Echo | Church Media Conference : Blog » Behind the Scenes http://www.echoconference.com/blog July 29 - 31, 2009<br />Dallas, Texas Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:41:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 We Love ParaTweet http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2009/08/17/we-love-paratweet/ http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2009/08/17/we-love-paratweet/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:25:05 +0000 Scott McClellan http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2009/08/17/we-love-paratweet/ paratweet

Echo attendee surveys are coming in and one of the things that people really seemed to enjoy was the Q&A we did with each of our keynotes after their talks. To facilitate our Q&As we asked for audience questions via Twitter and then we sorted through them and displayed them on the auditorium screens. Thankfully, our friends at ParaTweet have a great product that’s really easy to use for this sort of thing.

Just as it did at the Catalyst events of the past year, ParaTweet took audience participation and interactivity to the next level at Echo. When I moderated the church panel at Echo, I remember feeling so relieved to see excellent questions pouring in via Twitter and displayed via ParaTweet. Frankly, I relied pretty heavily on ParaTweet because our audience’s questions were much better than mine. Plus, the ParaTweet moderation and filtering features ensured that no obscene Twitter spam ended up on our screens. That would’ve been embarrassing. (If anything obscene was going to end up on our screens, we wanted it to be intentional and to be our idea. Kidding.)

If you’ve got a live event coming up and you’re looking to facilitate some interaction via Twitter, check out ParaTweet.

This entry was originally posted on the COLLIDE blog. 

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Here are a few stills from some clips that Barton Damer has been working on for our Speaker Intro videos. He is using Cinema4d, After Effects, Final Cut Pro and some Illustrator for this project. Barton will cover some basics of how to integrate all this software into one project during his sessions at Echo.

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Darrell

—- ITV NEWSWIRE —-

Dallas, TX  - ITV correspondent Darrell will be doing live feeds from Dallas, TX as the Echo: Church Media Conference commences next week.  His ability to draw the story out through thoughtful and blunt questioning will be essential to chronicling this event.

Darrell and the ITV Newsteam.  Covering Your World with Intensity.

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]]> http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/08/08/6-days-echo-media-coverage-by-itv/feed/ 0 10 reasons you can’t miss ECHO! http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/08/04/10-reasons-you-cant-miss-echo/ http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/08/04/10-reasons-you-cant-miss-echo/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:57:07 +0000 Ashley http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/08/04/10-reasons-you-cant-miss-echo/ 10. You will be inspired, encouraged, and motivated by the speakers and classes offered.
9. We’ll keep you aprised of the Brett Favre-Green Bay Packers saga in real-time.
8. There will be attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, and speakers to connect with… and us!
7. Kendall Payne will be there and she is awesome.
6. You can have a well priced stay at the Westin right next to the church. We’ll be staying there too, so it’ll be like a huge slumber party.

Johnny and Chachi

5. Johnny and Chachi will be live! (prepare to be underwhelmed!)
4. Great food (and snacks) will be provided.
3. Watermark has free WiFi (that can handle everyone) and a Starbucks.
2. The weather is beautiful here mid-August. (nervous laugh)
1. We will be doing “trust falls” every night at 10!

Trust Fall

See you at ECHO!

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Cary Pierce

Cary Pierce, of “reunited” Jackopierce fame, will bring his musical talents to Echo in a week and a half.  He will join us fresh off of finishing his new album, and in the midst of promoting the release of Promise of Summer in September.  He is a very talented singer, songwriter, and producer.

]]> http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/08/04/10-days-to-echo-cary-pierce-signed-up-have-you/feed/ 0 13 DAYS TIL ECHO! GeekBrief.TV LIVE! http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/08/01/13-days-til-echo-geekbrieftv-live/ http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/08/01/13-days-til-echo-geekbrieftv-live/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:55:28 +0000 Ashley http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/08/01/13-days-til-echo-geekbrieftv-live/ Come check out Cali and Neal as they talk about how to podcast!  The two tech experts will be teaching a breakout at Echo!

GeekBrief TV

]]> http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/08/01/13-days-til-echo-geekbrieftv-live/feed/ 0 Get in Here Ministries, Echo Sign Partnership - A Blessing For All http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/07/22/get-in-here-ministries-echo-sign-partnership-a-blessing-for-all/ http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/07/22/get-in-here-ministries-echo-sign-partnership-a-blessing-for-all/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:35:14 +0000 Ashley http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/07/22/get-in-here-ministries-echo-sign-partnership-a-blessing-for-all/ Johnny and Chachi

AP Blue Eye, MO — Johnny and Chachi are finally slated to appear at Echo: Church Media Conference in Dallas.  But it took some doing.  “We’re really selective about what we go to,” said co-front man Johnny “Tippins” Lang.  “That said, we don’t get a lot of requests and didn’t have anything scheduled in 2008 so this quickly became a win win.”

But in all seriousness, these guys or “characters” will be here to keep it light and fun as we delve into some really great content matter at Echo!  And for anyone who struggles with Chachi’s open shirt look… we apologize in advance!

]]> http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/07/22/get-in-here-ministries-echo-sign-partnership-a-blessing-for-all/feed/ 1 a few screen shots… http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/03/03/a-few-screen-shots/ http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/03/03/a-few-screen-shots/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:07:29 +0000 Kami Stroope http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/03/03/a-few-screen-shots/ from the new promo video we are currently working on. The full length promo video will be released in a few weeks and will give you all the details about ECHO. We are so excited about this promo video and, along with the teaser, hope it gives you an idea of the many amazing speakers, sessions, and media you will encounter while at ECHO.

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]]> http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/03/03/a-few-screen-shots/feed/ 0 We just finished shooting for a new promo video http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/02/12/we-just-finished-shooting-for-a-new-promo-video/ http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/02/12/we-just-finished-shooting-for-a-new-promo-video/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:12:19 +0000 Kami Stroope http://www.echoconference.com/blog/2008/02/12/we-just-finished-shooting-for-a-new-promo-video/ Here is a picture from the shoot we did today for an upcoming promo video. We wanted to create a few videos to give you a small taste of some of the amazing media you will see while at ECHO. We’re working on the promos now and will be sharing them with you all soon!

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