Welcome! We are trying something different this week. After an interesting lecture I attended about engaging different learning styles, and how much of our learning is actually visual, I have created the next blog post using PowerPoint. You can see it all below in the Slideshare.
I highly recommend you use the ‘full screen’ viewing option (four arrows at the right of the tool bar) as some of the print is a bit small (and the font went a bit weird when I transferred the file).
I’d love to know your thoughts below in the comments whether you like this style or whether you prefer just a written blog post. I aim to serve!
Let me know. In the meantime enjoy learning about how you can assemble your own team to support your creative endeavours.
Steven
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Tons of great information in here! Almost too much to take in all at once. Have you considered making a video of you presenting some of this info? And taking it one chunk at a time? (i.e., making many videos using this same content?) You have fantastic material and if you want to shake presentation style up a bit, that might be a way to go. I’m thinking a la Marie Forleo, who has a knack for presenting substantive matter in a way that is accessible.
Hi Rebecca, I think that’s a great idea. I am a fan of Marie Forleo. The intimidating thing is that her videos are really professional looking, and clearly shot in a studio with professional equipment, so it’s hard to think of how you translate that into a low-budget guerrilla style approach! But really I need to get out the camera and experiment. Like all things, the solution often presents itself once you start playing around. Thanks for your continued support!
I hear you about the professional limitation. But I bet her early videos didn’t look so good? I met someone at a writer’s conference a few weeks ago who was trying to sell me on the value of making videos and he said it’s better to make SOMETHING than to get hung up on quality. He also said that he himself became obsessed with quality and spent way too much money on equipment, which didn’t really pay off.
In any event, if you start experimenting, I look forward to seeing what you come up with! And I might ask you to trade some notes. 🙂
Hi Rebecca, I just came across this video from Marie Forleo where she talks about her early videos and how her style developed. It’s interesting and informative and also gives an idea of the kind of bootstrapping that can be done with any of these technologies. The link is http://youtu.be/K1-D9DVb1Ng
That is a terrific video, Steven – thanks for sharing it with me! I watched it twice, in fact. So I trust I’ll be seeing your first video on here soon??? I sure hope so. If you do it, I’ll give it a try, too…
I’ve never been one to walk away from a dare! Let’s do it! I throw down the gauntlet… one week to post the first video (whether ugly or not!).
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Wow, you don’t mess around – a timeline and everything! I suppose I’d be a fraud after writing those posts about failure if I backed down from this…so you’re on! I’ll post next Wednesday. Bold, bold, bold.