Archive February 2010
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Video Reference
I just finished reading The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience by Carmine Gallo – this book is ideal for anyone who regularly delivers presentations, speaks for a living or wants to become a better speaker.
The Book
The book was filled with tips to help you develop and enhance your public speaking skills. Carmine Gallo effectively points out the techniques used by Steve Jobs that make his presentations both entertaining and effective.
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
How To Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience
Carmine Gallo
The Videos
Gallo references several notable speeches and presentations by Steve Jobs to illustrate his points. While Gallo does provide links to the videos in the book’s reference – I thought it would be helpful to provide direct links to the videos.
- Steve Jobs’ Macworld Keynote Speeches
- Steve Jobs’ WWDC Keynote Speeches
- Miscellaneous Steve Jobs Presentations
How to Get Started with Windows SharePoint Application Development
I’ve made it a goal to become certified in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Application Development by the end of the month.
The Setup
I am fortunate to have access to Microsoft DreamSpark, which provides students access to full versions of the latest Microsoft development tools. I believe the only requirement is that you have an active student email address.
To setup my environment, I installed the following:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Internet Information Services (IIS)
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
- Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with SP2
Learning
My primary source of learning will be reading the following book (available via Amazon.com and through ACM subscription:
Inside Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Ted Pattison and Daniel Larson
The book also contains a companion CD with examples.
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