E3 : the big annoucements

E3, the world biggest conference in video games !

Here is a little summary of the most important annoucements :
- Microsoft is launching a movement capture tool for the XBOX 360
( supposedly better than the Wii )
- Square Enix released two trailers one of Final Fantasy XIII
and one of Final Fantasy XIV !!!
- Nintendo announced Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Ubisoft announced Assassin's Creed 2
- Microsoft announced Mass Effect 2

And so many others !!

My ultimate favorite trailer :
http://www.jeuxvideo.com/extraits-videos-jeux/0000/00002700/assassin-s-creed-2-e3-2009.htm

Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA)

Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA)
a tool to see how woreds are used

YouTube - Public Speaking/Presentation Skills Keynote with Robert Graham

YouTube - Public Speaking/Presentation Skills Keynote with Robert Graham:

"Robert Graham (www.grahamcomm.net) teaches the fundamentals of great public speaking and presentation skills"



not bad.... 10 minutes of presentation tips... what do you think?

He's a Toastmasters speaker... have you ever heard of them. (except Clement).

Pecha Kucha: Get to the PowerPoint in 20 Slides Then Sit the Hell Down

Pecha Kucha: Get to the PowerPoint in 20 Slides Then Sit the Hell Down:

This Wired article is an interesting new presentation style!

"Pecha Kucha: Get to the PowerPoint in 20 Slides Then Sit the Hell Down"

20 20 second slides = 6 minutes and 40 seconds....

Now about finding a few Pecha Kucha Youtube videos to share?

have a good long weekend.

james

Ellen Degeneres Commencement speech

Ellen Degeneres is a famous stand-up comedian, and for the past 4 (5?) years the host of a very successful talk show. She also happens to be a lesbian and here is what she has to say about her career. It is 10 minutes-long and funny as hell !

Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth | Video on TED.com

Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth | Video on TED.com:

This is a 7 minute TedTalk that shows some jaw-dropping Microsoft technology! Wow!
Do you agree?

"Blaise Aguera y Arcas leads a dazzling demo of Photosynth, software that could transform the way we look at digital images. Using still photos culled from the Web, Photosynth builds breathtaking dreamscapes and lets us navigate them."

Monster Quizzes - Career Tools and Quizzes

Monster Quizzes - Career Tools and Quizzes:

When you think jobs do you think Monster?

Have a look... look at the other interviews... which ones are interesting for you? How about a comment!

"Virtual Interviews
Practice makes perfect, right? Warm up for the real thing and test your stuff with our virtual interviews."

David Pogue says "Simplicity sells" | Video on TED.com

David Pogue says "Simplicity sells" | Video on TED.com:

"David Pogue says 'Simplicity sells'"

This is one of my favorites!

(David Pogue does a video and text column on technology for the NY Times.)

You might want to click on the interactive transcript button in the top right.... It lets you see the whole transcript and since it's interactive you can jump to parts of the video.

all the best
james

comments are welcome..... :-)

TED Blog: TED's Open Translation Project brings subtitles in 40 languages to TED.com

TED Blog: TED's Open Translation Project brings subtitles in 40 languages to TED.com:

cool!

"'TED’s mission is to spread good thinking globally, and so it’s high time we began reaching out to the 4.5 billion people on the planet who don't speak English,' says TED Curator Chris Anderson. “We’re excited to be using a bottom-up, open-source approach that will in time allow all our talks to be translated into all the world’s languages. A web-empowered revolution in global education is under way. We’re not far from the day when anyone on Earth can directly access the world’s great teachers speaking to them in their own language. How cool is that?'"

Ted Open Translation Project

Ted is now open to all the languages of the world ! Have fun, enjoy and become a Ted Translator if you are willing to !

Rives et les émoticônes

BEP 114 ADV - Job Interviews: HR Review of Candidates | Business English Pod :: Learn Business English Online

BEP 114 ADV - Job Interviews: HR Review of Candidates | Business English Pod :: Learn Business English Online:

"BEP 114 ADV - Job Interviews: HR Review of Candidates"


please comment... is this lame or is it interesting?

Case Interview Videos

Case Interview Videos:


A typical sort of interview for the future consultants among us! What do you think? Did you manage to watch one of the 6 hours? Comments?
Have a good week!

james

"The following videos and handouts were presented to approximately 100 students from the Harvard Business School on the topic of case interviews for management consulting jobs."

presenting in English... ppt to download and view

Here you have a short presentation inspired by Mark Powell's book "Presenting in English".

Go through it and let me know what you think!

Final Short-list - The Best Job In The World

Final Short-list - The Best Job In The World

We talked about this earlier in the semester!
Winner to be announce on Wednesday! Have a look at the finalists' videos! There's even a Frenchman!

How about a comment! (hint, hint...)

james

Everyone at Tourism Queensland is very excited to announce that these Final 16 Applicants will be coming to Hamilton Island from May 3 to 6 for The Best Job in the World’s final selection process. You can get to know our final applicants by viewing their profiles.

The official Dilbert website with Scott Adams' color comic strips, animation, mashups and more!

The official Dilbert website with Scott Adams' color comic strips, animation, mashups and more!

I'm sure you all know the Dilbert site... right? About life in the cubicle? (Let me know in the comments...SVP)
I light-hearted but sometimes scary look at the professional world....

The mash-ups are pretty interesting too! "Add your own caption to the last frame."

See you soon!
comments???

Scott Adams' Business books...

• The Dilbert Principle (#1 New York Times Best Seller)
• Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook (#1 New York Times Best Seller)
• The Dilbert Future
• The Joy of Work
• Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel