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An example of how to make your presentations NOT boring.

Business Casual — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:59:00 +0000

I love presenters who have a knack for baking-in metaphors or icons from popular culture as spice to their presentations. I'm a bit jealous wherever I see it because it's something I feel I always struggle with when preparing my own presentations.
I usually have a tendency toward one of those cerebral presenters . You know, one of those who puts lots of text in his powerpoints . The guy who uses words instead of pictures to describe real-world examples. The geek who uses tables of numbers for descriptive statistics instead of graphs. "That guy" who uses text quotes …

Collaborative video development for managers and eLearning designers.

Business Casual — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:21:37 +0000

For business managers and eLearning instructional designers alike, Kaltura's collaborative video development platform is worth keeping an eye on.
Problem:
In my role I will typically work to transform video-based customer testimonials and live training seminars to online information videos. The challenge is that some of these seminars can span many, many hours. Typically, 4-8 hours. Occasionally upwards of 12-16 hours with two cameras (effectively doubling the footage-hours) and PowerPoint overlays. Even with clean content, the post-production/editing process can take a …

Stodgy ‘ol LinkedIn Gets Cooler With New Widgets for More Collaboration.

Business Casual — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:10:00 +0000

… because it now allows you to upload presentations. Think: A PowerPoint presentation showcasing your talent … the ones I'm immediately interested in configuring. If you have a PowerPoint that showcases your …

When in fiscal hell, keep on marketing (right?)

Business Casual — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:09:04 +0000

34;Advertising…Advertising…Vista…"

I love the "Mac vs. PC" TV ads. You know, the one with John Hodgman playing "PC" and Justin Long, as "Mac."
The unpresumptuous and unassuming demeanor of Long's character just pulls it off in a loudly subtle way that makes viewers (this one, anyway) shout in agreement with all that ticks us off (me, anyway) with PCs and Microsoft. (Especially: Vista and Microsoft Office 2007–sans PowerPoint . I think the changes in PowerPoint 2007 were actually right on. But, I digress…)
I hadn't seen the new Mac …