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Boost Engagement With These Dynamic Video Transitions (Free Download)

As you may know, I’m a big believer in looking at other fields for things we can use for our own work. For example, consider how filmmakers and video producers use transitions when joining two shots together. Instead of just instantly flashing from one scene to another they use a dynamic transition that allows themContinue reading “Boost Engagement With These Dynamic Video Transitions (Free Download)”

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Better Than Bullet Points: Alternative Text Slide Designs

One of the most common challenges for anyone designing slides for presentations or elearning projects is what do with text content. Not only can too much text can be boring, it can distract your audience from the message you want them to take away. In many projects it is difficult, if not impossible to getContinue reading “Better Than Bullet Points: Alternative Text Slide Designs”

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Using Subtle Animations & Transitions

Animations and slide transitions are something that fall into the “just because you can doesn’t mean you should” category. However, when used well they can bring focus to the right things and add a degree of polish that can make your designs feel a bit more polished and professional. The key is to use animationContinue reading “Using Subtle Animations & Transitions”

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Visualize Your Training Data with an Infographic Report + Free Template

Virtually every training department in the world does some form of post-event evaluation. Instead of giving your stakeholders data that looks something like this… Egad….nobody is going to read that! Which is exactly why it is a wise investment of time to transform this information into something more digestible. Think about the top things youContinue reading “Visualize Your Training Data with an Infographic Report + Free Template”

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Presentation & E-learning Starter Kit

Over on the past several months, I’ve written about some of the things anyone can do to make better presentations and e-learning courses. Want to rock your next presentation? Don’t build slides until you’ve done these two critical steps Think your slides are great? Better ask your audience! How Handouts Make You a Better PresenterContinue reading “Presentation & E-learning Starter Kit”

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Software Simulations the Free, Quick & Easy Way

BrightCarbon shared this slick little slide tip for simulating a cursor click that has been one of my favorites for a long time now. #PowerPoint tip! Want to fake a cursor click in your presentation? Here's how to do it quickly. pic.twitter.com/7TIrXAHufi — BrightCarbon (@BrightCarbon) August 3, 2017 My version is very similar except IContinue reading “Software Simulations the Free, Quick & Easy Way”

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The Quest for a Perfect Icon

Icon Resources Icons can often play an important role in the things you are designing. They are great for helping to reduce text, call attention and a host of other nice benefits. Fortunately, there are a lot of great resources for finding exactly the icon you need. Some of my favorites include: Flaticon Icons8 IconmonstrContinue reading “The Quest for a Perfect Icon”

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Free PowerPoint Visual Resume Template

Are you looking to stand out from the crowd? A visual resume might be something you should consider. To that end, here is a template created with PowerPoint that will give you a nice head start and help you avoid starting from scratch and recreating the wheel. https://app.box.com/s/jwq8qiesl8r65ybyfis3l56yqp7anakw Don’t forget that you can easily change theContinue reading “Free PowerPoint Visual Resume Template”

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12 Super Useful Cheatsheets & Job Aids

Learning & Instructional Design Multimedia Learning Design Principles Based on Richard Mayer’s Multimedia Learning Design Principles from Mike Taylor Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction Anyone who designs any kind of learning materials should bookmark this interactive guide to Robert Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction created by Montse Anderson (@mlearning) Multimedia Learning Design Resources This collectionContinue reading “12 Super Useful Cheatsheets & Job Aids”

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