Mike Taylor

MARCH 5, 2021

This weekend I’ll be working on some DevLearn proposals that I’m excited about. PowerPoint’s New AutoFix Feature. Formatting PowerPoint slides and making them “perfect” can be time consuming and frustrating. PowerPoint has rolled out a new feature called Autofix to help with that. Happy Friday!

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Handy PowerPoint workaround to replace fonts from @BrightCarbon. link] – Convert, optimize, and resize your images online in only one easy click and for free. October 22-25: DevLearn Pre-Conference Workshop & Concurrent Session. Habit-forming pesentation hacks with Nir Eyal [podcast]. Conference Roundup.

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

You can use Office Lens to convert images to PDF, Word and PowerPoint files, and you can even save images to OneNote or OneDrive. DevLearn is going digital. Whimsical – Communicate visually at the speed of thought – collaborative flowcharts, wireframes, sticky notes, and mind maps. Conferences & Learning Events.

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 12, 2012

There are lots of them, for lots of reasons: trainers converted, lack of degree, old-style instruction, myths, templates, the list goes on. The tools are similarly focused on optimizing the efficiency of translating PDFs and Powerpoints into content with a quiz. One of the causes is unenlightened designers.

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eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 29, 2014

DevLearn – Las Vegas – Good show, and IMO, this year’s was the best one yet. And the winner is… DevLearn, Las Vegas. I announced the winner back in October at DevLearn, so please excuse the repeat here. Please remember to use the add-in, you need PowerPoint 2013. . that was an important factor.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2011

If you’re building rapid elearning courses, then most likely you’re using PowerPoint. Despite all of the lamenting about bad PowerPoint presentations, the fact remains that PowerPoint the application is quite powerful and offers a lot of flexibility (and capability). See How Easily You Can Create Graphics in PowerPoint.

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eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 20, 2013

It comes with a “LMS” which is some analytics – similar to what is happening in the space (have to attend DevLearn to find out what that means. UI is similar to PowerPoint. For beginners or those who want to build a course and like the PowerPoint UI appearance. PowerPoint add-in – appears in the ribbon.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2011

PowerPoint’s designed as a presentation tool. While the application is versatile and great for elearning, many people still struggle to get past the PowerPoint look because the features are designed to encourage the use of the templates. PowerPoint has similar versatility which I’ve shown repeatedly on the blog.

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Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

DECEMBER 1, 2011

NPR Story - Text + Audio Dr. Michio Kaku opened up DevLearn this year. Buying ANOTHER system and forcing your users to learn and manage BOTH is not likely to win you any converts to support your learning solution. At DevLearn, Dr. Kaku made the case for some very radical new technologies coming in 10, 30, 50, and even 100 years.

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eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

However, there are authoring tool vendors, who still think PowerPoint can be an authoring solution. At a trade show, DevLearn, there was a vendor who had a phrase, with some words that followed suit. Today, Storyline offers both avenues, dominKnow does too, and the list goes on. Shame on them. No peeps for you.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 2, 2011

Save Time with These 3 Rapid E-Learning Tips : You’ll only save time and make your job easier with these three PowerPoint elearning tips. You can also download a PowerPoint template. Get more life out of your graphic assets by converting them to silhouettes. November 1: Las Vegas, NV (Elearning Guild)— Devlearn.

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

I only got to attend two sessions when I was at DevLearn in San Jose and both happened to be about m-learning. Leslie demonstrated how easy it was to narrate a PowerPoint presentation, export it as an MP4 video and play it back on a video iPod. Of course I love them as gadgets, but it annoys me how fiddly they are to use.

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Create Slides and a Detailed Leave-Behind Document in a Single PowerPoint File. Dave Paradi has a creative solution for creating a single PowerPoint file that is designed to serve both as your presentation slides and the handouts for your audience. DevLearn is going digital. A few other things just because I can.

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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Some people might convert their PPT to a video (it can be done) OR they have that production facility and shoot their own high quality videos OR they purchase 3rd party content video courses. The biggest and best known of the initial RCATs is Articulate Studio, which uses PowerPoint as a cornerstone to their product. .

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 19, 2011

And besides, the rapid elearning tools are so easy to use there’s not much of a difference in production time between creating a job aid and converting a PowerPoint file to Flash. November 1: Las Vegas, NV (Elearning Guild)— Devlearn. But what they miss is that people want to leverage the multimedia capabilities of the software.

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Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

OCTOBER 12, 2007

So if the goal of the training is to be compliant then you're wasting your money doing anything more than just a simple converted powerpoint with a test at the end. started it ;-) DevLearn - The eLearning Development Conference & Expo Co-located with the Adobe Learning Summit November 5-9, 2007 San Jose, CA. It is what it is.a

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Clive on Learning

JULY 4, 2007

With the script now 1/3 complete and with a session agreed at the eLearning Guild's DevLearn 2007 in San Jose in November, my mind is turning to how I can convert this script into a half-decent piece of e-learning to show all those folks who come along to take a look.

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 28, 2022

I’m heading home from DevLearn this morning and as always it was energizing to spend time in-person with my tribe of fellow learning pros. Scormify lets you easily convert your content into SCORM-compliant eLearning courses for any LMS. Convertio is a life-saver when you need to convert file formats. Abraham Lincoln.

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Mike Taylor

JULY 15, 2022

Quicktools is a collection of online tools to design, edit, and convert your digital creations. Auxi is billed as the “smartest PowerPoint add-in” which has some pretty cool looking AI features. VOV Pitstop Antwerp – September 15 DevLearn Las Vegas – October 24-28. How was this week’s newsletter? Help me improve.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

PowerPoint has some great animation features. Today, I’d like to introduce you to a simple PowerPoint add-in that makes working with motion path’s a cinch. PowerPoint Motion Paths 101. The motion paths are found in the animation section of PowerPoint. Get More Control of PowerPoint Motion Paths. Align motion paths.

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 30, 2020

How to make your PowerPoint presentations more accessible. Use these simple techniques to make your PowerPoint presentations more accessible. Icograms Designer — Create your own 3D-looking Map, Illustration and Infographics from Isometric Icons within minutes Convertio — File Converter — Easy tool to convert files online.

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Limestone Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 12PM – 1PM PT: Teach Learners Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving Using Web-Tools eLearning and most technology-assisted learning are data dumps or glorified PowerPoint presentations. Quickly convert video projects into engaging, interactive projects that enhance learning and improve retention.

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Mike Taylor

AUGUST 24, 2018

Designer Q&A: Pushing the Limits of PowerPoint Animation. You’ve gotta see this to believe it is created in PowerPoint! (He He exported it as a video for easy viewing, and here is a link to the PowerPoint file if you don’t believe it.). (He VectorMagic -Easily Convert JPG, PNG, GIF Files to PDF, SVG, EPS Vectors.

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Steve Howard

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Would it help your productivity if, instead of them creating PowerPoint or Word documents that you copy/paste into Captivate, you could create templates for them that they could easily build into? This uses a special engine that converts text inputted as closed captions into audio that is saved into the published file.

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