Making Change

JULY 31, 2017

When we talk about writing style, we can get bogged down in personal preferences that are hard to communicate. They also manage to get a high readability score while using terms like “oakleaf hydrangea” and “personalized wrench.” Use strong verbs instead of wimpy “is.” Quantify, quantify.

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TOPYX LMS

JANUARY 12, 2017

Compared to traditional learning, microlearning may seem a little wimpy. eLearning prevents organizations from having to pay for classroom space, in-person instructors, paper products, and utilities (heat, electricity, water, etc.). This differs from traditional learning situations. In reality, though, it is powerful.

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Making Change

AUGUST 5, 2009

Learning objectives are wimpy. A typical learning objective focuses on what each person supposedly needs to know, ignoring whether this knowledge will actually lead to useful action. Which objective are you more likely to fund? Build a home for a displaced family in Sudan. Describe how to build a home for a displaced family in Sudan.

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TOPYX LMS

JANUARY 12, 2017

Compared to a traditional learning situation in which students may read huge amounts of textbook pages in one sitting, microlearning may seem a little wimpy. eLearning prevents organizations from having to pay for classroom space, in-person instructors, paper products, and utilities (heat, electricity, water, etc.).

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OpenSesame

OCTOBER 7, 2013

And clients don’t want wimpy objectives. Wimpy objectives use what are considered to be weak verbs. Her personal goal in life is to find the best cheeseburger on the planet. One of the most essential and challenging components to designing training is creating the learning objective. What’s the program objective?”

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OpenSesame

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

In fact, every single day at work in the United States, one person dies a painful death from shock, electrocution or arc flash. This makes our sun look wimpy at its comparatively cool 10,000 degrees. . Arc flash training is serious business—deadly serious. People die from a lack of knowledge on this topic.

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