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20th Anniversary Celebration: Presentations Made Easy

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July 18, 2022
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Over the past two years, we’ve re-imagined St. Petersburg Conference Center as a place not just for the legal community, but for everyone. To celebrate our 20th anniversary, and to celebrate our new vision for SPCC, we’ll be opening our doors this Fall for a networking open house. In the mean time, we’re going to highlight all the new and exciting changes and updates we’ve made.

 

Visual aids are important when it comes to presentations. That’s why we offer multiple display options so that we can fit each of our clients’ individual needs.

Our widescreen projector has audio capabilities for showing videos, and the screen is large so that all of your guests can see your PowerPoint slides.  If you prefer to be closer to your presentation, we also have a large-screen TV that can be hooked up to our laptop or yours. We have in-house laptops for your use if you want to bring your files on a removable device, or bring your own and hook it up with one of our HDMI cords.

We also have easels and whiteboards perfect for company training and brainstorming sessions. Use one or use both — whatever you need!

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Remote Proceedings

3 Reasons You Should Keep Your Camera On During a Virtual Meeting

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July 5, 2022
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We’ve all been there. You’re tired from the weekend, or you don’t want the distraction of seeing your own facial expressions while you’re speaking. Heck, maybe your hair just won’t cooperate and after two years of remote work you’re tired of wrangling it into submission.

But should you keep your camera off during a remote proceeding?

For our videographers, that answer is a resounding no.

SPCC’s in-house legal videographers have spent the last two years on Zoom, sometimes all day. One thing they mention frequently is how often participants keep their cameras turned off. In their opinions, the positives of keeping your camera on far outweigh the negatives. Based on our videographers’ comments and concerns, here are three important reasons why you should keep yourself on-screen.

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Conference Room, Other

20th Anniversary Celebration: Make Yourself Heard

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June 20, 2022
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Over the past two years, we’ve re-imagined St. Petersburg Conference Center as a place not just for the legal community, but for everyone. To celebrate our 20th anniversary, and to celebrate our new vision for SPCC, we’ll be opening our doors this Fall for a networking open house. In the mean time, we’re going to highlight all the new and exciting changes and updates we’ve made.

 

You’ve worked hard on your presentation, and you don’t want your guests to miss a word you say.  That’s why we have the equipment on hand to provide you with that extra volume you need.

Fender is one of the most famous names in sound and music equipment. Our Fender amplifier has simple, easy-to-access controls if you need to change your volume at any time — but don’t worry, our staff will be on hand to set everything up for you, and you don’t have to touch a thing unless you want to!

We have microphone options for every style. Go handheld if you like, or use one of our microphone stands. If you need to be mobile, we also have a wireless option with a lavalier microphone that clips right to your lapel.

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Legal, Remote Proceedings, Zoom Tips

Zoom Tips and Tricks #4: How to Annotate a Document in Screen Share

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May 31, 2022
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We’ve talked in the past about ways to share screen effectively and smoothly in a Zoom proceeding. But what happens when you need your Screen Share to do more than just show your document? What if you need to highlight, or circle, or make notes in real time as you share?

Our in-house legal videographers see this need all the time. Attorneys often rely on exhibits to have the witness testify with confidence — particularly in situations such as car crashes and other personal injury lawsuits. At an in-person deposition, it’s easy for the videographer to zoom in on the lane of traffic the witness is pointing to in a diagram, or the cracked sidewalk that they circle in a photo.  In person, there is no miscommunication.

On Zoom, this simple, ordinary practice becomes so much harder.  It often turns into the attorney asking the witness if they’ve put their cursor arrow in approximately the right place, and making a statement about the record reflecting where they’ve put the cursor. It can get awkward when the witness has trouble describing exactly where they need the arrow, or perhaps the witness isn’t too clear and the attorney can’t quite figure out what they mean.  It becomes a frustrating, time-wasting experience for all, and leads to a messy record.

However, it doesn’t have to be. Zoom has an option to make annotations to the shared screen that all participants can see, which can then be saved for future reference. It’s an incredible little tool that very few people know about. While we consider this tip to be of particular use to attorneys, Annotate has a wide variety of features that can be applied to many types of Zoom meetings.  Annotating is simple and can be extremely helpful in remote settings.

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20th Anniversary Celebration: Expanding Our Online Presence

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May 25, 2022
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Over the past two years, we’ve re-imagined St. Petersburg Conference Center as a place not just for the legal community, but for everyone. To celebrate our 20th anniversary, and to celebrate our new vision for SPCC, we’ll be opening our doors this Fall for a networking open house. In the mean time, we’re going to highlight all the new and exciting changes and updates we’ve made.

 

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