| Introduction |
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| About This Book |
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| Foolish Assumptions |
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| Icons Used in This Book |
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| Beyond the Book |
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| Where to Go from Here |
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PART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH DISCORD |
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Chapter 1 The Lowdown on Discord |
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So What Exactly Is In-Game Chat? |
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So What Exactly Is Discord? |
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Setting Up Your Discord Account |
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Setting up your profile and parameters |
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Setting up your Discord application |
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27 | (4) |
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No cover at the door: Joining open servers |
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By invitation only: Joining private servers |
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Chapter 2 Hailing Frequencies Open |
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Something to Talk About: Channels |
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Sharing Is Caring: Putting a Post Together |
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Wanna Come on by for a Chat? |
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40 | (4) |
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44 | (3) |
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50 | (3) |
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53 | (24) |
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Talk to Me: Making a Discord Post Personal |
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Role-in', Role-in', Role-in': Roles in Your Community |
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The Big Kahunas: Moderators |
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Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Assigning roles |
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Now hear this: Blasts with the @here and @everyone tags |
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Just between Us: Direct Messaging |
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Security Clearance: Roles and Permissions Revisited |
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Runes of power: General permissions |
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Smart talk: Text permissions |
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PART 2 COMMUNICATION IN DISCORD BEYOND TEXT |
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Chapter 4 Discord beyond the Browser |
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Using Discord on Your Desktop |
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80 | (2) |
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Working with the Desktop Discord |
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82 | (4) |
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Using Discord on the Go: Mobile Options |
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86 | (4) |
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Leveling Up: Discord Nitro |
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90 | (5) |
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Serving Up Awesome: Server Types in Discord |
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95 | (8) |
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100 | (3) |
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Sound Strategy: Audio on Discord |
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Making the call: Audio conversations |
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Holding pattern: Creating a green room |
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107 | (3) |
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The Mystery of Microphones |
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110 | (8) |
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111 | (3) |
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Thingamajigs, Whammerwhips, and Doodads: Audio Accessories |
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118 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Ready for That Close-Up: Video on Discord |
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Moving Pictures: Video on Discord |
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Setting the stage: Video settings |
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You have to be there: Video conversations |
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123 | (2) |
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A Go for Launch: Using Discord's Go Live |
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125 | (9) |
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126 | (2) |
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Growing Pains: Limitations with Go Live |
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Check this out: Using Go Live as a screen-sharing app |
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Building on the Basics: Video Accessories and Upgrades |
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Open Broadcasting Software (OBS) |
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136 | (2) |
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One More Thing: Integrating Twitch with Discord |
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140 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Setting the Stage: Making Discord Your Digital Hangout |
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Greetings, Fellow Programs: The Value of a #Welcome Channel |
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144 | (13) |
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Ya basic: Putting together a simple #welcome channel |
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Access granted: Putting together a #welcome channel with Carl-bot |
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146 | (11) |
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Attention, All Personnel: The Value of an #Announcements Channel |
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Setting up Mee6 on your #announcements channel |
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157 | (3) |
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Posting an announcement (manually) on your #announcements channel |
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160 | (3) |
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Getting in the Last Word with Discord |
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163 | (8) |
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Chapter 8 Discord in Name Only: Etiquette |
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171 | (20) |
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Bye, Felicia: Causing Discord on Discord |
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172 | (6) |
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You know, over on my server |
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I hate everyone: Dealing with trolls |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (3) |
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Getting Your Gab On: Interview Tips |
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178 | (4) |
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Rules for guests and hosts |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (2) |
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It's All in the Planning: Preparing for Interviews |
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Asking really great questions |
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182 | (2) |
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How to tick off a guest: Bad interview behavior |
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184 | (2) |
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186 | (1) |
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Recording Discord with OBS |
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187 | (4) |
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Setting up OBS for Discord |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (2) |
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PART 3 WORKING DISCORD INTO YOUR ROUTINE |
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191 | (38) |
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Chapter 9 Building on Your Foundation |
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193 | (20) |
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Forward Momentum: The After-Show on Discord |
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194 | (4) |
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The Importance of Your Own Presence on Discord |
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Being on your own server shows that you care |
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199 | (1) |
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Discord is a platform with a wide reach |
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You might just make someone's day |
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200 | (1) |
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Meet and Greet: Working with Meetups in Discord |
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200 | (7) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (2) |
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Other Kinds of Engagement |
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207 | (4) |
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208 | (1) |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 A Day on Discord |
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213 | (16) |
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214 | (3) |
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217 | (4) |
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221 | (3) |
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224 | (5) |
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229 | (28) |
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Chapter 11 Top Ten Essentials for Discord |
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231 | (14) |
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Corsair's Void Pro Headset |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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Shure X2u XLR-to-USB Microphone Adapter |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (1) |
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Logitech C922 Pro HD Stream Webcam |
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238 | (1) |
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ZOMEi 16-Inch LED Ring Light |
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239 | (1) |
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241 | (2) |
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Chapter 12 Top Ten Ideas for Channel Topics |
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245 | (12) |
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Five Topics for the Fun of It |
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246 | (4) |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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Five Topics for the Professional |
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250 | (7) |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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253 | (4) |
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