? Ideal Soundbite Setup:“So we started looking at things like HRV… and we realized, maybe it's not how they train, but how they recover that explains their Sunday score.”???? Host Prompt:“Jason, you mentioned you're tracking HRV and linking that to scoring — can you break down what you're seeing there and how recovery plays into performance now more than ever?”Clip this around 23–27 min mark — it's visual, quantifiable, and deeply relevant to both PTs and athletes.???? Thumbnail Concept (Visual Hook for YouTube)Text on Screen:“Inside Pro Golf PT” (top)“100,000 Swings. 1 PT Team.” (bottom, bold)Visuals:???? Split image: Jason in front of the PGA trailer + iconic Amen Corner backdrop???? Overlay: “HRV | Recovery | Scoring Data”Bright green/blue tones for golf + clean white text for visibilityMake sure Jason's face is visible and smiling — credibility + trust.???? Subscriber Promo Text (Add to Descriptions / Posts)???? Love this episode? Don't miss what's next!???? Follow PT Pintcast for stories from the frontlines of physical therapy — clinic, field, and tour life.▶️ YouTube: @PTPintcast???? Apple: PT Pintcast on Apple Podcasts???? Spotify: PT Pintcast on Spotify???? IG: @ptpintcast???? Website: www.ptpintcast.comLet me know if you'd like me to mock up the thumbnail design or help clip out that HERO moment next — ready when you are! ????????

You don't need to post more content. You need to study what's already working.In this episode, marketing coach Danielle R. Harris shares the exact shift she's been guiding clients through to turn consistent posting into real traction. If your content gets engagement but doesn't consistently lead to inquiries or applications, this episode breaks down what to focus on next.You'll learn how to study your own content, your client language, and high-performing content structures so you can attract more of the right people without copying or chasing trends.Turn the content you're already posting into a repeatable way to attract the right clients.Learn more about The Blueprint, my three-month one-on-one program, where we study what's working and build a content approach that leads to applications.You can get even more Marketing That Works in your inbox by signing up for the weekly newsletter.Follow on Instagram at @Danielle.R.Harris. Follow on LinkedIn Timestamps0:00 – Why studying your content matters1:52 – Core topics that drive engagement4:01 – Client language that converts5:54 – Studying other content without copying6:59 – Visuals that perform8:52 – Hooks that capture attention10:32 – Pacing that keeps people watching13:31 – Following better creators17:18 – Timeline for content improvement19:25 – Staying authentic with proven structures21:10 – Turning content into applications22:45 – Working together in The Blueprint

EXO's Secret To Maintaining Visuals Spark Massive Response

On episode 448 of Animal Spirits, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Carlson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ discuss geopolitical risk in the markets, rising bond yields, why small caps are breaking out, running the economy hot, household balance sheets are in good shape, the end of money, the great real estate wealth transfer, the bottom 50% wealth gains, Netflix movies and more. This episode is sponsored by YCharts and ClearBridge Investments. To download YCharts' Top 10 Visuals click here: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7163920704407552000 And start your free YCharts trial through Animal Spirits (new customers only) at: https://go.ycharts.com/animal-spirits International and emerging market stocks outperformed the U.S. in 2025. At ClearBridge, we believe this momentum can continue. Find out more at  https://www.clearbridge.com/ Sign up for The Compound newsletter and never miss out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thecompoundnews.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find complete show notes on our blogs: Ben Carlson's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Wealth of Common Sense⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Michael Batnick's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Irrelevant Investor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to shoot us an email at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠animalspirits@thecompoundnews.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation.   Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ritholtz Wealth Management⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information. Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support my work on Patreon- https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server- https://discord.gg/kAqSBb6jH2 Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi- https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson Very few games have ever had the hype cycle that Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry, 2025) had, so the question remained once the game was finally released- did it live up to the hype? Clown masks and Nintendo Direct comment section explosions quickly gave way to Discourse surrounding Silksong's difficulty and sometimes anti-QoL approach. So was the juice worth the squeeze? Listen in to find out. Guest info: Jenny Windom (she/her) Check out Geeks & Grounds podcast https://www.geeksandgrounds.com/ Check out Jenny's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/kimchica TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Title Card 0:13 Introductions 9:06 Our Histories with Hollow Knight and Silksong 12:45 Opening Thoughts about Silksong 18:26 Difficulty and Accessibility 23:19 Story Setup and Visuals 27:31 The Pilgrimage, Characters and Voice Acting 36:25 The Pilgrimage and Anti-QoL Design 48:29 Challenge Ramp-Up and Difficulty Curve 57:53 Silksong- A Good Teacher & Overcoming Challenge 1:05:47 Metroidvania Design, Visuals and Music 1:14:18 Boss Fights, Combat Challenges and Runbacks 1:33:42 Crests, Tools, Customization 1:40:40 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations 1:45:54 Geeks & Grounds and Jenny's Other Work 1:51:22 Spoiler Wall and Patron Thank-Yous 1:53:13 Spoiler Section- Favorite Boss Fights 2:18:22 Spoiler Section- The Citadel and Faith 2:27:46 Spoiler Section- Hornet's Growth, Sherma and Community 2:45:23 Spoiler Section- Motherhood and Endings Music used in the episode is credited to Christopher Larkin. Tracks used: Silksong, Bone Bottom, Trobbio, Cogwork Dancers, Bilewater, Far Fields, Lost Lace, Fleatopia Social Media: BlueSky- https://bsky.app/profile/tftblpod.bsky.social Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthebacklog/ Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures

If you need a reminder about the power of images and video in marketing and brand identity, you'll want to hear what Stewart Cohen has to say in today's slice of the digital marketing news, tools and tactics you need to succeed. Join Brad Friedman and Stewart Cohen as they chat about collaboration, storytelling, and the innate curiosity it takes to create digital content that differentiates brands while generating revenue. Stewart Cohen leads a boutique production company dedicated to delivering exceptional work and creating enjoyable, productive client experiences. Passionate about the power of images and video in marketing and brand identity, he brings the same energy and attention to detail to every project, whether it's a large-scale TV production or an intimate still shoot. Stewart thrives on collaboration, driven by a deep curiosity about his clients' stories and a commitment to exceeding their expectations, building lasting partnerships along the way. The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by Magai. Up your AI game at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/magai And if it's your first time purchasing, use BRAD30 at checkout to get 30% off your first 3 months. Visit thedigitalslicepodcast.com for complete show notes of every podcast episode.

EXO teases comeback with 'Crown' MV showcasing supernatural visuals

This week on Another Pass, Sam and Case are joined by Red and Blue from Overly Sarcastic Productions to take another look at Iron Man 2. We dig into the film's place in the early MCU, its tangled ambitions, its missed opportunities, and why this sequel is more fascinating—and more frustrating—than its reputation suggests. Another Pass Full Episode Originally aired: January 16, 2026 Music by Vin Macri and Matt Brogan Podcast Edited by Sophia Ricciardi Certain Point Of View is a podcast network brining you all sorts of nerdy goodness! From Star Wars role playing, to Disney day dreaming, to video game love, we've got the show for you! Learn more on our website: https://www.certainpov.com Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/CertainPOVMedia Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/wcHHer4 PODCAST SHOWS: ▶ Another Pass - https://www.certainpov.com/another-pass-podcast Outline Introduction and Setting Context (00:00 - 01:17) Introduction to 'Another Pass' podcast focused on critically reviewing flawed but fascinating movies. Today's episode focal point: Iron Man 2 and its place in the MCU Phase One. Background on MCU Phase One Rewatch (01:17 - 04:52) Red and Blue's MCU Phase 1 rewatch journey, voice memo files evolution. Discussion on Iron Man 2 as early MCU and its general reception and reputation. Disney Acquisition and Character Edges (04:52 - 06:03) Discussion on Marvel's acquisition by Disney in 2009 and its effects on MCU's tone and character portrayals. Exploration of Justin Hammer as Marvel's first gay Disney character and the evolution of sexism depictions in MCU pre- and post-acquisition. Personal Experiences & Nostalgia (06:03 - 10:27) Case shares personal birthday tradition of watching MCU May releases. Sam shares background on favorite characters, preference for Thor, and experience with Iron Man 2 and Incredible Hulk. Phase One's Impact and Early MCU Experiences (10:27 - 21:23) Sam recounts childhood MCU viewing preferences and early impressions of Iron Man 2. Reflections on when movies were first realized to be potentially 'bad' (Last Airbender as example). Nature vs. Nurture and Character Mirrors (21:23 - 31:38) Deep dive into Tony Stark's foils: Ivan Vanko as brilliance corrupted, Justin Hammer as surface-level money-driven, Rhodey as worthy successor. Themes of legacy, performance personas, and characters as reflections of Tony Stark's facets. ️ SHIELD's Role and Clean Energy Themes (31:38 - 42:13) Discussion on SHIELD's abrupt narrative entry and Natasha Romanoff's character introduction. Iron Man's clean energy arc initially central but deprioritized post-Phase One. Tony Stark Character Study Continued (42:13 - 51:43) Tony's difficulty with vulnerability and communication, particularly in relationships with Pepper and Rhodey. His self-destructive tendencies and manipulation to protect legacy. Comparison with Captain America and Character Dynamics (51:43 - 01:01:44) Similarities and differences between Tony Stark and Steve Rogers in terms of personality, charisma, and heroism. Impact of paternal relationships on both characters. Film's Visuals and Action Choreography Appreciation (01:01:44 - 01:12:11) Praise for the visual effects and choreography, especially fight scenes involving Iron Man and War Machine. Influence of Genndy Tartakovsky's choreography on key fight scenes. Plot Fixes and Structural Critiques (01:12:11 - 01:22:37) Proposal to streamline Tony's palladium poisoning and father issues subplot for clarity and emotional impact. Suggestions to either cut or significantly expand Howard Stark's involvement for better narrative coherence. ️ Villain Dynamics and Plot Simplification Proposals (01:22:37 - 01:33:40) Pitch to kill off Ivan Vanko early to tighten story and increase stakes around spread of arc reactor tech. Hammer's role as comic relief vs. Vanko's as genuine threat. Relationship Between Hammer and Vanko (01:33:40 - 01:44:24) Exploration of Hammer as incompetent and Vanko as the motivated mastermind. Suggestions for portraying toxic partnership dynamic with comedic and dramatic potential. ‍‍ Refining Howard Stark's Role and SHIELD Integration (01:44:24 - 01:54:41) Proposal to reduce Howard Stark's screen time and make his role more subtle, focusing on inspirational content rather than explicit instructions. Advocation for earlier and smoother integration of SHIELD, especially Agent Coulson, to make narrative transitions more organic. ️ Iron Man Tech and Narrative Consequences (01:54:41 - 02:02:11) Discussion on technology leakage leading to arms race and justification for Tony's technological evolution (nanotech in later films). Observations on Iron Man's armor importance fading in MCU. Closing Remarks and Plugs (02:02:11 - 02:02:13) Appreciation for briefcase suit-up scene and early MCU practical effects. Final praise for Tony Stark's characterization as a serious fighter, contrast with later quip-heavy style.

Episode Title: Peaceful Visuals Accompanied by Calm Rain and Rolling Thunder SoundsDescription: In this episode, immerse yourself in peaceful visuals paired with the soothing sounds of gentle rain and distant rolling thunder. Discover how these calming natural elements can help ease your mind, reduce stress, and create a serene atmosphere wherever you are. Whether you use this episode for relaxation, meditation, or background ambiance, allow the rhythm of rain and thunder to guide you to a place of tranquility and balance.Remember to carve out a few moments each day to unwind with these calming sounds — it can make a meaningful difference in your overall well-being.Join us next time as we continue exploring ways to nurture calm and relaxation in everyday life.DISCLAIMER

Change is emotional. Even when the strategy is solid, people still feel uncertain, skeptical, or overwhelmed, especially when the vision feels huge and the path feels unclear.In this revisited episode of The Visual Lounge (originally Episode 168), Matt sits down with Jake Gittleson, who leads McKinsey's Learning Research and Innovation Lab. Jake shares why storytelling is one of the most effective tools L&D teams have for supporting change inside organisations.Instead of trying to persuade people in one big moment, Jake explains why change stories should be shared over time, through small experiments, human insights, and incremental updates that meet people where they are. He also breaks down practical ways to gather stories through interviews, outline your narrative, and use video and audio to create connection, without needing expensive gear or a polished production setup.Learning points from the episode include:00:00 - 01:21 Introduction01:21 - 02:03 Jake's background02:03 - 04:14 How Jake started using audio and video04:14 - 07:01 What does a successful change look like07:01 - 08:45 Creativity as a tip for using video at work08.45 - 11:55 Jake's role and expertise in change and innovation11:55 - 15:11 Why human connection matters in change15:11 - 18:13 Operationalizing storytelling without big budgets18:13 - 21:13 Building the right stories21:13 - 27:10 Visual approaches to telling stories27:10 - 30:21 Capturing real voices30:21 - 39:51 Speed round39:51 - 40:46 Jake's final take40:46 OutroImportant links and mentions:Connect with Jake on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-gittleson/Check out The Learning Geeks podcast: https://www.learninggeekspod.com/Listen to Jake's first appearance on The Visual Lounge in episode 168: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/ee9c311f-7f51-4a6c-a749-c2d7090a1274

What did you think of this episode?Are you stuck when creating visuals to complement your presentations? Gretchen Huesmann shows how all of your senses make this happen.Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. I'm your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I'm so glad you're listening in. During this episode, you'll learn how to Make Your Points Shine by creating visuals to complement your presentations.My industry expert is… Gretchen Huesmann. With wit and wisdom, she shares messages of hope and healing with women, educators, and ministry workers. She has taught in private and public schools across seven states. Today, she tutors and substitutes to support her writing habit. Gretchen and her pastor-husband have survived, er, served five congregations, and raised four amazing children.Linda - Alright, let's head into our content for today… Make Your Points Shine: Create Visuals to Compliment Your Presentations Not all listeners are auditory learners. All senses count. Visuals should enhance, not distract from, your content.LINKSGretchen HuesmannIt's a Good Day to Be a Teacher book Check out what Coach Gretchen has to offerVisit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

On this episode of The Steve Dangle Podcast, 00:00 Donate to Kevin's Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/98udb-kevin-wilson 07:00 Ottawa talks about more the rumours 37:00 Carter Verhaeghe hits Zub from behind 51:00 Leafs beat the Canucks 53:30 Mammoth fans are whistling side quest 1:07:00 Are the Leafs likeable? 1:23:00 Visuals from the Olympic Arena 1:33:00 The Devils are a tire fire Visit this episode's sponsors: Turn your space into the ultimate game-day destination with FanZone Scoreboards - the must-have showpiece for diehard hockey and football fans. Experience every game like you're right in the action with FanZone Scoreboards and, take a chance at winning your own FanZone Scoreboard by filling out the form here: https://forms.gle/tSGs5xnPjQjDujoW7 Head to http://fabletics.com/SDP and sign up as a VIP to get 80% off everything! If you're thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. Visit ⁠⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/sdp⁠⁠ today to get 10% off your first month. Watch all episodes of The Steve Dangle Podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLk7FZfwCEidkgWpSiHVkYT7HrIzLPXlY Watch clips of The Steve Dangle podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLk7FZfwCEieOJuIrqWyZPWSIJtVMCbLz Buy SDP merch https://sdpnshop.ca/ Check out https://sdpn.ca/events to see The Steve Dangle Podcast live! Watch hockey with us! Live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLk7FZfwCEifCTX0vkKEaGg9otrW4Zl2k Subscribe to the sdpn YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sdpn?sub_confirmation=1Join Subscribe to SDP VIP!: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0a0z05HiddEn7k6OGnDprg/join Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/thestevedanglepodcast Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sdpvip/subscribe - Follow us on Twitter: @Steve_Dangle, @AdamWylde, & @JesseBlake Follow us on Instagram: @SteveDangle, @AdamWylde, & @Jesse.Blake Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/MtTmw9rrz7 For general inquiries email: info@sdpn.ca Reach out to https://www.sdpn.ca/sales to connect with our sales team and discuss the opportunity to integrate your brand within our content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join our book club!  / lifeonbooks  Follow J. on Instagram!  / science_visuals  See more of her work here:https://www.scivisuals.com/Books mentioned in this episode:The Old Filth Trilogy by Jane Gardamhttps://amzn.to/49e4X2cYou Bright and Risen Angels by William Vollmannhttps://amzn.to/4a9mr0yhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780140...One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquezhttps://amzn.to/3MRQ0Kmhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060...Stalingrad by Vasily Grossmanhttps://amzn.to/498NQgIhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681...Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthyhttps://amzn.to/4qve3NUhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679...The Invention of Nature by Andrew Wulfhttps://amzn.to/452Sig0The Rise and Reign of Mammals by Steve Brusattehttps://amzn.to/4prd4grThe Green Knight by Iris Murdochhttps://amzn.to/4qeGwHWHabibi by Craig Thompsonhttps://amzn.to/4powDWJJoin the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!https://linktw.in/BRYAnVhWant to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online:https://linktw.in/ZeoltyWant to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below!https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooksFollow me on Instagram:  / alifeonbooks  Follow Andy on Instagram  / metafictional.meathead  

Is Metroid Prime 4 Worth It for the Busy Gamer?   Date: January 4, 2026 Podcast: Comm Talk by Geek Devotions Series: Everyday Gamer's Review Episode Summary Since 2007, gamers have been waiting for Metroid Prime 4. In this inaugural "Everyday Gamer Review," we look at this massive release from the perspective of a busy person with a day job and a backlog. We dive into the "beautiful visualizations" of the maps, the transition of the classic Metroidvania style into a first-person shooter, and whether the game's systems are too complicated for someone with only a few hours a week to play. We also tackle common community complaints regarding "bland" maps and the notorious scanning mechanic to see if they truly hinder the experience. Whether you are a die-hard fan or a casual player on the fence, this episode helps you decide if it's time to buy a new copy or start with Metroid Prime 1 Remastered instead.   Key Topics & Chapter Markers 00:00 The 17-year wait for Metroid Prime 4 00:28 What is an "Everyday Gamer Review"?   01:04 Story Setup: Samus and the psychic planet 01:31 Visuals and Performance: Switch 1 vs. Switch 2 02:14 Tutorial Mode: Is the game easy to learn? 02:52 The Sub-Menu: Tracking powers and controls 03:07 The Save System: Managing "real life" and save stations 04:58 Addressing the Critics: The Overworld and scanning mechanics 06:45 Final Verdict & Recommendations Call to Action Join the Community! Have you played Metroid Prime 4 yet? We want to hear your thoughts! Reach out to us on Discord, Instagram, Facebook, or our website to let us know if you enjoyed Samus's latest adventure.  

Hi again.Yes, it's another hour-long video.No, I'm not sorry about it.This one is simple on purpose. Just birds, wind, leaves doing their thing, water minding its business. No dramatic crescendos. No “you are now entering a portal” energy. Just the kind of sounds that remind your nervous system it doesn't have to be on high alert all the time.Long before playlists and apps and productivity hacks, people paid attention to this stuff naturally. Not to optimize anything. Just to sit, listen, and feel less alone in their own head. Nature didn't need to convince anyone it was healing. It just was.This hour of natural soundscape is here if you need a place to land.To study without silence feeling too loud.To nap without your thoughts turning into a meeting.To meditate without trying to achieve anything impressive.There's solid research showing that natural sounds can help regulate stress hormones, stabilize mood, and support focus by giving the brain something gentle and predictable to rest against. But honestly, you don't need a study to know that birds don't yell at you or demand immediate responses. That alone helps.If you're listening while resting or meditating, try this:Breathe in slowly through your nose.Let the exhale take a little longer than the inhale.No counting required. Just let the breath stretch itself out.You don't need to “do” anything while this plays. Let it be background. Let it be foreground. Let it be something you forget is even on until you realize you feel a bit softer than before.

If your customers are confused, you're leaving sales on the table. This episode will help you turn confused browsers into confident buyers. I'm sharing a coaching call with Caprice Ericson of Shop Pajama Mama, where I break down how to make it instantly obvious what you sell. We cover simple merchandising shifts that help customers see the value fast and say yes without needing a long explanation. You'll also learn how to set up your booth or display like a curated boutique, use visual cues that prevent “what is this?” confusion, and test what's working in real time so you can double down on the offers and displays that increase conversions. If you're ready to create an easier shopping experience that leads to more sales (in-person and online), press play.In This Episode, You'll Learn:00:40 The “you can't sell what they can't see” rule (and why premium products need extra clarity).01:45 Simple merchandising fixes to make your packaging work with you, not against you.03:00 The retail packaging trick Target uses when customers can't see the product.05:15 How to set up your booth like a boutique so shoppers understand your line instantly.07:30 Why customers buy the mannequin (and how to use that to increase conversions).10:00 Bundles that raise AOV, especially when sizing feels risky for gift buyers.12:45 How to test what sells in real time at markets before you scale.15:15 The mindset shift that will unlock your wholesale growth faster than you think.17:30 What retailers actually want to see (hint: not 300 prints).19:30 The easiest question to guide your next move: “How do I make it easy for them to say yes?”Resources + LinksReady to stop guessing and follow a proven system? Book your strategy call.Get business tips sent right to your inbox - join the newsletter!Watch on YouTubeFollowJacqueline on IG: @theproductbosstheproductboss.comShop Pajama Mama shop-pajama-mama.comIG: @shop_pajama_mama

How do you keep your kids' attention in an age that's so distracted? Tim Shoemaker shares with Jim Daly that kids today are hungry for real analogies. Plus, Danny talks about some visual lessons that he taught his children, and how those have stuck with them. Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/parentingpodcast. Or call 1-800-A-FAMILY. Receive the book The Very Best, Hands-On, Kinda Dangerous Family Devotions, Volume 1: 52 Activities Your Kids Will Never Forget for your donation of any amount! Take the 7 Traits of Effective Parenting Assessment Surprise Your Kids with Unforgettable Faith Lessons Family Reading of Scripture How to Make Family Devotions Fun (and Actually Work!) Support This Show! If you enjoyed listening to the Focus on Parenting Podcast, please give us your feedback.