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“He said that you could even see the beam of light in a dark room, that’s cool.”
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April 22nd, 2008
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March 21st, 2008
Think Visual or Die – A Visual Communication Conference Launches in S.F.
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. –Marcel Proust
This post should not be written.
It should be depicted. A video. A slideshow. Sketches on a cocktail napkin. Charades. Anything other than letters, words and sentences. Why? Because, according to the nearly 400 people who gathered at the first annual VizThink conference in San Francisco, we comprehend better, learn faster and communicate more effectively when we do so visually. Writing about a visual thinking conference is like singing a P&L statement, or designing an integrated circuit using mosaic tiles. It’s not the right medium for the message.
But, having no immediate access to a camera and lacking the drawing skills to make even a stick figure look like a stick, words must suffice. Or, here’s an idea. Stop reading right now and visit www.vizthink.com. The website, wiki and blog have plenty of visuals. Lots of color. Even some video.
The timing of VizThink, a first-of-its-kind conference for visual communication specialists that launched in January, is non-coincidental. It didn’t just happen because a bunch of visualistas wanted it to happen. It had to happen. Its rationale is so obvious it almost sounds silly when spoken out loud: to promote a global community of visual thinkers.
Posted by Robert L. Lindstrom at 8:33 PM .
March 7th, 2008
InfoComm International Presentations Council Webinar: Screen Capture
Please join us on Friday, March 14 at 2:00 PM ET for a discussion of screen capture tools and a demonstration of the latest version of TechSmith’s Camtasia Studio. We will cover screen capture and how you can use it for training and production and take a look at the new features of Camtasia 5 with Troy Stein, Camtasia Studio Product Manager.
Please RSVP to Rachel Melnykovich (rmelnykovich@infocomm.org) at InfoComm if you wish to attend.
Details on how to join the webinar will be sent to you.
……………TD
Posted by Todd Dunn, CTS at 7:06 PM .
February 24th, 2008
It’s Official…HD-DVD Loses to Blu-ray
Toshiba threw in the towel a few days ago. I expect to see some nice sales on HD-DVD players. I’ve already seen the entry level Toshiba player way under $200 with 7 free movies for a couple of months now. That was the sign of the impending doom for sure. Check out the Reuters release in a PC Mag article here.
Posted by Todd Dunn, CTS at 10:32 PM .
February 22nd, 2008
New Event/Presentation, Coaching and Marketing Tool
I’ve been impressed by an online video editing and archiving tool that lets you create a
“private label YouTube” - check it out.
http://members2.viditalk.com/view/?id=9DGHQ6GWTSYT34RF6B7S1
Posted by Tom Bunzel at 4:45 PM .
February 5th, 2008
PowerPoint Effectiveness Assessment
One of the websites I poke around in is Dave Paradi’s “Think Outside The Slide.”
In addition to many excellent articles he has a very cool personalized assessment for PowerPoint based presenters. Take the assessment here.
……………TD
Posted by Todd Dunn, CTS at 2:48 PM .
January 25th, 2008
House Warming for Presentation Facts
Thanks Lee for launching Visual Being and thanks to VB readers for letting me make a small contribution to this site over the years. Really hard to belive it has been about three years already. In 2008 I am renewing my committment to post on presentation-related research and have decided it is a big enough topic to warrant its own blog. If you are so inclined, stop by and visit me from time to time at the new home for Presentation Facts.
It’s not a fancy place but I hope to fix it up as we go along. Mostly I hope it is full of interesting and engaging discussion and debate about a topic we all care about… presentation effectiveness.
Posted by Robert Befus at 5:26 PM .
September 18th, 2007
Transmedia expanding Glide Presenter to mobile devices…
August 16th, 2007
Using Word 2007 for Blog Posts
One of the nicer features of Word 2007 is the ability to create blog posts directly from a new Blog document.
Posted by Tom Bunzel at 4:34 PM .
May 8th, 2007
Are you a Presentation Professional?
Take a 15-minute survey and learn how you compare with your peers, from the work you do and the expertise you have, to the challenges you face. Are you similar to others, or charting your own course? Find out for yourself in InfoComm International’s annual 2007 Presentation Professional Survey.
To thank you for sharing your opinions and experiences in this survey, you will receive a free survey report by e-mail.
The survey is available at http://infocomm.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_0U0yhRg0LijXsBC&SVID=Prod until May 18, 2007.
Contact marketresearch@infocomm.org with questions.
Posted by Todd Dunn, CTS at 4:59 PM .
April 23rd, 2007
High Definition Video
This article popped up on my one of my Digital Media Net newsletters. I think Mike Jones does a good job with excellent images and info:
A Beginners Guide to High Definition Video
……………TD
Posted by Todd Dunn, CTS at 12:07 PM .
March 21st, 2007
Show Off Your Presentations
Slideshare is like Flickr or YouTube for your slide presentations. Upload them, link to them, enter them in contests and see what others are doing.
Posted by Robert Befus at 9:02 AM .
March 7th, 2007
Apple Unveils New Product-Unveiling Product
Steve Jobs may be even a better product presenter than he is a CEO. Now, he packages some of that presentation wizardry with the new Apple iLaunch, a product that he says will “revolutionize” the process of unveiling new products throughout the world. Read the whole story at The Onion.
Posted by Robert L. Lindstrom at 3:07 PM .
March 6th, 2007
Article on Planning Presentations
I recently published an article on CIO.COM on presentations strategy and planning. Some of you may find it of interest.
Posted by Tom Bunzel at 6:26 PM .