WEBVTT - Second Cup: A video is worth 1000 words

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to use videos to share information that you

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<v Speaker 1>can't explain in person, to update the familiar saying a

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<v Speaker 1>video is worth a thousand words. Let videos save you

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<v Speaker 1>time and effort so that you don't have to write

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<v Speaker 1>something long winded or lose something in translation. I know

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<v Speaker 1>we have all had the experience of struggling to explain

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<v Speaker 1>a problem to a repair person. Maybe there was a

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<v Speaker 1>geyser in your sink midway through the dishwasher's wash cycle,

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<v Speaker 1>but of course when the plumber shows up, you are

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<v Speaker 1>not in the middle of doing dishes, so it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of hard to describe. Or maybe you saw the dishwasher issue,

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<v Speaker 1>but you have to be at work when the plumber

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<v Speaker 1>can come, so you have to explain the issue to

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<v Speaker 1>your roommate who works from home, and then she has

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<v Speaker 1>to explain it to the plumber on your behalf. I know,

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<v Speaker 1>in my house, my husband is the one who gets

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<v Speaker 1>really into stuff like the nature of HVAC problems or

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<v Speaker 1>potential future HVAC maintenance. But I am more usually home

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<v Speaker 1>when the HVAC technician arrives, so I am trying to

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<v Speaker 1>remember exactly what he said, and I am probably using

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<v Speaker 1>the wrong names for various parts. Here's where video can help.

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<v Speaker 1>Use your phone to take a video of the issue

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<v Speaker 1>while it is occurring. If you know that ten minutes

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<v Speaker 1>after you start your dishwasher, the guyser is going to

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<v Speaker 1>go off, set a timer so you can be there

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<v Speaker 1>and film it when it happens. Then when the plumber comes,

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<v Speaker 1>you or your roommate or whoever is there can just

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<v Speaker 1>play the video. Or if your partner is the one

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<v Speaker 1>who knows all about the electrical system, he or she

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<v Speaker 1>can just take a video documenting the problem and asking

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<v Speaker 1>all the pertinent questions. Then the other party with no

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<v Speaker 1>electrical expertise can share the video without missing anything. This

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<v Speaker 1>is much more efficient. Videos can work in the opposite

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<v Speaker 1>circumstances too. The person with expertise can make a video

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<v Speaker 1>for use by novices. If your grandma struggles to turn

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<v Speaker 1>on her new TV, find the channels for her favorite

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<v Speaker 1>programs and play shows that she has recorded, you can

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<v Speaker 1>make a video of yourself navigating the new interface. Then

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<v Speaker 1>when she wants to watch the Great British bakeoff. She

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<v Speaker 1>can just play your how to video and follow the

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<v Speaker 1>steps you demonstrated. In a similar vein, you can make

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<v Speaker 1>videos for your future self. Maybe there is a tricky

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<v Speaker 1>to navigate online database that you use once a year.

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<v Speaker 1>You can take a video of the steps you need

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<v Speaker 1>to follow, so that next year you don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>figure out, yet again through trial and error, how to

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<v Speaker 1>use it. You can just watch your video and follow

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<v Speaker 1>the steps. I know. I have been amazed at the

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<v Speaker 1>variety of helpful YouTube videos out there. There are lots

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<v Speaker 1>of things, from winning video games to tying neckties to

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<v Speaker 1>folding a fitted sheet that are really hard to explain

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<v Speaker 1>in words or even step by step pictures. A video,

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<v Speaker 1>on the other hand, is truly worth a thousand words

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe even a hundred pictures or so. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to tell people to look for the big yellow button.

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<v Speaker 1>You just show yourself clicking the big yellow button, and

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<v Speaker 1>all is good in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening to before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura

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