Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve written a post. What’s New Lots have changed since 2017. Let me get you up to speed…
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Easily Extract ALL Images from a PowerPoint
If you’re an Instructional Designer, I bet you’ve done some heavy storyboarding and development using PowerPoint and probably the Articulate Presenter and Storyline. However, when…
View More Easily Extract ALL Images from a PowerPointTips for Upgrading Older Articulate Presenter Courses in Articulate Presenter ’13
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m working on a gig where I’m editing and updating existing courses for a client. The courses were…
View More Tips for Upgrading Older Articulate Presenter Courses in Articulate Presenter ’13Storyboarding for eLearning
Storyboading (aka Mindmapping) is a big part of any instructional designers tasks. There are many who struggle with this task as it does require a little creativity, imagination and resourcefulness. I always equate it to coming up with “Big Fish” tales, it’s a skill you develop with practice.
View More Storyboarding for eLearningDo You Know C.R.A.P.? – Proximity
Proxmity is what makes your design “look smart”. When two or more elements are close together there is an automatic assumption that one is related to the other. Your viewers will develop an understanding of your message based on how close various elements are to each other.
View More Do You Know C.R.A.P.? – ProximityDo You Know C.R.A.P.? – Alignment
In my previous 2 posts I covered the topics of Contrast and Repetition, now let’s talk Alignment. Alignment helps create structure and gives your design or presentation a more coherent look and feel.
View More Do You Know C.R.A.P.? – AlignmentDo You Know C.R.A.P.? – Repetition
Yesterday, I discussed the concept of Contrast which can be used to create visual appeal in your design whatever your design is (PowerPoint, flyers, business cards, brochures, website, etc). Today, going down the C.R.A.P. line (no pun intended), let’s talk about Repetition.
View More Do You Know C.R.A.P.? – RepetitionDo You Know C.R.A.P.? – Contrast
“Ooooo, she said a bad word!”, this is something my 10 year old would say. But, in this case C.R.A.P. isn’t what you think it is, it’s simply an acronym for 4 principles of graphic design coined by Robin Williams (no not the actor).
View More Do You Know C.R.A.P.? – ContrastSkyDrive – Cloud Computing
SkyDrive is a virtual drive that allows you to save, create and share documents, videos, pictures and training modules. The best part is that you get 25gb of storage space, while DropBox offers only 2gb.
View More SkyDrive – Cloud ComputingGraceful Ending
I facilitate a good number of live classes. In the beginning of my career one of my biggest challenges was ending my presentations gracefully. By this I mean, is my PowerPoint presentation would end and then flop back to my desktop view of PowerPoint, which I would drive me batty.
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