Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Created for PC users by PowerPoint experts at BrightCarbon , the BrightSlide add-in will help you create, polish, and edit presentations at speed. Grab this fantastic add-in for free to update slides in seconds, tidy up your tables, make rapid shape adjustments and more! If you ever work in PowerPoint you should have this!

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Learning Visions

APRIL 5, 2007

Thursday, April 05, 2007 More on PowerPoint and Instructional Design Continuing the PowerPoint conversation begun yesterday here and picked up by Clive on Learning: Dont blame PowerPoint.and Quintus Joubert PowerPoint vs. Interactive Learning. Instead, put them into your Notes. This is all basic ID stuff, I suppose.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 6, 2007

Friday, April 06, 2007 David Byrne and PowerPoint Remember back in 2003, when David Byrne published a book (described by AP Technology Writer Rachel Konrad as a " coffee table book for nerds ") called E.E.E.I. Oh that David Byrne, hes so creative and alternative co-opting PowerPoint like that. The noted Edward Tufte blames PowerPoint.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

For the most part these characters can be created in PowerPoint so you don’t need other tools. Here are some posts that should help you do this: Little Known Ways to Create Your Own Graphics Using PowerPoint. PowerPoint 2010+ has a remove background feature that works well in most cases. But you still have some flexibility.

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Performance Learning Productivity

AUGUST 27, 2015

Dropbox has also removed the embarrassment of arriving somewhere far-flung from home to find the workshop materials or keynote slides are still sitting on the office computer or on a memory stick that’s fallen under the bed in my hotel room. 25 years ago the Boston Consulting Group was predicting a future of virtually free telecommunications.

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E-learning Uncovered

AUGUST 28, 2014

The interaction on slide 34 doesn’t work for me.”. The text on slide 15 doesn’t fit in the text box.”. October 21 – 22 | E-Learning Heroes Roadshow | Boston, MA. October 24 | 25 Things You Didn’t Know PowerPoint Could Do | Tampa, FL. The course isn’t working right. You want to be helpful.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 12, 2012

Or subject matter experts hand you a bunch of PowerPoint slides that they want to turn into elearning courses. Put Your Hands Up & Step Away from that PowerPoint File. You’re handed a PowerPoint file and some other documents. We start on slide one, make some adjustments, and then move on to slide 2.

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Limestone Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2023

PT: PowerPoint and AI to Create Better Presentations, Faster Microsoft and others are incorporating AI tools into PowerPoint, allowing people to benefit from the technological leaps, while still using familiar tools. Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 9 a.m.–10 Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 11 a.m.–12 Join Bridget K.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 11, 2009

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Jane Bozarth: Better than Bullet Points Jane Bozarth : Better than Bullet Points: Creating Engaging eLearning with PowerPoint. Why PowerPoint? Frustration with eLearning: Becomes dumping ground for slides, text, content All the fun stuff kept for the classroom. 73 slides of text. Not PPT 101.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 14, 2012

I get a lot of questions about how to move past the PowerPoint look when building rapid elearning courses. My first suggestion if you’re working with PowerPoint is to step away from the original content. Here’s a free PowerPoint template that features 10 layout options and also comes with a Quizmaker file. See it in action here.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 28, 2012

Copy and paste the sliver onto your course slide. Stretch the sliver to fit the slide. PowerPoint’s No Longer a Slideshow Freak! Learn a bunch of PowerPoint tips and tricks. September 27: Boston, MA ( ADAPT ). Learn the PowerPoint tips & tricks that you’d never learn from a book. Super easy, huh?

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 10, 2016

Because of this many of you have been using the free stock images sites , the free images in the community , and downloading the free vector images which you can edit in PowerPoint. This works fine, but it sure is handy having quicker access to the right images while you’re building the slide. Free Clip Art via Pickit.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 25, 2017

Ever take a course where each slide or screen looks different than the other? This usually happens because the developer is building slide to slide. What happens is that they make design decisions at the slide level as they work. Boston: July 18 & 19. Visual Design Mistake 3: Inconsistent Visual Style.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 3, 2016

A while back we had a great challenge on how to use video as the slide background in your elearning courses. July 26 & 27 (Boston, MA). Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. Video backgrounds also force us to think how we’ll lay out the content to accentuate the video. Register here.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 9, 2017

No one likes to look at 800-slide courses where every screen looks the same. Boston: July 18 & 19. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. What’s in the Professional Portfolio? The portfolio is intended to highlight your skills and experience. Keep it short. Register here.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Your employees in Sydney, Australia don’t have to stay up past midnight to get the training your Boston, MA employees receive at 8 a.m. Plus, you can import PowerPoint slides directly into Camtasia, making it perfect for creating videos from any presentation-based training. Formal vs. informal training videos.

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Learning Visions

MAY 12, 2009

Do you use audio on every slide because the client says people will think its broken if you dont? This applies particularly where text and sound are likely to be used (notably the studies on PowerPoint and speech). Free Articulate & Moodle Seminars in Boston and Ch. Whats your take on using audio in eLearning? conveyer belt.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 19, 2016

If you want a good elearning developer you should look for one who can do more than great looking bullet point slides. Don’t expect the hiring manager to click through 30 slides to get to the one interesting interaction. That guarantees that the reviewer won’t click past the first slide. Scenario driven content.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

September 27: Boston, MA ( ADAPT ). Join David Anderson has he shares some cool PowerPoint tips & tricks that you’d never learn from a book. Two sessions: PowerPoint’s No Longer a Slide Show Freak and Practical Approaches to Building Successful Communities. It just depends on what you choose to do. It’s not too late.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

Heres what I recall: They created a set of powerpoint slides. Lets just say, a set of slide were created by someone. They had the SME record the audio for the slides. I Say Instructional Designer, You Say Tomah-toe Reminder: Boston & Chicago Articulate/Moodle Semin. For now, this is all heresay.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 15, 2012

Quick just-in-time tutorials like this one on cropping images in PowerPoint. September 27: Boston, MA ( ADAPT ). Three Sessions: PowerPoint’s No Longer a Slide Show Freak and Practical Approach to Building Successful Communities (October 23) and Articulate Storyline: Advanced E-learning Made Simple (October 24).

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

In a recent post we looked at ways to build interactive elearning even if using PowerPoint to build the courses. So in today’s post I’ll show you how I created the PowerPoint interaction. This lets us look at some essential production tips when using PowerPoint to build interactive elearning. PowerPoint Tutorials.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 13, 2012

I’ve seen buttons turned sideways and in different places just because there was no room on the slide or the designer wanted it to look different. An E-Learning Heroes Roadshow workshop where we’ll look at ways to build elearning courses and learn some great PowerPoint tips. September 27: Boston, MA ( ADAPT ). Details coming.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 13, 2012

I’ve seen buttons turned sideways and in different places just because there was no room on the slide or the designer wanted it to look different. An E-Learning Heroes Roadshow workshop where we’ll look at ways to build elearning courses and learn some great PowerPoint tips. September 27: Boston, MA ( ADAPT ). Details coming.

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 10, 2010

When developing PowerPoint slides to use in web conference training follow these guidelines: Simplify content. I primarily used the eLearning Learning and Communities and Networks sites and used Conference , Online Facilitation of Conferences , Online Interaction in Conferences , Moderating Online Interaction , and others.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 11, 2017

Free PowerPoint Template. You can download the PowerPoint template here. Here are the basic steps: Create a slide for the font characters. I like to create a single slide for each wingding font. I like to create a single slide for each wingding font. Boston: July 18 & 19. Sign up using the links below.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 5, 2017

And I did it all in PowerPoint. Here’s a PowerPoint tutorial with more detail. PowerPoint Hack: Start with Matching Graphics. In the case of my presentation, I started with these three images: And with those three images, I was able to create various distinct slides. PowerPoint Hack: Identify Content Buckets.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2008

This manufacturing process training course was originally delivered as a four hour plus death-by-PowerPoint classroom session (if you could see the original PPT source content, youd begin glazing over within a few slides). And to be honest, it wasnt quite Six Sigma, but close. They trust you. Quack quack. John 5:38 AM Vinnie said.

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eLearning Weekly

JULY 10, 2009

When developing PowerPoint slides to use in web conference training follow these guidelines: Simplify content. Mary is a graduate of Boston University and resides with her family in New Hampshire. Use a large, bold, simple font like Arial. Have no more than 6 to 8 lines of text per page (fewer are better).

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 19, 2012

To keep it simple we’ll use PowerPoint, but the ideas should work regardless of the tool you use. I created them as shapes in PowerPoint. Option 1: Create Master Slide Panels & Layouts. Use PowerPoint’s master slides to create the layouts. Then apply it to a slide and add content within the panel.

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Learning Visions

JULY 10, 2007

Karl: "The two of the most used items for synchronous learning are lectures via PowerPoint and software training (app sharing)." $199 I think it might be helpful to include a slide upfront in your presentation clearly outlining all of the pricing options and whats available. 199 for a printed copy of the full report.$995

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 17, 2007

Karl explained some of the real basics to me as we went along -- how to do "Mouselook" for a better zoom (very useful if youre looking at a PowerPoint slide in SL -- the quality of the graphics is often quite poor); how to make your avatar laugh and do other gestures. I got stuck in a car on Nissan island. Couldnt get out.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 3, 2012

I was helping someone the other day clean up a PowerPoint-based elearning course. This file demonstrated common issues with many PowerPoint slides: Inconsistent use of design elements. The subject matter expert created boxes on the slides. None of this was a factor in the original slides.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

8 Time Saving Tips: Build Template Slides. However the core features and functionality can be established upfront and then saved as a template slide. Do this before they get to a slide with media that may be turned up to loud. There are a few core slides that are in most courses. October 21 & 22 : Boston, MA.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

No More Death by PowerPoint. Spending your days and nights toiling away on a killer slide set? In preparation for my conversation on PowerPoint is Tyranny midday Wednesday, I took an impromptu survey on what makes for a conference great… or a loser. Need to develop one? 48 people have responded. Here are the raw results.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 21, 2012

When building rapid elearning with PowerPoint it can be a challenge to get away from linear courses. For one, PowerPoint’s original intent is creating presentations. The good thing is that PowerPoint isn’t limited to linear elearning. This is one of my favorite demos that shows what’s possible with PowerPoint.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 17, 2016

Many of them are very basic–consisting of mostly slides, simple graphics, and bullet points. A slide with bullet point content isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However, slide after slide of this type of content isn’t the most effective way to engage and teach people. July 26 & 27 (Boston, MA).

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