Scissortail's Learning Nest

AUGUST 29, 2022

Last week, I spent way more time than I probably should have working on my presentation slides for the Transitioning to Learning and Development Conference , which is happening this week. Since I’m talking about superpowers, I decided to use a superhero/comic book style for the presentation slides. Read to the end!

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BrightCarbon

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Think about it: if you’re presenting to a live audience, there’s no point having a slide like this one – a bunch of bullets with loosely connected images: It doesn’t look professional, the visuals don’t mean anything, and your audience can’t read and listen at the same time, so they’ll probably tune you out as your read through the bullet points.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 28, 2020

Perhaps there’s a way to reframe your slide content so that the information is delivered via reflective questions. The card selection is how you present what may have been bullet points or slides. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. Generally, we push bullet point after bullet point.

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eLearning Brothers

MARCH 15, 2016

So, the first couple of slides are the most important for any eLearning course. You need to answer the following questions in those slides to ensure that the learners stay on. How will it help me? You need not only depend on the stock photos. You may want to get the help of your SMEs to communicate with the audience.

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LearnDash

JULY 6, 2021

If you’re trying to remember what you learned, recalling the picture that was on the page when you read it can help. The more clearly the image is related to the course, the more it will help reinforce learning. If you’re creating slides for a presentation, add more slides before you start cramming too much information onto one.

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BrightCarbon

MAY 10, 2023

At BrightCarbon, we use visuals all the time to help tell stories , simplify core messages and engage people or compel them to action. In our blog post on how to create visual presentations and e-learning we outline how visuals play a big part in helping an audience understand a concept or story (so check that out for more of the theory).

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

This is fine until you need to make a change to the slide and the colors aren’t updating when you change the theme color. Our template developers have a simple technique to check the theme colors and make sure that they’re used throughout the various template slides. Everything on the slide should be bright yellow.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 11, 2015

The good news is that there are more than enough free stock images available, such as these three earlier posts where I shared 80 free stock photos , 45 free stock photos , and 60 more free stock photos. Here are some tips to help customize free stock photos to work with your courses.

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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. That helps us think about layouts in different ways. Examples of Free Stock Video Courses. Great use of stock video throughout. Find Free Stock Videos. Vimeo : miscellaneous free stock videos.

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Thinkdom

APRIL 12, 2024

The tool also comes with a wide range of options for stock photos and videos. ChatGPT is a tool that utilizes an LLM model that helps users generate desired responses based on prompts and directions. This means splitting the content into several theme-based slides.

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Adobe Captivate

JULY 27, 2018

In case you missed the July 19th webinar, “15 Ways to Market Your Training Program & Learning Tech,” I wanted to post: The slide deck which features some fun pics from Adobe Stock, and. The recording made available by Training Magazine. Creatively promote learning and development within your organization. •

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Making Change

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

In fact, the marketing department can help you write an email that will make people want to read the hamster-sharing policy. To do that, you invite the client to a quick needs analysis discussion, which you’ll disguise as a meeting to “help me understand the problem.” They’re experts in this stuff.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 5, 2023

Slide over an object to get access to quick information. Slide away from the object to hide the information. Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs Participate in the weekly e-learning challenges to sharpen your skills Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images.

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Fly Plugins

APRIL 2, 2024

However, almost 20% of the survey responses we received were from folks who didn’t need help with course creation at all. Prove that you’re the one to help alleviate that problem because you’ve done it already with proven results. Clearly communicate that you have a solution to that problem.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2023

Quiz Tip #3: Make the Quiz the Course Don’t start with slide after slide of content. You can’t insert fifty slides of content. This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help. And then you’ll have them in the course, learning what they need to know to pass the quiz. Getting Started?

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BrightCarbon

JANUARY 3, 2023

Both PowerPoint and Google Slides are regularly adding new features, making it easier for users to create more accessible presentations. We’re also expecting to see more requests for presentation slides with room left at the bottom for live caption generation. Will AI art help truly visualise meaning? Probably not.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I was reviewing some older presentations I found a slide regarding the topic of getting started with e-learning. On the slide I offered three helpful tips when getting started that still hold true today. That will help build courses less about a content dump and more about meeting measurable objectives. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 18, 2017

A lot of e-learning content starts with existing PowerPoint slides. Today we’ll look at a few considerations that will help make the conversion to interactive e-learning successful. There are a few core building blocks that help convert static information into interactive e-learning. We tend to push content out.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 19, 2022

My initial inclination was to build something in PowerPoint or Google slides, but I switched to Rise 360 and haven’t looked back. Creating the presentation in Rise 360 is just as fast as creating a slide. With Rise 360, I spend less time constructing the layout because I’m not starting with an empty slide. Getting Started?

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Mindflash

JUNE 1, 2010

Have you ever found yourself struggling to find a stock image with a transparent background? In fact, whenever I mention being a PowerPoint junkie and online training developer, I always get the same question: “What’s the easiest way to get rid of backgrounds on stock images?”. Let the Mindflash community help.

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LearnDash

MAY 19, 2022

The demand for content that both entertains and educates is growing and will likely continue to grow as Gen Z looks to platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram to find creators who help them become more knowledgeable about various topics. These platforms do, however, take a cut of monthly income in order to use the platform.

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BrightCarbon

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Read to the end to discover where we find our favourite free stock photography too! A few years ago, we were waxing lyrical about how Shutterstock lab’s Spectrum feature helped us find images in certain colours. This feature is helpful as it can help you fit images to brand guidelines or a design scheme.

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eLearning Brothers

JANUARY 31, 2018

When you need a little help getting to the next step in your eLearning development, come visit us! Whether you’re trying to master Lectora Online for the first time, or just need a refresher of a feature you don’t use often, these videos are here to help. 05 Changing Slide Background. 05 Changing Slide Background.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

All too often, I see courses that are nothing more than glorified and interactive PowerPoint slides. But if you have a clear understanding of the objectives, then you can design a course that will actually help your organization meet those objectives. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 8, 2021

Compliance training is often a challenge, but if the content is reframed and not just slides of bullets, it can be engaging. It also helps them see how the content is connected to what they do. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 24, 2022

However, one solution might be to get an enterprise Netflix account and insert that on the last slide using a web object. And there’s probably more creative ways to consume the time allotment than locking the slide navigation. Here are a few simple solutions to help work through this issue. Simple Solutions to Locked Navigation.

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Trivantis

OCTOBER 14, 2014

How boring is this e-Learning slide? This is a classic example of a slide that could benefit from some content chunking. Cheesy Stock Photos. Uh oh—I think someone forgot to read our “ Be a Stock Photography Model! Camera shy but need stock photo resources? How many photos of a cat does this slide really need?

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Or got to the file saves as options and save the slide itself as an image. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help. And format painted onto the other shapes. Whatever you create can be saved as an image. PowerPoint Tutorial.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 4, 2020

There are many reasons for this request, such as using the content for face-to-face training, wanting a slide deck for subject matter experts, or creating a PDF handout out of the slides. Storyline has an import PowerPoint feature to convert the PowerPoint slides to Storyline slides. I use 7zip (a free application).

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 19, 2016

Let’s face it, we’re not all graphic designers and it can be chore to get the right look for your slides. This is especially true if your slide is a little light on content. As you can see it’s pretty simple to implement but helps you create a clean and consistent look. Click here to view YouTube video.

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Mindflash

OCTOBER 21, 2010

While the advice was good, for me, more dos and don’ts aren’t really helpful. Having moved beyond the basics, I’m looking for cool techniques and new tools to augment my PowerPoint designs and help me take them from good to great. Tool #2: Wordle for Text-Heavy Slides.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

They help keep things consistent, provide a good starting structure, and they make it easy to swap and replace theme elements. All you want is a slide with a specific look and swap out the placeholders for your course content. You don’t want to change layouts, redesign the slide, add new elements, or customize colors.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Live Transcriptions & Closed Captions in Google Slide Presentations. Here’s an example of live transcription and closed captions in Google Slides. I find the transcription on Google Slides is a lot faster and a bit more accurate than in PowerPoint. This elearning 101 series and the free e-books will help.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 4, 2021

We copy and paste the policies over a series of slides. Make the slides pretty. You’re teaching people to be resourceful and understand what’s available to help them do their jobs. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. Policy training is a common type. And then add a quiz.

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CourseArc

APRIL 6, 2020

Who can help? The following checklist can help your organization in the transition to online learning: Is there institution-wide guidance from a curriculum or technology director that can be gathered in one place? . Are there slides and other materials that were included that can be used as a starting point? .

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 7, 2020

Here are three production tips and shortcuts from previous posts to help save time (and sanity) when building e-learning courses and online training. First, if you’re using Storyline 360, then you have a ton of templates and slides to use for your e-learning courses. This elearning 101 series and the free e-books will help.

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Making Change

JANUARY 10, 2017

I created two activities to help instructional designers practice the initial conversation with their client. The goal is to steer the conversation away from “Make me a course” and toward “Help me solve this performance problem.” Activity 1: Graphics and slides ate my brain. This is a weak activity.

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