Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Last Week’s Most Clicked Learning Styles Are More Toxic Than We Thought News & Notes BrightSlide: Supercharge Your PowerPoint Design Productivity Ever feel like working in PowerPoint takes forever to do what you want? You can support my work by sharing it with the world, booking an advertising spot , or by buying me a coffee.

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BrightCarbon

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

She has an expansive breadth of knowledge covering all aspects of presentation creation and delivery, and she’s recognized as one of a handful of Microsoft North America PowerPoint MVPs. She’s also about to publish a book! Because throughout my training, development, and instructional design I was building PowerPoint presentations.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 4, 2020

It never fails that after building an e-learning course in Storyline, someone asks if they can get a PowerPoint version of the course. Today, we’ll look at a simple way to convert what you created in Storyline and make it a PowerPoint file. PowerPoint and Storyline are Different Applications. They aren’t.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Many organizations use PowerPoint templates to ensure that lessons are consistent and correctly branded. By importing PowerPoint into Captivate, you can retain that formatting and branding in your eLearning lessons as well. Open your copy of PowerPoint, and open the file you want to import into Captivate. by Jennie Ruby, COTP.

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Brilliant Teams

AUGUST 23, 2023

Boost Engagement: How to Convert PowerPoint Presentations to eLearning - Introduction Learn how to boost engagement by converting PowerPoint presentations to eLearning. The ability to convert traditional PowerPoint presentations into interactive eLearning modules is a game-changer for educators and businesses alike.

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Elucidat

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

We’ve pulled together the top five books every elearning designer should read, with help from our Elucidat community. These five books cover all the bases, from how people learn, to what makes learning and habits stick, and how to design with these elements in mind. All these books are pacy, practical, and actionable.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Many organizations use PowerPoint templates to ensure that lessons are consistent and correctly branded. By importing PowerPoint into Captivate, you can retain that formatting and branding in your eLearning lessons as well. Open your copy of PowerPoint, and open the file you want to import into Captivate. by Jennie Ruby, COTP.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

During the real-world, hands-on activities in this book, you will learn how to create eLearning projects from scratch, how to edit existing Camtasia projects, and how to leverage existing PowerPoint presentations as eLearning. The TechSmith Camtasia software does not come with this book. VitalSource as a PDF.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 9, 2018

We received the following distress email a few days ago:   I am using your workbook ( Adobe Captivate 2017: The Essentials ) and I'm in Module 11: Working with PowerPoint.   I have a PowerPoint (presentation) I created with voice recording. The PowerPoint imports just like the books says and the hyperlinks work.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 9, 2018

We received the following distress email a few days ago:   I am using your workbook ( Adobe Captivate 2017: The Essentials ) and I'm in Module 11: Working with PowerPoint.   I have a PowerPoint (presentation) I created with voice recording. The PowerPoint imports just like the books says and the hyperlinks work.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

First the gift card companies invent valentines day and then father’s day and now “Say No to PowerPoint&# week which is, I assume, an effort to sell more cards in a time of declining sales. As a Fastcompany short article states: Suffering from PowerPoint fatigue? Try these remedies… Avoiding Death by PowerPoint.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 9, 2018

We received the following distress email a few days ago:   I am using your workbook ( Adobe Captivate 2017: The Essentials ) and I'm in Module 11: Working with PowerPoint.   I have a PowerPoint (presentation) I created with voice recording. The PowerPoint imports just like the books says and the hyperlinks work.

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BrightCarbon

MAY 12, 2021

We’ve been investigating what gets lost in translation when you convert PowerPoint to Google Slides. If you’re a Google Drive user, you’ve probably noticed that when you open a PowerPoint file from your Drive, Google Slides is the first recommended program. Put down your translation books! We’ve all been there! Fonts & type.

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Mike Taylor

JANUARY 6, 2023

Creating Custom Graphics in PowerPoint with Kevin Thorn. In this TLDC webinar, Kevin Thorn shows how anyone can use PowerPoint to make custom graphic elements that will elevate any project. In this TLDC webinar, Kevin Thorn shows how anyone can use PowerPoint to make custom graphic elements that will elevate any project.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 9, 2019

Here’s a PowerPoint tip: build your e-learning course graphics in PowerPoint. PowerPoint is great for simple graphic design projects. All of those graphics were built in PowerPoint. All of those graphics were built in PowerPoint. I cover a lot of little PowerPoint tips. 00:00 | Introduction.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Technically converting a PowerPoint file to an “e-learning course” is fairly easy. You can import the slides into Storyline or just publish them from inside of PowerPoint with Articulate Studio 360. Here are three things to consider when converting a PowerPoint file into an e-learning course. Getting Started?

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Mike Taylor

JULY 22, 2022

Last week’s most clicked item: How to Loop a Sequence of PowerPoint Animations. Working With PowerPoint & PDFs in Canva. I started with PDFs and then discovered that you can also do it with PowerPoint and Word files as well. My favorite is always have at least three books with you. My mind has been blown!

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Read More: Army Brains: Kill PowerPoint, ‘Counterinsurgency Want Smart Leadership ? No More PowerPoint. If this year’s Unified Quest is any indication, PowerPoint hater H.R. Several participants derided the Army’s over-reliance on PowerPoint openly. No one quite articulated a vision of what comes after PowerPoint.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 19, 2010

by AJ George I am often asked how to get YouTube videos into a PowerPoint presentation, and, unless you're using the latest version (PowerPoint 2010), it's an understandable question.   Insert YouTube Videos into PowerPoint 2007 with Internet. In PowerPoint click the Office button. Click the OK button.

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Mike Taylor

JUNE 3, 2022

Read good books, have good sentences in your ears. 5 Ways to Reduce PowerPoint Overload. The science behind #PowerPoint overload & recommendations to reduce it. It is time to shift your thinking and change your PowerPoint habits to align with the way people learn. Be a good steward of your gifts. Protect your time.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Prior to our call, she had reviewed a number of other resources and books. I usually get something from clients to read and review: PowerPoint presentations, policy guidelines, technical documentation, etc. For the example in this post, I received a PowerPoint presentation used in their current training.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The good news is that now you can edit SVG images in PowerPoint. Unless of course, you know how to use PowerPoint. Insert & Edit SVG Image in PowerPoint. What you’ll do is convert the SVG image into an object that can be edited in PowerPoint. How to Edit SVG in PowerPoint Video Tutorial. Select the image.

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eLearningArt

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Did you know there are only 14 PowerPoint MVPs in the United States? These are the practitioners that Microsoft designates as the top experts… the PowerPoint and presentation ninjas. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to interview PowerPoint MVP Ellen Finkelstein. What’s your best PowerPoint tip?

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I’m often booked several months in advance, so I generally can’t work with clients who need someone to start immediately. I don’t spend a lot of time talking to people who just want me to make a PowerPoint prettier. As an aside, most of those leads didn’t turn into paying projects.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 15, 2019

Use PowerPoint to Transcribe Text for HTML5 E-Learning. The new version of PowerPoint has a dictate feature. PowerPoint transcribes the text and adds it to the slide. You can also send the file out to be verified and edited by others who use PowerPoint. This elearning 101 series and the free e-books will help.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

If you have content in Microsoft PowerPoint and need to use it for eLearning, you'll be happy to know that the top eLearning tools (Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, and TechSmith Camtasia) allow you to import PowerPoint content and then output HTML5 or videos. Kevin Siegel is the founder and president of IconLogic, Inc.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 24, 2018

PowerPoint’s one of my favorite multimedia applications. In fact, I regularly use PowerPoint to create the graphics and custom assets for my e-learning courses. Here are a few examples: Character graphics : I used PowerPoint and Studio 360 to create a circle avatar graphic. And this is where PowerPoint comes in handy.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 10, 2018

In a recent post, I showed how I use PowerPoint to build the graphics for my Rise courses. How to Create a 3D Pop-Out Graphic in PowerPoint. Then whatever you build in PowerPoint can be saved as an image. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. So today’s post shows how to do this.

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eLearning Industry

MARCH 12, 2019

The new option, called Books, allows companies to quickly turn office documents (PDF, Word, and PowerPoint) into eLearning courses which are easy to deliver online via an LMS or a corporate portal to train employees, customers, and partners. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Clear Lessons

MARCH 25, 2019

How to avoid death by PowerPoint . Bob Little shares some top tips from the experts to help you avoid the dreaded ‘death by powerpoint’ Even the dullest presentations can be transformed if presenters follow five principles: 1. PowerPoint and Keynote default settings won’t inspire an audience. Don’t rely on software.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 23, 2010

We are pleased to announce that our newest book, Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 for the Macintosh: The Essentials is now available. There is no faster way to master PowerPoint 2008 anywhere, at any price! Pick up this book on Monday morning, and you'll be on your way to being an expert by Tuesday afternoon.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 16, 2011

A lot of rapid elearning hinges on PowerPoint. That means your success building courses is influenced by how well you know PowerPoint. To help you learn more about PowerPoint I pulled together a solid list of PowerPoint resources. 5 PowerPoint tips essential for effective rapid elearning. Tips on Using PowerPoint.

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Adobe Captivate

MARCH 12, 2018

We received the following distress email a few days ago: I am using your workbook ( Adobe Captivate 2017: The Essentials ) and I’m in Module 11: Working with PowerPoint. I have a PowerPoint (presentation) I created with voice recording. The PowerPoint imports just like the books says and the hyperlinks work.

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TalentLMS

AUGUST 30, 2018

This is why my team and I put together this list of forty-eight books. The books are organized by category: Books recommended by training experts (4). Learning books (4). Corporate training books (3). Instructional design books (6). Instructional design books (6). Learning technology books (2).

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 30, 2018

The tutorial below shows how to create the video using 3D models in PowerPoint. Insert 3D Models in PowerPoint. PowerPoint comes with a number of 3D models. So it’s nice that PowerPoint supports the common 3D file formats. Here are the supported 3D formats for PowerPoint: FBX.OBJ.3MF.PLY.STL.GLB.

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Mindflash

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

For me, the best way to break the spell, is to read a new book, or even an old book as if I were reading it for the first time. I pulled out Better Then Bullet Points: Creating Engaging e-Learning with PowerPoint by Jane Bozarth. Furthermore, you are encouraged to do all of these things before you even open up PowerPoint.

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Adobe Captivate

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Here are 5 Instructional Design books you should add to your must-read list. Top 5 Instructional Design Books For Instructional Design Professionals. Here is a list of 6 of the best Instructional Design books , as well as tips to continually expand your own knowledge base. Measuring Instructional Results (by Robert F.

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