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How To Start A Personal Curation Practice In Less Than 60 Seconds

If you’ve ever wanted to start your own personal curation/PKM practice but weren’t sure how to get started, this post is just for you! TL:DRGet my top 10 L&D sources by downloading this OPML file. Import it into an RSS reader like Feedly and BAM! you’re all set. In the ever-evolving landscape of learning andContinueContinue reading “How To Start A Personal Curation Practice In Less Than 60 Seconds”

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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 themContinueContinue 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 getContinueContinue 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 animationContinueContinue 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 youContinueContinue 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 PresenterContinueContinue 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. https://twitter.com/BrightCarbon/status/893131867578413057 My version is very similar except I don’t build my own cursor and use a float in / float out animation instead of a grow/shrink. I made a quick oneContinueContinue 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 IconmonstrContinueContinue 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 theContinueContinue reading “Free PowerPoint Visual Resume Template”

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