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”
Category Archives: learning
Friday Finds | June 8, 2018
Looking for a previous edition? Check out the archives I do believe that if you haven’t learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness. Nana Mouskouri I’m in New Orleans today for the inaugural edition of the Click! Presentation Design Conference which is part of Creative Pro Week (@CreativeProWeek). I’m excited to be part of aContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | June 8, 2018”
Friday Finds | June 1, 2018
Looking for a previous edition? Check out the archives “Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.” – Bruce Lee We’re back from a few relaxing days in the surf, sand, and sun ready for the rest of the summer. No matter what season you’re heading into, I hopeContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | June 1, 2018”
Friday Finds | May 25, 2018
“Teaching does not cause learning.” ~ Etienne Wenger School’s out and we have a long holiday weekend here in the U.S. I’m excited to head off towards the beach later today. We’ll stop in the mountains to visit some friends and explore a little along the way. No matter where you’re heading or if you’reContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | May 25, 2018”
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”
Friday Finds | May 18, 2018
Every success story can be told as a series of failures Summertime is approaching here in the northern hemisphere. Soon it will be time for dips in the pool and trips to the beach. For many here in the U.S. summer kicks off with next week’s Memorial Day holiday. No matter where you are, IContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | May 18, 2018”
Introducing “Fresh Finds”
I’ve teamed up with Karl Richter (@elearningblends) to do a monthly online show. Show might not be quite the right word. Maybe experiment is a better fit. I’m a believer that doing is better than thinking and experiments are valuable even if they fail. I’ve been picking Karl’s brain in one way or anotherContinueContinue reading “Introducing “Fresh Finds””
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”
Friday Finds | May 4, 2018
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. George Bernhard Shaw Spring has sprung here in Ohio and there are a lot of good things springing forward in this weeks roundup of learning, design, andContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | May 4, 2018”
5 More Great Books for Your Learning & Development Bookshelf
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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