Alan Porter discussed the importance of story telling in technical communication. Even the DITA model has a beginning, a middle and an end. We remember "stories" more than a collection of facts. Approach your tech communications in this manner

Join Corey Rich, one of the most recognized adventure and outdoor lifestyle visual storytellers, as he shares his experiences capturing photographs and video for commercial and editorial clients. Having made the transition from photography to videography, Rich will detail all that goes into developing and delivering a final video edit and a corresponding set of photographs for a commercial client. He'll also give an inside look into what drives his interest in visual storytelling.In this inspirational session, you'll learn:• How to transfer photography skills to video• How to develop your own vision using a DSLR camera• What goes into making some of the most difficult images in the world

Join Denise Jacobs, author, speaker, web design consultant, and creativity evangelist, to explore the growing importance of storytelling in web design; how to communicate the idea of story through all aspects of a website, from content to design to user experience; and how to apply key components of great storytelling in literature to the web.Jacobs will explain how to:• Reverse engineer a project to come up with the story that the website or app needs to tell• Recognize and leverage the elements of story and their visual equivalents• Use literary storytelling elements and devices to create a compelling story• Create content coherence, illuminate the narrative, and leverage three types of user experience stories

See CTO, Partner, and Director Jacob Rosenberg share his inspiring story of shaping the post-production reach of Bandito Brothers and achieving his own creative vision at the same time. From the celebrated documentaries "Dust to Glory" and "Waiting for Lightning" to the explosive "Act of Valor," Bandito Brothers' Post Department has always relied on Adobe technology as the binding infrastructure. Rosenberg delves into the lineage of technical choices and creative problem solving that allowed Bandito Brothers' unique vision to be uninhibited and fully realized.

Learn how discovering and telling stories that are engaging, uplifting, and inspiring can be the foundation for your designs, and how your designs can bring these stories to life. Jake Lefebure, cofounder of the award-wining D.C. creative firm Design Army, will share how to tell today's stories with tomorrow's technology, taking those stories from print to new media. In this lively, interactive session, you'll learn: • How to capture your ideas in simple drawings• A process for taking those concepts from sketch to design, and then to production• Techniques to leverage your core design skills across new and emerging media

Explore inspirational reading experiences making their way to the web, and discuss the technologies that make them possible. We'll also investigate where we see these kinds of experiences headed and the features that will enable new reading experiences on the web.In this session, CJ Gammon, creative technologist at Adobe, will cover:• Cutting-edge examples of powerful reading experiences on the web today and what makes them unique• Capabilities previously missing from the web and what new reading experiences they could enable• How these new reading experiences could enhance creative content and storytelling on the web

Adobe is helping video pros and fimmmakers push the boundries of storytelling like never before.

This lesson provides a vivid example of how Premiere Elements' Expert mode can benefit the user. You'll learn how to adjust and subsequently mix the audio of your movie, as well as how to recognize if your audio "peaks" and how to unlink or edit out unwanted audio tracks.

Whether you are looking to publish a web DVD or simply enjoy your home movies in Blu-ray quality, this lesson will show you how to accent your creation with a main menu, including scene selection and various other elements.

Whether you are looking to publish a web DVD or simply enjoy your home movies in Blu-ray quality, this lesson will show you how to accent your creation with a main menu, including scene selection and various other elements.