great way to get out of the PowerPoint look is to create screens that hold content in different ways. They also included the original PowerPoint files. And if you want the PowerPoint files to deconstruct them, you can download from here. If you’d like me to come to your area, the best bet is to connect with a group like your local ISPI or ASTD chapter and have them contact me. November 1: Las Vegas, NV (Elearning Guild)— Devlearn. November 12: Los Angeles, CA (ISPI)—Articulate Workshop. WARNING: Course context is everything. Folder. TV Monitor. Laptop. MORE >>

The cool thing is that all of these are created in PowerPoint; so you can learn to build your own. Recently, community member Efrat Maor shared a bunch of displays and free PowerPoint templates that she created. Download the PowerPoint template here. If you want the PowerPoint templates to make modifications to the graphics above, you’ll find them in the PowerPoint templates section here. Hope you enjoy the free graphics and PowerPoint templates. November 1: Las Vegas, NV (Elearning Guild)— Devlearn. In today’s post, I’m adding a few more. MORE >>

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). Little Known Ways to Create Your Own Graphics Using PowerPoint. This has helped me develop some basic illustration techniques and taught me how to get more out of PowerPoint. m a big advocate of visiting some of the illustration tutorials online and applying them to PowerPoint. MORE >>

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. November 1: Las Vegas, NV (Elearning Guild)— Devlearn. November 12: Los Angeles, CA (ISPI)—Articulate Workshop. Because of my job, I get to look at a lot of elearning courses. One thing common to quite a few is that they lack a graphic design sense and structure. This makes sense on a few fronts. First, most of the people I talk to don’t have a graphic design background. Getting Started. Simple and easy follow. MORE >>

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. November 1: Las Vegas, NV (Elearning Guild)— Devlearn. November 12: Los Angeles, CA (ISPI)—Articulate Workshop. I like to keep things simple so I usually package ideas around three key points. It all started when I was taught that there are three steps to getting things done: Prepare to do the job. Do it. Then clean up when you’re done. But it did provide some clear steps to guide me. MORE >>