[Sept. 21, 2011] Coaching call reminder, QuickStart Course request for comments

Reminder: Next Coaching Call in 33 hours; QuickStart Course request for comments

Today’s email is mainly a reminder for this week’s coaching call, and a quick restatement of what’s happening with the QuickStart Course. I’m also asking again for your help – if you’ve enjoyed the QuickStart Course, please add your comments to the website page.

ARCHICAD BEST PRACTICES COACHING CALLS

In case you haven’t been on a coaching call before – don’t hesitate – it’s fun and you’ll likely learn a few new things… or learn a lot…it depends… And it’s included in your course membership. If you can’t make it, a recording of each 90 minute session will be viewable in the member area within a day or two after the session.

The remaining coaching calls in September are on the following dates:

•     Thursday September 22 at 9 am U.S. Pacific Time (Los Angeles) – about 33 hours from now
  — register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/271608194
•     Tuesday September 27 at 4 pm U.S. Pacific Time (Los Angeles)
  — register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/319656514

Please send in your questions and suggestions for topics to questions@acbestpractices.com. You may also ask questions during the call by typing into the Questions box in the GoToWebinar floating palette. When I take your question, your audio connection will be “unmuted”.

To avoid audio issues, if you’d like to ask a question, it’s best if you either call in by phone (numbers for many countries are available) or use a separate microphone and headset rather than the built-in set in your laptop. However, if you’d just like to listen, you may do so simply by listening through your computer speakers.

QUICKSTART COURSE LAUNCHES AS A SEPARATE PRODUCT

I’m delighted to announce that the QuickStart Course has been completed! The QuickStart Course is comprised of 7 modules with 29 individual lessons totaling over 13 hours of material.

Starting September 22, the QuickStart Course will be sold as a separate product for $197 through the Best Practices Course website, with an introductory price through October of $147. (Note that all current members of the Best Practices Course will have permanent access to the QuickStart materials – you do not have to buy the new product.)

I have created a website page to collect comments on the QuickStart Course that may be used as part of the promotional campaign.

*** If you have watched some or all of the QuickStart Course materials, and found them useful, I’d appreciate if you would visit this page as soon as possible and post a comment:

http://www.acbestpractices.com/member-home/the-course/quickstart-course/comments-quickstart/

I am particularly interested in the following (any or all of these would be great – or just write whatever you feel you’d like to contribute):

General statements about the QuickStart Course – what you feel you have gotten out of it, how useful it is, would you recommend it

Favorite lessons and take-aways – which modules or lessons were your favorite, and why; what this means or will mean to you as you use ArchiCAD in practice

Has the QuickStart Course been a catalyst or a resource that has allowed you or a colleague to actually get started using ArchiCAD successfully

BEST PRACTICES COURSE LESSONS RESUME PRODUCTION

I am now about to resume production of the main Best Practices Course lessons, continuing on with Week #10. It has been a long while since Week #9, and I apologize for the delay. I’ll be doing my best to create great training materials this fall that will be worth the wait!

Eric