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Well, just 20 shopping days left until Christmas. But why wait until Christmas to treat yourself to a few freebies out there on the web. This week’s Friday Freebies include a webinar from one of my favorite people Garr Reynolds of Presentation Zen fame, a great podcast with Steve Rendle of the North Face talking about sustainable materials, a Hubspot webinar on How to Market during a recession, a whole slew of videos from BusinessWeek.com, and a new website with tons of free documentary films. Let’s kick it off with an interview with Guy Kawasaki from Andrew Warner’s excellent Mixergy.com website:

Reality Check with Guy Kawasaki from Andrew Warner on Vimeo.

Garr Reynolds: Presentation Zen Webinar

Monday, December 15, 2:00 PM PST

Safari Books Online invites you to an exclusive webcast with Garr Reynolds, author of the best-selling book Presentation Zen. Don’t miss this one-time opportunity to learn how to improve the way you give presentations, from conception to creation to delivery!

To register for the Presentation Zen webinar, click here.

Garr is also doing a series of Presentation Reboot workshops with Nancy Duarte of Slide:ology fame in March of 2009. For more information, click here.

Steve Rendle: The North Face and sustainable materials

Steve Rendle, president of outdoor-gear maker The North Face, discusses how the company blends its research in sustainable materials with its development of new high-performance products. Take a listen right here: Steve Rendel, President of the North Face (mp3)

Marketing in a Recession from HubSpot

Friday, December 5, 12:00 PM EST
In a recession, marketing budgets are often the first to get slashed. For many that means cutting programs, cutting spending and cutting staff in order to make it through the economic downturn. But marketing in a recession isn’t about marketing less, it’s about marketing better and smarter. This webinar will share techniques for marketing more efficiently and effectively, particularly on a tight budget.

To register for the HubSpot webinar, click here.

BusinessWeek Videos

BusinessWeek.com has a complete free video section on their website on topics including technology, innovation, CEO’s, small business, investing and much more. Excellent content. To check out the videos, visit BusinessWeek.com’s media center.

Free Documentaries

If you like documentary films, you’re going to love FreeDocumentaries.org. There are literally hundreds of free documentaries online from filmmakers you’ve heard of and lots of independent filmmakers that you may not have. But they’re all worth watching. Check it out at http://freedocumentaries.org/.