This fun and accessible program exposes common areas of narrative writing that pose challenges for inexperienced writers and provides hints and tips to help them create a well written and engaging story. Viewers will discover how to develop rounded and dynamic characters, ideas for hooking the reader right from the start, and techniques for establishing tone and mood. They will also learn about writing realistic dialogue, developing a good plot, building tension, and arriving at a successful ending. This engaging resource will get viewers thinking about their own writing and motivate them to overcome the blocks they face along the way.
Languages: English
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Coaching in Hospitality
The longevity of the hospitality industry is dependent on the quality of coaching given to today’s trainees and apprentices. Yet many hospitality managers consider coaching a time-consuming and costly exercise. This program uses input from hospitality training experts and loads of real world footage and examples to shine a spotlight on coaching in a hospitality environment, and to explain key factors for effective coaching. We start by outlining the purpose and importance of coaching, followed by preparing for coaching. Next is an in-depth look at on-the-job coaching, followed by the all-important follow-up. We conclude by reinforcing the many benefits of coaching.
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Five Star Hospitality
In this comprehensive examination of what it takes to provide world class service, we visit SkyCity Darwin – a five star international hotel – and discover valuable lessons from the hotel’s experienced leadership and management team. In it, we learn how five star service starts at the point of first contact, with open body language, active engagement, and effective handling of complaints. We see how empowering staff with responsibility, and celebrating their achievements leads to service excellence. Finally we go behind the scenes into the kitchen to witness how mastery comes from the passionate pursuit of innovation. This is an engaging look at modern workforce issues, including excellence, diversity and inclusive practices.
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The Rock Cycle
Join environmental engineer Will Toliopoulos as he takes us into the field to explore the rock cycle. We begin with a tour of Earth’s core, mantle and crust, and how they interact to form the three main types of rock – igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Next is a detailed exploration of the three rock types, how they are formed, their properties, structure and characteristics. And finally there is the rock cycle itself, here explained in detail using real-life examples and dynamic graphics. Our youthful presenter clearly explains concepts and defines key terms while keeping this complex topic fresh and interesting.
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Chemistry Concepts 1: Atomic Structure; the Periodic Table; Limitations of Bondi
This comprehensive learning resource consists of four video segments on key chemistry concepts with short answer and multiple choice questions related to each video, an interactive periodic table, and a PowerPoint demonstration. We explore atomic modeling through history, from the ancient Greeks and Chinese through to 19th and 20th century models. We examine the development of the periodic table, from the discovery and classification of different elements and their properties to Mendeleyev’s system of classifying chemical elements. We also discuss various bonding models and the limitations they pose in accurately explaining and accounting for bonding phenomena.
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Semiconductors, Diodes and Transistors
This program uses succinct descriptions and dynamic graphics to demonstrate the operation of semiconductors, diodes and transistors, and explains how the invention of the integrated circuit and transistor has revolutionized electronics. Viewers will learn about N-type and P-type semiconductors and the major features of each, such as charge carriers and holes. They will also see PN diodes and NPN transistors and find out how they work in terms of their semiconductor structure. Finally viewers will come to understand just how widespread the use of semiconductors is in our modern electronic society; from computer chips, to LED lights and solar cells.
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Job Searching: Busting the Myths
In this program we flip seven of the most commonly held job search myths on their heads. We start by smashing the misconceptions that sending out covering letters and resumes will get you an interview, all jobs are advertised, and inexperienced job seekers or frequent job changers miss out on jobs. Then we dispel the myths that the most qualified applicants always get the best jobs, you should take the first job you are offered, always stick to the job you have, and employers dismiss job seekers who market themselves. Viewers will discover practical strategies to challenge and overcome these pervasive myths.
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Monster Jam
Fifty thousand people pack into the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas to catch one of the most supercharged motorsports entertainment event of the year – Monster Jam. A fleet of 16 monster trucks, each weighing 4.5 tons rumble, roar, and race their way through a precision-designed racetrack and tire-shredding obstacle course. While this may seem like pure mayhem, the amount of coordination and attention to detail required to pull off a Monster Jam show is staggering. We follow Track Construction Manager Mike Csizmar and his Dirt Crew as they work against the clock to turn the football field into a Monster Jam track. The stadium’s artificial turf is worth one million dollars, so Mike and his team must protect it with 900 large polyurethane sheets. They bring in 260 dump trucks full of dirt along with 30 cars and vans and one school bus to build a track full of high-flying jumps that will give the Monster Jam fans a thrilling show.
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Cedar Point Amusement Park
Named “Best Amusement Park in the World” for 13 years straight by Amusement Today – the world’s authority on amusement parks – Cedar Point boasts a world-record 73 rides, including 16 rollercoasters! On peak days, 40,000 adrenalin-seeking junkies visit this iconic Ohio park, piling onto coasters, zipping down waterslides and enjoying the stunning waterfront setting. What fun-seekers don’t get to see is the massive, coordinated, behind-the-scenes effort by 2000 employees to ensure the gut-wrenching drops and scream-inducing thrills are safe, secure and as exhilarating as ever. Head of Operations Bill Spehn acts as a roving nerve center – weighing in on any problems that arise. From parking lot traffic jams, midday coaster breakdowns and staff shortages – this is the man who must come up with a solution for every problem…and fast. With only a six-month operating season, any daily slowdown in business could equal serious revenue loss.
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Legal Sea Foods
Legal Sea Foods in Boston is a 45 year old seafood empire that takes the freshness and safety of your food to a whole new level! They source, test and prepare 50,000 kilograms of highly perishable seafood every week – exclusively serving the company’s 31 high-volume restaurants. Legal Sea Foods’ reputation for serving the best, freshest, safest food is always on the line. Seafood is easily susceptible to contamination. And in the restaurant business, one bad meal or one bad mollusk, could ruin even the hardest earned reputations. Nerve Center has complete, behind-the-scenes access to the newest addition to the Legal Empire, Legal Harborside. Located in beautiful downtown Boston, Legal Harborside is a 1,900 square meter restaurant featuring 3 kitchens, and capable of serving 300 people at a time. We follow the Legal team during their busy summer season to discover how one of the biggest seafood restaurants in the US pulls off the task of keeping 2500 diners a night satisfied, while keeping the 50 cooks and 7 chefs sane and the food delicious and fresh.