This Week at NWIITT

Final call for the NWIITT Data Visualization event that is live online tomorrow (Thursday, 18th March 2010). Don't miss out on what promises to be another fun night of learning, networking and chatting.

Our tips for trainers this week looks at how to address the unique challenges provided by virtual training.

After the recent freebies today we have something to brighten your day. No doubt you've heard of death by PowerPoint and probably endured some bad PowerPoint too but now it's time to sit back and enjoy Death by PowerPoint - The Movie! Keep reading for the link.

Events

18 March 2010: Data Visualization

A picture's worth a thousand words they say and this session will demonstrate the drawing and diagramming techniques that make it easy for IT and business professionals to visualize, explore, and communicate complex information. If that sounds like something you think you don't need then think again! Whether you are creating slides in PowerPoint, charts in Excel or business diagrams in Word you are visualizing data. Our event will show you how to do that faster and more effectively.

For more information please visit http://nwiitt.org.uk/data-visualization

Upcoming Events

25 March 2010: Microsoft Office 2010 Revealed

It's the NWIITT Microsoft Office 2010 launch presentation and we've got all the inside news on the new Office suite together with free resources for all attendees. As well as having demonstrations of many of the new features within Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and more, we'll also be taking a close look at the most obvious change across all the applications - the new user interface and Backstage view. For more information please visit http://nwiitt.org.uk/microsoft-office-2010-revealed

News from NWIITT

Guide to Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro

Don't forget to visit our online guide to using Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro.

Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro is the system we use to deliver our online events. It's a simple system for end users while providing all the advanced features a presenter could need to create an engaging experience for the attendees.

Our guide is available now in the NWIITT Online section of the new web site.

Tips for Trainers

Virtual Training Challenges Addressed

Do you deliver virtual training? How do you keep your delegates focussed on the training that they're supposed to be receiving? How do you prevent them from getting bored, checking their email or just switching off? Susan Doctoroff Landay, President of Trainers Warehouse offers some great advice on how to keep your online delegates engaged.

Read this great article at eLearnMag.org.

Mirrored Text in PowerPoint

Mike's been asked a couple of times recently how to create a reverse text effect (i.e. print out backwards) in PowerPoint 2007. It's a surprisingly simple process and he's documented the 4-step process on his blog.

Until Next Time

Please keep the feedback coming and remember you can now add comments to each event on the website, so if there's anything you'd like us to cover, just add it to the website or if you prefer send it directly to us using the contact form.

We look forward to welcoming you to the next NWIITT event on 18 March 2010 and hope to see many of you there.

See you next time!

Elaine and Mike

The NWIITT Facebook Page

Elaine

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Facebook

Mike

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Facebook