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It's another episode of the patreon-funded Podcast, Tip of the Tongue! This month's episode discusses the basics of Project Management. In this episode we will cover everything from deciding when to launch your project, curating a crew, how to manage that crew, marketing your project, and how to keep yourself and the rest of your team motivated and working.

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TIMESTAMPS:

2:26 - Starting Your Project. When and if you should start.

6:33 - Gauging Your Skillset. What can you do? Who do you need?

16:05 - Keeping Your Goals Realistic

17:52 - How to Curate Talent. Know what to look for and when.

28:16 - Staying Motivated: Working Hard and Taking Breaks. Project Burnout. How to keep yourself and your crew interested and involved. 

42:14 - Dividing Up Work and Creative Control

44:47 - Encouraging Feedback and Being Open to Change

50:42 - Bringing The Hammer Down: You never have to be mean, you just have to be firm.

57:52 - Setting Deadlines

1:01:04 - Not Being Shitty

1:06:36 - How To End a Failing Project

1:13:00 - Marketing Your Finished Project

1:28:54 - QnA

1:19:26 - Q: Should you admit mistakes or just roll with it?

1:33:12 - Q: As a VA, should I use my real name or a handle?

1:37:11 - Q: When do you script as series vs. casting VAs?

1:40:41 - Q: How do you split decisions in a small group w/o issue?

1:45:47 - Q: Should you ever cast yourself as a VA in your project?

1:51:29 - Q: Should you stay with a failing project or abandon it?


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Links to Michaela's work!


TUMBLR: http://thebunnyofevil.tumblr.com/

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/VAMichaelaLaws

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/vamichaelalaws

BUY HER GAMES: https://vamichaelalaws.itch.io/


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Hiimdaisy Persona 4 Comic Dub

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7lj9qI8VFc

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MUSIC USED:


Nimbassa CORE by pLasterbrain


RetroFuture Nasty Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

 

Just Nasty Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

 

March of the Spoons Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

 

Hyperfun Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Tip of the Tongue - Ep 2: Project Management

Tip of the Tongue is made possible by support from our patrons on PATREON! If you'd like to support the show and help us make more quality content, please consider donating at https://www.patreon.com/jelloapocalypse This month's episode discusses the basics of Project Management. In this episode we will cover everything from deciding when to launch your project, curating a crew, how to manage that crew, marketing your project, and how to keep yourself and the rest of your team motivated and working. --- TIMESTAMPS: 2:26 - Starting Your Project. When and if you should start. 6:33 - Gauging Your Skillset. What can you do? Who do you need? 16:05 - Keeping Your Goals Realistic 17:52 - How to Curate Talent. Know what to look for and when. 28:16 - Staying Motivated: Working Hard and Taking Breaks. Project Burnout. How to keep yourself and your crew interested and involved. 42:14 - Dividing Up Work and Creative Control 44:47 - Encouraging Feedback and Being Open to Change 50:42 - Bringing The Hammer Down: You never have to be mean, you just have to be firm. 57:52 - Setting Deadlines 1:01:04 - Not Being Shitty 1:06:36 - How To End a Failing Project 1:13:00 - Marketing Your Finished Project 1:28:54 - QnA 1:19:26 - Q: Should you admit mistakes or just roll with it? 1:33:12 - Q: As a VA, should I use my real name or a handle? 1:37:11 - Q: When do you script as series vs. casting VAs? 1:40:41 - Q: How do you split decisions in a small group w/o issue? 1:45:47 - Q: Should you ever cast yourself as a VA in your project? 1:51:29 - Q: Should you stay with a failing project or abandon it? --- Links to Michaela's work! TUMBLR: http://thebunnyofevil.tumblr.com/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/VAMichaelaLaws TWITTER: https://twitter.com/vamichaelalaws BUY HER GAMES: https://vamichaelalaws.itch.io/ --- Hiimdaisy Persona 4 Comic Dub https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7lj9qI8VFc --- MUSIC USED: Nimbassa CORE by pLasterbrain RetroFuture Nasty Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Just Nasty Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ March of the Spoons Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Hyperfun Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Comments

Anonymous

I enjoy these long videos a lot. There's so much you can talk about with creative projects, management, and workflows, so I'm enjoying the small tangents and anecdotes you guys have.