email us at amarts@artifact3.com

Name: Amin Marts. No worries if you mispronounce the first name, I’ll correct you.

What I’m interested in: Simply, finding solutions for problems, excuse me, challenges.

What I bring to the table: Big picture thinking. Ruthless execution. The ability to distill complex topics into bite-sized and easy to digest contextual stories.

Turn On’s: Smart design. Simple solutions to complex problems. Billboards that make me stop, think, and take a picture to share with you. Jargon. Most of all, flowy singletrack.

Turn Off’s: Jargon. Overly complex solutions that don’t scale. Ambiguous messages. Unintelligible handwriting. Skiers who wear Starter jackets.

My Favorite Tools: iPad, Keynote, Mindmeister, DropBox, old skool whiteboards, OmniFocus, Glenn Beck.

Things I (admit) I read: HBR, Economist, anything Seth Godin writes, WSJ, on occasion the International Herald, when feeling snarky The New Yorker.

January’s Wish: To lose the twang I’ve developed from watching too much CMT during Christmas.

Best way to contact me: Through my twitter or email. I’m easy to find.

Virtual Teaching Is Easy – 8 Tips

Online dating is devoid of the trappings of body language. There’s no eye contact, subtle touching, preening etcetera, etcetera. As body language is the most reliable indicator of how others perceive us, it’s the cornerstone of effective communication. This premise is also common to teaching virtually. Here too, there is no eye contact, and little ability for the instructor to determine visually, if the class is lost, interested and or engaged. In an environment such as this, it can be a daunting task trying to deliver content overall, keep it engaging, all the while staying on track. Here are a few tricks of the trade you should use to ensure a successful teach.

  1. Own the content
  2. Command the Environment
  3. Lose the distractions
  4. Present in manageable bites
  5. Don’t skimp on equipment
  6. Location, present in a quiet one
  7. Be a student
  8. Have a personality

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