First posting - the Power of Sound

Voila, it's my first posting... how exciting!! blogblogblog... that's the question. Yes this blog is about everything... things that strike my imagination... people I am meeting... dreams... anger... and more.

Today I attend a seminar on IT and online communication for charities. It was a wonderful sunny afternoon and the seminar was N1 London Brigde in a huge strange old style futuristic building with a immense hall with a tiny reception desk. They promised cakes. So my expectations were high. Inside the actual seminar room, only a few cookies were waiting but the surprise was actually the content of the seminar : very interesting with an audience (people from various charities such as Christian Aid, MSF, TearFund,...) who were cool and not too nerdy (oufff). The best part of the seminar was really the one about The Power of Sound - or online audio presence. The speaker, a women called Jude Habib who used to work at BBC, was fantastic and deliver one of the best presentation I haven't heard for ages. Simple, inspiring and participative. It was all that. She definately convinces me that adding audio to a website was essential. It gives that human touch missing so much from most online products. Just through a voice you can sense / feel so much - no need for image or music - again, it's all there.