Good slides are good for us all

There are three life skills that they don’t teach in college - how to iron a shirt, how to steer out of a skid, and how to give a compelling presentation. Lynda.com has the last one covered for you. New courses on Lynda.com this month include Presentation Fundamentals. Planning your presentation, designing effective slides and then how to give a strong delivery. Not surprisingly, it comes down to practice, practice, practice, but this Lynda.com shows you where you should be focusing your attention.

As a current AU student, faculty or staff, you have access to all of Lynda.com's tutorials and resources. First, go to www.american.edu/lynda and log in with your AU credentials. Enjoy.

Create a Compelling Infographic

New courses on Lynda.com include Design an Infographic. An intensive two hour course on how to turn your data into an easily understandable infographic. Learn how to use Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Excel together to analyze and chart the data, plot locations on a map, and build a timeline that simply details a complex sequence of events.

Topics include -
Building the grid
Choosing colors and typefaces
Creating a map and diagram key
Creating a pie chart
Modifying stock images
and much more.

As a current AU student, faculty or staff, you have access to all of Lynda.com's tutorials and resources. First, go to www.american.edu/lynda and log in with your AU credentials. Enjoy.

The tool for the job

You probably know that Lynda.com has tutorials on all the latest software and cutting edge technology. But sometimes the simple tool is the best one for the job. Learn how to get the most out of Microsoft Excel with Excel 2013: Managing and Analyzing Data. Two hours of tips so you can hit that nail on the head - sorting and filtering data, creating subtotals, and advanced analytics.

As a current AU student, faculty or staff, you have access to all of Lynda.com's tutorials and resources. First, go to www.american.edu/lynda and log in with your AU credentials. Enjoy.

DMS Help - Broadcast Yourself and Podcast with Audacity

Need to create a podcast for a class? Think your opinion on something (or everything) needs to be heard by the masses? Well, here's how...

This series of free videos will show you how to use Audacity to record, edit and export your podcast. It's never been as easy as this to learn how to edit digital audio.

Files edited in Audacity and then exported as .wav or .mp3 can be used in iMovie or Final Cut Pro. This means you can easily create a voice-over track or custom music track for your video.

DMS Help - Record and Edit Audio with Audacity

Ever wanted to make you own podcast? Have all this amazing stuff on your computer that you've recorded, but have no idea how to edit it?

Well, here's your chance. Download the free audio editing software Audacity (for Mac and PC) and start broadcasting yourself.

Got it already and don't know how to use it? This easy-to-follow tutorial manual, written by the Audacity folks, can help you understand digitized sound and how you can use Audacity to edit sound.

DMS Help - Make A DVD with iDVD: Simple Tutorial

Need to make a DVD of your media project? Don't know how? Try iDVD and learn to use it with this tutorial from Apple.

This tutorial came out when the program was originally released. It combines text instructions with a short video for each step of the tutorial (navigated via the box-menu on the right side of the page).

DMS Help - More Than 200 After Effects Tutorials

Here again Creative Cow has created more than 200 tutorials on AfterEffects basics. Their topics range from simple tool use to more complex digital effects.

Click here to see the list.

These tutorials are searchable via the field on the top of the page.

DMS Help - 30 Great Advanced Final Cut Pro Tutorials

These 30+ video tutorials from Creative Cow cover a number of advanced topics relating to Final Cut Pro and are geared mainly toward color correction and video capture:

http://library.creativecow.net/video-tutorials/applefinalcutpro

The tutorials are searchable via the field at the top of the page.

Check out one or all of our upcoming Digital Media Tutorials

Wednesday, Oct. 21 @ 2pm - Quicktime: Tips and Tricks

Quicktime can be used for many things other than just watching videos. Did you know that you can extract the audio or grab a still image? Come learn about some of the powerful features of Quicktime.

Wednesday, Oct. 28 @ 2pm - Integrating Youtube into a Digital Lifestyle


Youtube is everywhere. Come learn everything about Youtube, from creating an account to tweaking your clips to get the most quality.

Wednesday, Nov. 4 @ 2pm - iMovie Transitions & Sound Effects


Did you know that Mediaservices has over 180 CDs filled with nothing but sound effects to enhance your films? In this tutorial, you will learn about how to make your films more visually appealing through the use of both audio and visual effects.

Wednesday, Nov. 11 @ 2pm - Making the jump from iMovie to Final Cut Pro


At first glance, Final Cut Pro is a daunting application. This tutorial aims to make the transition as easy as possible by drawing parallels between iMovie and Final Cut Pro.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 @ 2pm - Final Cut Pro and PhotoShop


These two applications go hand in hand. Add to the professionalism of your films by adding Photoshop to your workflow.