Problem Solving
Our midweek meeting last night and our public meeting today required problem-solving skills due to technology glitches, with which I am sure we are all more than amply well acquainted. Last night our chairman announced the opening song whose music and onscreen lyrics stubbornly refused to play.
The chairman resigned himself to the impasse and no sooner said we'd have to open with the prayer only when a fellow elder appeared on the platform with a solution. He asked us to find the song lyrics on our phones or ipads while he played the music using data on his own cell phone. By holding the phone's speakers directly on the platform microphone the sound was decidedly adequate.
Soon the chairman announced the first part, to be handled by a substitute speaker who was then invited to the platform. But another problem arose. He misunderstood which part he was to prepare and was unready for the part introduced. The chairman, seemingly unperturbed, carried on by handling the part himself.
Soon it was time for the First Return Visit video with the rogue computer yet untamed. So the chairman reminded us the words are the important thing and played the video on his ipad holding its speakers against the platform microphone. The mid-meeting song was handled like the opening one. But what about the program video to follow?
I am pleased to report the console team won control over the computer in time for it to play, much to everyone's relief, particularly the chairman's.
Today's Public Meeting presented its own challenge when the scheduled speaker made a last minute cancellation. A video recorded Public Talk was available and the now functional computer was able to play it so we did not miss out on that half hour of scriptural instruction.
It reminds one of the scriptural expression "Jehovah-jireh" - in the mountain of Jehovah it shall be provided.
The chairman resigned himself to the impasse and no sooner said we'd have to open with the prayer only when a fellow elder appeared on the platform with a solution. He asked us to find the song lyrics on our phones or ipads while he played the music using data on his own cell phone. By holding the phone's speakers directly on the platform microphone the sound was decidedly adequate.
Soon the chairman announced the first part, to be handled by a substitute speaker who was then invited to the platform. But another problem arose. He misunderstood which part he was to prepare and was unready for the part introduced. The chairman, seemingly unperturbed, carried on by handling the part himself.
Soon it was time for the First Return Visit video with the rogue computer yet untamed. So the chairman reminded us the words are the important thing and played the video on his ipad holding its speakers against the platform microphone. The mid-meeting song was handled like the opening one. But what about the program video to follow?
I am pleased to report the console team won control over the computer in time for it to play, much to everyone's relief, particularly the chairman's.
Our chairman holding the microphone against
his ipad speakers. And to think some people
believe the chairman;s job is easy!
Today's Public Meeting presented its own challenge when the scheduled speaker made a last minute cancellation. A video recorded Public Talk was available and the now functional computer was able to play it so we did not miss out on that half hour of scriptural instruction.
Today's Public Talk.
It reminds one of the scriptural expression "Jehovah-jireh" - in the mountain of Jehovah it shall be provided.
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