Making An Impact..Making An Impact..Without Breaking the BankWithout Breaking the Bank

Using Goldmail ™ to Ignite Your Using Goldmail ™ to Ignite Your MessageMessage

What Is Goldmail?What Is Goldmail?

A way to add your voice (and personality) A way to add your voice (and personality) to a short PowerPoint presentation and to a short PowerPoint presentation and share it with othersshare it with others

A way to break through the clutter and get A way to break through the clutter and get your digital communications READyour digital communications READ

A method for helping your audience better A method for helping your audience better understand and retain your messageunderstand and retain your message

A tool for branding yourselfA tool for branding yourself A forum for articulating your value A forum for articulating your value

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Why Goldmail?Why Goldmail?

Simpler to use and more cost effective Simpler to use and more cost effective than video.. (no codecs, editing suite than video.. (no codecs, editing suite software, or equipment to purchase, etc.)software, or equipment to purchase, etc.)

Easy to UseEasy to Use If you can use PowerPoint, you can make If you can use PowerPoint, you can make

a Goldmail…a Goldmail…

How to Create A GoldmailHow to Create A GoldmailStep One: Log Into Your Account…Step One: Log Into Your Account…

TIP: Avoid Problems Always Do the Audio Check

Choose your photos or powerpointChoose your photos or powerpoint

Choose pictures or slidesChoose pictures or slides

Variety of ways to add content…Variety of ways to add content…

You can make a plain text slide…You can make a plain text slide…

You can re-arrange your slides by You can re-arrange your slides by highlighting and dragginghighlighting and dragging

When you have the visuals the way you When you have the visuals the way you want them…want them…

NAME YOURGOLDMAIL

Now you are ready to record..Now you are ready to record..

A few tips:A few tips:

1.1. Use a good microphone. Usually the built in mics on laptops or Use a good microphone. Usually the built in mics on laptops or desktops leave something to be desired in sound quality.desktops leave something to be desired in sound quality.

2.2. Use either a USB desktop mic or a very good headset Use either a USB desktop mic or a very good headset

3.3. Make sure there is no feedback from chargers, cellphones, other Make sure there is no feedback from chargers, cellphones, other computers, etc.computers, etc.

4.4. Write a basic outline or script and practice one or two times Write a basic outline or script and practice one or two times before recording.before recording.

5.5. Be sure you have checked your mic to see that it is working Be sure you have checked your mic to see that it is working properly and that levels are good…properly and that levels are good…

Recording…Recording…

Click RecordClick Record

Or upload your pre-recorded MP3 FileOr upload your pre-recorded MP3 File

When you click record, the meter will start moving. When you click record, the meter will start moving. Try and stay out of the red zone..Try and stay out of the red zone..

Hit the stop button when finishedHit the stop button when finished

What if I mess up?What if I mess up?

You don’t need to record the entire You don’t need to record the entire thing over again!thing over again!

Or if it was really bad you can have Or if it was really bad you can have a mulligana mulligan

Time counters will help you pace…Time counters will help you pace…

PREVIEW FIRST!PREVIEW FIRST!

““Share”Share”

The end…Sharing and uploadingThe end…Sharing and uploading