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The Cloud Show with Magnus Mårtensson ft. Heather Newman - Ep: 39
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Aug 6, 2025
Join this live session with Magnus Mårtensson ft. Heather Newman for the next episode of The Cloud Show with Magnus Mårtensson on August 7, at 01:05 PM (EST). The show is about cloud leadership and all the important questions relating to cloud projects. Certainly, many matters when a company is going to and wants to be successful in the cloud, are about technology. However, there are many additional matters, adjacent to technology, that we also need to tend to regarding business strategy, human resources, organizational change, planning for a technical cloud approach, and many more questions. These conversations are critical for a healthy cloud and for a swift and accurate cloud approach. GUEST SPEAKERS Heather Newman has been building communities for more than 20 years and championing and mentoring women's issues and Diversity & Inclusion in Technology. As a business owner, consultant, award-winning Chief Marketing Officer, producer, writer, podcast host, and Microsoft MVP, she's built thousands of programs, communities, high-value strategies, and storytelling for businesses and individuals. As a theatre person, she loves being on stage - MCing, hosting, sharing, and speaking about the subjects she is passionate about.
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hello everyone and welcome to another
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hello everyone and welcome to another
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hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the cloud show today we're
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episode of the cloud show today we're
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episode of the cloud show today we're going to talk a lot about community and
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going to talk a lot about community and
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going to talk a lot about community and Community activism and what you can do
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Community activism and what you can do
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Community activism and what you can do to to build communities and where there
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to to build communities and where there
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to to build communities and where there are resources for those who want to have
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are resources for those who want to have
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are resources for those who want to have a community and what the heck is a
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a community and what the heck is a
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a community and what the heck is a community anyway Tech communities we're
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community anyway Tech communities we're
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community anyway Tech communities we're going to talk about about tech
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going to talk about about tech
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going to talk about about tech communities with a person who knows kind
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communities with a person who knows kind
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communities with a person who knows kind of everything about that who has been
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of everything about that who has been
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of everything about that who has been doing this uh Community thing with
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doing this uh Community thing with
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doing this uh Community thing with Microsoft for quite a while she is a
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Microsoft for quite a while she is a
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Microsoft for quite a while she is a principal PM manager at Microsoft uh her
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principal PM manager at Microsoft uh her
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principal PM manager at Microsoft uh her name is Heather
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name is Heather
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name is Heather [Music]
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cook hello Heather hi I love your fancy
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cook hello Heather hi I love your fancy
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cook hello Heather hi I love your fancy intro welcome to the cloud
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intro welcome to the cloud
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intro welcome to the cloud show it's wonderful to see you oh it's
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show it's wonderful to see you oh it's
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show it's wonderful to see you oh it's so good to see you too it's been a while
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so good to see you too it's been a while
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so good to see you too it's been a while so yay and hey definitely and so for the
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so yay and hey definitely and so for the
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so yay and hey definitely and so for the for the audience like who who are you
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for the audience like who who are you
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for the audience like who who are you Heather you work at Microsoft and then
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Heather you work at Microsoft and then
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Heather you work at Microsoft and then what sure hello Cloud show hello
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what sure hello Cloud show hello
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what sure hello Cloud show hello everybody great to be here so thank you
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everybody great to be here so thank you
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everybody great to be here so thank you Magnus um yeah I let's say I'm coming to
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Magnus um yeah I let's say I'm coming to
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Magnus um yeah I let's say I'm coming to you from Marina del re in Los Angeles
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you from Marina del re in Los Angeles
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you from Marina del re in Los Angeles today I live in California uh I yeah I'm
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today I live in California uh I yeah I'm
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today I live in California uh I yeah I'm a principal PM like you said I'm on the
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a principal PM like you said I'm on the
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a principal PM like you said I'm on the Microsoft uh customer advocacy group or
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Microsoft uh customer advocacy group or
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Microsoft uh customer advocacy group or mcag because we love our acronyms at
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mcag because we love our acronyms at
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mcag because we love our acronyms at Microsoft um yeah but what does that
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Microsoft um yeah but what does that
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Microsoft um yeah but what does that mean uh I work on the Microsoft 365 team
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mean uh I work on the Microsoft 365 team
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mean uh I work on the Microsoft 365 team my Charter is community uh evangelism
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my Charter is community uh evangelism
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my Charter is community uh evangelism events engagement working on uh our
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events engagement working on uh our
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events engagement working on uh our programs that we have with our community
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programs that we have with our community
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programs that we have with our community members um I go out and say words uh all
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members um I go out and say words uh all
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members um I go out and say words uh all over the world talking about community
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over the world talking about community
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over the world talking about community and co-pilot and Microsoft 365 um many
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and co-pilot and Microsoft 365 um many
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and co-pilot and Microsoft 365 um many of you know me as well from my days as
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of you know me as well from my days as
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of you know me as well from my days as uh working ower platform and Dynamics
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uh working ower platform and Dynamics
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uh working ower platform and Dynamics 365 with uh that community and then gosh
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365 with uh that community and then gosh
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365 with uh that community and then gosh prior to that it's it's been 23 years
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prior to that it's it's been 23 years
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prior to that it's it's been 23 years since I've been in is it hard to say
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since I've been in is it hard to say
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since I've been in is it hard to say that you get to do all the fun things at
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that you get to do all the fun things at
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that you get to do all the fun things at Microsoft yeah I do I actually do get to
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Microsoft yeah I do I actually do get to
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Microsoft yeah I do I actually do get to do a lot of the fun things at Microsoft
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do a lot of the fun things at Microsoft
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do a lot of the fun things at Microsoft so um but yeah that's that's me so
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so um but yeah that's that's me so
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so um but yeah that's that's me so that's what I get to get you know to do
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that's what I get to get you know to do
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that's what I get to get you know to do most days um Thinking Up Programs and
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most days um Thinking Up Programs and
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most days um Thinking Up Programs and stuff uh we get to meet up you and I get
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stuff uh we get to meet up you and I get
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stuff uh we get to meet up you and I get to meet up you know a couple of times a
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to meet up you know a couple of times a
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to meet up you know a couple of times a year at some conference somewhere
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year at some conference somewhere
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year at some conference somewhere right we've been
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right we've been
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right we've been around all right I wanted to yeah I I
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around all right I wanted to yeah I I
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around all right I wanted to yeah I I really wanted to get you this the show
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really wanted to get you this the show
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really wanted to get you this the show here to to talk to you about Community I
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here to to talk to you about Community I
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here to to talk to you about Community I mean you're all about community and the
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mean you're all about community and the
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mean you're all about community and the value and importance of it and and then
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value and importance of it and and then
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value and importance of it and and then we can also talk about the uh the
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we can also talk about the uh the
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we can also talk about the uh the initiatives and and the um the the
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initiatives and and the um the the
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initiatives and and the um the the things that you run at Microsoft or help
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things that you run at Microsoft or help
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things that you run at Microsoft or help run at Microsoft as well but let's talk
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run at Microsoft as well but let's talk
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run at Microsoft as well but let's talk about Community what's it what's it for
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about Community what's it what's it for
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about Community what's it what's it for why why does a tech person or a tech
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why why does a tech person or a tech
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why why does a tech person or a tech company want to get involved with
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company want to get involved with
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company want to get involved with Community well I mean I think it's some
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Community well I mean I think it's some
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Community well I mean I think it's some of the basic human needs that we have
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of the basic human needs that we have
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of the basic human needs that we have right on the the maslo chart is just
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right on the the maslo chart is just
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right on the the maslo chart is just connection right and feeling like we
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connection right and feeling like we
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connection right and feeling like we belong to something greater than
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belong to something greater than
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belong to something greater than ourselves um so to me that's what
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ourselves um so to me that's what
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ourselves um so to me that's what community is all about and the community
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community is all about and the community
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community is all about and the community can be about technology or soccer or you
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can be about technology or soccer or you
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can be about technology or soccer or you know whatever or football depending on
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know whatever or football depending on
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know whatever or football depending on how we're talking about but um you know
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how we're talking about but um you know
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how we're talking about but um you know or whatever it is but it is that
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or whatever it is but it is that
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or whatever it is but it is that belonging feeling of being with other
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belonging feeling of being with other
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belonging feeling of being with other people about something you're passionate
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people about something you're passionate
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people about something you're passionate about and that You' love and then a lot
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about and that You' love and then a lot
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about and that You' love and then a lot of the times the sharing of information
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of the times the sharing of information
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of the times the sharing of information between each other you know fixing
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between each other you know fixing
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between each other you know fixing problems talking about issues being
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problems talking about issues being
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problems talking about issues being human beings um that's that's Community
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human beings um that's that's Community
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human beings um that's that's Community it is I agree and and you said something
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it is I agree and and you said something
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it is I agree and and you said something good there that it's about uh something
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good there that it's about uh something
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good there that it's about uh something that you're passionate about maybe it's
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that you're passionate about maybe it's
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that you're passionate about maybe it's about finding more passion about the
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about finding more passion about the
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about finding more passion about the thing that you always do like you go to
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thing that you always do like you go to
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thing that you always do like you go to work and you do these Tech things every
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work and you do these Tech things every
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work and you do these Tech things every day maybe more passionate about that is
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day maybe more passionate about that is
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day maybe more passionate about that is another incentive here yeah for sure I
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another incentive here yeah for sure I
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another incentive here yeah for sure I mean I think you know there's you know
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mean I think you know there's you know
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mean I think you know there's you know work Life play all of it if you get to
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work Life play all of it if you get to
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work Life play all of it if you get to those in some way and make that what
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those in some way and make that what
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those in some way and make that what your life is as a human I think that's
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your life is as a human I think that's
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your life is as a human I think that's really exciting you know and I think
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really exciting you know and I think
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really exciting you know and I think that comes through being part of
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that comes through being part of
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that comes through being part of community yeah definitely no I agree and
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community yeah definitely no I agree and
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community yeah definitely no I agree and I I I feel the same way because I've
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I I I feel the same way because I've
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I I I feel the same way because I've been in community stuff for for a while
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been in community stuff for for a while
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been in community stuff for for a while and and and cloud and Azure is my game
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and and and cloud and Azure is my game
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and and and cloud and Azure is my game but um some of my best friends are in
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but um some of my best friends are in
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but um some of my best friends are in this community some of the people that I
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this community some of the people that I
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this community some of the people that I consider my best friends are people that
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consider my best friends are people that
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consider my best friends are people that I know from Tech and we do things Nery
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I know from Tech and we do things Nery
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I know from Tech and we do things Nery geeky things about cloud stuff together
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geeky things about cloud stuff together
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geeky things about cloud stuff together you know we love
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you know we love
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you know we love that
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that
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that yeah yeah that makes absolute sense
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yeah yeah that makes absolute sense
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yeah yeah that makes absolute sense right cool so um at Microsoft then you
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right cool so um at Microsoft then you
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right cool so um at Microsoft then you do u a lot to try to or try you do you
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do u a lot to try to or try you do you
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do u a lot to try to or try you do you don't try well I guess you try but you
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don't try well I guess you try but you
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don't try well I guess you try but you do H sort of ignite the passion with
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do H sort of ignite the passion with
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do H sort of ignite the passion with people that's stuff that you do but
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people that's stuff that you do but
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people that's stuff that you do but sometimes you have some tools to do this
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sometimes you have some tools to do this
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sometimes you have some tools to do this uh I know that there is something called
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uh I know that there is something called
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uh I know that there is something called the Microsoft Global Community
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the Microsoft Global Community
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the Microsoft Global Community initiative got it yeah another acronym
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initiative got it yeah another acronym
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initiative got it yeah another acronym yeah another acronym please explain yeah
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yeah another acronym please explain yeah
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yeah another acronym please explain yeah yeah a fancy it's got a fancy short URL
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yeah a fancy it's got a fancy short URL
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yeah a fancy it's got a fancy short URL that we're going to see on the screen in
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that we're going to see on the screen in
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that we're going to see on the screen in a second oh cool yeah yeah awesome yeah
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a second oh cool yeah yeah awesome yeah
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a second oh cool yeah yeah awesome yeah yeah so you know I there's there's all
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yeah so you know I there's there's all
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yeah so you know I there's there's all kinds of wonderful communities at
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kinds of wonderful communities at
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kinds of wonderful communities at microshop there's a ton of them and some
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microshop there's a ton of them and some
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microshop there's a ton of them and some people say oh my gosh there might even
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people say oh my gosh there might even
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people say oh my gosh there might even be too many uh because where do I start
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be too many uh because where do I start
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be too many uh because where do I start what do I do you know so I feel like
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what do I do you know so I feel like
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what do I do you know so I feel like kind of stepping back to that what
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kind of stepping back to that what
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kind of stepping back to that what you're passionate about and the products
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you're passionate about and the products
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you're passionate about and the products that maybe you love the most maybe
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that maybe you love the most maybe
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that maybe you love the most maybe that's a great place to start um and
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that's a great place to start um and
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that's a great place to start um and also right that and so there's lots of
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also right that and so there's lots of
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also right that and so there's lots of product based communities like the
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product based communities like the
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product based communities like the Microsoft Tech Community itself is a
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Microsoft Tech Community itself is a
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Microsoft Tech Community itself is a beautiful big place that's been around a
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beautiful big place that's been around a
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beautiful big place that's been around a long time for the Microsoft 365 and
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long time for the Microsoft 365 and
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long time for the Microsoft 365 and others um we created this initiative
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others um we created this initiative
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others um we created this initiative kind of coming out of in the pandemic
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kind of coming out of in the pandemic
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kind of coming out of in the pandemic because you know I went back to
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because you know I went back to
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because you know I went back to Microsoft myself uh from being an MVP
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Microsoft myself uh from being an MVP
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Microsoft myself uh from being an MVP and and you know independent person
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and and you know independent person
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and and you know independent person having a company and stuff to help take
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having a company and stuff to help take
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having a company and stuff to help take the the the physical to digital right
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the the the physical to digital right
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the the the physical to digital right when all of that great engineering was
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when all of that great engineering was
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when all of that great engineering was happening on Microsoft teams and
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happening on Microsoft teams and
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happening on Microsoft teams and everything else when we were going
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everything else when we were going
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everything else when we were going through that stuff and so there was a
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through that stuff and so there was a
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through that stuff and so there was a lot of you know the SharePoint Saturdays
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lot of you know the SharePoint Saturdays
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lot of you know the SharePoint Saturdays the Beloved SharePoint Saturdays that
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the Beloved SharePoint Saturdays that
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the Beloved SharePoint Saturdays that have been going on for years right that
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have been going on for years right that
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have been going on for years right that whole thing everybody was like oh what's
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whole thing everybody was like oh what's
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whole thing everybody was like oh what's gonna happen and then that nonprofit um
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gonna happen and then that nonprofit um
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gonna happen and then that nonprofit um Eric and Susan um had decided to close
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Eric and Susan um had decided to close
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Eric and Susan um had decided to close the nonprofit and so it was like well
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the nonprofit and so it was like well
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the nonprofit and so it was like well wait a minute how do we make sure that
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wait a minute how do we make sure that
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wait a minute how do we make sure that these things keep going you know even
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these things keep going you know even
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these things keep going you know even like the global Azure boot camps that
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like the global Azure boot camps that
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like the global Azure boot camps that you have you know that's your brain
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you have you know that's your brain
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you have you know that's your brain childhood that been around for such a
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childhood that been around for such a
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childhood that been around for such a long time how do we do these things
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long time how do we do these things
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long time how do we do these things right so it started with that and it was
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right so it started with that and it was
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right so it started with that and it was about you know what let's see if there's
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about you know what let's see if there's
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about you know what let's see if there's a place where we can have a website um
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a place where we can have a website um
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a place where we can have a website um Community days.org has become I would
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Community days.org has become I would
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Community days.org has become I would say a replacement or an adding on to the
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say a replacement or an adding on to the
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say a replacement or an adding on to the SPs events.org site that um they used to
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SPs events.org site that um they used to
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SPs events.org site that um they used to run and so actually Tom Daly who you
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run and so actually Tom Daly who you
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run and so actually Tom Daly who you know is an MVP out of New York him and a
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know is an MVP out of New York him and a
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know is an MVP out of New York him and a bunch of folks said we're going to build
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bunch of folks said we're going to build
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bunch of folks said we're going to build this site so we have it um and we said
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this site so we have it um and we said
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this site so we have it um and we said oh wait a minute that's amazing so okay
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oh wait a minute that's amazing so okay
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oh wait a minute that's amazing so okay you build take care of Architects admin
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you build take care of Architects admin
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you build take care of Architects admin how about we put that on Microsoft
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how about we put that on Microsoft
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how about we put that on Microsoft infrastructure so that it's got the
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infrastructure so that it's got the
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infrastructure so that it's got the support so it's a supported by Microsoft
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support so it's a supported by Microsoft
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support so it's a supported by Microsoft built and run by the community site
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built and run by the community site
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built and run by the community site where we're now having almost all sort
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where we're now having almost all sort
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where we're now having almost all sort of all the Microsoft ecosystem community
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of all the Microsoft ecosystem community
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of all the Microsoft ecosystem community events move into and so once you do that
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events move into and so once you do that
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events move into and so once you do that you sign up you get a page you can do
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you sign up you get a page you can do
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you sign up you get a page you can do your call for Content there you can run
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your call for Content there you can run
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your call for Content there you can run all this kind of great stuff it's so
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all this kind of great stuff it's so
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all this kind of great stuff it's so it's become this One-Stop shop that
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it's become this One-Stop shop that
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it's become this One-Stop shop that whole Community days.org came through
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whole Community days.org came through
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whole Community days.org came through this Global Community initiative that we
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this Global Community initiative that we
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this Global Community initiative that we put together so the initiative is kind
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put together so the initiative is kind
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put together so the initiative is kind of the big house for everything and
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of the big house for everything and
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of the big house for everything and there's these smaller programs in the
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there's these smaller programs in the
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there's these smaller programs in the inside them um as well and so anybody
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inside them um as well and so anybody
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inside them um as well and so anybody can belong to the initiative we meet
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can belong to the initiative we meet
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can belong to the initiative we meet once a month for a general meeting we
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once a month for a general meeting we
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once a month for a general meeting we usually have some sort of a speaker um
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usually have some sort of a speaker um
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usually have some sort of a speaker um the mgci has a board of community
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the mgci has a board of community
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the mgci has a board of community external non-microsoft people I believe
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external non-microsoft people I believe
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external non-microsoft people I believe there's 10 of them uh that were
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there's 10 of them uh that were
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there's 10 of them uh that were nominated and put into place and then we
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nominated and put into place and then we
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nominated and put into place and then we have 60 60 Regional leaders that were
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have 60 60 Regional leaders that were
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have 60 60 Regional leaders that were just chosen by the board who are all
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just chosen by the board who are all
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just chosen by the board who are all also external folks as well and those
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also external folks as well and those
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also external folks as well and those folks were working on getting activated
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folks were working on getting activated
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folks were working on getting activated to help in their local regions to either
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to help in their local regions to either
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to help in their local regions to either they're producing these you know free or
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they're producing these you know free or
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they're producing these you know free or one day um events or user groups um and
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one day um events or user groups um and
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one day um events or user groups um and helping other people who want to do that
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helping other people who want to do that
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helping other people who want to do that as well so it's a lot of community
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as well so it's a lot of community
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as well so it's a lot of community effort of folks who love you know who
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effort of folks who love you know who
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effort of folks who love you know who are passionate who love to do volunteers
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are passionate who love to do volunteers
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are passionate who love to do volunteers who are into teaching this technical
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who are into teaching this technical
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who are into teaching this technical Skilling to other people and connecting
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Skilling to other people and connecting
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Skilling to other people and connecting so that's the initiative and then
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so that's the initiative and then
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so that's the initiative and then Community Days and how they kind of work
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Community Days and how they kind of work
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Community Days and how they kind of work together so brilliant brilliant so uh a
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together so brilliant brilliant so uh a
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together so brilliant brilliant so uh a couple of questions will follow up on
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couple of questions will follow up on
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couple of questions will follow up on this I I I love this I love Community as
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this I I I love this I love Community as
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this I I I love this I love Community as you know very much so thank you for
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you know very much so thank you for
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you know very much so thank you for calling out Global Azure it's it's it's
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calling out Global Azure it's it's it's
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calling out Global Azure it's it's it's a similar thing but but it's uh focused
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a similar thing but but it's uh focused
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a similar thing but but it's uh focused on maybe a different technology area and
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on maybe a different technology area and
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on maybe a different technology area and that's why I wanted to to check with you
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that's why I wanted to to check with you
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that's why I wanted to to check with you so Community days.org is that focused
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so Community days.org is that focused
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so Community days.org is that focused primarily on or exclusively on M365 or
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primarily on or exclusively on M365 or
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primarily on or exclusively on M365 or what's the everything it's everything
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what's the everything it's everything
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what's the everything it's everything everything yeah you'll see right now if
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everything yeah you'll see right now if
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everything yeah you'll see right now if you went to the you know community
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you went to the you know community
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you went to the you know community days.org site right now you would see
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days.org site right now you would see
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days.org site right now you would see Azure you see business applications you
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Azure you see business applications you
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Azure you see business applications you see Dynamics You' see M365 yeah I mean
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see Dynamics You' see M365 yeah I mean
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see Dynamics You' see M365 yeah I mean it's everything up there I think what we
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it's everything up there I think what we
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it's everything up there I think what we there's there's some there's some rules
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there's there's some there's some rules
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there's there's some there's some rules about what the what it has to be a
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about what the what it has to be a
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about what the what it has to be a certain length and you know not sales
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certain length and you know not sales
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certain length and you know not sales pitches and those sorts of things you
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pitches and those sorts of things you
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pitches and those sorts of things you know to keep it really Community focused
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know to keep it really Community focused
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know to keep it really Community focused but they um paid events so events that
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but they um paid events so events that
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but they um paid events so events that you would pay registration for are up
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you would pay registration for are up
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you would pay registration for are up there uh like uh techcon uh DC is coming
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there uh like uh techcon uh DC is coming
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there uh like uh techcon uh DC is coming up right that's a David Wilhelm event
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up right that's a David Wilhelm event
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up right that's a David Wilhelm event that's coming up um that's a paid event
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that's coming up um that's a paid event
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that's coming up um that's a paid event but then you've got all the threee
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but then you've got all the threee
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but then you've got all the threee events as well that are up there uh we
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events as well that are up there uh we
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events as well that are up there uh we don't list the Microsoft flagships like
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don't list the Microsoft flagships like
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don't list the Microsoft flagships like ignite and that kind of stuff up there
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ignite and that kind of stuff up there
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ignite and that kind of stuff up there um so it's all community- based either
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um so it's all community- based either
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um so it's all community- based either produced by a third-party producer or
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produced by a third-party producer or
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produced by a third-party producer or put on by community members in the local
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put on by community members in the local
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put on by community members in the local regions where they are so okay okay so
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regions where they are so okay okay so
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regions where they are so okay okay so there's one thing uh to be said about um
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there's one thing uh to be said about um
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there's one thing uh to be said about um Microsoft being great supporters of of
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Microsoft being great supporters of of
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Microsoft being great supporters of of anyone who wants to use their Tech and
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anyone who wants to use their Tech and
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anyone who wants to use their Tech and even even trying to excite more people
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even even trying to excite more people
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even even trying to excite more people to to get more excited about using their
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to to get more excited about using their
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to to get more excited about using their Tech I mean that's kind of obvious as a
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Tech I mean that's kind of obvious as a
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Tech I mean that's kind of obvious as a as a company that's what you want to do
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as a company that's what you want to do
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as a company that's what you want to do you want to drive adoption and
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you want to drive adoption and
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you want to drive adoption and excitement around the technology that
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excitement around the technology that
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excitement around the technology that you build and and eventually ultimately
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you build and and eventually ultimately
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you build and and eventually ultimately sell right um but when it comes to
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sell right um but when it comes to
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sell right um but when it comes to community how do you ensure that you
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community how do you ensure that you
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community how do you ensure that you keep um you know allow the community to
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keep um you know allow the community to
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keep um you know allow the community to decide for themselves and and
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decide for themselves and and
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decide for themselves and and organically take care of themselves
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organically take care of themselves
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organically take care of themselves what's the
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what's the
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what's the division of power yeah yeah I think it
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division of power yeah yeah I think it
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division of power yeah yeah I think it comes down to a lot of active listening
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comes down to a lot of active listening
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comes down to a lot of active listening you know um one creating spaces for
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you know um one creating spaces for
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you know um one creating spaces for those
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those
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those conversations
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conversations
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conversations um by having different meetings and and
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um by having different meetings and and
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um by having different meetings and and different places to gather um I also
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different places to gather um I also
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different places to gather um I also attend a lot of things and I try to just
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attend a lot of things and I try to just
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attend a lot of things and I try to just listen um you know um so I think it's
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listen um you know um so I think it's
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listen um you know um so I think it's about us as Community leads and managers
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about us as Community leads and managers
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about us as Community leads and managers at Microsoft because there is a gaggle
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at Microsoft because there is a gaggle
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at Microsoft because there is a gaggle of us for sure um in the different
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of us for sure um in the different
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of us for sure um in the different product areas the MVP team um different
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product areas the MVP team um different
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product areas the MVP team um different product teams have folks like myself
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product teams have folks like myself
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product teams have folks like myself that you know work on advocacy um and so
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that you know work on advocacy um and so
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that you know work on advocacy um and so I think it's making sure that we've got
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I think it's making sure that we've got
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I think it's making sure that we've got deep connections into the community um
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deep connections into the community um
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deep connections into the community um and that we are attending things um and
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and that we are attending things um and
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and that we are attending things um and also asking questions putting out
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also asking questions putting out
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also asking questions putting out surveys um creating you know that
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surveys um creating you know that
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surveys um creating you know that listening Loop of you know do you like
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listening Loop of you know do you like
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listening Loop of you know do you like this you know I think sometimes
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this you know I think sometimes
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this you know I think sometimes Microsoft and other companies um they'll
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Microsoft and other companies um they'll
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Microsoft and other companies um they'll put Out programs and not have asked the
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put Out programs and not have asked the
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put Out programs and not have asked the community to participate or to give
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community to participate or to give
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community to participate or to give feedback or that and you kind of put
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feedback or that and you kind of put
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feedback or that and you kind of put something out there and they're like you
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something out there and they're like you
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something out there and they're like you know I even have to say with the
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know I even have to say with the
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know I even have to say with the Microsoft Global Community initiative um
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Microsoft Global Community initiative um
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Microsoft Global Community initiative um I think this has been um there's many
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I think this has been um there's many
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I think this has been um there's many programs that have come out like this I
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programs that have come out like this I
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programs that have come out like this I think in the past that may not have um
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think in the past that may not have um
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think in the past that may not have um had legs and so it's one thing that I'm
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had legs and so it's one thing that I'm
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had legs and so it's one thing that I'm continuously asking questions about is
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continuously asking questions about is
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continuously asking questions about is this valuable uh are we doing the right
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this valuable uh are we doing the right
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this valuable uh are we doing the right here um what do you want that sort of
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here um what do you want that sort of
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here um what do you want that sort of thing and I think there was a little bit
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thing and I think there was a little bit
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thing and I think there was a little bit of a rough start because it was part of
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of a rough start because it was part of
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of a rough start because it was part of you know we were in the middle of this
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you know we were in the middle of this
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you know we were in the middle of this pandemic and everybody was trying to
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pandemic and everybody was trying to
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pandemic and everybody was trying to figure out you know just how to do
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figure out you know just how to do
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figure out you know just how to do things right hard and it's different way
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things right hard and it's different way
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things right hard and it's different way and so I like now after kind of a couple
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and so I like now after kind of a couple
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and so I like now after kind of a couple like a year or so two almost two years
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like a year or so two almost two years
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like a year or so two almost two years we're figuring out the flow that this
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we're figuring out the flow that this
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we're figuring out the flow that this initiative is really about how do we
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initiative is really about how do we
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initiative is really about how do we support people who want to put on events
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support people who want to put on events
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support people who want to put on events you know um that's one of the major
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you know um that's one of the major
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you know um that's one of the major pieces of it is are we putting together
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pieces of it is are we putting together
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pieces of it is are we putting together training for people that they can use
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training for people that they can use
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training for people that they can use checklists events in a box that sort of
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checklists events in a box that sort of
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checklists events in a box that sort of thing and so you can't be everything to
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thing and so you can't be everything to
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thing and so you can't be everything to everyone right and so really getting a
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everyone right and so really getting a
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everyone right and so really getting a good Focus as well is what I think is
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good Focus as well is what I think is
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good Focus as well is what I think is key to dealing with programs and and
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key to dealing with programs and and
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key to dealing with programs and and also helping the community get what they
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also helping the community get what they
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also helping the community get what they need you
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need you
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need you know sometimes it's you know like for
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know sometimes it's you know like for
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know sometimes it's you know like for career advancement it's proving that did
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career advancement it's proving that did
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career advancement it's proving that did something and that you were a part of
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something and that you were a part of
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something and that you were a part of something right so a badge a certificate
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something right so a badge a certificate
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something right so a badge a certificate a you know a like being a member of
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a you know a like being a member of
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a you know a like being a member of something is important and being able to
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something is important and being able to
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something is important and being able to have that be acknowledged say on your
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have that be acknowledged say on your
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have that be acknowledged say on your LinkedIn or other places like we're
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LinkedIn or other places like we're
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LinkedIn or other places like we're going to come out with we've got new
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going to come out with we've got new
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going to come out with we've got new badges uh that we're going to come out
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badges uh that we're going to come out
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badges uh that we're going to come out with this in September for everybody as
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with this in September for everybody as
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with this in September for everybody as part of mgci that we got that together
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part of mgci that we got that together
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part of mgci that we got that together so I'm really excited about launching
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so I'm really excited about launching
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so I'm really excited about launching that but I do think it's it's it's
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that but I do think it's it's it's
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that but I do think it's it's it's listening and going where the people are
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listening and going where the people are
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listening and going where the people are you
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you
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you know you know and and that's all over
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know you know and and that's all over
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know you know and and that's all over the place there's Community everywhere
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the place there's Community everywhere
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the place there's Community everywhere there's some people that are Reddit
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there's some people that are Reddit
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there's some people that are Reddit people right there are some people that
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people right there are some people that
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people right there are some people that are twitch people there are some
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are twitch people there are some
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are twitch people there are some people yeah yeah some people are love
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people yeah yeah some people are love
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people yeah yeah some people are love they love the Q&A I was just to a guy
13:47
they love the Q&A I was just to a guy
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they love the Q&A I was just to a guy that was like he loves answering
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that was like he loves answering
13:49
that was like he loves answering questions that's that's his gam you know
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questions that's that's his gam you know
13:52
questions that's that's his gam you know other people are organizers other people
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other people are organizers other people
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other people are organizers other people love the write blogs some people like
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love the write blogs some people like
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love the write blogs some people like videos so you know I try to keep my eye
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videos so you know I try to keep my eye
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videos so you know I try to keep my eye on you know all the things um and you
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on you know all the things um and you
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on you know all the things um and you just you know poke my head in and see
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just you know poke my head in and see
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just you know poke my head in and see where things are and say invite me or
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where things are and say invite me or
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where things are and say invite me or tag me you know that kind of thing
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tag me you know that kind of thing
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tag me you know that kind of thing that's great yeah so I guess Community
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that's great yeah so I guess Community
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that's great yeah so I guess Community is is a in a way what you make it right
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is is a in a way what you make it right
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is is a in a way what you make it right but but I think there's something to be
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but but I think there's something to be
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but but I think there's something to be said there about um you know all of this
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said there about um you know all of this
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said there about um you know all of this uh kind of spreading the community to to
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uh kind of spreading the community to to
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uh kind of spreading the community to to more uh groups of people that maybe are
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more uh groups of people that maybe are
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more uh groups of people that maybe are not already included there
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not already included there
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not already included there and that's an important factor as well
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and that's an important factor as well
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and that's an important factor as well um do you have any AD pieces of advice
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um do you have any AD pieces of advice
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um do you have any AD pieces of advice like how do you grow your community what
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like how do you grow your community what
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like how do you grow your community what do you do to reach out if you are a if
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do you do to reach out if you are a if
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do you do to reach out if you are a if you're organizing events and like nobody
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you're organizing events and like nobody
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you're organizing events and like nobody shows up or I don't know anyone or what
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shows up or I don't know anyone or what
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shows up or I don't know anyone or what do you do you know I Back to Basics a
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do you do you know I Back to Basics a
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do you do you know I Back to Basics a little bit on some of it because I feel
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little bit on some of it because I feel
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little bit on some of it because I feel like so you know we've got all this
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like so you know we've got all this
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like so you know we've got all this social media stuff right and there's so
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social media stuff right and there's so
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social media stuff right and there's so there's ways to use that but obviously
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there's ways to use that but obviously
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there's ways to use that but obviously so you know good marketing or
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so you know good marketing or
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so you know good marketing or simplification is always great so do you
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simplification is always great so do you
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simplification is always great so do you have are you have and building some sort
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have are you have and building some sort
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have are you have and building some sort of a list are you tapping into a
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of a list are you tapping into a
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of a list are you tapping into a coalition or a you know community group
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coalition or a you know community group
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coalition or a you know community group together here in California um I'm still
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together here in California um I'm still
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together here in California um I'm still part of the community group that puts on
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part of the community group that puts on
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part of the community group that puts on events and user groups and stuff like
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events and user groups and stuff like
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events and user groups and stuff like that so we have you know it's putting
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that so we have you know it's putting
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that so we have you know it's putting together that volunteer organ
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together that volunteer organ
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together that volunteer organ organization or grouping if you will but
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organization or grouping if you will but
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organization or grouping if you will but I also find in local communities my dad
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I also find in local communities my dad
15:24
I also find in local communities my dad always did this I learned this from him
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always did this I learned this from him
15:26
always did this I learned this from him because he was a JC Penney department
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because he was a JC Penney department
15:27
because he was a JC Penney department store manager and when we would move to
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store manager and when we would move to
15:31
store manager and when we would move to a different city because he was going to
15:32
a different city because he was going to
15:32
a different city because he was going to go in and fix up a store because that's
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go in and fix up a store because that's
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go in and fix up a store because that's what he did he immediately joined the
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what he did he immediately joined the
15:37
what he did he immediately joined the Chamber of Commerce he went and joined
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Chamber of Commerce he went and joined
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Chamber of Commerce he went and joined the rotary he was part of the kaanis and
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the rotary he was part of the kaanis and
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the rotary he was part of the kaanis and he got himself involved in the
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he got himself involved in the
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he got himself involved in the organizations in the community that were
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organizations in the community that were
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organizations in the community that were already there and existing and tapped
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already there and existing and tapped
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already there and existing and tapped into them so there's community colleges
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into them so there's community colleges
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into them so there's community colleges as well right there's there's pillars of
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as well right there's there's pillars of
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as well right there's there's pillars of the community um you know even you know
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the community um you know even you know
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the community um you know even you know political folks or you know the mayor
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political folks or you know the mayor
15:59
political folks or you know the mayor you know like all of that stuff like so
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you know like all of that stuff like so
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you know like all of that stuff like so like if you're in an your own region in
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like if you're in an your own region in
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like if you're in an your own region in your city and you want to build
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your city and you want to build
16:06
your city and you want to build something first go look at what's up on
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something first go look at what's up on
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something first go look at what's up on Meetup already or any of our Microsoft
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Meetup already or any of our Microsoft
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Meetup already or any of our Microsoft platforms that have uh the Azure uh Tech
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platforms that have uh the Azure uh Tech
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platforms that have uh the Azure uh Tech groups they have a great site that's for
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groups they have a great site that's for
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groups they have a great site that's for all of their user groups right go go
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all of their user groups right go go
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all of their user groups right go go look what what's out there already
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look what what's out there already
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look what what's out there already before you start something yourself of
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before you start something yourself of
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before you start something yourself of course you can just simply join
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course you can just simply join
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course you can just simply join something that already exists maybe yeah
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something that already exists maybe yeah
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something that already exists maybe yeah exactly and help somebody who's already
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exactly and help somebody who's already
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exactly and help somebody who's already been doing something for 10 years who
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been doing something for 10 years who
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been doing something for 10 years who might be like oh my goodness this has
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might be like oh my goodness this has
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might be like oh my goodness this has been a lot you know I mean so um so I
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been a lot you know I mean so um so I
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been a lot you know I mean so um so I feel like yeah what's there already
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feel like yeah what's there already
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feel like yeah what's there already who's doing things you can even go look
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who's doing things you can even go look
16:39
who's doing things you can even go look up on the MVP site who's an MVP in that
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up on the MVP site who's an MVP in that
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up on the MVP site who's an MVP in that area have you talked to them do you know
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area have you talked to them do you know
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area have you talked to them do you know them um and then those those
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them um and then those those
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them um and then those those organizations that are there my mom I
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organizations that are there my mom I
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organizations that are there my mom I don't even know if it exists anymore but
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don't even know if it exists anymore but
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don't even know if it exists anymore but there was this thing called The Welcome
16:51
there was this thing called The Welcome
16:51
there was this thing called The Welcome Wagon where a bunch of people would come
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Wagon where a bunch of people would come
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Wagon where a bunch of people would come over to the house and they give you a
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over to the house and they give you a
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over to the house and they give you a basket and they'd be like hey yeah it
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basket and they'd be like hey yeah it
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basket and they'd be like hey yeah it was kind of cool you know so
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was kind of cool you know so
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was kind of cool you know so neighborhood thing yeah yeah so
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neighborhood thing yeah yeah so
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neighborhood thing yeah yeah so neighborly Community you know like
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neighborly Community you know like
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neighborly Community you know like tapping into those existing
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tapping into those existing
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tapping into those existing organizations that are in your community
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organizations that are in your community
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organizations that are in your community can help you grow because guess what
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can help you grow because guess what
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can help you grow because guess what everybody's got a smartphone everybody's
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everybody's got a smartphone everybody's
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everybody's got a smartphone everybody's got a computer everybody's trying to
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got a computer everybody's trying to
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got a computer everybody's trying to figure out what's going on with AI right
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figure out what's going on with AI right
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figure out what's going on with AI right so even your local businesses within
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so even your local businesses within
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so even your local businesses within like you stick a pin down and like go
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like you stick a pin down and like go
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like you stick a pin down and like go like that maybe those folks want to come
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like that maybe those folks want to come
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like that maybe those folks want to come to a conversation yeah absolutely I know
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to a conversation yeah absolutely I know
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to a conversation yeah absolutely I know that makes sense all right ban so if
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that makes sense all right ban so if
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that makes sense all right ban so if somebody out there is listening in and
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somebody out there is listening in and
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somebody out there is listening in and they want to like okay um this community
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they want to like okay um this community
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they want to like okay um this community initiative and Community Days that
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initiative and Community Days that
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initiative and Community Days that sounds awesome how do they get started I
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sounds awesome how do they get started I
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sounds awesome how do they get started I guess it's simple yeah it's super simple
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guess it's simple yeah it's super simple
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guess it's simple yeah it's super simple so you know that um so Microsoft we
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so you know that um so Microsoft we
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so you know that um so Microsoft we shorten all of our links they all are
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shorten all of our links they all are
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shorten all of our links they all are AKA slms um but you uh aka.ms you can
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AKA slms um but you uh aka.ms you can
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AKA slms um but you uh aka.ms you can get up to the mgci uh uh site there now
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get up to the mgci uh uh site there now
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get up to the mgci uh uh site there now if you want to just go and sign up it's
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if you want to just go and sign up it's
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if you want to just go and sign up it's mgci sign up l and it'll take you to a
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mgci sign up l and it'll take you to a
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mgci sign up l and it'll take you to a form F the form out and you'll be
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form F the form out and you'll be
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form F the form out and you'll be invited into the community um and yeah
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invited into the community um and yeah
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invited into the community um and yeah and we do keep it on uh what's called
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and we do keep it on uh what's called
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and we do keep it on uh what's called the community tenant um but we have you
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the community tenant um but we have you
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the community tenant um but we have you know all the general meeting once a
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know all the general meeting once a
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know all the general meeting once a month um we also have event training
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month um we also have event training
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month um we also have event training once a month that's put on by our
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once a month that's put on by our
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once a month that's put on by our regional leaders so and there's a ton of
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regional leaders so and there's a ton of
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regional leaders so and there's a ton of templates and information there that you
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templates and information there that you
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templates and information there that you can pull down if you're an aspiring
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can pull down if you're an aspiring
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can pull down if you're an aspiring event producer um and give us feedback
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event producer um and give us feedback
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event producer um and give us feedback and all that sort of thing so yeah super
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and all that sort of thing so yeah super
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and all that sort of thing so yeah super easy brilliant well that's that kind of
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easy brilliant well that's that kind of
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easy brilliant well that's that kind of sums it up I'm glad that you came on to
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sums it up I'm glad that you came on to
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sums it up I'm glad that you came on to the cloud show today to to share about
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the cloud show today to to share about
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the cloud show today to to share about these communities and these
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these communities and these
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these communities and these opportunities and these resources that's
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opportunities and these resources that's
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opportunities and these resources that's brilliant thank you thank you so much
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brilliant thank you thank you so much
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brilliant thank you thank you so much thank you so much Magnus and thank you
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thank you so much Magnus and thank you
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thank you so much Magnus and thank you for what you do you're such a brilliant
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for what you do you're such a brilliant
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for what you do you're such a brilliant Community member you for years in yours
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Community member you for years in yours
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Community member you for years in yours and you just you rock it so and thank
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and you just you rock it so and thank
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and you just you rock it so and thank you for that was kind of you wonderful
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you for that was kind of you wonderful
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you for that was kind of you wonderful well thank you Heather and to the
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well thank you Heather and to the
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well thank you Heather and to the audience uh I will see or we'll see you
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audience uh I will see or we'll see you
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audience uh I will see or we'll see you next time on the cloud show bye
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next time on the cloud show bye
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next time on the cloud show bye Everybody by bye
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Everybody by bye
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