The power of Digital Story Telling using Video to bring creative ideas alive

In this episode, Roxanne chats with Chet Davis about his journey into technology, his cross-country teaching experiences, and his passion for education. They discuss the role of discomfort in learning, the importance of tech security, and the struggles of perfectionism in tech projects. The conversation also touches on the journey of entrepreneurship, the advantages of personalized tech coaching, and the importance of staying connected to your purpose.

Chet Davis has spent 30 years immersed in the successful use of and teaching communications and productivity technologies.

He has been successfully providing technology training & services since January 2009.He left his position as Vice-President of Marketing and Sales with MacroSystem US in Boulder, Colorado. He joined the company as the Director of Education Sales in North America and was delighted to meet resellers and so many friendly customers from all over North America!

Prior to that to those17 years he spent time in the classroom as teacher of a high school Video Technology program in California. He really enjoys teaching about digital storytelling… to help others unlock the power that video provides – to share memories, to shape ideas and to simply bring creative ideas alive! He has made presentations at National and Regional Conferences and led hands-on video production workshops for classroom teachers in 41 US States, 3 Canadian provinces and at the European Schools Conference. He was honored to serve as a member of the CNN-Turner Learning National Faculty.

He is listed in two volumes of Who’s Who in American Education and have testified before a Congressional Sub-Committee on the importance of Technology in Education.

He loves teaching, turning others onto new information and helping them further their abilities to use technology tools to improve their productivity or for entertainment.

He lives in San Rafael, California and enjoy spending time with my family. I love to travel and record those travels on video as well.

My recreational pursuits include tennis, snowboarding and Mountain Biking as well as gourmet cooking & backyard grilling!

(0:00) Introduction to the episode and guest, Chet Davis (1:34) Chet Davis' journey into technology and his inspiration (7:01) Chet Davis' exciting trip across the US and Canada teaching people about technology (14:24) Chet Davis' passion for teaching and his joy in seeing learners succeed (18:00) "Discomfort is the currency of your dreams" - dealing with discomfort while learning new things (23:06) The importance of tech security and Chet's upcoming book on the topic (29:07) The struggle of aiming for perfection in technology projects (32:12) The journey of being a new entrepreneur and finding your unique gifts (38:16) The benefits of one-on-one tech coaching (41:37) Closing thoughts and staying connected with your purpose in technology