Revolutionary !

Hi folks !
I've just discovered a new way to do presentations and it just kicks ass! It's called "prezi" and it's really cool. It completely revolutionizes the way you do presentations! Check out this link so you can see what I mean:
http://prezi.com/wwmfvms6dno-/death-of-powerpoint-prezihelpcom/

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YouTube - Susan McConnell: Designing effective scientific presentations

YouTube - Susan McConnell: Designing effective scientific presentations:

42 minutes of useful advice! all about how to use Powerpoint and how to structure a scientific talk!

what do you think?

have a good week

james

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Aubrey de Grey says we can avoid aging | Video on TED.com

Aubrey de Grey says we can avoid aging | Video on TED.com

Have you ever heard of the term “Longevity escape velocity”?

If not, I strongly suggest you to check this which will possibly give you the hope of being forever young. I’m seriously not kidding.

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YouTube - Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

YouTube - Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams:

"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"

I wonder what you think of this lecture by a professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

Do you care to leave a comment?

See you all tomorrow.
Looking forward to receiving more letters for our guest two classes ago.

james

Purdue OWL: Basic Business Letters

Purdue OWL: Basic Business Letters:

"Sample Letters"

In your thank-you letter to Philippe Rochefort please use the proper "English letter" format that we looked at a few classes ago.... Here are some examples to remind you...

See you soon

james

YouTube - The Elevator Pitch

YouTube - The Elevator Pitch:

Here's a little video (is it funny?) talking about elevator pitches....

"The CBC's business reality series, Dragons' Den, is where contestants pitch their business ideas to 5 multimillionaire investors in an effort to acquire the funding they need to make their business come to life. The way to succeed is to master the 'elevator pitch.' Mentor Capitalist, Sean wise explains how."




Now, how about some real elevator pitches.... have a look at this on techcrunch!

"About TechCrunch Elevator Pitches

Elevator Pitches is a community video project by TechCrunch that allows entrepreneurs to pitch their startups to the general public. Our visitors then have a chance to comment and vote on the pitches they like the most or least.

If you are interested in submitting a pitch, please create a video no longer than 60 seconds in length. A technology startup's CEO or founder should use that time to explain the company's products and how they are intended to make money.

Imagine you're in an elevator and have only one chance to convince a VC or executive that you deserve a follow-up meeting. Be sure to focus on your company's big picture while avoiding too much detail about particular products.

Please upload your video to YouTube, tag it with "tcpitch", and then enter its information into our submission form. In addition to following the specifications above, please do not include any editing or graphic overlays - just a straight pitch from beginning to end."

YouTube - Susan McConnell: The Importance of Giving a Good Talk English Subtitles

YouTube - Susan McConnell: The Importance of Giving a Good Talk English Subtitles:

This is a professor at Stanford.

"Susan McConnell: The Importance of Giving a Good Talk (with Subtitles)"

I'm sure we all agree... but look at her body language... what do you think?

See you Thursday

james

A good piece of advice

Here is a link of an article that I find interesting. I invite you to read it and we can talk about this topic in one of our next classes.

For many people it's a real dilema between doing what you like or doing what gives you more money and better conditions of life. And you?


Have a good read
Laert

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Present Like Steve Jobs | BNET

Present Like Steve Jobs | BNET

Here's how Steve Jobs does it! See you tomorrow!
james

Today | LinkedIn

Today | LinkedIn: "LinkedIn Today" • Mar 24

The most shared news on LinkedIn

A good site to help you keep up-to-date with the professional news! With links to the interesting sites professionals are reading: mashable.com, wsj.com, techcrunch.com, huffingtonpost.com, adage.com, etc...

have a good week
james

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YouTube - Authors@Google: Garr Reynolds

YouTube - Authors@Google: Garr Reynolds: "Authors@Google: Garr Reynolds"


This presentationzen guru gives a pretty interesting talk for Googlers!
What do you think.
Please feel free to add a comment.

james

The Telecom Paris English CV HOWTO

The Telecom Paris English CV HOWTO:

"Welcome to Telecom Paris' guide to writing your CV and cover letter in English, brought to you by the Département des Langues et Cultures. This website's objective is to help you, Telecom Paris student, to write a clear, convincing and attractive resume in order to succeed in your job search. You will find guidelines, suggestions, tips, rules and words of vocabulary to aid you in this endeavour. To begin the process of writing your ideal CV and cover letter, please click the link below."

if it asks for a password and login... here's some important info....

login: cv
pass: english

that should help

james

Hi!

A great website with the top Super Bowl Commercials from the past 14 years and some statistics about costs!

http://superbowl-ads.com/article_archive/

Enjoy!

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Best 2011 Super Bowl Commercials Ads!

Hi guys !
Check this out !
The best 2011 super bowl commercial ads!
enjoy :)

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Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity | Video on TED.com

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity | Video on TED.com

The famous Sir Ken Robinson's talk on education and creativity.
It is funny and offers much food for thought.

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Wired Business Conference 2011

Wired Business Conference 2011

This is one that wasn't on the list last week. (BTW: You might enjoy the videos of "last year's event". Interviews with various "movers and shakers"....)

Please read your articles/texts so you can share them on Thursday morning.

See you then...

james


• Ted2011 (Feb 28-Mar 3)
• SXSW 2011 (March 11-20)
• CES
• CeBit
• AllThingsD D9 (May 31-June 2)
• Demo Spring (Feb 27-Mar 1)
• Burning Man
• E3 (June 7-9)
• FOSDEM
• MacWorld
• Mobile World (Feb 14-17)
• NAB
• Satis
• Midem
• WIRED Business Conference: "Disruptive by Design" (May 3rd, 2011 in NYC).
• CanSecWes conference and Pwn2Own 2011 (March 9 - 11 in Vancouver).

What's in the news? Wassup?

What's in the news these days (i.e. the IT news)? Malware in Android software? Ted2011? Watson?
Here's the story of Watson! And the IBM Jeopardy (Questions for a Champion) Challenge.


YouTube - IBM Watson: Countdown to Jeopardy!:

"IBM Watson: Countdown to Jeopardy!" Here's a video presenting the contest!
What do you think? Please leave a comment.



here's the sequel... "This is Jeopardy!"

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My Blackberry is not working!

Since we talked about apple and blackberry today, it remained me of this hilarious video.

Harvey's Video CV

YouTube - Every home needs a Harvey:

A good example of a video resumé!

Of course you know... it's a dog's world!

what do you think? will Harvey get a new position in life?

I'm looking forward to seeing what Ted Talks you've selected...

see you on Thursday!


james

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