CorelWorld 2007
Recently I returned home from my first CorelWorld.
Pros: Many.
Cons: None.
I gotta say that everything went super-smooth. Here are some highlights from my viewpoint as an instructor;
• Travel arrangements were nailed down, no misunderstandings
• Excellent hotel and food. Spotless environment, great customer service.
• Everything ran on time and was coordinated well.
• All presentation equipment worked as expected, in suitable environments.
In short, everything was drama-free and allowed me to do my best.
First up, after Gerard's Keynote: My Heavy Metal class. It was jammed. Chairs filled fast, and more kept coming. :-) I crammed all three of these into one hour:
http://www.unleash.com/jeffh/vectormetal/index.asp
http://www.unleash.com/jeffh/goldfactory/index.asp
http://www.unleash.com/jeffh/makingstuff/index.asp
The course was successful - so well enjoyed that one of the students showed enthusiasm and uploaded a portion of my conference materials to Rapidshare within hours of the end of the conference!
When Foster advised her that the info is strictly copyrighted, she removed the link. Oh well, she was really excited about what I was teaching, and rightfully so. Ha Ha :-)
I was impressed with Rick Altman's presentation style, it was precise & concise. It was a surreal moment to share the stage for the Workspace Modification session. This is because it was because of him that I really took the plunge into modifying my workspace several years back. Foster thinks I modify too much. :-) Compared to the default workspace, what I do is "out there" all right.
The thing I hope Rick & I were able to cement into the student's minds is the fact they should dip their toes in the water and try a few quick modifications of their own.
Being video interviewed by Gérard Métrailler was enjoyable and a career highlight, and also hanging out with the personable & legendary Tony Severenuk.
It was cool to meet some folks that hang around the old Corel Newsgroups.
I'd jammed in 34 tips in one hour for the CorelDRAW Powertips session. Non-stop, tip after tip - just the way I like it. :-) I picked a few of the many tips available in these tutorials;
Powertips I
Powertips II
Powertips III
Overall, a great success. Next year is already looking good!
Pros: Many.
Cons: None.
I gotta say that everything went super-smooth. Here are some highlights from my viewpoint as an instructor;
• Travel arrangements were nailed down, no misunderstandings
• Excellent hotel and food. Spotless environment, great customer service.
• Everything ran on time and was coordinated well.
• All presentation equipment worked as expected, in suitable environments.
In short, everything was drama-free and allowed me to do my best.
First up, after Gerard's Keynote: My Heavy Metal class. It was jammed. Chairs filled fast, and more kept coming. :-) I crammed all three of these into one hour:
http://www.unleash.com/jeffh/vectormetal/index.asp
http://www.unleash.com/jeffh/goldfactory/index.asp
http://www.unleash.com/jeffh/makingstuff/index.asp
The course was successful - so well enjoyed that one of the students showed enthusiasm and uploaded a portion of my conference materials to Rapidshare within hours of the end of the conference!
When Foster advised her that the info is strictly copyrighted, she removed the link. Oh well, she was really excited about what I was teaching, and rightfully so. Ha Ha :-)
I was impressed with Rick Altman's presentation style, it was precise & concise. It was a surreal moment to share the stage for the Workspace Modification session. This is because it was because of him that I really took the plunge into modifying my workspace several years back. Foster thinks I modify too much. :-) Compared to the default workspace, what I do is "out there" all right.
The thing I hope Rick & I were able to cement into the student's minds is the fact they should dip their toes in the water and try a few quick modifications of their own.
Being video interviewed by Gérard Métrailler was enjoyable and a career highlight, and also hanging out with the personable & legendary Tony Severenuk.
It was cool to meet some folks that hang around the old Corel Newsgroups.
I'd jammed in 34 tips in one hour for the CorelDRAW Powertips session. Non-stop, tip after tip - just the way I like it. :-) I picked a few of the many tips available in these tutorials;
Powertips I
Powertips II
Powertips III
Overall, a great success. Next year is already looking good!
posted by Jeff Harrison at
10:35 PM
4 Comments:
Jeff, looks like the video quality is actually good... might actually find its way on CorelDRAW.com in the coming days :-)
Gérard
Gérard,
I'll be curious to see what I'd said. It's there for all eternity now! Ha ha..
It must be tough to be pulled in every direction by the users to fix or change things. I want to let everyone on the CorelDRAW team know how much many of us appreciate the hard work and often thankless efforts that go into each release.
Jeff
I agree. We do appreciate all the hard and quality work.
Hope my interview wasn't too bad :-)
Jeff
Just wanted to drop you a line to let you know how much I appreciated ally our tips. I learned quite a few new things from your course and have already implemented them in my day to day work in DRAW. Its was great to finally meet you and I had a blast.
Stay sharp and see you on the boards
That was me!! The excited student!!
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