If you’ve been listening for awhile, you may have heard in episode 58 titled ‘the tools we use’, I briefly went over some of the software tools I use to run my business and why I use them. I even created a free download of a pdf on this very same topic with the links to click on to get them in order for you to save some time. And that’s what this is all about for me here in doing these types of things…saving you time and money and helping you along the way by learning what works for me so that you don’t have to go through the hassle of trying to figure this stuff out. Now, I get it, we all have our personal favorites when it comes to software tools and my favorite tool might not be yours and that’s just fine. But if you’re looking to skip the research part of the process because you’re more interested in launching your business sooner, rather than later, these types of episodes are for you. So, in episode 58, I went over the following tools:  • SiteGround • WordPress • Elementor Pro • MailerLite • RedCircle • Fiverr • Audacity • Canva • Headliner • SmartMockups • Zoom • Loom • Gumroad  And I think I covered the basics pretty well on these tools, but now, I’d like to get into some other tools…and just assume that when I use the word ‘tools’ I’m talking software tools. So, in this episode of ‘The Tools We Use’ part 2, I’d like to say a few words about these tools (and I’ll have links in the show notes for you as well, if you want to get right to it faster): ·      Easyprompter ·      Google Trends ·      Calendly ·      Unsplash ·      Udemy ·      Mindmeister.com ·      Google Drive ·      Premiumbeat.com   Easyprompter So, for the first one, EasyPrompter, I picked this tool because I needed a better way to do longer videos and be hands free as well. This tool came recommended to me from another business pro that does a lot of longer videos. With Easyprompter, you can just enter in the text you’ll be using for the video, adjust the font size and speed you want the text to scroll up on your screen and press play. Why do I think I need this? Well, without using this, I have to look at the screen and keep one hand on the keyboard down arrow or mouse and keep scrolling down as needed to the pace I’m going at. With this tool, I can know, in advance, how long it will take to read the script (EasyPrompter tells you) and be totally hands free when I’m doing the video. Why do I need to be totally hands free? Well, when doing videos, part of the way we process information on the receiving side is to look at the hand motions of the people giving the information. And you’ll see this from a lot of other people as well when you’re watching videos. They use both their hands during they’re message. We don’t normally think of this, but subconsciously, we need and expect hand motions when we take in information. And, some people have done research on this topic. I won’t get into the details of all of that, but when it came to people doing TED talks, this is what I found. The least popular TED Talkers used an average of 272 hand gestures during the 18-minute talk.The most popular TED Talkers used an average of 465 hand gestures—that’s almost double! Using your hands when talking helps to increase the effectiveness of the non-verbal form of communicating.  So, when I’m making videos and my hands might be in view, I try to use both of them as much as I can. You see, we’re born to talk with our hands. And we learn from a young age to use our hands when talking, so why stop when it comes to presenting important information through our videos. Since I want my videos to be the most effective use of my time, I want people to remember what I’m saying and to be able to process it better as well. Thus, the use of EasyPrompter. There’s a free version that works just fine, or an $8/month version that gives y