#Roadto10K: November 2025: Grounded Gratitude | HETMA Presents…

HETMA Presents… Roadto10K: November 2025: Grounded Gratitude Subscribe wherever you get your Podcasts: Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio Amazon Music Recorded live at Vanderbilt University, this month’s Road to 10K conversation dives into November’s theme: practicing gratitude. Ryan sits down with Dr. Joe Way (UCLA) and Brittney Grant (Aims Community College) to explore how failure,... Read More

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November 13, 2025

Valuable Resources | Troy Story

Stop guessing your way through power design and start building systems with the same confidence you bring to signal flow. In this Troy Story, Troy walks through the must-have codes, standards, and references that save you time, prevent expensive mistakes, and keep every install safe and compliant. Read More

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November 12, 2025

Never “Just Another Room”: Starting With Why in Higher Ed AV | Empowered by Design

Never “Just Another Room”: Starting With Why in Higher Ed AV Empowered by Design — with Chris Kelly Picture this: a professor can’t get an image on the projector five minutes before class. We remote in, unmute the video feed, and—voilà—picture restored. Ticket closed. On to the next one. But if our job ends there,... Read More

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November 12, 2025

125: RTM Higher Ed Fall 2025 | The AV/IT Amplifier Podcast

125: RTM Higher Ed Fall 2025 | The AV/IT Amplifier Podcast Subscribe wherever you get your Podcasts: Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio Amazon Music YouTube Music Recorded on-site in Austin, this cross-conversation episode (in partnership with RTM Business Group’s Inside Innovation) brings together fast takes from the Fall Higher Education CIO Congress. We open with... Read More

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November 11, 2025

This Month in Higher Ed AV: October 2025 | HETMA Presents…

HETMA Presents… This Month in Higher Ed AV: October 2025 Subscribe wherever you get your Podcasts: Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio Amazon Music Recorded on-site amid the bustle of the HETMA Nashville Roadshow at Vanderbilt University, this month’s roundtable trades polished studio quiet for real-world energy and candid conversation. Ryan sits down with Chris Kelly (Creighton University;... Read More

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November 10, 2025

When Design Becomes Culture: Building a Standardized AV System That Scales | Sound Perspective

When it comes to classroom audio, faders and DSP presets get all the attention—but the real foundation of clear sound is gain structure. Set it wrong, and you’ll spend the semester fighting mumbling lectures, distorted recordings, and speakers that sound like they’re possessed. Proper gain staging isn’t glamorous, but it’s essential. It keeps your signal strong without clipping, protects your hardware from stress, and ensures every mic and amp in the chain can do its job. Because great audio doesn’t start at the fader—it starts at the input trim. #avtweeps Read More

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