How To – Mike Taylor

Most Instructional Designers Put This at the Start. Here’s Why YOU Shouldn’t!

You spent three weeks on that compliance module. Got the objectives perfectly clear. Slide two, exactly where Gagne said they should be. Your instructional design was textbook. Then you watched what happened: Learners skimmed the objectives and jumped ahead. Exit interviews revealed the pattern: “I knew what I was supposed to learn, so I didn’tContinueContinue reading “Most Instructional Designers Put This at the Start. Here’s Why YOU Shouldn’t!”

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Standing Out in Your Field: 3 Essential Practices for L&D Professionals

Are you an L&D pro looking to make your mark? The learning landscape is changing fast. Your skills matter more than ever before. In this field, some professionals rise above the rest. But how? What sets them apart isn’t just what they know. It’s what they do differently every day. Here are three key habitsContinueContinue reading “Standing Out in Your Field: 3 Essential Practices for L&D Professionals”

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Friday Finds: The Best Of Learning, Design & Technology | March 3, 2022

“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” Vladimir Lenin It definitely feels like this has been a week with decades worth of change. If you’re interested, the BBC’s Ukraine Cast is a great way to stay informed about what’s happening in Ukraine. Also, NPR has assembled a collection ofContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best Of Learning, Design & Technology | March 3, 2022”

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How I Create My Weekly Newsletter (and personal curation tips you should steal)

Image from https://blog.feedly.com/ Since I haven’t written a blog post in a while, I thought it was time to dust off the cobwebs. I wanted to answer one of the questions I get asked the most. In this post, I’ll share a bit about my curation process and how I choose the things I shareContinueContinue reading “How I Create My Weekly Newsletter (and personal curation tips you should steal)”

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Two Simple Tools for Creating More Impactful Content

Two Simple Tools for Creating Impactful Content

Contrary to what many people think, our brains do not work like video recorders. Just because you say something doesn’t mean people will remember it – not even close! To create a memorable experience you’ve got to know how memory works.

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20+ Easy Ways Take Your Screen Shots from Boring to Brilliant

20 Ways to Take Your Screenshots from Boring to Brilliant

At some point or another, we’ve all used screenshots. They’re great for showing others what you see on your screen. Most people who take screenshots give them little, if any, thought. But if you’re an elearning or presentation designer, a little thought about how you use your screenshots can go a long way. Here isContinueContinue reading “20+ Easy Ways Take Your Screen Shots from Boring to Brilliant”

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Social Bookmarking: Your Favorites Really Want to be Free

Raise your hand if you’ve ever experienced any of these things: A computer crash wiped out all of the favorites from your web browser You wanted to access a bookmark on your work computer from home (Or vice versa) You couldn’t find a bookmark you know you saved because there are too many or youContinueContinue reading “Social Bookmarking: Your Favorites Really Want to be Free”

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Do You Have an Online Home-base?

Given the all too common scenario of outsourcing, off-shoring and a number of other names for staff reductions it is more important than ever to have a “home base” online. Even in the most secure positions, having an online home helps you find and make the most of professional opportunities. Contrary to the beliefs ofContinueContinue reading “Do You Have an Online Home-base?”

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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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Friday Finds | May 11, 2018

“Intelligent individuals learn from everything and everyone; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers.” — Socrates I love quotes. And I love learning quotes best of all. Last night the #lrnchat crew laid down a treasure trove of learning quotes. It is too hard for me to pick only one favoriteContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | May 11, 2018”