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JANUARY 16, 2013

Provide the title of the session, the Twitter handle of the speaker if possible, and a very brief summary of what to expect (if the title doesn’t provide that itself). I look at it like this: if I read back my tweet stream from this session, would it at least provide an executive summary of the content?

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Don’t assume that all the ‘must have’ information provided by subject matter experts and stakeholders really is ‘must have’ Flex your editor’s elbow and be firm: if it doesn’t directly contribute to the learning outcomes, put it somewhere else. Stay focused. Image: ?????Salvatore

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Tips Compliance Training Virtual Classroom Voice 73

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

Group job roles into risk categories or use a pre-test to identify gaps in knowledge, then point each user to what they specifically need to know (information overload = disengaged learners). You can see the slides from my session on user-focused design for gold-standard compliance training in my last blog post or on SlideShare.) Image: ?????

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AUGUST 9, 2010

If the learner has to expend energy deciphering the pertinent information from the extra add-ons, they are more likely to not retain the information presented in the program. Which would explain why many learners are unable to retain much information from a text-only presentation that is 20 slides in length.

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JANUARY 14, 2013

One of the things that sets the best conference tweeters (I was going to include some examples here, but got so many suggestions it’s become a separate post !) Don’t just read the summary for each session you plan to attend. apart from the average conference tweeter is preparation. Review and research the session content.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

The way I do this is to create what I call a ‘screen type index’ I put this at the start of every storyboard I write to give me that at-a-glance big picture information. However, it’s also important to keep an eye on the big picture and how each individual screen fits into the context of the course. Bookmark the permalink.

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