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Business publishes new report on the usefulness and efficiency of in-person vs online meetings using Meetn, Zoom, and other platforms

The publication firm WFHV (Work From Home Virtually) (workfromhomeopp.com) recently conducted research on the pros and cons of working virtually. The firm has released a report based on its research. The report speaks about the impact of online meetings on businesses and also discusses the effect of online meetings on users’ carbon footprint. 

It reports that online meetings are easy to schedule, are less disruptive as compared to face-to-face meetings, and virtual meetings help in saving travel time and fuel cost. Another discovered benefit is that online meetings improve the physical and mental health of participants due to less stress related to less travel and traffic. Busy working professionals often suffer from lack of nutrition, stress, and lack of sleep due to frequent travel.

The report also states that online meetings help users interact with a higher number of people. Even people in a foreign country can be contacted at ease. Online meeting platforms such as Zoom, Meetn, and many others are already taking advantage of multi-time zone meetings, allowing people to connect when convenient. As predicted and stated in the research, one of the biggest drawbacks to online meetings is that users cannot read the body language of others attending the meeting. 

The WFHV report states that online meeting have helped to reduce users’ carbon footprint to a large extent. WFHV has reported that face-to-face meeting release 3 million kg of carbon dioxide. On the other hand, virtual meeting released only 1% of those emissions. This is mainly due to the in-person meetings demand for air travel and air-conditioned rooms. The report indicates that virtual meetings can reduce the carbon emissions by as much as 94%. 

Also included in the report is the concern for the quality of internet connection when attending an online meeting. Despite companies using high end and high-speed internet connections, the quality of connection also depends on other factors like weather conditions, distance, and electricity. 

The report further states that the benefits of online meeting depends largely on the size of the team, or the number of people attending the meeting. If the size of the team is small, then online meetings are more beneficial than in-person meetings. On the other hand, if the size of the team is large, then it can be wise to go with face-to-face meetings.

As also reported, online meetings can reduce expenses. Companies can avoid travelling costs and the time spent to travel, while meeting online can be done at a moment’s notice.

Virtual meetings increased exponentially during the pandemic and have now become routine for many organizations. 

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The Pour Over launches a politically neutral, faith-first, bite-sized news source

The mission of The Pour Over is to inform Christians about world events while keeping the focus on their Christian worldview. The Pour Over staff state clearly that they are not theologians. They simply publish world events in their no-cost email newsletter through a Christian perspective.

The Pour Over is working to be different from the other news sources as it focuses on Christians and their beliefs and values. They report on the same world events as mainstream media outlets, however their aim is to help their readers process the information from the perspective of their faith. They do this by selecting the news and stories in a different way. They focus their stories in three main categories: spiritually significant news, major world events, and current events.

The Pour Over names their news reporting method as the “POUR” method:

  • The method has a perspective. That is, all the news is seen through the perspective of their Christian faith. They choose stories that will leave an impact on the hearts of the readers. 
  • According to The Pour Over, changing one’s mind is not hypocrisy. Rather, it is a sign of growth. They are open to correction. They seek truth and understanding, while humbly accept correction as they understand the truth of the story.
  • The Pour Over aims to present the world and the news through the view of unconditional love and how their Christian beliefs claim to love others as God loves them. This reflects how they report the news and how they talk about those they report on.
  • The Pour Over offers to help its readers stay focused on their faith, God, while learning about current events and respond as directed. Each news story published is paired with a short Christian perspective response.

The main objective of The Pour Over is to turn its readers towards forgiveness and love when they read about criminal acts, celebrity gossip, or politicians failing. They abide by the principle of loving everyone including their enemies. The Pour Over takes a positive side to the news, reporting with short segments that focus on reporting the truth from a Christian perspective.

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Introducing Meetn as an alternative to Zoom and other major online meeting platforms, giving the big players a run for their money

Announcing the launch of the latest online meeting platform which has the potential to greatly transform the virtual meeting market. The CEO of Meetn, Rick Raddatz, informed Ryan Frazier of 9NEWS (KUSA) of Meetn’s goal to solve most of the connectivity problems that online meeting platform users experience with other popular meeting apps.

Recent regulations of businesses and the advancement in working environments have given rise to the introduction of new and quickly changing technologies to conduct online meetings, conferences, and other engagements to connect company staff and customers, as written in an article reviewing meeting platforms. Platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet are used by various companies to organize online modes of communication to keep employees updated. Meetn plans to join in the ranks of those popular services.

Whether using Zoom, Teams, or Meetn; all virtual meeting platforms have their own unique style and target market. Meetn is focusing on simplicity, ease-of-use, and is targeting small business owners who need a reliable and lower cost platform.

While Meetn is a fairly new service, it’s geared to facilitate remote workers, online jobs, promote online meetings, and enables the user to have an alternate way to communicate instead of using Zoom, while keeping-up with the features of the big players like Zoom. 

The service and features that Meetn has and continues to produce are competitive and designed to be user friendly. The Meetn team continues to work at the improvement and functioning of the video quality, audio quality, chat, high-capacity meetings, connection compatibility, with live customer service, international dialing, and with many other loved features to be released shortly. Every feature is designed with the requirements and usefulness of the end-user in mind.

Meetn also understands the demands of the market well and therefore is taking security and privacy seriously. A report by teamblind.com suggests that 35% of online meeting users are afraid that their private information has been compromised on other platforms. To maintain the credibility and reliability of the platform, Meetn is taking users’ private information seriously and is protecting it.

With this announcement of Meetn launching its industry disruption platform, online meeting users will be given a solid alternative to the big players. While Meetn offers a competitive range of services and features at affordable prices, users are encouraged to enter Meetn’s early access before their upcoming larger launch date.

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The new online meeting platform, Meetn, is securing its spot as a true competitor of Zoom based on its performance, features, and options

The launch of Meetn’s online meeting platform was recently announced. Meetn is gaining traction and importance as it provides a feature-rich user experience that is simple and intuitive to use, in comparison to the alternative of Zoom and other major platforms.

The news of Meetn’s app is gaining attention from a variety of users in different markets, allowing Meetn’s developers to test the platform in a variety of ways. While Zoom and other online meeting platforms are being used by various businesses, companies, and educational institution, Meetn’s focus is on small businesses, helping them find an affordable alternative.

While Meetn is still relatively new, it offers all the significant features that other prominent platforms have at a competitive price-point and a dedicated support team. As Meetn attracts attention, they are allowing some users early access at a lower price-point, with the aim that early adopters will help spread the word.

Meetn is considered a comparable alternative to Zoom because of its features, cost-effective services, and reliable performance. Meetn encourages its users to take advantage of their lower plan or trial option before its larger launch occurs.

Since Zoom and Meetn are being compared to each other because of their similarity and feature capability, users are encouraged to test both platforms out to ensure the apps meet their expectations. While their feature lists are comparable, users will notice their price-points are not. Since Meetn’s target market is small businesses, the price-point and the needs of those businesses must match their app’s offering.

As time progresses and users turn to their chosen virtual meeting platform, the Meetn vs Zoom debate will continue and features will get fleshed out, more advanced, and pricing will change. Because of Meetn’s dedication to quality and customer experience, Meetn is ready for this ongoing challenge.

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Virtual meeting platform, Meetn, takes on major brands as they compete for the attention of non-profit groups

Meetn introduces their online meeting platform, as an alternative to Zoom and the other major meeting apps, for the everyday user who simply needs the meeting to run without complication. This is especially true for church meetings and other religious and non-profit groups who need to meet virtually but do not have the technical skills or manpower to properly use the other major brands.  

The options to hold church meetings online increase as meeting platforms, like Meetn, adapt and configure their apps to religious and non-profit institutional use, as indicated by lower price points and available features.

While organizations already use Zoom, Facebook, and other free and low-cost video media to meet together, as written by author Heather Barker from WFHV, businesses like Meetn have seen the struggle those organizations have and are releasing their feature-packed online meeting platform to broadening the choice for end-users. Choosing to work hard to build a lasting, tested, and simple-to-use meeting platform is securing Meetn as a true competitor for church-goers.

Along with Meetn becoming a competitor in the non-profit space, it has real potential to gather a larger audience as church meeting attendees are frequently engaged in for-profit work in their daily lives, resulting in the word being spread to countless numbers of potential users. 

While some users of virtual meeting platforms are becoming tired of online meetings, for others it is still a new and unique experience. This is often the case for church meetings and many non-profit groups which cannot afford the higher costs of the big meeting brands, resulting in less virtual meetings taking place in those cases. This is where Meetn’s platform will fill the gap by creating a flexible, affordable, and easy-to-use meeting app for all uses.

Due to Meetn’s feature-rich options; allowing for any group size, offering a secure connection, and customized options, Meetn is the platform that users will use to host church meetings and conferences. 

Meetn has been allowing some users early access to their platform to test it out and to run full meetings to put the system to work. It has stood the test and the new release is well underway.

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Two Service Disabled African American Veterans Open Multi-Sport Facility in Cumberland County, NC

Thurston and Charlotte Robinson, both of whom are African American veterans disabled during their years of military service have opened The TJ Robinson Life Center in Hope Mills, North Carolina. The TJ Robinson Life Center is a multi-sport and fitness complex. The 57,000 sq foot sports and fitness facility is now reputed to be the largest multi-sports and fitness establishment in the Cumberland county area. This large multi-sports and fitness center is generously equipped with state-of-the art facilities, like their modern fitness gym, sports gyms and conference rooms for educational purposes. The TJ Robinson Life Center also has ample outdoor space for outdoor sports and fitness purposes. 

The TJ Robinson Life Center serves the Hope Mills/Fayetteville and surrounding communities not just in areas of sports and fitness but also provide society-driven services like the juvenile diversion program,  to help keep the young ones off the streets and provide them with positive influence and direction, then also, the program for veterans which provides assistance and guidance to veterans who have made the transition from military service to civilian life. This program helps veterans with employment opportunities, social networking, financial planning, housing & transportation assistance and many other vital areas where the veterans need help. The TJ Robinson Center also caters for senior members of the community by keeping them active and healthy with social activities and exercise. 

Thurston Robinson, fondly known as Coach Rob brings his wealth of experience in helping the youth, feeding the poor, housing and clothing the homeless and working with The Department of Social Services to The TJ Robinson Life Center. He believes that by introducing kids and youth to sports, he can use that to also bring them into contact with real life skills and lessons. The TJ Robinson Life Center now combines real life lessons and assistance with sports and fitness to provide all residents in the Cumberland county area with life changing experiences. The TJ Robinson Life Center works with the Juvenile Court System and student-teachers from all of the surrounding colleges and universities to keep the young ones fully engaged in educational activities and other positive and life changing endeavors.

The TJ Robinson Center also hosts sports and fitness events like the Amateur Athletes Sports Association tournament for boys and girls an also, the kids summer camp that features mentorship, field trips and many other fun recreational activities for kids. 

Thurston and Charlotte Robinson are excited to serve the people of Cumberland County and surrounding areas through the TJ Robinson Life Center. They hope that sports and fitness establishment will make real and positive change beyond the sphere of physical fitness in the lives of all those who’ll use the facility. 

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E. E. Smith Sports Hall Of Fame Calls For Nominations For Class Of 2023

 

The E. E. Smith Sports Hall of Fame announces the opening of nominations for the Class of 2023. The nominations will be open until August 31, 2022. The E. E. Smith Sports Hall of Fame was initiated in 2021. 

Known as the Golden Bulls, thesealumni are recognized for their distinction and notablecontributions in various capacities in their chosen sports fields.

The Hall of Fame also honors longstanding supporters, administrators, staff, and volunteers who have shown loyalty and passion to the Golden Bulls and their rich athletic culture -individuals who have been supportive off the field to the cause of E. E. Smith High School athletics. Nominations are open to honor and preserve the illustrious contributions of these individuals.

E. E. Smith High School has a long and rich sports history. Over the years, it has produced a plethora of exceptional, nationallycelebrated athletes and coaches. These individuals have made names for themselves due to their outstanding athletic abilities and by winning state and national college championships and Super Bowls and by making game changing contributions as coaches and players on the college and professional levels. 

Nominations for the E.E. Smith Sports Hall of Fame, Class of 2023, will remain open until August 31, 2022. Nominationforms can be accessed on the web site of the E.E. Smith Sports Hall of Fame (www.eesmithsports.com). Nominators mustensure that the nomination form is filled out completely and that the nominee meets all the established criteria for the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame Selection Committee will not accept self-nominations or anonymous nominations. All nomination forms will be filed and reviewed for up to 3 years if the nominee is not inducted into the current class.

For questions or help contact John Brown at jbrown1098@aol.com. 

 

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Former TV Producer Shares Secrets: How Entrepreneurs Can Get Talk Show Interviews

Los Angeles, CA based Marianne Schwab is helping entrepreneurs crack the code on how they can get talk show interviews to promote their business. Building visibility for a company or product is one of the biggest challenges that an entrepreneur faces and they may seek to increase their brand’s exposure with such interviews. However, the issue is that they have no idea how to go about this. Fortunately, Marianne Schwab is a former network talk show producer and has decided to share some of the biggest insider secrets from the industry on how an entrepreneur can land a TV talk show interview.

“It breaks my heart when I see small business owners and entrepreneurs spend thousands and thousands of dollars on hiring a publicist and get little to no results — let alone land a talk show interview,” states Schwab. She notes that, unfortunately, most entrepreneurs are clueless about the steps they need to take, even though they usually understand how much they stand to gain if they are successful.

This inspired Marianne to launch a free training program to show entrepreneurs exactly what they need to know and consider before they even begin to pitch programs to get TV talk show interviews. In fact, she is on a mission to help experts and entrepreneurs get an edge over their competition and the only prerequisite is that they have a product or service they are ready to promote.

The training covers three things that all entrepreneurs must know to book an interview in order to avoid ruining their chances of actually getting on the show. When it comes to learning how to land talk show interviews, she states that the first step is to help experts and entrepreneurs understand how talk shows work behind-the-scenes. Marianne says, “I am not a publicist, but a producer who helps experts, authors and entrepreneurs get talk show interviews. My approach is as an insider who understands exactly what talk show producers need and want for their programs.”

The strategies that Schwab suggests are based on her experience as a TV talk show producer. Her program has proven quite popular due to her extensive experience in the field. Ngombe Mayunda, author of the book, Thank You America, shared, “I learned new strategies on how to land TV Talk Show Interviews for my book. I recommend this amazing training.”

Marianne’s free training also covers the one strategy that every entrepreneur should master that will increase their chances of getting an interview up to 90% of the time. She give insights on the types of guests that talk show producers need to book on their daily shows and how to become more appealing to them as a prospective guest on programs. She does caution that people can derail their shot at success if they only think how a talk show interview will benefit them instead of thinking about the types of pitches that producers want.

Marianne helps entrepreneurs refine their expert knowledge into talk show segment ideas that appeal to TV audiences. Ultimately the goal is to elevate them from an expert to an authority that will generate more clients and customers in the process. Schwab emphasizes, “Getting the interview is only the beginning. Hitting a home run with your interview is where I come in to ensure that my clients don’t dismantle their credibility with a bad interview.”

Those interested in taking the free training to learn how to promote their business on a TV talk show can connect with Marianne Schwab on Instagram. Through this space, they can make inquiries on the free training to determine whether they can benefit from it and if they’re ready for a talk show interview.

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NC Works Gets Spring Lake, NC back to Work

NC Works Career Center, Cumberland County WILL CONDUCT A MAJOR TRAINING, INFORMATIONAL, RESOURCE AND EMPLOYMENT EVENT WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT SPRING LAKE’S RESURGENT RETURN TO VITALITY AND VIABILITY.

NC WORKS CAREER CENTER CUMBERLAND COUNTY is hosting the First Annual Spring Lake Community Career and Resource Festival. This event will be a 3 day affair conducted on 18, 24 and 25 June 2022, as delineated in the following:

 

Day One       18 June 2022    10am – 3pm  

The initial day will be a week prior to the actual career/resource event. This period will be utilized to provide job seekers with critical soft skills training (resume writing, interviewing, dress for success, job search techniques, etc.) in advance of the actual career/resource fair.

 

Day Two       24 June 2022     6pm – 8pm  

 The second event will be a “Mixer” for interested employers and jobseekers. It will offer the unique opportunity for employers and job seekers to meet informally in a relaxed environment, in order to, forge relationships and exchange information.

 

Day Three    25 June 2022      10am- 3pm   

The third day is the actual career/resource fair.  More than 100 employers and resource agencies, food trucks, music have been invited.  We hope to draw 600-700 job seeking candidates from Spring Lake, Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, Cumberland, Harnett,Sampson, Moore, Lee, Robeson Counties and throughout theSandhills Region.

 

Though Veterans/Transitioning Service Members/Military Spouses are first priority, this event is open to EVERYONE 16 years of age and older.   

Employers invited to participate include: Amazon, Chemours, NC Department of Public Safety, Kellogg’s, Lowe’s, Duke Energy, KBR, General Dynamics, Cumberland County Sheriffs Department, US Border Patrol, NC Highway Patrol, Cumberland County Schools and many more. Employment opportunities will be available in positions ranging from entry level to management.  

The event is no cost to either employers or job seekers. For additional information relating to this event contact:

Dwight A. Butler         910 912-2403  dwight.butler@nccommerce.com

Or

Chester A. Lambert      910 912-2419   chester.lambert@nccommerce.com

Or

Veronica Rozier         910 912-2432 veronica.rozier@nccommerce.com  

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Sweet Valley Ranch Founders Kick-Off “Sweet Valley Ranch Gives Back”

 

 

Fred and Anita Surgeon, the founders of Sweet Valley Ranch, support nonprofits organizations with learning agriculture, livestock, and other aspects of farming. https://www.sweetvalleyranchnc.com/   

 

Fayetteville, North Carolina: Sweet Valley Ranch is a 300-acre working farm in Fayetteville, North Carolina, owned by Fred and Anita Surgeon. The couple is animal lovers, supports agriculture, and has vast business experience. 

 

In 2021, Anita Surgeon launched the Sweet Valley Ranch Gives Back program. This program supports the farm while giving back to the community by helping people and creating opportunities.  

 

Through this program, they have already raised over $25,000, and now their new goal for 2022 is $50,000. To accomplish their goal and give back to the community. Anita wants them to achieve this goal with her and provide their valuable time and talent to volunteer to make a real difference. 

 

 Sweet Valley Ranch-An Overview

 

As mentioned above, Sweet Valley Ranch is a farm located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Home to approximately 350 animals from five continents, it boasts three ponds, a reptile house, an exotic aviary, a gift shop, amusement rides, go-kart trails, and much more. Sweet Valley Ranch sponsors the “Music at the Farm” concert series every year. Besides this, there are five more major attractions held annually.

 

• Springtime Adventures,

• Dinosaur World,

• Tiny’s Corn Maze,

• Backwoods Terror Ranch,

• and the Festival of Lights.

 

Sweet Valley Ranch offers a variety of exciting seasonal activities for the entire family. Dinosaur World, a yearly seasonal event at the ranch, transports visitors back to prehistoric times. Over 35 life-size dinosaurs, most of which are animatronic, will be explored by visitors. A prehistoric museum is included in the tour, and children can participate in a fossil excavation to round out their exciting excursion.

 

Backwoods Terror Ranch is one of the region’s largest outdoor haunted attractions. Stay until midnight to experience the thrills of their Backwoods Terror Ranch, where the farm is turned into a terrifying adventure likely to inspire screams! Guests will spend nearly an hour navigating fivescary mazes, including a 1-acre graveyard. The enjoyment continues with a 10-acre corn maze and a pumpkin patch each fall.

 

Each year, when the year draws to a close, the Sweet Valley Ranch offers events for the holiday celebration, which culminates in their Festival of Lights. The entire farm is illuminated from beginning to end, creating a spectacular winter wonderland.

 

Sweet Valley Ranch offers something for every age. So, to expand the operations and give back to the community. If you want to know more about Fred and Anita Surgeon, visit www.surgeonandassociates.com.

 

About Sweet Valley Ranch

 

Sweet Valley Ranch is owned and operated by Fred and Anita Surgeon. It is a USDA licensed meat processing facility located on more than 300 acres in Fayetteville, North Carolina. This division of Surgeon & Associates is located just a few miles away from I-95 in Fayetteville. The farm is best described as being a place where nature meets adventure.