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I’m not finished with the presentation page yet, but meanwhile here’s the recording of my part of the “Up and Running with Podcasting” panel on 11/18/06. I recorded it on my little iriver IFP 795 and haven’t done any editing except to isolate my segment. Apologies for the rustling papers–that mic is sensitive!
So far PodCamp […]

 

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In spite of the fact that I totalled my car on the drive down to Ontario, the Podcast and Portable Media Expo at the end of September was the most fun I’ve had all year. (Well, okay, the most fun at a business event.) I put a lot of effort into preparing, including hand-pressing […]

I just learned about Podcamp West a week ago. Naturally I volunteered to speak. I’ll be giving a 30-minute presentation on “What the heck is podcasting and why should we care about it?” I’m not sure yet what time I’ll be speaking; the nature of podcamps and the “bar camps” from which they descend is […]

Dan Poynter wrote in Successful Nonfiction that authors should never host autograph parties. Instead of merely signing their books, the thing to do was offer “mini-seminars.” In an August 27th, 2006 interview with Tee Morris for “The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy,” Annie Hololob, Community Relations Manager for the Harrisonburg, VA Barnes & Noble, confirms […]

The Otter Group, pioneers in podcast training, has scheduled its “Everybody’s A CEO Boot Camp” for October 25th at the Conference Center at One International Place in Boston. The event covers blogging, RSS, podcasting, and personal learning networks. According to the press release, “This day-long, interactive program will give participants the means to reach and […]

First in a series of articles inspired by RainToday.com’s Business Book Publishing reports.It should come as no surprise that the more books an author sells, the better the effect on her business, but consultants who are considering writing their first book may not realize how little book sales actually contribute to a business author’s income.
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Rachel Metz’ August 24th Wired News interview with Steve Wozniak starts with his new book, IWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It.I haven’t read the book, but was particularly interested in what Woz had to say about working with co-author Gina Smith. […]

 

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As multimedia comes to dominate the World Wide Web, a simple text blurb may not be enough to grab a prospective reader’s attention. And while actually placing an ad in a movie theater is very expensive, even a low-budget “movie trailer” on your website can increase your sales dramatically.
Animated Trailers
My first encounter with movie trailers […]

I had a great time presenting for the Bay Area Consultants Network on July 28th, and I don’t know why I’ve taken so long to put the link to the handout and slides here, especially when I got permission to quote the note I got from the organizer: “Another home run! You blew the socks […]

This morning’s presentation on “Podcasting for Professional Trainers” was more of an adventure than anticipated, due mostly to the way the computer kept hanging up and refusing to advance to the next slide, then jumping several slides forward at once. Also, not being either a podcaster or a professional trainer, I was a bit out […]

 

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