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Regular listeners will know that there are occasions in the West Park Park Bench Podcast that I have either dogs walking past or people walking past and it just gives me a moment to pause and see if my train of thought is still there on the other side. We're in stories ...the stories that you choose to listen to the stories you choose to attend and the stories you choose to be present at, and the stories you choose to listen to. And I think that's what today has really emerged in my thinking as I was swimming up and down the pool. And as I was heading for the bench, what is today's topic going to be and it's stories. The Twitter Spaces intro... turns out you can't record with Otter while hosting a Twitter Spaces session. https://twitter.com/pcmcreative/status/1676175450828054530 This is episode 39 - Stories. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link SUMMARY KEYWORDS stories, storyteller, Edinburgh Fringe, theatre, shows, spaces, topic, Beeston Tales, live, audience, Royal Historical Society, free fringe, realise, attend, cast, streaming, migrate, experience, Timestamp Guide Intro to this episode. 0:03 How do we market shows that have gay themes to audiences that aren’t gay? 0:59 Core audience. Cinema is more about the story than the characters. 2:09 The one special thing about theatre. The turning wave in the entertainment industry. The importance of telling stories. 3:46 Stories are incredibly important, the diversity of stories. The royal historical society lectures. Tales in the Jungle. 5:18 Beeston Tales, every third Wednesday. The challenge is to enable the storyteller. Guest storyteller sessions. 6:34 Tim and Mike bring in a guest storyteller every month. The two-hour story session. How much of yourself do you want to give the fringe? 8:00 Edinburgh fringe is a daunting thing to go to. Live streaming podcasting platforms, clubhouse and twitter spaces.

I hadn't decided which of the three words I was going to use on the thumbnail. I used all three! Pivot Twist Pirouette. They tie in with the balance theme that I've had this year. This episode is about changing direction and a positive response when things don't quite go right. You apply for something and you don't get the funding or you apply for something and you don't get the role. Freelancers spend a lot of time putting eggs in baskets and through precarious necessity in to a lot of baskets. There's a lot of eggs moving around. How long do you keep a basket empty before recycling it? similar kinds of analogies of back burner pans. How large is your cooker? How many back burners can you have? So Pivot Twist Pirouette... This is episode 38 - Pivot, Twist, Pirouette. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠⁠ SUMMARY fringe, pivot, park bench, twist, free, year, balance, runes, pirouette, pirouettes, movement, project, episodes, TEDx, realised, putting, podcasts, programme, stopped ep38. Pivot/Twist/Pirouette - West Park Park Bench Podcast Welcome to episode 38 0:03 What was important to me in choosing a project? 1:31 The importance of having a long-lasting project. Pivoting during covid-19. What is the free fringe? 3:13 PBH free fringe is a little annex of Edinburgh festival. Pivot has been the saviour. Taking a show that brings people in. 5:40 The PBH free fringe brochure. The importance of twist and balance. 7:03 Pivoting through the summer and a portfolio piece. Yoga for balance and Balance. The West Park Park Bench Podcast LIVE. 8:47 Pirouettes. The gift of balance. 10:10 The importance of listening to one's own advice. It isn’t about spirituality, it’s about self recognition. 12:01 Spirituality is about self-recognition, not just spirituality. Three benched Treshnish podcasts coming soon.

This podcast, before I bottle out is pronouns, pronoun politics. From the off, if you are listening to this first of all, I am no expert in any of these topics. This is a personal reflection, as all of my podcasts are. I just feel that I need to say because who knows... no one listens to my podcasts but the ChatGPT one had quite a few clicks and this one, with its topic might get some clicks. So full disclosure. This is episode 37 (again) - Pronoun Politics. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠ SUMMARY pronouns, people, correcting, feel, queer, podcasts, ally, outing, podcast, gender, banter, realised, non binary, femininity, listening, female, world, shelter, environment, swim References Resources Guidelines for entertainment professionals working with LGBT+ performers https://bit.ly/equityuk-lgbt-casting-guidelines Tigger Blaize on Linkedin Kit Connor Says He Was Forced to Come Out as Bisexual - Times Magazine ep37 - Pronoun Politics - West Park Park Bench Podcast Pronouns Politics. 0:04 Welcome Pronouns Owning it and being it. 1:47 LGBT gender awareness workshop run by Tigger Blaze. Your pronouns I don't feel like an LGBT ally. 4:10 Being true to one's life story. Correcting pronouns when they’re not in the room. 5:15 Outing yourself on social media. 6:57 The Netflix show where actor was vilified for playing a queer character. Gender dysphoria. First podcast. 9:25 Top podcast listened to most. LGBT, queer casting resources on equity website. Taking a pause and taking a breath. 11:01 The world is chaotic and frenetic. Pronouns on zoom calls. 12:13 The importance of having conversations about pronouns Dyslexia and the extended use of pronouns. Embracing your gender. 14:09 The importance of embracing one's non-binary identity. The MeToo movement and banter.

... it was like God was taking flash photography. I actually go to yoga on a Monday night. I did search, if I want to know something that I don't think I know. I do tend to ask Mr. Google and if it is something that I want a little more of an extensive answer before I go searching I might ask ChatGPT. Don't take an umbrella! At the heart of episode 37... What is it that you need to organise? I attended Producers Pool a couple of weeks ago now and this was something that came up someone asked what was the best organisation tool and of course everybody would go I use this and I use this and I use this and everybody uses something different. The people who are most successful are the ones that have an organisation structure, and the tool has grown around them. To find that tool first of all you need to know how you can organise yourself and not spend your whole time working out how a platform works, because they're quite complex. This is episode 37 - Organisation. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠ SUMMARY tools, organise, organisation, find, work, notebook, Google Drive, Asana, digital, park, paper, apps, platforms, list, Trello, folder structure, folders, structure, Google, Reference Resources Tomorrow - easy to get started ToDo app - https://www.tomorrow.do/ Producers Pool - https://www.chrisgrady.org/producers-pool/ Producers’ Pool is a network of creative producers training in, working in, or managing the theatre and creative sector. It has no office, no membership subscription, no board, or hierarchy. ep37. Organisation - West Park Bench Podcast Thunderstorm to end thunderstorms. 0:04 Welcome to episode 37 Yoga in a thunderstorm. 1:05 Going to yoga on a Monday night. APTS - apps, platforms, tools and services. Where do you start with planning your days? 3:11 How to choose the right tool set for you. The first step is to go back to basics. Start with a to-do list. Tomorrow App. Using notes on your phone. 7:37 Using a paper notebook and taking notes on phone. Using search. The best park bench I've found. 9:19 Best park bench of the podcast so far. West park, Long Eaton, East Midlands. Organising a drive is the key to success. Don't add technology to things. Google Ecosystem. 12:53 Gmail - primary email reader. Google Drive and Chrome Extensions. The transition from paperless to digital. 14:19 Paperless had to translate into digital. Google Drive, google docs, excel spreadsheets and word. The importance of having a folder structure. 16:00 The first folder structure. The danger of creating a big folder structure. The first stage of digital organisation. How to find the best organisation tool. Tools that have the most in common. 19:29 Moving from a single to-do list to multiple boards. Collaboration in Asana. Organising your to do list. 22:01 Organising a paper to-do list. A done list, a Google drive. Finding balance going into the summer. What her word for 2024 will be.

Welcome to episode 36. At my core I am a stage manager. I started my career as a stage manager and no matter how hard I fight and try and explore and adventure at my core, I am a stage manager. I am standing in the 2023-25 committee elections as a stage management candidate for Equity's committees... A whirlwind tour of my SM philosophy and Equity experience. If you get to 35 and you're still working in the entertainment industry, for me getting to 30 and realising that actually I might want to have kids is what derailed my career because I felt that I had to This is episode 36 - Being a Stage Manager, Buyouts and the 2023 EquityUK Committee Elections. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link SUMMARY committee, equity, work, stage manager, contract, union, entertainment industry, year, important, part, podcast, buyout calculator, world, fringe, buyout, management, producer, industry, question, ep36. Being a Stagemanager | EquityElections - West Park Park Bench PodcastSummary Why I left stage management to explore other worlds. 0:04 Introduction to committee elections. 2:17 Introduction to episode 36 of the west park park bench podcast. Introduction to the Equity Elections. Equity does not find you a job. 3:58 How do you develop a career in the industry? 6:17 How to develop a career as a producer after 25. The importance of initiatives. Why is it important for me to be on committees? 8:05 Making it in the entertainment industry at 35. Why being on committees is important. The value of being on the committee. 9:54 The buyout calculator. 11:55 The buy-out calculator. Industrial contracts and buy-outs. The importance of being part of the Equity mechanism. 13:56 The importance of voting for the right people. 14:58 The entertainments union is made up of union professionals. The different sectors of the union. The branch structure of Equity. 16:44 Being a member of equity makes a difference. The importance of equity and having a voice. Thanking those who proposed her.

I'm going to share with you the journey of my virtual reality communities. Although I am not the best audience member, I'm not the best social practitioner, what I am, I think very good at is holding space and observing the world and creating space that I hope that people can come to the first time it will be overwhelming there's no denying that, but they can come back and feel that they're where they left off. Cybersalon and Cyberia moved from AltSpace in to Spatial. We have two spaces we have a public lounge, which is 22 Ideas About the Future. And then there are portals that bring you to Cyberia. So there is there is an airlock between the public space and the private space. Old Skool VR to virtual cafe extended spaces for the hybrid community curious. This is episode 35 - My VR Journey. Recorded for Stripe Partners. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but ⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUMMARY KEYWORDS space, community, avatar, people, Cyberia, event, AltSpace, virtual, explore, SecondLife, emerged, world, discovered, play, platform, little bit, headset, meeting, holding, VR, LegendQuest, People Dancing, Referenced Resources Blog - Digital Field Trip | LegendQuest Video - Benjamin Greenaway - The Metaverse, or There and Back Again SUMMARY Ep35. VR communities - West Park Park Bench Podcast Intro to episode 35. 0:03 Journey of virtual reality communities. When I discovered Legend Quest. 0:56 Discovering legend quest in Hockley, Nottingham, in 2006. Second life in SecondLife. How did you get into second life? 3:17 Making a living in a virtual world. Second life and micro-payment. Staying in the virtual world. 6:03 Maintaining an avatar in a virtual world. The importance of a sense of continuity. The pivotal moments within tech. The importance of VR tolerance or intolerance. You can walk across servers. 10:49 Free-roaming across servers in SecondLife. Being a voyeur in a virtual reality space. What is a room of requirement? 13:32 The first internet cafe in London, 39 Whitfield Street. Room of Requirement for meetings. Intro to Cyberia. 15:37 The downfall of SecondLife, the learning curve. AltSpace sunset. Sunsets have sunrises? Presenting content on a projection screen in the room. Researching virtual social spaces. Cyberia in Spatial. 20:35 Cyberia in Spatial ready to visit. Minimal moderation comes at a price. In to Spatial. 22:48 Siberia is a gateway token system. Public lounge and private space. What does it mean to be a digital fringe? 25:01 Reality check, podcast and digital free fringe. Digital free fringe is on demand. June 8, zoom controlling for People Dancing Stripe Partners Programme

Today's episode is diagnosis. We spend a lot of time asking Why What Where When How. We talk about what is wrong with the world. We talk about what isn't working. Things are not good right now. We are all trying to process the world around us diagnosing the climate, diagnosing society, diagnosing the health service, diagnosing work, commitments, diagnosing family, making sure that we know what is wrong so that we can make things right. A big reflection through the challenge of a zoom stream I had to edit. This is episode 34 - Diagnoses. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but ⁠⁠⁠⁠if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUMMARY KEYWORDS diagnosis, Descript, diagnosing, audio, tools, venue, podcast, audio track, ai, recognise, slides, open, put, east midlands, affect, minutes, space, diagnostic, realise, point, Resources References 01 studio (audio OK) RHS May Zoom Audio .mp3 02 studio (audio degrading) RHS May Zoom Audio .mp3 03 studio (audio degraded to applause) RHS May Zoom Audio .mp3 RHS MAY JoStory 2023 - composite audio with guide video .mp4 ep 34. diagnosis - West Park Park Bench Podcast Summary Intro to the show. 0:05 Welcome to episode 34 of the West Park Park Bench podcast. Today's episode is about diagnosis. Reflect on the luxuries that you have. 1:38 Reflecting on the luxuries of time and money. The importance of accepting the world. How do you affect change? 3:44 Diagnosis is just the start. The important issue is affecting change. Fake it til you make it. The stage management skill of diagnosis. 6:20 Stage management skill. The audio quality was not great. 9:06 The first 15 minutes of the webinar. The final 30 minutes, echo delay. Audio issue with the live stream. Slides were washed out by the projector. The power of ChatGPT. 14:19 What is Descript and how does it work? 16:42 Descript is an audio tool for transcription. Descript has a studio mode for editing. The audio quality of the video. 19:03 Finding the right tools to deliver the best output. The editing process for audio. The tricky balance of audio and video. 21:28 The tricky balance between audio quality and video quality. Going to London this week. What’s the next reset? 23:46 Equity conference The ultimate change makers should be politicians.

Today's topic is Declined versus Reject. Doing these podcasts over an extended period of time has led me to reflect on how I deal with my own sense of progression. Day to day when things are really good. I find coming and doing these podcasts are fine. I can pick a word that I want to reflect on, and I can wax lyrical about that word. When I get busy. I tend to find that my mind is distracted. And as I only do one of these pieces of constant media, there's a there's a component of it that makes me think that I should be telling people what's going on and sharing what it is that I'm doing, because those things that I'm doing, if people know about them, they can either attend or if they know what I do, or get a sense of what I do that maybe they'll want me to come and do that for them. And that's even better. COVID was quite liberating for me because I was able to be the best that I could be because the skills that I had in a world which meant that I didn't have to go out and put the attention into the physical and the effort of putting myself into a place where I can be sociable, happy, not too loud and annoying. And this is where the gregarious introvert phrase which thank you so much Hallidonto for giving me that phrase ... And that brings me to where I am now. This is episode 32 - Decline vs Reject. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but ⁠⁠⁠if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠⁠ SUMMARY KEYWORDS decline, TEDx, feel, consent, disposable income, word, reject, rejection, place, projects, edinburgh, ted, mile radius, event, application, licence, year, wanted, rules, small Show Notes Decline vs reject. 0:02 Welcome to episode 32 of the west park park bench podcast. Today's topic, decline vs reject Being the best version of me. 1:30 Being the best version of yourself until the lights turn on. Not going swimming last week. How to capitalise an event. The value of a pause in podcasts. Proving that you can do what you say you do. 5:52 The 100 mile radius tour. Taking a show to Edinburgh was the main objective. My word for this year. 8:04 Time within these projects is something to get a grasp on. Building a company team. The future of the future of theatre. The TEDx LaceMarket. The rules of TEDx. 12:07 Rules and boundaries of TEDx Nottingham. Decline or reject the TEDx call. The essence of the speaker and the speaker story. Rejection is not rejection. We’re in a decline. 16:01 Decline is a word with a softness to it. Rejecting decline in arts council. Why I don’t want to hide behind the TEDx brand. 18:10 The TEDx brand is not a forward vision. The credit crunch for television. Bruising from being rejected from grants and funds. Reflecting on consent uk theatre producers. Spin coming to town and the importance of community. 23:46 The legacy of spin coming to town. Part of a community that is delivering. Consent of those in power. 26:14 Consent of those in power and the arts council. Delivering a delivered outcome. No one's there to see them fall. Rejection vs debt declination. The importance of having conversations about your decline. 30:42 Finding people in long eaton to have these conversations. Recording a response to decline. Notifications off and missing important things. What jobs don't need the internet.

Welcome to Episode 31 of the West Park Park Bench Podcast. Today's episode is Mobility one of those multifaceted words and in this instance, mobility as in physical mobility and also a little bit of reflection on an alternative interpretation of mobility which is the act of moving around and the the act of assigning an attribute that has value to an art project for participants. This is episode 31 - Mobility. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but ⁠⁠⁠if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠⁠ SUMMARY KEYWORDS mobility, public transport, listened, branch, apologise, podcast, injury, people, moment, chug, making, box, licence, hard, performance, bad, tech, creative, muscles Introduction to mobility. 0:03 Introduction to episode 31 of the west park park bench podcast. Introduction to mobility. Transport is a cost. 2:03 Transport is a transport cost, not a cost. Fees for zoom and webinars. Mobility on public transport and injury. 3:57 Mobility on public transport in London. The evolutionary benefits of making recovery hard. The online branch of Equity. 6:21 Need to look at physio to stop getting worse. Mobility was important part of online branch. mobility and access. 7:55 Struggling to get the digital component working. Mobility and access, making it equitable. What is mobility and what does it mean? 9:32 Comments and thoughts on mobility. The flip side of mobility, upward mobility and upward mobility. The new reality check podcast series. 11:24 Parallel series to the west park park bench podcast. Reality check in 2023. What to do if you struggle with mobility? 12:59 The first question is how big is the audience. The podcast is not for you. Podcasting setup. 14:55 Using otter to transcribe and provide an access channel. The end of May.

I wasn't sure if I was going to do this one until next week, but it is flying around in my head. And it seems to be the thing that my brain wants to talk about. It's been a couple of weeks since I've been able to be on the park bench to record a podcast and I'm not quite in a position where I can do un-benched podcasts spontaneously. Its a little bit of everything this week. Update, Whats Next and some meta-philosophical reflection. This is episode 30 - Parasocial. This podcast is ⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but ⁠⁠if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠ SUMMARY KEYWORDS people, podcast, podcasts, technology, realise, immersive technologies, microphone, studio, relationship, head, met, cameras, money, gave, terms, window, audio, talking, year, play SHOW NOTES 0:03 - Opening Credits. 2:15 - Virtual production vs. virtual production. 4:19 - What is the tech they have? 6:29 - VR headset and video. 12:22 - The reason why Para-social is a problem. 14:06 - I don’t just follow random people. 15:45 - PhilosophyTube and Para-social. 19:59 - On Stage, The Prince. 22:27 - Why did you decide to do a Tedx? 24:57 - How much to spend on travel? LEADDN:G programme - University of Nottingham | Live, Experiential and Digital Diversification: Nottingham (LEADD:NG) https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/arts/live-experiential-and-digital-diversification/experiential-and-digital-diversification-nottingham.aspx Mixed Reality Lab - https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/mixedrealitylab/index.aspx The Virtual & Immersive Production Studio https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/clas/departments/culturalmediaandvisualstudies/research/vip-studio.aspx The VIP Studio enables collaborative research and experimentation through to commercialisation, drawing on multidisciplinary collaborations across Arts, Engineering and Computer Science. As the VIP Studio develops, we aim to support future inclusive community outreach programmes that facilitate skills and talent development - contributing to the growth of a creative and digital talent and business cluster in Nottingham and addressing a national need for new skills in screen industries. VIP Studio’s range of cutting-edge performance capture facilities include: 16 camera Vicon motion capture system 10 camera Scatter Volumetric Capture system Faceware Mark IV facial performance capture system Three Teslasuit motion capture and haptic feedback suits State of the art Varjo XR3 mixed reality headset 15meta quest 2 headsets Suite of high performance projectors Industry standard movie cameras and lighting Fully featured recording and playback system for stereo, binaural and ambisonic audio.  This equipment is set in a large acoustically treated studio including a fixed chromakey suite.  PhilosophyTube - Abigail Thorn is a British YouTuber, actress, and playwright, best known for producing the YouTube channel Philosophy Tube. Philosophy Tube began in 2013, when Thorn sought to provide free lessons in philosophy in the wake of the 2012 increase in British tuition fees. https://www.youtube.com/user/thephilosophytube The Prince - Stage Play by Abigail Thorn Premiered at London's Southwark Playhouse, in September 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/sep/22/the-prince-review-southwark-playhouse TEDxLaceMarket 2012 - https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/5497 YouTube Playlist - bit.ly/tedxlm2012-speakers

Today's episode is Legacy and legacy was the first word of the year that I really meditated on. And it came about in 2015 when audiences Europe was not progressing in the way that I really wanted it to. And I needed to find a trajectory to change the way I addressed the following year. The whole point of these podcasts is being able to set my own parameters, setting goals and ideals and challenges, to provide metrics in which I can recognise success without having to have an external world intervention for that notion of personal achievement. Especially when it's not monetary. This is episode 29 - Legacy. This podcast is ⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but ⁠if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠ SHOW NOTES Anniversary will be April 26 2023 - first episode SWIM link Audience Europe final case study project reports - Open All Areas 2012-2014 Archiving Photos YouTube vid - ⁠N.O.T.E - Archiving Photo Albums - iPhoto - Basic⁠ Dorothy Gee, Long Eaton's first Girl Guide - Aggregated notes and so far commenting enabled SUMMARY KEYWORDS legacy, photograph, audiences, photos, internal cohesion, facebook groups, comms, history, challenge, digital, long eaton, hedge, post, episode, wikipedia page, europe, year, 00:04 - Intro to the episode. 02:40 - How did you know that things were going to change? 04:32 - You can be the memory you can remember. 06:38 - Google Photos and Google Photos. 08:58 - The legacy of the first girl guides. 10:42 - Finding the first guide leader of Long Eaton. 12:44 - How do we quantify a legacy?

My horizon is the screen of trees that I can see between me and my horizon. And I think everybody's horizon is so very different, and the things that can obscure your horizon. You don't have any control over the space. You have control over is what is between you and the horizon. So in this case, I've just got to get over the field! I need to start talking to key investors. And then I also need to start talking to the venue's for projects that may take place I need to find some rehearsal spaces I need to find a space that I can get my projector and laptop and do some map projection tests. So now the question is, what's on the horizon? Where is the horizon? And what date is that horizon? Now, I'm not going to speculate and commit anything to podcast right now because there's a few things I really want to do.  This is episode 28 - Horizon. This podcast is recorded using Otter.AI which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link SHOW NOTES SUMMARY KEYWORDS horizon, podcast, swimming, people, approaching, ideas, edinburgh, year, lane, june, notion, reach, pieces, investment, components, mull, moment, reevaluate, point, satellite 00:04 - Intro to this episode. 02:34 - What is the definition of horizon? 05:06 - Definition of the geographic horizon. 07:31 - What is your horizon and why is it important? 09:38 - What’s on the horizon? 13:33 - What my horizon is. 16:04 - How to define your horizon. 18:37 - What is your horizon now? 21:02 - Finding additional sources of income. 22:45 - Taking a photograph of your horizon.

Greetings, Social Media and Metaverse Wombles! This is episode 27 of the West Park Park Bench Podcast and yes, I am back sitting on the bench.  "...balance has to be ongoing, and there's also an equilibrium but there's also keeping something in balance. So the balance has weighed, if that makes sense if you're in equilibrium and it's exactly the same either side, you can just touch one side and you can lose equilibrium very fast. And I think finding the stability and that weight of your balance, which means you have to put more on the other side to achieve equilibrium." This episode is an ongoing conversation with myself about my word for the year BALANCE. This is episode 27 - Love Balance. This podcast is recorded using Otter.AI which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link SHOW NOTES SUMMARY KEYWORDS balance, beeston, equilibrium, people, zoom, task, comfort zone, families, weight, posture, week, performance, films, piece, exploring, festival, tales, symphony, storyteller,  Spark Arts for Children 2023 Festival - https://thesparkarts.co.uk/festival/ The Programme I am stage managing - https://bit.ly/SparkArts2023-atHome Beeston Tales - February - https://bit.ly/BT-feb2023-Tickets Chronic Insanity - AllSorts February - https://bit.ly/AllSorts-Feb-2023

Welcome to Episode 25. I am back on the park bench. I spend the whole of the swim, contemplating, what this episode would be, and there's a lot of talk at the moment about ChatGTP and artificial intelligence. And I really wanted to talk about that, however, terribly sorry if you were thinking, Oh, the title hasn't given that bit away. That will be next week or I might make another one but on my way out of the pool, I received a phone call from the East Midlands regional organiser in base of equity.  Equity is going through a period of change right now. And one of that structures that is changing is the branch structure. Buckle UP! This is episode 25 - Inclusion. This podcast is recorded using Otter.AI which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link SHOW NOTES SUMMARY KEYWORDS equity, branch, east midlands, inclusion, members, people, motion, midlands, meeting, professionals, february, gigging, changing, union, entertainments, park bench, protests, mechanism, london, annual conference Outline 0:04 - Introduction of the episode. 2:05 - It’s very hard to do it on your own. 3:55 - Money is tight for everyone. 5:35 - Why have I changed the name of the podcast? 6:56 - A new start and a new beginning. 8:59 - Why is this called inclusion now? 11:06 - A motion for the 2023 Equity Annual Conference. 13:10 - Inclusion of those who cannot attend protests. 15:14 - Chat GTP 3.0 East Midlands Branch Intro Info PDF Regional members and non members industry professionals welcome. Equity is opening a branch for members living, working and visiting the East Midlands. It will be the place looking out for your professional interests and a collective presence for action to campaign and champion cause that matter as they arise.  What is this new branch? The new Equity branch in the East Midlands is an important development for the union and its members in the region. It will provide local representation and support for members, who will have access to branch officers and regional representatives who can assist them with issues such as contracts, health and safety, and employment rights. The branch will also provide opportunities for members to network and engage with their peers, enabling them to share knowledge and experiences, as well as stay informed about industry developments and opportunities. In addition, the new branch will allow Equity to better serve its members in the East Midlands and ensure that their voices are heard on issues that matter to them. What is the role of a Branch? The role of a branch is to provide a local forum for members to discuss, organise and campaign on issues relevant to their members provide a channel of communication between members and the Council propose motions for consideration at conference to the Union’s annual regional and national meetings send representatives to the annual conference. So… 1st Meeting: Wed 1st February Where: Nonsuch Theatre - 92 Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham, NG1 1EH Time: 7pm - 9pm

Welcome to Episode 24 of the West Park Park Bench Podcast. Today is unbenched. But I am in West Park. It's 2023, The world has resumed. It's very wet and rainy. But I'm sat in my car, I've been for a swim.  Lets get the year started! This is episode 24 - Balance. This podcast is recorded using Otter.AI which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link SHOW NOTES year, balance, people, maintaining, project, schedule, podcast, prep, production, posture, plays, plan, crypto, stage, producer, pension payment, quarterly, working, producing, 1:05 - Launching into the year with a commitment for something you have to maintain. 3:42 - The importance of having a solid foundation in your life. 5:07 - When I started doing the media camps, a three month window to announce it and then plan it, then deliver it with the internet was fine. 7:13 - What’s next in the production process. 9:03 - What is your equation for balance? 11:18 - I found Christmas 2022 and the end of 2022 very hard. Not in a healthy way. 13:32 - The landscape could have changed exponentially of what is possible. 15:19 - What will make people leave the show not quite sure if what they see is real? 16:38 - Why I love doing these podcasts.

Welcome to Episode 23 of the West Park park bench podcast. I am actually back in the park it's been two weeks. I had a week, all coordinated down in London getting everything done, so that I can come back and continue a few weeks before Christmas and then head into the new year. This episode titled Workflow.  This is episode 23 - Workflow. This podcast is recorded using Otter.AI which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link SHOW NOTES workflow, podcast, park bench, episode, record, work, technology, weeks, LCD, smallest, park, intending, east midlands, big, put, audio, components, sit, job 0:04 - Introduction to today’s episode. 2:00 - Fireside Chat and guests. 3:12 - How to use Otter to record a podcast. 4:55 - Can this workflow be taken with me on tour? 6:41 - Workflow is at the core of any collaborative process. 8:27 - What is the entomology of workflow? 10:06 - The danger of over-reliance on technology rather than perfecting workflow.

Welcome to Episode 22, However, this Park Bench Podcast is not coming from a park bench. It's taking us back to the Audio Blog strolls that I did many many years ago when I would walk from the top of St. Stephen's Church in Sneinton through to Lace Market House to give me a five minute window in which to record a podcast. That Audio Blog gave me a sense of time that I could do that in between. And I'm kind of reviving that I'm down in London for a week.  This is episode 22 - London (unbenched). This podcast is recorded using Otter.AI which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link SHOW NOTES co working space, equity, podcast, tuttle, organisation, meeting, pcm, london, decisions, wrangle, cafe, support, zoom, park bench, week, space, curtain, episode, airfix 1:09 - On Monday I met with the Stage Management Committee via Zoom. 2:33 - An update of what’s happened since episode 21. 4:12 - Today I spent a whole day working at a new co-working space. 6:04 - Keeping culture alive in the darkest of times. 7:39 - Getting this 22nd episode into the workflow. 10:16 - It’s a journey and you are all on journeys. Othership - Here is my refer a friend link https://othership.com/about/ CoBalance - https://othership.com/listing/cobalance-cafe/ Enderby House - https://othership.com/listing/enderby-house/ CoWorking Listings - https://othership.com/listings/?fwp_category=coworking Membership (Basic starts at £25 p/yr) - https://othership.com/solutions/on-demand/ Cybersalon - https://cybersalon.org/games-and-governance-event-review/ Royal Historical Society - https://royalhistsoc.org/events/ Tuttle - https://tuttleclub.wordpress.com/about/

This is episode 21 - The autumn crows. I've had a break for a couple of weeks because of Seasonal Affective Disorder. This time of year confuses me and considering I'm 50 this should not be a thing. I should, kind of understand the world in which I was born into I would have thought, but it isn't the case. Now, I think I'm starting to understand my confusion.  If you are struggling right now, I just say take it easy on yourself and just sit back and...  I wanted to share with you on this podcast, excitement and terror. They might seem like odd play fellows. I've reached a point in my producing, coming out of COVID completing my developing creative practice year. And now I've I've got to do something part of it is reporting on what happened last year. And that's the reflection. Being able to reflect! This is episode 21 - Excitement & Terror. This podcast is recorded using Otter.AI which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link SHOW NOTES theatre, venue, people, immersive, point, stage, excitement, autumn, immersive theatre, character, horror, physical, started, creative, audience, find, long term memory, attended, performance 0:04 - Seasonal Affective Disorder.  1:25 - It started to affect me and I thought it was because it was dark at night. 3:35 - We take moments on our phones and don’t always lock those moments into our long-term memory. 5:13 - Give yourself a moment to think about where you are. 7:13 - My terror and my excitement of attending an immersive technology festival. 9:44 - How virtual reality can be used in performance. 12:08 - What was it like to watch the show digitally? 14:00 - I need to do my show, and that is a big undertaking. 16:12 - What are you looking for in a theatre investment? 18:33 - I want to look forward to my horizons, but it can sometimes feel a little bit scary.

Bit of a ramble from Caron as she starts to document the Cromford Mills digital visitors experience packages PCM is delivering. TechBox, AR/QR/Wi-Fi and PiScreens.

This is episode 20 of the West Park Park Bench Podcast. Greetings, Social Media and Metaverse Wombles. Today I hadn't decided as I started recording whether this episode would be Change or Death. Contemplating the two throughout the 29 mins and my situation right now Death or Change as the title won out. Do you all hear the same 'All Change' bell? Democracy in terms of death and change is particularly poignant.  There's only two things certain in life, death and taxes. I will save Taxes as a title for a future episode! You lucky listeners! This is episode 20 - Death or Change. This podcast is recorded using Otter.AI which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link SHOW NOTES people, branch, death, superfan, democracy, members, engage, equity, words, change, vote, online, terms, referendum, membership, podcast, rules, runes, union, years Devoted & Disgruntled - Improbable Theatre - Open Space | https://www.devotedanddisgruntled.com/ D&D 2022 Reports Archive - https://www.devotedanddisgruntled.com/blog/dd-online-2022-reports Equity's Branch Reform Guide - https://bit.ly/equityuk-branch-reform 00:03 - The only two things certain in life are death and taxes.   01:36 - Tapping into your subconscious.  03:46 - Before Covid started, I was in a position where I was exploring a portfolio career.  05:41 - The power of words and the silent emptiness of words.  10:13 - There needs to be a sense of transition when people leave that environment.  12:30 - The first level of superfan has to have a purpose.  14:50 - How the referendum came out of the blue.  19:36 - The online branch is going to end. There’s a referendum.  22:14 - How language matters in terms of frame.  24:23 - Every vote in a branch should have the capacity to operate as the votes in referendum do.