C3 SoftWorks Releases PRONTO! Minneapolis, Minnesota—January 15, 2012—C3 SoftWorks, a leading software provider in the training and educational markets, is pleased to announce the release of PRONTO! Read Full Press Release PRONTO! is an energizing platform to engage your audience and get your training off to a great start! Featuring four games that will energize any training environment with multi-team, question-based adventures that involve pirate battles, castle sieges, grand prix-style car races, and rockets to the moon, PRONTO! is a template-based software program that is as elegant in design as it is easy-to-use. PRONTO! includes challenges that incorporate fun, interactive game play and action sequences, giving you a powerful tool to present your training content. Learn More

I recently had the opportunity at two separate conferences to use audience response pads and virtual pads at the same time for a live audience. I gave the audience a link to the virtual keypad for my session while other attendees used an issued wireless keypad. For the audience members who had a remote device, (i.e. - a smartphone, iPhone, iPad, tablet or a laptop computer), they simply visited the link and was able to participate via a virtual keypad. Since I didn't have enough audience response keypads for the entire classroom, I found that the use of remote PING Virtual Keypads enabled everyone to participate. It also kept them from texting during my sessions! For more information on using virtual keypads in your next session, visit the PING webpage here: http://c3softworks.com/products/online/ping

I created a Minnesota State Patrol Traffic Safety game for the for the Annual Minnesota Safety Council Meeting just recently. The game used preview and summary slides for most of the questions which allowed the presenter to add additional teaching points that either preceded or followed a question. The game was even branded for the state patrol.

This 25-minute webinar will explore how you can create an engaging, interactive experience for ALL remote participants and get real-time feedback. The BRAVO! Game Builder Suite will bring your web training to a whole new level. Experience first hand how easy it is to customize a training game and actually play it in a “virtual” classroom. See how your trainees will be completely engaged, as they “click” on a virtual keypad to “play” an online training game. 10:00am (CST) Tuesday, January 25 - REGISTER NOW! 10:00am (CST) Thursday, January 27 - REGISTER NOW!

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Using Games at Public Events
By John Dillon, C3 SoftWorks

Have you ever wanted to present at a trade show or special event and wondered how you could “wow” your attendees and inform them about your product or service at the same time? Try playing a game! Games grab attendees’ interest and sustain it longer than a standard sales pitch or presentation. Using games at your next trade show or public event is a great way to create excitement while delivering your message to your audience.

The key is to keep the game short. A game with 5 to 7 questions is the just the right number to use. The seminar George Miller paper “The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capacity for Processing Information” is a true classic. In it, Miller observed that the results of a number of experiments in shortterm memory had something in common: most people could only retain 5 to 9 items. An abbreviated format, like My Billionaire Game© from C3 Visuals, enables you to easily create quick-running games with 5 to 7 questions. The background music is compelling and the three-dimensional graphics are visually appealing.


Here are some tips to help you build the right games for your next public event:


1. Increase the difficulty of the questions as the stakes go higher. Save those tough questions to emphasize your key points at the end of your presentation or pitch.


2. Create multiple games. You may want to create a variety of games based on the message you want to deliver and the type of audience you’re trying to reach. At a recent National Safety conference while the lunch crowd was pouring in, we created a game testing knowledge of food facts. People were entertained while they waited in line and the game brought attendees back to our booth after they fi nished lunch. We also fi nd attendees sometimes hang around our booth and like to watch multiple games.


3. Use the Summary Point feature. Unless you are doing this purely for entertainment
purposes, use the Summary Point feature in the game builder so you can review after each question. It’s a great reinforcement method. Because you’re at a public event, you may want to keep the review points short and to-the-point.


4. Reward your players and build your leads. A small give-away prize is a great incentive for attendees. Make certain it displays your website and contact information, so attendees can contact you later. You can even ask players for their business card or off er to scan their badge before you award them their prize. Make sure you follow- up with them within a week after the trade show. By asking people to test their knowledge, attendees will begin to gather around your booth and watch, further helping you to get your message out. Having several people around allows you to draw others into the game as “life lines”. Nothing draws a crowd better than a crowd. So the next time you want to generate some excitement at your trade booth or during a presentation say, “Hurry! Hurry! Step Right Up And Play A Game!” using a game from C3 SoftWorks.

About the author. John Dillon works for C3 SoftWorks and speaks frequently on using games to teach in the classroom. John also is a Paramedic and has taught a variety of EMS related topics for over 20 years. You can visit http://www.c3softworks.com/ to find out more.

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