{"id":747,"date":"2009-12-03T10:14:07","date_gmt":"2009-12-03T15:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.org\/solidworks-world-2010-presenter-spotlight-gerald-davis"},"modified":"2009-12-03T10:14:07","modified_gmt":"2009-12-03T15:14:07","slug":"solidworks-world-2010-presenter-spotlight-gerald-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2009\/12\/solidworks-world-2010-presenter-spotlight-gerald-davis.html","title":{"rendered":"SolidWorks World 2010 Presenter Spotlight: Gerald Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gld09\"<\/a> As we approach SolidWorks World 2010<\/a>, we'll periodically post interviews with some of the people leading presentations. We're kicking this off by talking with Gerald Davis. Gerald started using SolidWorks with the 98+ release, completed the CSWP exam in 2005, owned an
\noperated a precision sheet metal job shop from 1983 through 2004, and has
\nbeen an independent design contractor since 2004.<\/p>\n

Gerald\u2019s presentation, titled <\/span>What
\nSheet Metal Manufacturers Wish You Knew<\/a>, <\/span>is scheduled for <\/span>Day 3 of
\nSolidWorks World 2010<\/span>, and is sure to draw a crowd.<\/span>
<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q: As a presenter, what do you enjoy most about SolidWorks World? <\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I really enjoy the audience reaction to the material I present and questions
\nthat they ask, which are often great.  <\/span>I
\nalso enjoy the dialogues throughout the event and meeting other users focused
\non similar problems.  <\/span>There\u2019s a real
\nsense of community at SolidWorks world; I love the time spent talking with my
\npeers and I appreciate them listening to my presentations.  <\/span>It\u2019s kind of a thrill for me to know that I
\nhave an engaged audience.  <\/span>It helps that
\nI\u2019m a natural-born talker, and could talk for hours if they let me!<\/p>\n

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Q: What do you anticipate the hot topics to be for the 2010 show? <\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Personally for me, I see sheet metal and manufacturing as hot topics. The
\nCAD industry is shifting and focusing more on the manufacturing side, and what
\nit takes to support the production of products and actual goods.  <\/span>In the past, there was more focus on how you
\nget a design completed on a computer. 
\n<\/span>Now, CAD operation is so intuitive, the question is how to produce
\nefficient designs.  <\/span>It\u2019s not clear that
\nany of the CAD providers are pioneering the way there–everyone\u2019s lagging a
\nlittle bit somewhere.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Q: What\u2019s your best\/most unique\/funniest memory from past SWW shows at which
\nyou\u2019ve presented? <\/strong><\/p>\n

A: It would have to be from SolidWorks World 2007 in New Orleans. As it was
\nless than a year and a half after Katrina, it was interesting to see how the
\ncity changed compared to how it was before, and after, the sheer resiliency
\ndisplayed by the city.  <\/span>It was an interesting
\ntrip, to say the least. <\/p>\n

The most outstanding, joy-filled trip was Orlando in 2005\u2014everything was just
\nmagical. SolidWorks World was infected by Disney-ness.  <\/span>As for least favorite sites, Las Vegas was
\nterrible because the venue was spread out, making it hard to connect and
\nnetwork with people.  <\/span>That\u2019s what SWW is
\nall about: bringing what\u2019s usually an online communication to life with
\nface-to-fact interaction, which was hard at that venue. <\/p>\n

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Q: What presentation are you looking forward to the most for this year\u2019s show? <\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I always look forward to Mark Biasotti\u2019s presentations.  <\/span>He is fabulous as a presenter. There are so
\nmany presentations I\u2019d like to see, but there are two I\u2019d like to catch that
\nare scheduled at same time as I am.  <\/span>I\u2019ll
\nprobably be swapping thumb drives with those who couldn\u2019t attend my session,
\nand vice versa. <\/p>\n

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Q: Any tips for future presenters? <\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I\u2019ve participated in Toastmasters, which has really served me well in prepping
\nfor live presentations.  <\/span>Toastmasters is
\ngreat way to prepare for that.<\/p>\n

Another way to prepare for presenting is to attend as many user group
\nmeetings<\/a> as you can and make presentations; it\u2019s the finest way to anticipate
\nwhat your engineering audience will expect from you and will help with presenting
\nwhat your audience wants.  <\/span>Along with
\nattending user group meetings before the show, I\u2019d recommend sitting in on as
\nmany other SolidWorks World sessions as you can before you present, and be sure
\nto take lots of notes.<\/p>\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n


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