I’ve spent the last few weeks trying to find a good audio solution for doing videos or vlogs from my Vespa scooter. The biggest problems confronting anyone doing “motovlogging” are I was out yesterday testing a Sony Lavalier microphone. That is a little mic I can feed into the helmet and which you might usually… Continue reading Finding a good audio solution for motovlogging-why?
Author: Terry Gorry
I shouldn’t be surprised
I shouldn’t be surprised at this stage. It’s probably a reflection of the way I was brought up when it came to telling the truth. I can’ t understand people arranging consultations with me to get legal advice. Then the proceed to tell me only 50% of the story. It happened again recently. The lady… Continue reading I shouldn’t be surprised
When you are starting out
I wrote a blog post yesterday about the power and effectiveness of referrals to grow a business like mine, called they tell the others. This only works after a certain period of time and allows for exponential growth through a ratchet effect. What can you do at the beginning, however? When you are just starting… Continue reading When you are starting out
They tell the others
I had a consultation last week with a lady who had been referred to us by three different people in her everyday life. Her new employer, her old employer and a business who supplies equipment to her husband’s job all recommended that she come to see us for legal advice. This type of thing can… Continue reading They tell the others
Insolvent employers and redundancy payments
I have three cases, at the moment, of my employee clients being entitled to a redundancy payment, as found by the Workplace Relations Commission, but where the employer is insolvent or unable to pay. We will have to pursue these payments through the fund which is administered by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise, Trade and… Continue reading Insolvent employers and redundancy payments
Heading for 30,000 YouTube subscribers
My subscriber count on my YouTube channel stands at 28,623 today. My next obvious goal is the target of 30,000. This would be an achievement, if I make it, of great satisfaction and pride. I watch a lot of YouTube videos on a wide range of topics. But many of them are about making videos,… Continue reading Heading for 30,000 YouTube subscribers
Never forget the audience
I am listening to an excellent podcast at the moment called “Empire”. It is hosted by two historians who are genuine experts in their area of empire. The podcast deals with the British empire in India and all that flowed from that and has now progressed to the Ottoman Empire, one I am particularly interested… Continue reading Never forget the audience
“Bizarre…she probably couldn’t even lift it”
This comment from Christine, on TikTok, in response to my video about a woman who was excluded from the possibility of getting a job she applied for because she was a woman illustrates why you should be thankful for the law. And especially laws around discrimination. The whole point of this discrimination case, and the… Continue reading “Bizarre…she probably couldn’t even lift it”
Vespa videos with good audio?
I have just received a little connection from Amazon. It will allow me to connect my DJI Osmo Action 4 camera to a lavalier microphone. The microphone can then be fed into my scooter helmet allowing me to make videos on my Vespa, if I want, and have good audio. It will not make a… Continue reading Vespa videos with good audio?
“I’m not a waitress” finance manager loses discrimination case
A finance manager who was asked by the Chief Executive to get more wine at a company dinner, and responded with “I’m not a waitress”, has lost her claim for constructive dismissal and discrimination. The adjudicator at the Workplace Relations Commission held that the Chief Executive’s request was made because she was the one who… Continue reading “I’m not a waitress” finance manager loses discrimination case