In case you missed it, Connie Malamed and JD Dillon both recently recommended 5 good books for Learning & Development pros. You should definitely slide over to their sites and check these out. Five New L&D Books To Check Out by Connie Malamed (@elearningcoach) 5 Must Reads for Modern Learning Pros by JD Dillon (@JD_Dillon)ContinueContinue reading “5 More Great Books for Your Learning & Development Bookshelf”
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How to Supercharge Your #PowerPoint Workflow
Do you know that you can upgrade your PowerPoint workflow with add-ins that put additional capabilities right at your fingertips? From finding great stock photos and icons to searching Wikipedia and adding an online map there are a lot of ways to upgrade your slides without ever needing to leave PowerPoint. Think about how niceContinueContinue reading “How to Supercharge Your #PowerPoint Workflow”
Time to Retire Your Business Card
Why do people still use business cards? Other than leaving them in a bowl trying to win a free lunch, I’m not sure. Gary Vee doesn’t know either. (Language warning) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=GkgUGoKxwzc Let’s think about it for a second. What is the first thing you do when you’re meeting with someone new? If you’re like me,ContinueContinue reading “Time to Retire Your Business Card”
Interactive Video the Easy Way with Vizia
A couple weeks ago I shared some info about how Vimsy can help you improve the curation of online videos. As we learned, Vimsy has some nice features including the ability for access control and providing some useful insights via enhanced analytics. But what do you do when you want to add some interactive elementsContinueContinue reading “Interactive Video the Easy Way with Vizia”
Friday Finds | February 9, 2018
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt As we continue our slog through winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, my family took advantage of a snow day to get a nice day out on the ski slopes. Wherever you are I hope you’ll find something you can take advantage of in the thingsContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | February 9, 2018”
How to Fill a Horizontal Slide With a Vertical Image
While working on a workshop deck recently, I came to this slide. This isn’t bad — I’ve definitely seen MUCH worse. I wanted to give it a more powerful visual impact and didn’t have time to launch a quest for a new ‘perfect’ image. I like this image…it just doesn’t fill the slide. So whatContinueContinue reading “How to Fill a Horizontal Slide With a Vertical Image”
The Sanity Saving PowerPoint Secret You Should Know!
Around here, it is pretty common to have a lot of cooks in our slide deck kitchen. In most places, it is a rare deck that results from a totally solo effort. Even if you only share slides occasionally, you can still benefit from a little time and sanity-saving knowledge. At a minimum, most peopleContinueContinue reading “The Sanity Saving PowerPoint Secret You Should Know!”
Friday Finds | January 5, 2018
Welcome to the first Friday Finds of 2018. No matter where you are or what holidays you did (or didn’t) celebrate, I hope your new year is off to a fantastic start!! I also hope you’re not doing any first hand learning about what ‘bombogenesis’ is. Want to Grow Your Network? Stay Home and WriteContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | January 5, 2018”
Talkbook: A Must-Have for Trainers and Presenters
If you’re a trainer, presenter or do any type of public speaking you know there’s a lot more that goes into it than just what people see. Beyond the obvious prep work leading up to an event, there is also a fair amount of work afterward to collect feedback, distribute the supporting resources or handoutsContinueContinue reading “Talkbook: A Must-Have for Trainers and Presenters”
Friday Finds | December 22, 2017
Even with some time out for riding the Hogwarts Express this week, I’ve managed to conjure up some great stuff from the learning, technology, and social media world. No matter where you are or what you’re celebrating, I hope you get some time to enjoy the things most important to you. Merry everything and aContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | December 22, 2017”
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