They say a picture is worth a thousand words.  Ask yourself, how many words is a video worth? 

This week, Lisa Michaels, President of Deposition Reporters Association of California, chose Discovery Conference Centre of San Diego to film a rebuttal to comments by Governor Schwarzenegger.  The California Governor made statements published in the Sacramento Bee that “court reporters are typists and are old fashioned.”  Ms. Michaels responded with a powerful, well-articulated message.  There were 865 views of the Youtube video in the first 12 hours of being posted.  (DCC Principal, Christopher Jordan, was producer and director of the video.)

This is the second video made at Discovery.  Earlier this summer, Cornerstone Wealth Management filmed their presentation, “Why ‘Broken’ Subdivisions Will Be Fixed In A Market Turnaround.” Chris Meacham needed a downtown San Diego location to present to clients and wanted to capture the presentation for his website. 

Video, video conferencing, and video streaming are all very powerful tools.  Legal videographers are an essential part of making the record in depositions.  Our clients use deposition clips to preserve testimony for trial and impeach witnesses.  Video conferencing saves travel time and dollars.  Video streaming allows attorneys to participate in depositions and legal proceedings in realtime from remote locations.”

Discovery Conference Centre was built with “video friendly” conference rooms.  We are here to help you get your message out.

Discovery Conference Centre was built for doing business:  attorneys conducting depositions, businesspeople meeting with clients, or mediators mediating litigation. 

We also are using our conference center to support small businesses with quality no-cost presentations, educational seminars, and an invitation to use the rooms to connect, and I believe connecting to mentors can energize an entrepreneur.  Why not use social networking to find mentors?  What type of mentor(s) do you have?  I believe great mentors are found in people that are outside your normal day-to-day life.  Find people who have a similar energy or excitement as you, but in different professions.

  1. When looking to the mentor for advice or support, allow yourself to be honest, vulnerable, and authentic in stating what you need.  You don’t have to go into your most private thoughts, but trust your mentor with information.  If they prove themselves not to be worthy, then get that person out of your life

  2. Try to help the mentor if you can in any way possible.  Help your mentor brainstorm something that might be on his/her mind.  Give your talent back to your mentor in whatever form you can.

  3. Stay in contact with your mentor(s).  Use social media, Twitter, FaceBook, LinkedIn.  Schedule weekly, biweekly, or monthly coffees.  Somehow keep communicating.

  4. Have a positive attitude.  Assume people out there want to help you out and give you advice.  Be excited for your mentors’ good fortune and successes.

Relationship building takes time and is a steady process.  I have mentors that are now shifting careers, and they are asking me for support.  Some of my guides I have had for the past 25 years.    Finding mentors never ends.  I am gravitating to new people all the time.  If you want to use our meeting rooms to network and find mentors in different professions, let us know.  We are ready for you.