Subscribe15 chats here at the Café, but Lee & Allan have barely dipped into their inexhaustible well of wisdom and wisecracks. And think of this: these two have never even met each other. Where will it end?
Lee has been furnishing our Second Life presence. Unfortunately, when Seb Keil visited, he found himself unable to extricate himself from Lee’s patented Lemon Chair. Memo to Sab: get a thinner avatar. BDRCC’s café is still far better than that unimaginative FIR storefront down the street.
Allan reports on American jurisprudence. Thanks to Andrea Weckerle, he’s found a judge with a sense of humor, a taste for classic writers, and down-home common sense. Judge Pendleton Gaines could teach a lot of folks about why conflict resolution depends on communication.
Lee reports on his upcoming joint presentations with Ross Monaghan of Deakin University. Lee and Allan discuss the slow uptake on social media in Australian business.
All that and so much more in Chat #15.
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G’day Lee
This is the first Podcast of yours that I’ve listeded to and I enjoyed it very much. I adore Adelaide and would live there permanently if only you didn’t have such ageist immigration rules! Have to content myself with arriving in your summer, our winter.
I would like to leave a comment about you not being known in Adelaide. All I can say is who’s fault is that mate? It’s no good waiting for people to come knocking on your door. These days you have to kick theirs down and tell them what a good all round bloke you are.
Keep on Podcasting(uhm should that be a capital? Does it really matter?
Tricia
Lee, Allan,
Thanks for this interesting episode. I really enjoy! The interesting content TOGETHER WITH the fun IS the succes formula of this podcast.
About writing ‘internet’: The internet is like water, electricitty etc. (a part of the collection of primary resources everybody in the civilized world needs and uses evey day), so (like water and electricity) NO capital “I”.
P.S. You should fix the hum/noise in the background of the podcast. It was
Hey guys! Really appreciate your comments! May Allan and I continue to entertain and inform and educate you!
Cheers,
Lee (with a capital ‘L’)
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Another great episode guys!
Lee I must (once again) echo your thoughts on Australia generally being three years behind… if not more.
And your experiences with people insisting on ‘control’ I’ve also come across myself. When I bring up social web topics with most Aussie communicators I get skepticism about its significance, “my audience wouldn’t get it”, and questions about “how can we control it?”
I don’t know when our peers will realise that there is a conversation going on out there that should be participated in - but can not be controlled. And this is not unique! As you and Allan covered, no communication has ever been controlled.
And guys - check out this hilarious clip from ‘The Chaser’s War on Everything’ as an example of how traditional communication tactics are no more in control then the new web - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV1GgDLTk-4
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