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Communicating Using Technology
Vol. 2 Issue 2 January 21, 2003
Published and Copyright by Dave Paradi
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Vol 2 Issue 2 January 21, 2003
BONUS New Special Report
1. Picking Slide Colors
2. Preventing Data Loss Due to Power Outage
3. Useful Resource - www.proavmagazine.com
BONUS If you are speaking at or organizing a conference,
you will want to check out my new report titled
"Chronology of Your Successful Conference Presentation".
It steps you through what to do from before you submit a
proposal to after the applause has stopped. I want
everyone to have a great conference experience, so I am
allowing you to download the report and distribute it to
whomever you think should see it. You can e-mail it to
others, put it on your organizational intranet or your
web site. Check it out at:
http://www.communicateusingtechnology.com/conference.htm
1. Picking Slide Colors
In the Oct 8, 2002 issue of this newsletter I gave some
information on how to pick colors for your presentation
slides. My suggested color scheme is a dark navy or
purple background with yellow and white text. This
color scheme has a high contrast between the background
and the text color and the colors used have positive
emotional associations. Now you can see an example of a
slide that uses these colors. I have taken the slide on
selecting colors from my Seminar on CD and put it on the
web site for you to see. Check it out at:
http://www.communicateusingtechnology.com/CD-demo.htm
2. Preventing Data Loss Due to Power Outage
Before the summer storm season comes, I suggest you take
steps to ensure that you do not lose any data due to a
sudden power outage. I recommend that you get an
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in your office. This
power device connects to a wall outlet and then you
connect your computer, phone or other devices to the
UPS. If the power from the wall is interrupted, the
device has batteries that will keep your equipment
running for a few minutes so that you can properly shut
down the computer. Many of the devices also act as a
surge protector for areas where power fluctuations are
regularly observed. One of the leaders in this industry
is APC (http://www.apc.com) who makes small devices for
home office situations up to very large devices. When
you are buying a UPS, consider how many things you want
to plug into it so that you buy a UPS that will have
enough outlets and enough battery power for your needs.
You can find APC and other UPS devices at most
electronic or office supply stores.
3. Useful Resource - http://www.proavmagazine.com
Last issue we started looking at web sites that can help
presenters and here is our second one. It is the web
site of ProAV magazine. It has more of an equipment
focus, but it has a variety of articles available and
they also offer a regular e-zine that talks about recent
developments and trends in presentation and AV
equipment. Even if you are not technically bent, it is
still helpful to know what it coming down the pipe.
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Do you want more articles on how to effectively
communicate when using technology? Visit the web site
for more articles and Dave's books, booklets and CD's.
http://www.communicateusingtechnology.com
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If you have a tip you want to share, we are always
looking for good ideas to share with our readers - we
always attribute the ideas to the source. If there is
an area of communicating with technology that you need
more information on, please let us know and we will try
to include it in a future issue. Send an e-mail to
dave@communicateusingtechnology.com with your ideas.
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