I have been writing a series of articles for the Dental Learning Hub‘s online journal Apex. I was flattered to be asked and have been enjoying the experience of working to a deadline and trying to explain Kolbe wisdom and how it can be used in dentistry to the readers.
Similarly I was pleased when the editor, Marita Kritzinger, asked me to produce a video testimonial for Apex. Not trusting myself to just open my mouth and let the wind blow my tongue around I decided what I would say in advance, wrote the piece and made sure that it would last for a minute or thereabouts. This would be a good use for my new Flip video camera (wonderfully easy tool) I decided, so set up camera in my eyrie and set about recording my piece.
Never will I criticise TV presenters again, an hour & a half later I was despairing of getting it done to a satisfactory standard. I either looked so “dead” that I was ashamed or it was so obvious that I was reading that I couldn’t let it pass. Finally my wife suggested that I do the recording standing up. Eventually, it was let it go or not do it at all.
Here’s the “script” which tells what I think about Apex.
Hello I’m Alun Rees The Professional Coach.
I’m really pleased to be involved with The Dental Learning Hub and particularly the on line journal Apex.
I was flattered when I was approached to write for Apex and I have learned a huge amount from my fellow contributors.
Apex is a new sort of journal, totally print free it uses the best of new technology to bring both proven and innovative clinical and business ideas to busy dentists and their teams.
But it’s not enough to be at the cutting edge technically, Apex brings new and interesting writers from the UK, Europe, the USA and beyond whose opinions are informative and challenging.
In embracing the use of Social Media Apex is setting trends for others to follow, it’s an exciting time and one of great change and the editorial board of Apex appreciate this.
Now more than ever before the practices that will flourish are the ones that are open to change and new ideas. If you want to stay ahead of the pack and keep the right place on the Bell curve I suggest that you include Apex in your essential reading.
Here’s the performance, Richard Burton doing Hamlet it most definitely is not.
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