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“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
— Calvin Coolidge
I’m looking forward to the cooler temperatures and a refreshing break in Maine’s great outdoors over the July 4th holiday week. Before I go, I need your help with something that’ll only take a minute:
What’s your go-to website builder and hosting combo?
Could you hit reply with your recommendation? I’d be really grateful for your input, and I promise to share some scenic Maine photos as a thank-you!
Thanks for reading!
🎶 What I’m Listening To
The Violent Femmes were in town last weekend, and it has sent me down an 80’s alternative music rabbit hole this week.
👆 Last Week’s Most Clicked
📰 News & Notes
Steal These Marketing Secrets to Write Irresistible L&D Program Titles
In my recent blog post, I discuss how vital it is to have engaging titles to attract more learners to your programs. I compare effective marketing strategies with L&D, stressing the importance of making a strong first impression. Check it out for practical advice on using benefit-driven language and powerful words to make your titles stand out. You’ll also learn about useful marketing tools like headline analyzers and the technique of A/B testing to refine your titles.
🎯 Take away: Elevate your L&D programs by crafting compelling titles with marketing secrets to attract more participants.
Seven truly remarkable events in the history of swearing
This article explores the fascinating evolution of swearing from its ancient roots to modern usage. It highlights seven key moments in the history of profanity, illustrating how cultural and social shifts have transformed what we consider taboo. You’ll even get into the neurological aspect of swearing, noting that it engages distinct brain areas separate from general language processing. There is even research indicating that people who frequently use swear words may exhibit higher levels of intelligence and verbal fluency. (And dropping a few F-bombs might also increase your pain tolerance.)
🎯 Take away: Discover the intriguing shifts in the use of swear words over centuries and their unique cognitive processing in the brain.
A Guide for Making Informed PowerPoint Font Decisions
Make your presentations stand out by mastering font selection! This essential guide by Julie Terberg is perfect for anyone designing PowerPoint presentations. It covers everything you need to know about choosing the right fonts, including where to find them, their benefits and drawbacks, how to handle licensing and embedding, and more.
🎯 Take away: Master font selection for your PowerPoint templates with this helpful guide.
Ten steps to convert instructor-led training to eLearning
We guide you through the ten steps we follow with our custom eLearning projects, including analysis, development, and launching your courses.
Learn about our ten steps for eLearning.
🧰 Tech Tools & Tips
If tools are your jam, check out my new Work Smarter newsletter.
Do more in Articulate Rise 360 with Mighty
Mighty, developed by Maestro Learning, is a Chrome extension that enhances Articulate Rise course creation. It offers advanced features like extended font control, custom transitions, and a reflection block, allowing for greater creative freedom and customization without requiring coding skills.
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Clipboard AI – Copy Paste Automation
Clipboard AI captures and processes data from scans, screenshots, or screens, making it instantly usable. Just highlight the data and point Clipboard AI to its destination, like a form or another app, and it automatically pastes the data correctly.
www.uipath.com/product/clipboard-ai
Text to Speech in Minutes: Realistic AI Voices for Your Projects
Want professional voiceovers fast? Murf’s AI voice generator uses real-sounding AI voices to transform your text into speech. Choose from over 120 voices in 20+ languages, perfect for podcasts, videos, presentations & more. Create high-quality voiceovers in minutes, all within your budget.
🎧 Podcast
This is the conversation that caught my ear this week. Check out previous episodes in the Friday Finds podcast playlist.
Behavioral Science in the Workplace: Tips and Strategies
Becky Frayer offers useful tips for tackling big challenges in large businesses. She explains how behavioral science can help in the workplace. This episode gives important advice for anyone interested in using these principles to boost business growth and make better decisions.
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Create Better Courses Faster with a PPT-Based Course Creation Tool
Turn your PowerPoint presentations into eLearning courses in just a few clicks with iSpring Suite! Need to make them more engaging? Add interactions, quizzes, and scenarios. iSpring offers a template-based approach, which makes advanced eLearning development easy enough for anyone, even beginners.
Experience its combination of power and ease of use today.
🧳 Where’s Mike?
- SANS Security Awareness: Managing Human Risk Summit 2024, Online, August 1
- Greater Cincinnati ATD, Online, September 4
- DevLearn, Las Vegas, November 6-8
If you or your event needs a speaker or workshop that is highly interactive and super practical, we should talk.
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