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Communicating Using Technology
Vol. 1 Issue 17 October 8, 2002
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Vol 1 Issue 17 October 8, 2002
1. Advanced Usage of E-mail Signatures
2. Selecting Colors for Presentation Slides
3. Useful Resource - PCWorld Buyers Guide for Hardware
1. Advanced Usage of E-mail Signatures
Recently while doing some consulting with one of the
subscribers of this e-zine, I developed a new strategy
for using signatures on e-mail. Usually we have one
signature that we use on each e-mail (you are using a
signature to build your profile, aren't you? - if not,
check my tip in issue 5 (April 23, 2002) in the
newsletter archives on the web site). What I discovered
is that you can have multiple signatures that can be
combined in different ways. For example, you can have
one base signature with your contact information and
then one signature for each audience you interact with.
You can set up the base signature to be automatically
inserted and then insert the appropriate signature
underneath the base signature depending on the nature of
the e-mail. This allows you have a customized signature
that appears as one single signature when the e-mail is
received. Consider how this can help you target your
message to different audiences.
2. Selecting Colors for Presentation Slides
One of the biggest problems I see on presentation slides
is poor selection of color. When selecting colors, make
sure that there is enough contrast between the
background color and the text color so that people can
actually see what you have put on the slide. What color
you select can also have emotional meaning to many
people, so refer to the list in my article on this topic
on the web site to see what the colors mean. If you
want to use a graphic or pattern in the background, be
careful to keep the colors relatively constant so that
the text color can be seen on all parts of the slide.
My preference is to use a dark background and light
colored text, which I find is easiest to read when
projected onto a screen. You can find more details on
choosing colors for your presentation slides in my
article on this topic on the web site:
http://www.communicateusingtechnology.com
3. Useful Resource - PCWorld Buyers Guide for Hardware
When you have to select new computer equipment, there
are so many choices that you may feel overwhelmed. One
good resource is the buyers guide that PC World magazine
publishes. It gives you great advice when buying a new
computer or peripheral. They list 17 of the most common
equipment categories and tell you what the latest
features are, what you should be looking for when buying
and give some suggestions not on brand but on what the
best value is at this time. The web page to go to is:
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,103610,00.asp
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