The Forge: Episode 29 Presentation Tips with Nancy Duarte

Did you miss the Forge last week? We talked with Nancy Duarte about her books, work, and presentation tips on giving better presentation. You can check out the entire episode here: Can’t see the video? Watch it on YouTube! You can learn more about Nancy Duarte by connecting with her on her blog, Facebook or Twitter. During this episode I mentioned that you could have a chance to win a copy of one of Nancy's books - Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences or slide:ology: Continue reading

ISTE 2013 Presenter Profiles: Rob Zdrojewski

We're SO excited for ISTE 2013! The TechSmith Academic Solutions team will be heading down to San Antonio this year for the Annual Conference and Exposition, and we're eager to hang out with all of our presenter pals at our booth. The four day conference begins on June 23rd and ends on June 26th, focusing on advancing and improving education through the use of technology. Not surprisingly, the whole concept is something that we're thrilled to be involved in. Will we be seeing you there? In the Continue reading

ISTE 2013 Presenter Profiles: Steve Kelly

We're SO excited for ISTE 2013! The TechSmith Academic Solutions team will be heading down to San Antonio this year for the Annual Conference and Exposition, and we're eager to hang out with all of our presenter pals at our booth. The four day conference begins on June 23rd and ends on June 26th, focusing on advancing and improving education through the use of technology. Not surprisingly, the whole concept is something that we're thrilled to be involved in. Will we be seeing you there? In Continue reading

The Forge: Episode 28 with Nancy Duarte

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

Forge Episode 27 is now posted

Missed the Forge? No worries, we've got it here: We talked with Jonathan Halls about video, and given his experience he knows a thing or two. Here are 9 tips that we pulled from the interview. Jonathan pointed out "Video gives a lot of exciting opportunity that we've never really had." "We get benefits of saving money, saving hassle, saving time, so forth, at the same time it is avery useful tool for learning. Video is not always good for learning, we got to be honest about that. The reason Continue reading

Sharing is Caring – Download new Snagit stamps and Camtasia Studio theme sets for free!

Woah! It's already February? Time flies when you're having fun! Here at TechSmith, we've been having fun the past few months creating brand new digital media assets such as Snagit stamp sets, Camtasia Studio theme sets, and Camtasia Studio music tracks for our newsletter subscribers. While brainstorming new digital media assets for this month, it hit us. Why aren't we giving these awesome freebies to everyone? And the only thing that came to mind was, we've got to share the wealth! That's Continue reading

Talking visual communication with Dan Roam, Episode 25 of the Forge

We spoke with Dan Roam, author of Back of the Napkin and Blah, Blah, Blah. Dan talked about using visuals and creating a visual language to engage your audience. Here's the recorded video of today's episode or watch on YouTube. See Dan's presentation about health care here. You should also check out the Napkin Academy for more about visual communication and Dan Roam's methods. Conan Heiselt's zooming video is not only a great explanation about zooming, but is also a great example of visuals Continue reading