Assuming you are sponsored by a partner company, so that macromedia will
allow you to enter to certification process, I advise you to do three
primary things:
1) know the slides - this is a biggie
2) practice presenting the material out loud - it really helps to learn how
to seg-way, add your own "value -adds" to the material, and become
comfortable speaking in public
3) do all of the labs and walkthroughs in the book, and write the solutions
in your own copy so that you know them well.
When you actually present in front of Macromedia, you should try to stick to
the slides as much as possible... they want to see that you can do that. In
a real classroom, you should use the slides more as a guideline to keep you
on track, though you shouldnt ever skip any slides entirely...if anything,
you'll be adding more information to each. It's hard not to be nervous when
you present in front of Macromedia staff, but try not to... really. If they
see you up there relaxed and comfortable, and having a good time, it'll make
a lot of difference. I disagree with Mike regarding the whole sales pitch
thing. Students are there to learn, not to hear a sales pitch. Obviously,
you don't want to badmouth CF or any other Macromedia product... but why
would you do that, anyway - they're great products. I do plug CF a lot, but
not because I feel I have to... I do it because I love what I do and I'm
excited about the technology. I tell every class that if I didn't love
working with CF or teaching it to classrooms that I wouldn't do it, and I
really mean that.
Anyway, if you know the concepts and the syntax, learn the slides, and
practice presenting a bit, just relax and you'll do fine. One good way to
get practice presenting, is to ask whoever runs your local CFUG meetings if
you can present a topic at the next meeting. I present at CFUGS as well as
teach, and really enjoy it a lot.
Best of Luck to you....
~Simon
Simon Horwith
Macromedia Certified Instructor
Certified ColdFusion Developer
Fig Leaf Software
1400 16th St NW, # 500
Washington DC 20036
202.797.6570 (direct line)
www.figleaf.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Erika L. Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:58 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: CFDJ
** wipes tear from eye **
<sniff>It just so good to see such great guys like Simon still lurking about
Community.... </sniff>
Whilst you are here Simon.....
Could you offer some advice on becoming certified as an instructor? Don't I
have to get a sponsor or two? How do they structure the teaching portion of
the test?
Anything at all will be greatly appreciated...I am going through a whirlwind
of certifications these next couple of months just to get them out of the
way... (Macromedia, CIW and this fall I'm taking the Win2K MCSE) ...
Erika
(with a *K*)
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." -
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Horwith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:42 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: CFDJ
that's the impression I got as well.
~Simon
Simon Horwith
Macromedia Certified Instructor
Certified ColdFusion Developer
Fig Leaf Software
1400 16th St NW, # 500
Washington DC 20036
202.797.6570 (direct line)
www.figleaf.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:37 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: CFDJ
So, what's the deal with that conference? It sounded like it was just a
conference on 'learning' CF, i.e., nothing relevant for the experienced
developer.
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Raymond Camden, Principal Spectra Compliance Engineer for Macromedia
Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ UIN : 3679482
"My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:31 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: CFDJ
>
>
> Well, they've asked me to speak so I'll be there. :)
>
> > >As someone who HAD considered attending their CFDJ "ColdFusion Edge"
> > >conference in NYC this year, I consider it a complete failure on their
> part
> > >that they couldn't even respond to my email.
> >
> > Yeah I had similar thoughts when pondering attendance. If they
> can't even
> respond to routine customer service inquiries, how great could the
> conference be?
> >
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