Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

In this CreativePro Network article, Nolan Haims shares how to manage your slide content like a pro with the powerful features of PowerPoint’s Selection Pane. This is hugely helpful for layering items, hiding/unhiding, renaming and one of my favorites – locking slide objects. PicMaker is a free online graphic design tool.

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Mayer’s Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning and how “spicing up” your slides can actually negatively impact your audience’s learning. Affinity Designer | download the beta for this free professional desktop publishing app. iLoveIMG | A fast, free web app for easy image modification. Conference News.

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today I’m in the midst of final preparations for DevLearn in Las Vegas next week. I’m leading a full-day pre-con certificate workshop on Tuesday with Bianca Baumann, a Morning Buzz session on workplace curation Wednesday morning, a session on curation Thursday morning and showing some work in demofest Thursday evening.

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Mike Taylor

JUNE 14, 2019

While you’re at it, check out Jenny’s recent Learning Solution slide deck “Show Me What You Got: Simulation as Assessment”. Better Slides for People In a Hurry. Simple, quick, and easy tips for an easy upgrade to your PowerPoint slides by smartly using SmartArt. Freemium – you gotta have tools and who doesn’t like free?

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Using custom fonts in your PowerPoint slide decks has been a bit of a challenge for a long time. You like free right? Marker Mark SVG Font – Nice hand written font free for both personal and commercial use. Ten Best Free Graphic Design Courses. Learn more in my Speaking and Workshop Information Sheet.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

In today’s post, I’ll show you how to build a laptop monitor inspired by the free laptop image file you can get from the psdGraphics site. I also added the tutorial to the last slide for those who can’t access the Screenr tutorial. 80 for an all day workshop is a good value and worth the trip if you’re close to Nebraska.

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

I’m in Washington DC this week leading an Articulate Storyline workshop at the ATD mothership. If you ever build slides (and who doesn’t?) Give Microsoft Teams a go for free. I enjoy sharing my ideas and experience with corporate professionals via workshops, keynote presentations, podcasts, and webinars. Conference News.

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Twas the weekend before DevLearn and all through the house the speakers are buzzing taking care of all the last-minute tweaks to their slides and other details. (At If you’re there, I’ll be doing a pre-conference workshop along with a concurrent session, morning buzz and serving as a DevLearn ambassador.

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E-learning Uncovered

JULY 15, 2014

6 Feedback Master fro Slide Layers. #7 Here are some of my pictures from the event: Lastly, feel free to check out the workshop page to see details about the other presentations. October 27, 2014 | DevLearn Pre-Conference Workshop: E-Learning 101 | Las Vegas, NV. 2 Format Painter. #3 3 Change Picture. #4

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Audience Connect for Google Slides: Turning passive listeners into active participants. Download a master bundle of 35 “Design Thinking” templates for free. October 22-25: DevLearn Pre-Conference Workshop & Concurrent Session. Speaking and Workshop Information Sheet. A few other things just because I can.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 4, 2015

I found a free desktop image made available by Anastasia Kolisnichenko. I used the free image to create an interactive course prototype for an upcoming workshop activity. The template is free for you to download and use as you wish. You do have some options to customize if you get an.EPS version of the free download.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 24, 2019

20+ Free Creative PowerPoint Templates For Your Next Project. Almost all of us need to create slide decks at some time or another. Material Icons Library – Free collection of 1000+ icons. October 22-25: DevLearn. Speaking and Workshop Information Sheet. I’m super curious to hear what your experience has been?

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Mike Taylor

MARCH 5, 2021

This weekend I’ll be working on some DevLearn proposals that I’m excited about. Formatting PowerPoint slides and making them “perfect” can be time consuming and frustrating. PDF Candy — Edit PDF files with PDF Candy – a free online PDF editor. Speaking and Workshop Information Sheet. Happy Friday!

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Feel free to let me know if you have any questions that I can help you with! 29 Great Slide Layouts – great to start or build your design swipe file. 700 Free Images for Your Next Design Project. 29 Great Slide Layouts – great to start or build your design swipe file. A few other things just because I can.

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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.”. I believe the time savings alone is a great reason to make this free website your starting point for troubleshooting. September 24 | Free eLearning Guild Webinar: Streamlining Your eLearning Production Process for Efficiency.

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Mike Taylor

JUNE 7, 2019

Get Apple’s new typeface, New York for free here. Background Burner is a free online tool for removing backgrounds from images. Create a free account and upload your files to begin. 5 Free Image And Photo Editing Tools For Non-Designers. You can browse slides, handouts and other resources from ATD ICE 2019 here.

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

(There is also a similar option available for Google Slides). tools] Explore is a FREE online chart maker & visual data tool for all your spreadsheet data. powerpoint] 85 animated PowerPoint callouts free for download. Call for Speakers: DevLearn is now accepting speaking proposals through March 6. Join my email list.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 16, 2011

The following tips provide ideas on organizing your content and connecting with those who look at the slides (or elearning screens). 3 Ways to Make Your Picture Fit Your Slide. Choose Slide Colors Like a Pro. Trouble Aligning Objects on Your Slides? Create Sexy Curved Lines in Your Slides. Use Drawing Guides.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

You can find a lot of stock images for free. Free download to help you get started. I tried it myself at the workshop in Denver, which you can see below. In Storyline , insert a character on the slide and then save as an image. Save the modified image and insert on your Storyline slide. It’s easy enough to do.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 9, 2012

In today’s post we’ll look at two free applications you can use to synchronize your files between your computer and a network drive or Dropbox folder. SyncToy is a free application from Microsoft. Here are the rest of my workshops for 2012. I’ll be at Devlearn in Las Vegas. Rapid E-Learning Design Workshop.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 26, 2011

Convert Static Images on the Slide: You can also add the image to the slide. Use the free images you get with Microsoft Office Online or buy some from sites like istockphotos. Convert Simple Clip Art: Don’t limit yourself to real images, feel free to experiment with some of the clip art that’s available to you.

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 9, 2020

I’ve bumped up against the limits of the free Mailchimp account that brings this to your mailbox. Simply upload your slides as a PDF, and we’ll turn them into a beautiful online experience. Start for free building your very own text message microlearning courses with a learning management system (LMS) built for speed.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

The process is very easy: Create a slide with a header and footer shape. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Workshops & Events (2015). Community-based elearning workshops focused on practical tips & tricks. Going to Devlearn?

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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Shameless Plug – I now offer a service where I can come or do it virtually, a presentation, 1/2 day or full-day workshop for L&D, HR, Training, EdTech, Education (association) folks who need a strategy and approach with Gen-AI and AI (machine learning is one type). Once OpenAI launches GPT-5, that slides under the model.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2011

However, if you go outside the box and edit the questions in slide view, you can make the quiz look like anything. In both examples above, we used the blank slide feature for most of the content and then added a multiple choice question to do the branching. November 1: Las Vegas, NV (Elearning Guild)— Devlearn.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 30, 2011

So any time you can find a free solution, you’ve won. Now let’s go back to Urtak and discuss how we could use a free tool like this in elearning. 80 for an all day workshop is a good value and worth the trip if you’re close to Nebraska. I’m also doing a free Articulate jam session while in town. Details to follow.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 4, 2011

And as far as conferences, I’ll be at the usual ones like ASTD ICE and Devlearn. Here Are More Than 200 Free Rapid E-Learning Tutorials. Rapid E-Learning Workshop: How to Create a Tabbed Notebook. Here’s a Boatload of Free Hand-Drawn Graphics. Bunch of Free Stuff. Here’s a Free PowerPoint E-Learning Template.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

If you want to recommend a good resource or performance consulting blog, feel free to mention it in the comments section. Tidbits: I’ll be doing a workshop for the Lincoln ASTD and then a free Articulate jam session. PowerPoint’s No Longer a Slide Show Freak. November 1: Las Vegas, NV (Elearning Guild)— Devlearn.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 5, 2011

On top of all of that, applications like PowerPoint provide a lot of free graphics and templates and it’s easy to rely on those for the design part of the course. However, when I advanced a few slides I was confused. 80 for an all day workshop is a good value and worth the trip if you’re close to Nebraska. Details to follow.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2011

You can do a search online for “CRAP design” and find all sorts of free help. Microsoft Provides Free Resources. If you don’t want to learn to do the illustrations, you’re more than welcome to download them from the community since I’ve made them all available for free. Rapid E-Learning Workshop: How to Create a Tabbed Notebook.

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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. Speaking and Workshop Information Sheet.

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Mike Taylor

MARCH 1, 2019

By renaming slide objects with a !! PixelMob – Search thousands of royalty-free photos from around the web. OneLinePlayer : The simplest free web video player without branding and quality loss, which loads 2x faster than others and support HQ previews. Speaker Proposals: DevLearn submissions are now open through March 15.

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eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

And interestingly several of the posts are around John Seely Brown’s keynote at DevLearn. Understanding the Tools of the Social Learning Landscape - Free as in Freedom , November 2, 2010I am with Mark Oelhert this morning in his all day workshop about the tools of the Social Learning Landscape. Here’s some of what I found.

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Jay Cross

JANUARY 2, 2010

Two hours of high-quality video from a cam that slides into your pocket. Workshop participants practice project elevator pitches. We are outspoken advocates of curriculum-free, interactive, self-service learning. Workshops. Here are some things I learned from in the past six months. I bought a Flip HD. Design Thinking.

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Mike Taylor

JULY 29, 2022

Business news doesn’t have to be dry and dense…make your mornings more enjoyable, for free. I’m excited to be working on not one but TWO DevLearn full day pre-conference workshops this year. Slides With Friends is a ready collection of decks for ice breakers and other interactive activities.

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eLearning Learning Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

4 Free Tools to Help Get Your PowerPoint from Good to Great , October 21, 2010 Continuing the recent trend of PowerPoint in the news , I stumbled upon an article in USA Today that provided some tips and advice for designing more engaging presentations. Tool #2: Wordle for Text-Heavy Slides. October 2010 did not disappoint!

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Mike Taylor

MARCH 8, 2019

Paste – Interesting option for building slides online. Your L&D Organization as Competitive Advantage by Karl Kapp ( @KKapp ) on Lynda (Check your local library for free access.). Speaker Proposals: DevLearn submissions are now open through March 15. Speaking and Workshop Information Sheet.

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