You Boys Like Mexico!

We watch entirely way too many movies over here at Plus Ten, so it’s no surprise the only way to announce we’re headed to Mexico for the Society of American Travel Writer’s annual conference, is by using a line from the cult hit Super Troopers.

Other key lines include: “No, did you say ‘yes sir.’?” “I think he said ‘yeah, sure.’” and “Hey Farva what’s the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy shit on the walls and the mozzarella sticks?” “You mean Shenanigans?” “OOOOOOOOOOOOOO.”

But that’s not the point of this post. The point is for the second year in a row Plus Ten Media’s founder Tim Shisler, will be presenting a session on multimedia to SATW members. Last year’s session resulted in over 1,000 emails throughout the year, and this year’s looks to be no exception.

Some key points of Tim’s presentation are:

• Multimedia is like buying a car: Everyone has an opinion, yet only a select few are putting down the money. In other words, follow your gut and stick to what you know, everything else will work out if you do.
• Though multimedia looks complicated and intimidating it’s actually not as bad as you may think. Start small with what you know and build your skills from there.
• Creating multimedia is like rafting or skiing or mountain biking in that it’s important to look positive and commit. You can’t clear a gnarly rock garden on a bike unless you commit. The same is true for multimedia.
• The myth that you need top-tier equipment to make top-tier multimedia isn’t always true. There still is no camera out there that knows when the opportune time is to push the shutter button.

Tim’s presentation is available to all active SATW members through our website. Just go to the homepage and click on the SATW logo and of course we’ll see you all in Mexico!