Sorry for the delay this week. Tim is out of town, so I'm not sure he'll get to his until Thursday or Friday, if at all. But here are my thoughts...
During worship
I noticed a couple of typos in the lyrics. I don't remember which song(s) but I do know that one involved not capitalizing God's name. Please make sure to review all the slides prior to worship. Maybe it's just me, but I find typos a huge distraction.
Once again we did not do a good job of cuing up the the DVD prior to the service. Part of this was due to not knowing which DVD we were going to be doing until about 10 minutes before the service. The rest was due to the prelude music being played from a CD instead of a playlist on the computer. Tim, could we make sure to get any prelude music that's on CD early enough to rip it so we have access to the CD/DVD slot? DVDs should be cued in such a way that we don't see the title screen (when possible) and especially so that we don't see the mouse moving across the screen to select play. It is possible to use the controls on the on-screen DVD controller (arrows, enter) to select play rather than using the mouse. Also, if the DVD fades to black at the end, let the DVD do it's thing rather than pausing or stopping the DVD as soon as the announcement is over. It makes for a smoother transition.
Lastly, the picnic announcement slide from Alexis should have been reviewed prior to the service. Whenever we receive ppt slides from others, they must be reviewed to make sure everything works. In this case, a lot of the fonts/font sizes were off.
During the sermon
I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. Did anyone else?
TEch - Sound
First thing I noticed was that the DVD sound needed to be louder. I'm not sure, but I think the master volume on the computer was only about halfway, and that may have been the issue. For all I know, Adam may have been cranking the sound and not getting much. I didn't check on that afterwards.
Cues on the congregational mic were a bit slow during communion and announcements. Adam explained that he was looking for something in the booth, which is why he missed the cues. Everyone please make note that once the service has started, please don't ask the sound and/or visual techs to do anything unless it's essential, because they really need to focus. Imagine if someone came up and told TW something during worship or the speaker in the middle of his sermon! Maybe not quite as distracting, but certainly a difference-maker.
TMS was in and out of feedback during announcements. I get the feeling that maybe my ear is a bit more sensitive to feedback thanks to years of referee whistles getting blown in my ears. However, it's really important to listen very carefully when people are speaking in the congregational mic. It's not the best quality mic and tends to be sensitive to slight changes in volume adjustments.
I think that about does it. Anyone else have any thoughts?
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