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Dan Roam’s European training – Plus an analysis of his video

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On the January episode of the Forge, we talked with author and visual thinker Dan Roam about visual thinking and how it helps make our ideas and communication clearer. Dan let us know about an upcoming opportunity. He's hosting a Visual Thinking training this summer in London and Berlin (Sorry for everyone in the US, but if there's enough interest, maybe we can convince him to do one stateside. Or you can check out our interview with Dan or his Napkin Academy). Register for Dan's training London Continue reading

The Forge: Episode 28 with Nancy Duarte

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Coming up this month on The Forge is an interview with our special guest, Nancy Duarte. Nancy is a communications expert with an impressive resume that includes having been featured in Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Economist, LA Times, and CNN. She is the CEO of Duarte, Inc., and is the gifted author and visionary behind the two best-selling books, Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences and Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Continue reading

What are sessions like at ScreencastCamp?

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What's unique about an unconference or BarCamp like ScreencastCamp is that the content of the sessions is always a surprise! As an unconference newb attendee in 2011, I will admit being a bit nervous about the whole thing. "You mean, people just show up, talk for awhile, and a conference agenda emerges?" Yep, that's about how it works. It's a bit of a leap of faith, but when you've seen it happen once, it's easier to believe it will happen again. Which is why I thought it might be helpful Continue reading

A report from ScreencastCamp Germany

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ScreencastCamp has gone global! Inspired by the ScreencastCamp held at TechSmith’s headquarters in Michigan each summer, Anton Bollen, TechSmith’s European Evangelist and author of the German TechSmith Blog, and Andreas Pilz, a Camtasia trainer and professional screencaster, organized TechSmith’s first international ScreencastCamp in Nürnberg, Germany. Background Barcamps and Themecamps have become increasingly popular in Germany.  In fact, there are over 80 events in the country Continue reading

Register now for ScreencastCamp 2013!

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Campfires, s'mores, BBQ, tech, geek crafts, sporks and lots of screencasters. What more could you ask for over a weekend? Mark your calendars for our third ScreencastCamp on August 2 - 4, 2013! Once again, we're having it at our TechSmith offices in the lovely Lansing, Michigan area. Already sold on it? Register now (it's free to attend!) Update 5/8: We've filled the 100 spots available for ScreencastCamp but have opened a wait list. If you register you'll be added to the wait list and notified Continue reading

Thursday on The Forge: #VizLit13 Recap with Brandy Agerbeck, Ryan Coleman, Karl Gude and Jamie Nast

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This week on The Forge, we'll be recapping our experience at the Visual Thinking & Literacy Conference (#vizlit13) last weekend in Birmingham, MI, plus making a very special announcement about a certain very special annual event here at TechSmith HQ. Click here to tune in LIVE at 2pm ET on Thursday, April 18 The conference was an absolute blast; a one-day affair + a one evening happy hour to start in lovely Birmingham, Michigan. Focusing on visual approaches to thinking and communication, Continue reading

Highlights from SXSW 2013

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The TechSmith SXSW crew had a great time in Austin...bestowing titanium sporks on Shaquille O'Neal and Iggy Pop, eating way too much BBQ, and playing with monster puppets. Friends, Puppets, Puppets with Friends But by far the highlight was meeting and talking to YOU - our customers and future customers. We spent 26 hours in the booth, learning about the needs of people who stopped by and introducing them to the latest TechSmith tools and features. We met TechSmith fans on shuttle rides and standing Continue reading