For the new user, occasional user, and regular user, an Intelligent Assistant will be useful to you regardless of your skills.
Put together your own training solution, depending on your previous experience and how often you'll be using your software.
| New user of this type of software |
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You've been to a great training course and are glowing with self-confidence, but then you sit down to get to work and the confident glow fades away as you can't remember the steps…
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Introductory class
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- an overview for contextualizing the content
- a social context for learning
- a teacher to help out if you need it
- To benefit you must apply what you have learnt in class as soon as possible
- Use the Intelligent Assistant to immediately review the "I thought I saw the teacher do..." recollections with step-by-step refreshers while you're redoing the class exercises.
- Build confidence by continuing to use the Intelligent Assistant for further explanation when you start work on your own projects
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| Occasional user of this type of software |
| You just know that it's possible to do that great effect or technique - you've even seen it demonstrated - but you don't know the steps even though you're familiar with the software… |
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Tutorials
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- Tutorials show you what is possible with the software (for example, GREAT visualFX for Final Cut Pro)
- You can be exposed to more advanced features of the software
- Good tutorials can give you inspiration
- Refer to the Intelligent Assistant while working through the tutorials for further details
- Continue to refer to the Intelligent Assistant as you work on your own projects and gain skills
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| Regular user of this type of software |
| You're pretty sure you've got a grasp of what you can do with the software and you want to explore everything it can do and learn while you create… |
Books
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- Read every book you can and aim to become an expert in your field.
- We can't remember every detail about the software: the Intelligent Assistant will continue to be valuable ready reference and will save you time and increase your productivity while you work.
- Even Philip Hodgetts, who wrote every word in the Intelligent Assistants still refers to them almost every day. “Software like FCP and RED are so powerful that it's impossible to remember everything. You'd be surprised at just how often I use the Intelligent Assistants while I'm creating projects.”
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