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August 19, 2009

Research brief: North America’s use of web conferencing for training

This 1080 Group survey, sponsored by Citrix® GoToMeeting® Corporate, explored the use of Web conferencing for training in North America.

As promised, a pre-release copy of the survey is available for you to download:  NA_SurveyBrief_1080Group_final

Thank you.  Your assistance made this survey brief possible.  If you have questions or feedback, let me know how I can assist.

Cheers, 

Roger

P.S.  This is a personal response that completes our promise to you for participating in the survey.  You are NOT a 1080 Group list (unless you have subscribed to our blog feed or other opt-in list).

Additional 1080 Group Resources

Four Steps to Move from Bullet Points to Visuals (on demand)   http://bit.ly/8fCIoG
The Most Important Thing to Look for In Webinar Software (on demand)  http://bit.ly/6CKGQ0
Embracing Twitter during Live Webinars (on demand)   http://bit.ly/5AW6EN
The Second Biggest Mistake You Can Mistake as a Webinar Presenter (on demand) http://bit.ly/6iKIUV
Three Skills to Knock Your Webinars Out of the Ballpark (live webinar)   http://bit.ly/7zmn21


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August 9, 2009

Video clip on presentation skills

Jeff Hough (@hough_jeff) and I *met* when Jeff attended a web seminar I spoke at, and we’ve subsequently connected on Twitter.

I am honored that Jeff pinged me asking if he could use a couple ideas from my presentation for a clip he was going to do as part of Idaho State University’s Workforce Training outreach (he graciously offers attribution at the end of the clip).

The 3.5 minute clip is now on their YouTube channel…I think you’ll agree, he does a great job!

Thanks Jeff!

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August 7, 2009

Meet Brainshark

I had the pleasure recently of speaking with fellow industry veteran Irwin Hipsman, the Director of Customer Community Programs at Brainshark.  Given that we’ve both in this biz for a decade and my logo-Brainsharkprevious company actually partnered with them, I’m not quite sure how our paths never crossed until now.

Brainshark has always been on my ‘cool’ list for a couple reasons:

One, they make authoring on-demand content easy, but unlike the audio-visual recordings you get from most web conferencing vendors, their platform has integrated surveys that feeds ongoing reporting.

Two, the editing of recordings from web conferencing vendors is either minimal or non-existent…something you can do with Brainshark.

(Side note for my typical conferencing-for-webinars crowd – many vendors allow you to download a file for use in an a/v editing suite, but I’m not counting that… while possible, it’s not distinctive as a competency and requires you to figure out how to upload the finished file somewhere, spell FTP, or other such barrier to productivity.  This isn’t a slam against them by any means – live conferencing and content authoring for on-demand playback are two very different things.)

Even though Brainshark’s offering is, at its core, a tool for creating on-demand content, they integrate nicely with live conferencing tools for so you have both use-cases covered.  And it sounds like other challenges that begin to occur in an organization – such as updating content – are nicely covered by the latest developments they’ve made, too.

While there are countless ways to use on-demand content, I imagine Brainshark would be particularly useful for when you need to communicate quickly with (and THROUGH) a lot of folks like channel partners or distributors where you need to get a message to someone who will relay it to someone etc.  Create – send – update – send again…nice!

Worth a peek.

-R

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August 5, 2009

Free alternatives to Photoshop

If you’re like me, Photoshop is overkill.  I appreciate what it does, I just don’t need all that it brings to the table.

I can’t personally vouch for all of the tools listed in this recent blog post at WebDesignBooth.com, but I know there are others in my shoes who might benefit from me passing it along.

Enjoy.

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July 27, 2009

New paper: best practices in online presenting

Man speaks in megaphoneI recently completed a study of more than 600 professionals about best practices when presenting at web seminars.

The resulting paper is now available here.

Enjoy! (and as always, feedback is appreciated!)

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July 25, 2009

Meet WebinarHero

I love Twitter (@1080Group), in part because I love making connections like recently meeting Blaine Ung, co-founder of WebinarHero.com (@WebinarHero).  The Twitter connection turned into a phone call, and I thought I’d encourage you to check out what he’s got cooking.  WebinarHero

WebinarHero seeks to help webinar organizers and online educators solve a big challenge:  promoting their events.  Posting your webinars on their Searchable Webinar Calendar is free when you create an account.

What I appreciated about my conversation with Blaine is realizing that he fully understands the challenge webinar promoters face and is committed to creating a site that becomes an invaluable resource for anyone needing to improve the visibility of their presentation or class.

The site’s still in beta, and there is some cool stuff coming that I’m not at liberty to share here, but check it out.  A free place to get in front of more eyeballs is a good thing for many, many people.

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July 17, 2009

Speaking about presenting…virtually

I met Olivia Mitchell on Twitter (@oliviamitchell), and I’ve subsequently found her blog quite informative.

Of note here, I had the privilege of making a guest post there recently while she was globetrotting about.

Thanks for the honor, Olivia.

-R

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July 16, 2009

Jumpstart your visual thinking here

Nobody argues that we need to transcend bullet points.  And nobody argues that it’s easier said than done.

Here’s a great tool to help you do just that… The Periodic Table of Visualization Elements…replete with mouse-over previews of each idea.

VisualizationElements

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April 2, 2009

Using LinkedIn to Build Your Business

Here’s another web seminar I have the privilege of moderating… how to get beyond using LinkedIn as an online resume’ and start using it to find/acquire new customers.

When:  Friday, April 17th, 9AM PDT

Where:  http://www.tinyurl.com/linkedinmastery

What:

  • Reduce your dependence on expensive lead generation services and advertising campaigns
  • Uncover the informal networks your prospects and clients belong to and find the decision makers
  • Gain access to information that will transform you from a supplier to a trusted business advisor

Sponsor:  Accuconference

Speaker:  Ray Taylor, founder of Choice32 (@raymondtaylor)

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March 17, 2009

Selling software in a down economy

Jim Allen of Value Based, Inc. has refreshing style of talking about the selling process.  Join us for this web seminar sponsored by the Software Association of Oregon (I’m moderating).

What:  Selling Software in a Down Economy
When:  Thursday, 19 March 2009
Where:  https://db.sao.org/calendar2/event_description.htm?eventID=3/19/09ta

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