Launch of spoken word computer training CDs

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(1999), "Launch of spoken word computer training CDs", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 23 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/jeit.1999.00323aad.001

Launch of spoken word computer training CDs

Launch of spoken word computer training CDs

Keywords CD-Rom, Computers, Information technology, Training

Zain Media has launched a series of spoken word computer training CDs. This updated series, aimed at users wanting to improve their skills and knowledge of common desktop software packages, is available for a comprehensive range of Microsoft Office applications, WordPerfect and Internet software.

The range of titles now includes a spoken word computer training CD for the Windows 98 operating system, continuing Zain Media's focus on making the very latest information technology accessible to the broadest target audience possible.

Managing Director of Zain Media, Menno Spiro, commented: "Providing spoken tutorials on a normal audio CD makes our products a practical learning tool for many users. They don't need a sound card to be able to follow the training. Users can simply play the CD on a CD-ROM drive with headphones, or a standard CD player, discovering useful new functions of everyday business software that they perhaps thought they knew inside out."

The training consists of a CD with almost a hundred tracks, which allow the command of a program to be gained within an hour. Each track deals with one task, which the user carries out on the basis of spoken instructions. The course is suitable for both beginners and experts, with tasks varying from opening up a file, to the complete design of a contact database. The various tasks are also included in an index, making the CD as easy to access as a help file. Questions the user may have can be answered immediately.

The following spoken word computer training CDs are available: Windows 95 and 98, Word 97, WordPerfect 8, Internet Explorer 4, Netscape Communicator 4, Excel 97, Access 97, Outlook 98 and PowerPoint 97. Some of the titles are supplied with free software or demos.

For further information on Zain Media and its products, visit the company's web site at http://www.zainmedia.com.