UPDATE: The Forge - Live Today at 2pm EST (Recording Available)
Posted on Thursday January 20, 2011 by Betsy Weber
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UPDATE: The recording of The Forge is embedded below. Enjoy!
Today is the day! You're in the right spot to tune in live for our December episode of The Forge. To watch the show live, just visit this blog post on the Visual Lounge at 2pm EST to join us! Note: you may need to refresh your browser at 2pm.
Here's the line up for today:
- Beyond Bullet Points author, Cliff Atkinson will sharing how he helps people communicate and present more effectively.
- Ryan Eash, Instructional Designer - What to do before you hit the record button when making a screencast
- "Meet a 'Smithie" - Go behind the scenes at TechSmith with UX Designer, Chris Bacheldor
- "Screencast of the Month" award with Betsy Weber (that's me!). UPDATE: I picked Intel's screencast video, "The Chase"
Our hashtag for the show is: #tscforge
Can't join us live? Don't worry. We'll post the recording here on the blog and on our YouTube channel later.
Have suggestions for future shows? Email us at theforge@techsmith.com or leave a comment here on the blog. Thanks for tuning in!
Comments (8)
Hey Betsy. This was great but, it did have some difficulties and I was not able to watch live. Darn I was hoping to get a shot at the "Beyond Bullet Points" for winning and reading that book. Guess that is out of the question now huh? Hopefully the next Forge Episode will be better.
Thanks Fred G.
Posted by Fred G. | January 20, 2011 8:36 PM
Posted on January 20, 2011 20:36
@Fred G. Yup, a few technical glitches today, we got them worked out though. We'll get it next time! ;)
Thanks for watching!
Kelly Rush
Marketing Video Producer
TechSmith Corporation
Posted by Kelly Rush | January 20, 2011 9:20 PM
Posted on January 20, 2011 21:20
Hi Well written post… super easy to read.
“Ask your readers what they want next.” – you know I might actually do that.
Do you ask them at the end of a post or is the post all about asking them what they want next?
Posted by Hp Cartridge Reffil | January 21, 2011 10:05 PM
Posted on January 21, 2011 22:05
I have just started checking out Forge episodes. Frankly, the audio quality, especially for the first 60 seconds, is clipped/over driven. I watched a few on YouTube, so I assumed the issue may lie there. But same problem when I pulled up #5 directly from VisualLounge.
Once you get to the body of the show, the audio is fine.
By the way, why still waste 60 seconds on that cheesy, poor quality intro by episode 5?
Why no "video" of Cliff talking?!? As premier webcasters, I assumed you guys could do that. OR are those technical limitations beyond web/screencasters control?
Back to the show...
Posted by Rick Willeford | January 23, 2011 10:16 AM
Posted on January 23, 2011 10:16
Hi Rick,
As for the no video with Cliff. He was on Skype from his iPhone without the ability to provide camera video. It was unfortunate, but we did the best we could with what we had. Hopefully you find what Cliff said still valuable.
As for the intro - it's a matter of taste i guess. The idea is 8-bit introduction. We recently cut it back a little. We can always look into other options, but the opening is there for technical reasons (make sure the stream is working, getting an audio feed, gives the host a few seconds to make sure he's 'on'.)
Is there content that you'd like to see on the show?
Matt Pierce
Forge Host
Customer Engagement Manager
TechSmith Corporation
Posted by Matt Pierce | January 24, 2011 5:23 PM
Posted on January 24, 2011 17:23
Thanks to all of you for the insights, information, and tips. It's good to see live faces and hear first-hand how you think and work.
For those interested in learning more about crafting presentations, Stephen M. Kosslyn's 'Clear and to the Point: 8 Psychological Principles for Compelling PowerPoint Presentations' complements Cliff Atkinson's 'Beyond Bullet Points."
Content suggestion: tips on creating and recording pen tablet presentations.
Posted by Ed Noyes | January 27, 2011 12:03 PM
Posted on January 27, 2011 12:03
@Ed Noyes: Thanks a lot for the suggestions, and thanks for watching! :)
Kelly Rush
Marketing Video Producer
TechSmith Corporation
Posted by Kelly Rush | January 27, 2011 12:15 PM
Posted on January 27, 2011 12:15
What are the rules for nominating screencast of the month? Must they be video?
Posted by Jordan L. Skole | February 3, 2011 12:39 PM
Posted on February 3, 2011 12:39