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Tag: higher education

SlideShark Studies Abroad: Mobile PowerPoint Goes to Class in Japan

Submitted by: Sabrina Cote, Social Media Marketing Manager,
Brainshark, Inc.

May 17, 2013 02:07 PM

We recently came across a fantastic YouTube video created by Tom Kenny, associate professor of linguistics at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies in central Japan, which highlights how he and his students have been using SlideShark in the classroom on both the iPad and the iPhone.  The video tells a great story of how SlideShark has helped enable students to deliver more effective PowerPoint presentations to their classmates. I spoke with Tom recently to learn more, and here&r... Read more

Tags: eLearning & training, higher education, iPad, iPhone, mobile, PowerPoint, SlideShark, tablet

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How a Great Online Recruiting Video can Help Attract Top Talent

Submitted by: Brendan Cournoyer, Content Marketing Manager, Brainshark, Inc.

February 11, 2013 09:47 AM

No matter what type of organization you work for – from B2B companies to higher ed institutions – finding new, talented people is critical to growth. Many traditional recruiting techniques focus on learning about potential new applicants, but how easy is it for those same people learn more about your organization? This is where a well-done recruiting video can help make the difference. In a post for Mashable, Spark Hire CEO Josh Tolan writes that any online recruiting video shoul... Read more

Tags: careers, external communications, HR, higher education, marketing, sales, video

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How to Empower Interns (and Other Newbies) to Create Great Content

Submitted by: Paula Crerar, Sr. Director of Content and Product Marketing, Brainshark, Inc.

October 03, 2012 09:23 AM

This summer we were joined by a talented and hard-working group of college interns. They were, of course, assigned the typical tasks given to those at the bottom of the corporate totem pole. They suffered through mind-numbing data scrubbing and wild goose searches for stats on the Internet.  As a break from their grunt work and an opportunity to show off their creative skills, I gave them the task of creating a Brainshark presentation for the higher education market to be used for demand... Read more

Tags: higher education, Content Marketing, external communications, marketing, video

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