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		<title>Fly To The Past &#8211; video interviews</title>
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Last summer (August 2011) we helped the Fly To The Past event organiser use social media to maximise the numbers of people attending the airshow/family fun day at Oxford Airport. In the end over 10,000 people attended. It was so successful that another event has been planned for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/portfolio/fly-to-the-past-video-interviews/</link>
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		<title>Fly To The Past Family Fun Day &#8211; 2012 dates announced</title>
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Last year we were asked to help promote the Fly To The Past event at Oxford Airport and we are delighted to have been invited back to help again this year.   Due to it&#8217;s popularity, this year&#8217;s event will be held over two days at Oxford Airport on 1st &#38; 2nd September 2012.  Ticket details and more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/fly-to-the-past-family-fun-day-2012-dates-announced/</link>
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		<title>Social Media and Podcasting Training in Hampshire</title>
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We have now updated our schedule of half day Social Media Overview and Getting Started Workshops and half day Audio and Video Podcast Production Workshops for Q1 2012.
The Overview and Getting Started Workshop aims to give everyone a good understanding of when and why social media started to grow as rapidly as it has done (and continues to do so), what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/social-media-training-in-hampshire-2/</link>
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		<title>Brendoncare Filming-The Big Event</title>
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As part of our recent conferencing schedule, we recently supported White Communications with one of their clients Brendoncare, the charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for older people.
We filmed &#8216;The Big Event&#8217; event and will soon be editing footage to make a variety of videos to capture the event for their website.
For information on Brendoncare [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/brendoncare-filming-the-big-event/</link>
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		<title>Jext Demonstration Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[‘Jext’ is short demonstration video providing training to healthcare professionals on the correct use of an ‘adrenaline auto-injector’ for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis or anaphylactic reaction. After watching this video healthcare professionals are able to gain a certificate on how to correctly demonstrate this device to their patients and colleges.
We worked with White Communications [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/jext-demonstration-video/</link>
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		<title>Studio in action &#8211; Fred Dinenage with Talent South</title>
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Did you know that Agencies and Producers in the South of England use Focus studios in Southampton?  
Everything you need to make great audio and video content is right here &#8211; no need to travel to London.  Great news for Clients, Talent, and Budgets.
But don&#8217;t take our word for it!  Just this week Fred Dinenage was in the studio, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/studio-in-action-fred-dinenage-with-talent-south/</link>
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		<title>Advanced Presentation Skills Coaching for audio &amp; video podcasts</title>
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Presenting to an audience can be a challenging experience for many people.  Even for people who do it often!
Getting the right message, ensuring it is delivered with maximum impact and then understood and reacted to positively by the audience is a skill. In my 20 year career in marketing and corporate communications I presented to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/advanced-presentation-skills-coaching-for-audio-video-podcasts/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Training in Hampshire</title>
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We have now updated our schedule of half day Social Media Overview and Briefing Session and half day Audio and Video Podcast Production Workshops for the rest of 2011.
The Podcast Workshops have been designed to complement the half day Social Media Overview and Briefing Sessions by focussing on the practical side of producing audio and video podcasts, webinars and web video.
The Overview and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/social-media-training-in-hampshire/</link>
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		<title>Fly To The Past airshow &#8211; podcasts</title>
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Its been really fun talking to the organisers, pilots and other participants of the Fly To The Past airshow that is happening at Oxford airport on August 21st. The podcast interviews can be found here.
We have spoken to:
Robert Pleming, CEO, Vulcan To The Sky Trust about his organisations mission to keep the last remaining Vulcan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/fly-to-the-past-airshow-podcasts/</link>
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		<title>OxFocus Business Leaders Networking &#8211; October 2011 speaker &#8211; VP Harley-Davidson</title>
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We have been interviewing speakers at the OxFocus business leaders networking meeting for a while now.
The October OxFocus speaker is Rob Lindley, VP and MD of Harley-Davidson, European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).  I got to meet Rob at their Oxford Science Park offices. The reception area, meeting rooms, hallways and walls either have images of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/oxfocus/oxfocus-business-leaders-networking-october-2011-speaker-vp-harley-davidson/</link>
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		<title>Google+1</title>
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It looks interesting.  Google says &#8220;The +1 button combines word of mouth with the power of Google search by incorporating personal recommendations right into search results and ads on Google.com. By putting the +1 button on your pages you can help your site stand out, bringing you more, better qualified traffic from organic search results [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/social-media/google1/</link>
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		<title>Social Media &#8211; maximising the value to business (Part 1)</title>
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We presented at the Social Media Conference in Bracknell yesterday. Our subject was using the internet to deliver audio and video to a wide audience (even globally) cost effectively.
The other speakers covered a wide range of speakers and I learnt a lot or was reminded again of a number of important points.
This is what I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/social-media/social-media-maximise-the-value-to-business-part-1/</link>
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		<title>OxFocus &#8211; July 11th speaker &#8211; Prof Colin Mayer</title>
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The July speaker at OxFocus is Professor Colin Mayer who is Dean of the Said Business School, Oxford University. OxFocus is sponsored by The Learning Ladder, OTCN and Charles Russell.
We interviewed Colin earlier this month about his presentation. A recording can be found here.
Colin will be talking about the role Said plays in educating local [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/oxfocus/oxfocus-july-11th-speaker-prof-colin-mayer/</link>
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		<title>OxFocus &#8211; June 2011 speaker</title>
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Every month business people in Oxfordshire gather to listen to a keynote speaker and network over lunch. The event is sponsored by The Learning Ladder, Charles Russell and OTCN. The event is held at the Oxfordshire Science Park. Focus interview each speaker a months or so before the event about their organisation and what they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/oxfocus/oxfocus-june-2011-speaker/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Research in Europe &#8211; Risk Communication for Food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been asked to present a research paper at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting in Stuttgart, Germany between June 6th and 8th 2011.

The meeting will be hosted by the European Virtual Institute for Integrated Risk Management (EU-VRi).
The special theme of the conference this year is &#8220;Multi-risk analysis in a global world&#8221;.
The paper [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/social-media/social-media-research-in-europe-risk-communication-for-food/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Training in Bracknell, Berkshire &#8211; June 17th</title>
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Variety Events has organised a follow up Social Media conference to the previous one in Feb.
The next one will again be in the Blue Mountain Golf Centre in Bracknell on June 17th.
Booking details are here.
Debra Mann of Variety Events has invited some additional speakers who will be running Workshops on specific social media tools so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/social-media-training-in-bracknell-berkshire-june-17th/</link>
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		<title>Woa!Rhino and Oxfordshire ArtWeeks</title>
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This year is the 30th anniversary of Oxfordshire ArtWeeks.
From a concept in 1981 to the first public event in 1982 ArtWeeks has continued to grow and been replicated by similar programs across the UK.
For 3 weeks in May – starting on 7th over 500 artists and craftspeople throughout Oxfordshire will open their studios or have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/woarhino-and-oxfordshire-artweeks/</link>
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		<title>OxFocus &#8211; April 2011 &#8211; guest speaker Stuart Miller, MD ByBox</title>
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On Monday I went to the April OxFocus meeting at the Oxfordshire Science Park to listen to Stuart Miller, MD of ByBox talk about being an entrepreneur. (For photos see here)  
OxFocus is organised monthly by Oxfordshire Town Chamber Networks (OTCN), Charles Russell LLP and The Learning Ladder. They have great speakers each month and it also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/oxfocus-april-2011/</link>
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		<title>Woa!Rhino &#8211; launch event</title>
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I was able to attend the recent launch of the Woa!Rhino &#8216;Art in the Community&#8217; project.
This is where companies can sponsor artists to paint (or more accurately decorate) a Rhino. Artist suggest a design and will get selected. A few general health and safety rules apply in terms of the structure having to be bolted to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/social-media/woarhino-launch-event/</link>
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		<title>Mobile green screen &#8211; special effects on location</title>
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The Challenge
When a client wants special effects but cannot get to our studios there is only one thing to do. Take the studio to them!
Whilst we would love to take shots in the Arctic or on some South Seas beach paradise we know that sadly the budgets and timescales do not always stretch that far. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/mobile-green-screen-special-effects-on-location/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Training in Oxfordshire</title>
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We will be running half-day social media training courses for The Learning Ladder at their Oxfordshire training facilities in Chalgrove.
We will cover the history of social media and why human pyschology and behaviour means this is not simply a passing fad. We will look at the key steps an organisation can take to evaluate and deploy a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/social-media-training-in-oxfordshire/</link>
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		<title>Executive Coaching and Communication Skills Mentoring in Oxfordshire</title>
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Before I joined Focus in 2005 I worked for 2 years for one of the UK&#8217;s top Communication and Presentation Skills Training companies in the UK &#8211; The Aziz Corporation. My academic qualifications in Psychology, Counselling and NLP were sharpened considerably by working not only with some great fellow Consultants but also top management and executives [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/executive-coaching-and-communication-skills-mentoring-in-oxfordshire/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Training in London &#8211; Feb 24th</title>
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We have been asked to present the Social Media session at the Digital Marketing 5 day bootcamp in London starting 21st Feb. Details are here
The Bootcamp &#8211; and a 12 week evening course starting in April &#8211; are being organised by the Ditital Marketing Institute of Ireland. 
I will be running a morning and afternoon session [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/social-media-training-in-london-feb-24th/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Training and Workshops in Bracknell &#8211; Feb 18th</title>
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I am presenting at a Social Media workshop in Bracknell, Friday 18th February at the Blue Mountain Golf and Conference Centre. It is organised by Variety Events.
Click here for a link to the details and booking form.
The agenda looks good (and not because I am on it) as it covers most of the key Social [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/social-media-training-and-workshops-in-bracknell/</link>
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		<title>Webinars &#8211; a live global audience</title>
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In production terms the most challenging and demanding projects have to be a live emergency exercises and broadcasts. You only get one chance to get it right. In the exercises we have filmed for the fire brigade it is not possible to burn the house down again!
So it is with webinars. When the &#8216;green light&#8217; goes you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/webinars-a-live-global-audience/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Briefings and Workshops &#8211; delegate feedback</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We constantly monitor feedback from delegates on all our Social Media Briefings and &#8216;hands-on&#8217; Workshops to ensure we can continue to improve them.
Over the last 2 years our average delegate satisfaction score has been between 4.5 and 5 out of 5.
The latest group of delegates gave these comments:
&#8216;Nice to have case studies and tutor with lots of knowledge and experience so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/social-media-briefings-and-workshops-delegate-feedback/</link>
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		<title>Social Media &#8211; use in crisis management (Crisis Infomatics)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the areas we are researching as part of the EU Research project into Food Risk and Benefits Communication (www.foodrisc.org) is how different countries (outside of the EU) are using social media as part of their crisis response and communications and the lessons we could learn especially arounds tools and processes.
A few years ago [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/social-media/social-media-use-in-crisis-management-crisis-infomatics/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Training &#8211; &#8216;Hands-On&#8217; Workshop series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our Social Media Workshops provide a follow-on to our popular Briefing sessions.
The Workshops were developed to meet the needs highlighted by delegates at the Briefing sessions who said they wanted help to put the learning into practice.
The Workshop series aims to take people from an overview of social media and an undersanding and appreciation of the possibilities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/social-media-training-hands-on-workshop-series/</link>
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		<title>Social Media training sessions &#8211; 2011</title>
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We have been running Introduction to Social Media Briefings at our Southampton studios for 10 months now. During 2008 and 2009 we were helping a major UK IT company run social media courses and consultancy projects for their public and private sector clients in the UK, Northern Ireland and Eire. In just under 3 years we have trained over 700 people in 200 organisations - helping them understand [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/social-media-training-sessions-2010-and-2011/</link>
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		<title>Think! First</title>
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‘Think! FIRST’ is one of a series of twelve short training films designed to encourage crew to think about their own safety while they’re going about their work. Each scenario looks at a specific task or risk area and our trainer goes through the most basic precautions necessary to prevent an injury or accident.
Presented by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/think-first/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Briefings &#8211; new dates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our next Social Media Briefing will run on Tuesday 8th February in our studios in Southampton.
The objective is to help you understand social media and its potential value to your own organisation and decide what sort of social media strategy and programs you could implement.
The sessions will last 3 hours. You can choose from either a morning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/social-media-briefings-new-dates/</link>
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		<title>From the Archives: &#8216;The Story of Southampton&#8217;</title>
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Southampton is an ancient city and this short programme was made to tell the City&#8217;s story.  It was to be shown on a big screen to the gathering crowds on Millennium Night, but unfortunately the weather was terrible and the whole thing was cancelled!
The programme was put together from various sources and directed by Steve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/from-the-archives-the-story-of-southampton/</link>
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		<title>Mobile &#8216;apps&#8217; usage</title>
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The rise of the smartphone has seen a rapid rise in the use of Applications on them. 
A recent report by Pew as part of their contuing series into Internet Usage found that 43% of mobile phone users had ‘apps’ on their phone but only 2/3rds used them.
With 82% of the population having mobile phones and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/social-media/mobile-apps-usage/</link>
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		<title>Silver Surfers bring social media into the office</title>
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Being of a certain age myself I was interested in an article that had the headline &#8216;Older workers drive social networking in the office&#8217; (link here).
The item refered to a number of surveys where it has been found that it is older workers who are seeing value in using social media within a business setting.
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		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/social-media/silver-surfers-bring-social-media-into-the-office/</link>
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		<title>Pan-European Research into Social Media use</title>
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We were recently selected to work on a pan-European project looking into the communication of food benefits and risks to consumers in Europe.
We are part of a 14 partner consortium from 10 European countries. The consortium is supported by an Advisory Board made up of representatives from organisations in health communication (including the European Food [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/social-media/pan-european-research-into-social-media-use/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Training – client feedback</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have now been running Social Media Briefings for 18 months. In that time we have worked with over hundreds of delegates in London, Belfast and Dublin as well as Hampshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
Our training programs continue with an Introduction to Social Media briefings on October 5th, November 2nd and December 7th.
This is what some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/social-media/social-media-training-%e2%80%93-client-feedback/</link>
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		<title>From the Archives: &#8216;Tall Ships&#8217; (1982)</title>
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In August 1982 a production company called Lens &#38; Co, run by ex-BBC soundman Bill Hammerton, was asked by Southampton City Council to make a film (yes, 16mm film!) to record the impact the finish of the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race at Southampton made on the city.
It was presented by round-the-world yachtswoman and subsequently best [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/archive-2/from-the-archives-tall-ships-1982/</link>
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		<title>The Trouble with Handovers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Video: Watch this video on the post page)
The Film “The Trouble with Handovers” has been made to highlight the vital importance of clinical handovers to patients’ safety.
We follow the story of David, an elderly man with dementia, after he develops pneumonia and a crush fracture in his thoracic spine. David and his partially – sighted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/portfolio/the-trouble-with-handovers/</link>
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		<title>Assessing Risk: Slips, Trips &amp; Falls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
When Headland Media Ltd, owners of Walport maritime training DVD library, wanted to produce a new series on Risk Assessment they asked Focus to tender for the work.  This was our second commission for Headland, the first being about Lifeboat Drills.  One reviewer of that programme commented that &#8216;training doesn&#8217;t have to be boring&#8217;.  But the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/assessing-risk-slips-trips-falls/</link>
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		<title>New Social Media Briefing Dates &#8211; Sept to Dec 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The dates for our next &#8216;Introduction to Social Media&#8217; briefing sessions in 2010 are as follows:

September 14th
October 5th
November 2nd
December 7th

There are two sessions each day. Each session will last 3 hours and costs £30 + VAT and will be held at our Southampton studios.
The morning session will start at 10am and the afternoon session at 2pm.
Refreshments [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/new-social-media-briefing-dates-sept-to-dec-2010/</link>
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		<title>NFU: Open Farm Sunday</title>
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Open Farm Sunday was held across the UK on June 13th. National Farmers&#8217; Union South-East PR Officer, Isobel Bretherton, asked us to produce a record of some of the events, at Donaldson&#8217;s Chrysanthemum Growers and at GoldenPlain Salads who grow lettuce, both in E Sussex.
Just perfect for Web Video.

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		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/nfu-open-farm-sunday/</link>
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		<title>Monitoring and Measuring Social Media</title>
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 Source: The Conversation Prism, Brian Solis/Jesse Thomas  - www.theconversationprism.com
A few years ago we started attending MeasurementCamp in London. It was great as it was very much in the early days of social media but everyone who attended cared about measuring activity and the results of campaigns.
We were able to share our experiences of helping organisations such [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/social-media/monitoring-and-measuring-social-media/</link>
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		<title>US Air Force base adds podcasts to social media &#8216;toolkit&#8217;</title>
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The US Military are already active users of social media with their blogs, Twitter and Facebook pages. In fact their most senior officers do not just use the tools themselves but actively encourage all ranks to do so too &#8211; with due attention to security and operational sensitivity. All new recruits to the US Air [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/us-air-force-base-adds-podcasts-to-social-media-toolkit/</link>
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		<title>Round-table debates</title>
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We were recently asked to help with a project by BOTTLE PR. 
One of their clients were hosting an industry and media round-table.
The plan was to capture the discussion and 0transcribe it.
Our technical challenge was to ensure that the audio was of high enough quality to be able to create a podcast series that an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/round-table-debates/</link>
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		<title>Social Media in crisis management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An interesting post from a medical practitioner on the use of social media as part of public health crisis management.
The lessons learnt from the examples in the article can apply to both the public and private sector. One thing that social media has done is reduce the time organisations have to respond. News moves faster and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/social-media/social-media-in-crisis-management/</link>
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		<title>Last few places on Social Media briefing &#8211; July 6th</title>
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We still have a few places left on our Social Media training session on July 6th at our audio/video production studios in Southampton.
There are morning and afternoon sessions. These last 3 hours.
The morning session starts at 10am and the afternoon one at 2pm.
The cost is £30 plus VAT.
The sessions have a maximum of 6 places to allow us time to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/last-few-places-on-social-media-briefings-june-10thjuly-6th/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Briefings for business</title>
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Following the successful Social Media/Web 2.0 briefing sessions in our Southampton studios last month and the upcoming ones on May 26th additional dates have been added on June 10th and July 6th.
One place is still available on the May 26th afternoon session at 3.45pm for a 4.00pm start. Ends 5.30pm.
Sorry. The morning session is full.
The additional [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/training/social-media-briefings-for-business/</link>
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		<title>Lanterns vs Flares</title>
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Focus produces, hosts and manages MCA Video News Podcasts for the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

This latest  podcast shows the dangerous confusion caused by launching Chinese Lanterns, because they look very similar to Emergency Flares used by mariners.   They also cause serious problems for farmers, with animals ingesting the wire frames of the lanterns when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/lanterns-vs-flares/</link>
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		<title>Patient Safety at the heart of NHS</title>
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Awareness of Patient Safety is becoming progressively more important in the NHS, clinically as well as politically.  So Patient Safety issues need to be even more widely understood within the organisation.
As part of our ongoing relationship with NHS, we were asked to film a recent Patient Safety conference at the Ark, the NHS Conference Centre [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/patient-safety-at-the-heart-of-nhs/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: Webinars reach an audience other media can&#8217;t.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FOCUS now runs Webinars, or Online Seminars, which make it possible for our clients to reach a global audience, with slides and live Q&#38;A, without leaving the office.  Webinars make flying people to attend meetings and conferences a thing of the past – making a huge contribution to reducing your organisation’s carbon footprint?  People in other timezones [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/casebook-webinars-reach-an-audience-other-media-cant/</link>
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		<title>Flying the Flag!  The UK Ship Register</title>
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The Red Ensign is the flag of the British merchant fleet.  Ships which fly it are regulated by the United Kingdom Ship&#8217;s Register, which is operated within the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
This edition of the monthly MCA Video News Podcasts explains why membership of the UKSR is such a benefit for ship owners.
MCA Video News Podcasts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/uk-ship-register/</link>
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		<title>USELESS UNLESS WORN!</title>
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The monthly MCA Video News Podcasts are produced, hosted and managed by Focusbiz for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.  The viewing figures are measured and show the podcasts reach a dramatically growing target audience in the maritime community worldwide.
 

This latest podcast features the tragic experience of Jane Dolby from Essex, a widow who lost her fisherman husband to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/useless-unless-worn/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: Green screen rocks &#8230;</title>
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The Brief was to build a green screen space from scratch in several European cities.  We were to meet certain people in each of those cities and they would perform for us.
But lighting and shooting green screen is an art-form.  Here, Andy on camera and Dave on lights put on a show of their own. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/casebookgreen-screen-rocks/</link>
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		<title>REVIEW: Training doesn&#8217;t have to be boring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A maritime training film produced by Focus &#8216;Lifeboat Drills &#8211; Preparing for Safety, the latest DVD from Walport Training Films, has just  been well reviewed by trade journal  &#8217;Safety at Sea International&#8217;:
&#8216;Training doesn&#8217;t have to be boring&#8217; is the message behind a new DVD that aims to increase safety during lifeboat operations.&#8221;
&#8220;The film will grab seafarers&#8217; attention [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/review-training-doesnt-have-to-be-boring/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: More from the Information Technologists</title>
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Focusbiz produces video material and podcasts it for some quite unexpected organisations! For several years The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists has  used Video Podcasts produced and hosted by Focus Business Communications to keep their wide membership &#8216;connected&#8217; and up to date.   The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists is the 100th Livery Company of the City of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/casebook-information-technolgists-update/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: One man with a Passion</title>
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Our challenge this time was to help one guy with a real Passion to start building support for an event that he hopes will take the City of Southampton by storm in 2011.
Into our in-house studio came Neil Maddock, pioneer of Passion 2011 in Southampton.  Using some tricks of television we filmed Neil in the studio [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/casebook-one-man-promoting-a-large-sho/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: Voices in the Studio &#8230;</title>
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It was another busy week in the studio &#8230;
Dervla Kirwan returned for another helping of M&#38;S Foods over ISDN to Grand Central in London.  Dervla is  famous for roles in British television shows such as Ballykissangel, Goodnight Sweetheart, and the Doctor Who Christmas special!

Then we had Jack McKenzie recording a promotion relating to next year&#8217;s 150th Open [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/casebook-voices-in-the-studio/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: Focus manages rescue footage</title>
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Focus is contracted by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency to maintain their very sizeable archive of video footage of incidents attended by their Search and Rescue helicopters.  We also have the job of licensing and making the footage available to news organisations, broadcasters and programme makers around the world.
This rescue story is just the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/casebook-focus-manages-rescue-footage/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: Information Technologists Podcast News</title>
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Focusbiz produces video material and podcasts it for some quite unexpected organisations. For several years,  The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists has  used Video Podcasts produced and hosted by Focus Business Communications to keep their wide membership &#8216;connected&#8217; and up to date.   The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists is the 100th Livery Company of the City [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/casebook-wcit/</link>
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		<title>One FREE Podcast to get you started!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here at Focus we are so committed to the power of podcasting &#8211; AND to mark our first thirty years of promoting business conversations &#8211;  that we&#8217;re offering a FREE audio podcast to companies who want to explore the amazing potential of podcasting to powerfully deliver your message.
You can choose to record material yourself at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/one-free-podcast-to-get-you-started/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: Boat Show Dreams</title>
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With this year&#8217;s PSP Southampton Boat Show upon us, it&#8217;s worth showing how we helped SD Marine, UK dealers for Maxi yachts, to create a stunning exhibit for their Maxi 1100 .
Rather than adding to the rows of vessels aligned side-by-side at the show, SD Marine gave their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/casebook-boat-show-dreams/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: The Rainbow Centre</title>
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Fred Dinenage presents the case for helping this organisation that supports children with cerebral palsy and their parents. The Rainbow Centre uses Conductive Education to improve the quality of life for the children and their families. This programme, presented by Fred Dinenage, was intended for showing in cinemas. It was made by Focus , in conjunction with The Remarkable Group.
Contact [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/casebook-the-rainbow-centre/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: Seafarers die during Lifeboat Drills</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we were asked by Headland Media in Liverpool, new owners of the Walport Training Library to produce the first of a new series of safety training DVDs, our brief was to work with Headland to make a programme about safety during Lifeboat Drills.

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		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/seafarers-die-during-lifeboat-drills/</link>
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		<title>PORTFOLIO: Our Studio</title>
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Focus studios make extraordinary things happen!  Great audio, exciting pictures, creative post-production.
Our audio studio facilities are used for recording English and Foreign voiceovers for video, reading to picture or wild, or recording dialogue for Podcasts and training.  We edit &#8216;live&#8217; (using SADiE) at the same time as recording so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/portfolio/our-studio/</link>
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		<title>PORTFOLIO: Mithril Racing</title>
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These guys are definitely Licensed to Thrill! Enjoy this piece put together for the client by one of our producers Andy Goode. Another great use of video on the web to show what printed brochures couldn’t.
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		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/portfolio/portfolio-mithril-racing/</link>
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		<title>PORTFOLIO: The Art of Jibbing</title>
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Everyone knows what a ‘Jimmy Jib’ is … at least everyone in the television industry. When we try to describe it to a client they find it hard to appreciate why we should spend their budget on one! So we put this together to show a Jib at work and the talented guys who operate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/portfolio/portfolio-the-art-of-jibbing/</link>
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		<title>PORTFOLIO: Coastguard Operations</title>
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The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency asked Focus to produce a video programme that covered the Agency’s entire UK-wide operation, describing the ways in which their Maritime Response Control Centres handle the coordination of Search and Rescue missions when ships get into trouble. You can watch the whole programme athttp://www.mcapodcasts.co.uk/mcavnrs/index.htm
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		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/portfolio/portfolio-coastguard-operations/</link>
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		<title>PORTFOLIO: Grandstand B&amp;B</title>
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TV presenter Iolo Williams meets Colin and Mandy Powell who run this fantastic 5 star B&#38;B in Mid Wales. Incidentally, they have the three minute Podcast running on their own website, possibly a first in the B&#38;B sector. Originally as part of a DVD promoting the town of Llanidloes in Mid Wales.
www.grandstandbandb.co.uk  www.llanidloes.com
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		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/portfolio/portfolio-grandstand-bb/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: Tesco teams up with Coastguard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tesco has teamed up with HM Coastguard to remind holiday drivers about safety on the shore.
With more people holidaying at home this year, the truck in front of you as you drive to your UK holiday will remind you to ‘Dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard’.
It’s an interesting partnership between the UK’s major food [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/tesco-teams-up-with-coastguard-for-shore-safety/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: BT makes good use of WebVideo</title>
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BT Intelligent Solutions web site makes intelligent use of video to explain BT Value Add services and BT OnePlan. Visitors can easily drill into the information and get answers.  Not surprisingly there are some complex messages for BT to get across and video is a very accessible way to do that.
We are enthusiatic evangelists for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/bt-website-makes-good-use-of-video/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: GoogleDocs</title>
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Googledocs – what a great idea and they’re free! They allow documents to be used by groups of people even if they aren’t on the same network.
We use them internally so that we can all look at or amend the same document – at the same time in some cases – replacing job books, card [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/googledocs/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: &#8216;The Art of Jibbing&#8217;</title>
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The Jimmy Jib is basically a long arm, with a camera on the end. The arm can extend from about 3 ft to 40 ft, and has a remote head controlled by a joystick for panning and tilting around a vertical and horizontal rotation axis.

It takes just under an hour to assemble, and once set [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/video-production-the-art-of-jibbing/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: Blog templates in various browsers</title>
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We recently found that Wordpress templates we used for a couple of our client blogs were no longer working properly within Firefox.  Research led us to discover that updates to Firefox and the latest browser Chrome meant that themes no longer did what you expected them to!
We’ve now updated the Poundland blog theme to work with IE, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/blog-templates-working-with-different-browsers/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: Staying legal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No professional business with a reputation to maintain dares to stray outside the law, but sometimes ignorance causes people to sail close to the wind.  So it was this week when a training company asked us to assemble some material for them including extracts from a DVD from another provider, a nice little clip from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/casebook-staying-legal/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: Audio Podcasts by Video Conferencing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that Video Conferencing is really useful for making audio Business Podcasts?   Let me explain …
Podcasting is a wonderful way to share information widely, and the majority of Business Podcasts consist mainly of conversations.  Now obviously no-one would think of travelling across the globe to meet up face-to-face to record such conversations, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/casebook-audio-podcasts-by-video-conferencing/</link>
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		<title>CASEBOOK: Healthy Debates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When NHS South Central needed to reach the widest possible audience with their Fluoridation Debates they called on Focus to broadcast them for them.  They had to be seen in their entirety without editing out a single second.
You can now view the debates on the NHS South Central website.
Want to know how we did it?  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/casebook-healthy-debates/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Video: Watch this video on the post page)Test video

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		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/test-chat-post/</link>
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		<title>Test 1</title>
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		<link>http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/casebook/test-1/</link>
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