Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Can we pause for a moment to appreciate what goes into getting nearly 200 teenagers to do anything – let alone performing music while marching in complex formations and perfectly in sync!?!!? What I’m Listening To Another serendipitous music discover this week. Podcast This is the conversation that caught my ear this week.

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 1, 2021

One of the influences she has on me is music and she is constantly introducing me to new artists like Mother Mother and the Arctic Monkeys. Sometimes she even likes some of my “old” music. I’m very grateful for the time I get to spend with my daughter. Whose influence are you grateful for? Thanks for reading! Tools & Tips.

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

What I’m Listening To Of course, I have to set a late 80’s musical vibe when I’m spending the day back on my college campus. It’s like having a presentation pro whisper secrets in your ear! BrightSlide is a free add-in that makes it super fast to design, fix up, and change your presentations. Thanks for reading!

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Mike Taylor

DECEMBER 3, 2021

What I’m Listening to: Spotify just served up my most liked music of 2021 in my Spotify Wrapped playlist. Virtual Presentation Tips. These days just practically everyone is presenting virtually in one form or another. I bet you’ll find some things that can benefit your online presentations – I did! Thanks for reading!

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Mike Taylor

AUGUST 27, 2021

What I’m Listening to: This morning I’m working along to this big collection of instrumental versions of pop cover music. Beyond a Presentation: Designing Beautiful Documents in PowerPoint with Tom Howell. The Science of Motivation with Charlotte Blank on the Standard Deviations podcast. If you do, you will never cease to grow.”

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Mike Taylor

AUGUST 6, 2021

The music I put at the top of this newsletter is consistently one of the most clicked links every week. So I thought you might like this collection of music from the Trello blog that can add some new listening options for you. What is your favorite music to work to? I’m a fan of working along to these “Lo-Fi” options.

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Trivantis

JUNE 16, 2014

Do you need to be listening to music, or a book on tape, no matter what you’re doing? If you answered no, well, you should read this blog anyway because your e-Learners are going to love YOU when you present them with… a podcast! Why am I so excited about a podcast? Do you remember things better when you hear them?

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Mike Taylor

DECEMBER 1, 2023

What I’m Listening To I’ve been reminiscing and listening to music that was always on around campus back when I was in college at Miami. Register here: [link] Podcast This is the conversation that caught my ear this week. Check out previous episodes in the Friday Finds podcast playlist. Thanks for reading! Where’s Mike?

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Mike Taylor

MAY 12, 2023

What I’m Listening To: I’ve have liked Landon Conrath’s music for awhile now but never knew who he was – I do now and he’s definitely a favorite. Check out this insightful podcast with Sarah Mercier on the power of xAPI in #eLearning! Subscribe for free Podcasts These are the podcasts that caught my ear this week.

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Mike Taylor

DECEMBER 23, 2022

What I’m Listening To: I discovered these remixes of classic Christmas songs several years ago and they continue to be my absolute favorite holiday music. Fortunately, science has our back with a set of research-backed techniques to reduce PowerPoint overload and make our presentations more in tune with the way people learn.

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

What I’m Listening to: I discovered this nice chill music by HNNY from Ezra Klein’s podcast and I’ve been working along to this most of the week. Taking Virtual Training to the Next Level with Cindy Huggett on the Train Like You Listen podcast. Research on Emotional Wellbeing at work on the Mind Tools podcast.

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

What I’m Listening To Today I’m listening to another old favorite, Grammatik , which I think is the perfect background music for working and studying. Podcast This is the conversation that caught my ear this week. Check out previous episodes in the Friday Finds podcast playlist. Thanks for reading! www.recraft.ai

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Mike Taylor

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Take away: An early holiday present for anyone who has ever tried to tackle tricky PowerPoint problems like font issues, unwieldy slide masters, giant file sizes, and more. Podcast This is the conversation that caught my ear this week. Check out previous episodes in the Friday Finds podcast playlist. Thanks for reading!

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Speaking of seeing people, I had a great time presenting at the Learning Technologies Digital Experience earlier this week. Talking Learning Design on the EdTech Take Out podcast Learning Technologies UK Digital Experience 2021 – Recording now available. Thanks for reading! A few other things just because I can.

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Mike Taylor

AUGUST 4, 2023

What I’m Listening To: The Wallows is another discovery that I’ve made courtesy of my “official music consultant” (my daughter) Last Week’s Most Clicked: Using Images in Visual Design News & Notes Cognitive Bias Cheatsheet Our brains use cognitive biases as a way to save energy and cognitive resources. insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/get-live-feedback-during-powerpoint-presentations-with-microsoft-forms

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Mike Taylor

MARCH 3, 2023

Learn more → Slide Docs, One-Pagers & Slide Handouts The article by Stephanie Evergreen is all about presentation handouts, which can be a really effective way to get your point across. Subscribe For Free Podcasts Aaron Dignan: Change The Way You Work [The Knowledge Project Ep. AI tools, podcasts, prompts, newsletter, and more.

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Mike Taylor

APRIL 16, 2021

What I’m Listening to: I discovered this cool site that has a collection of “Lo Fi” music , which I find to be a great option for when you’re working. I’m looking forward to this new challenge with the great team of people there. Thanks for reading! Organizational Behavior Change Toolbox. A few other things just because I can.

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

What I’m Listening To This week I discovered the sounds of Rook Monroe who is “crafting modern, genre-bending pop music” – and it’s pretty darn good! Podcast This is the conversation that caught my ear this week. Check out previous episodes in the Friday Finds podcast playlist. Thanks for reading!

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Mike Taylor

JUNE 4, 2021

Starting with his longer and better than I thought possible guide to Zoom presentations. The Ultimate Guide to Giving Virtual Presentations on Zoom. The most efficient way to achieve consistency in the visual design of eLearning and presentation slides is to create a visual style guide. Bertrand Russell. Tools & Tips.

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Mike Taylor

JUNE 2, 2023

Lots of great music in there. Learn more → ChatGPT Prompts for Motivation Dr. Philippa Hardman presents a compelling approach to enhance student engagement. Learn more → 21 podcast picks to help unleash your facilitation superpowers Want to take your facilitation skills to the next level? As always, thanks for reading.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

MAY 30, 2022

Play Music. Music has been shown to help with mood, memory, cognition, and creativity. Playing a musical instrument has the most benefits for the brain, but even listening to music can help with “divergent thinking”—which is the basis of creativity. Focus your full attention on the music. Move Your Body.

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 15, 2021

What I’m Listening to: Several people told me how much they liked Mother Mother last week so I’m still finding new music like that from the Mother Mother radio list. with Peter Manniche Riber on the myHR Future podcast. If you’re going to be there, drop me a note – I’d love to say hello in person! . Thanks for reading!

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Mike Taylor

MAY 28, 2021

What I’m Listening to: I like working to music that stays in the background and today I’ve put together a “Jazzy Work” playlist for that very purpose. Presentation Plugin for Adobe XD. Adobe has come out with a powerful new plugin for XD that makes presenting design work easy and beautiful. I have 28). Tools & Tips.

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LifterLMS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Learn how to start and grow a podcast and build an online course empire with Joe Casabona in this episode of the LMScast podcast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Joe runs a podcast called How I Built It. Chris and Joe discuss concepts that apply to both podcasting and course creating in this episode. to learn more.

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Mike Taylor

AUGUST 13, 2021

What I’m Listening to: You can never go wrong with happy music right? Inquiry learning involves students discovering new information for themselves rather than having the information explicitly presented to them. Evidence-Based Tools for Learning with Myra Rolden, Patti Shank & others on the Leading Learning podcast.

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

What I’m Listening To: Sometimes music can change your mental landscape. But when it comes to presentations, we often completely forget about grids and how much easier they can make our lives while adding consistency and visual structure to our designs. I appreciate your thoughts! Thanks for reading. News & Notes.

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The Be-all and End-all Guide to Creating a Supreme LearnDash LMS

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Sony Music Sony Music is a global entertainment company with a vast portfolio of artists and record labels. Its website serves as a hub for fans to discover new music, connect with their favorite artists, and access exclusive content. The site features articles, videos, and podcasts on a wide range of business topics.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 26, 2023

The kids just wrapped up their final exams and we’re celebrating with a trip to New York City for some sightseeing and a Taylor Swift concert (My daughter’s Christmas present – maybe for the next 5 Christmases! ) Subscribe for free Podcasts These are the conversations that caught my ear this week. As always, thanks for reading.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

This will will start off with a guest post form Jenni Birch who writes about apps, computer art, music and the latest developments in technology. They can even utilize it for authoring documents and creative presentations. Jenni Birch usually writes about apps, computer art, music and the latest developments in technology.

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Ed App

APRIL 26, 2022

This type of learning is also called “aural learning” and employees who fall under this category process the course lessons when presented to them vocally. Some examples of this type of learning style include music, lectures, podcasts, and talks.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 21, 2021

You can watch the video on this topic at the top of this post, to listen to the podcast episode, hit play below, or read on for more… Why should you focus on making engaging video? Incorporate music. Music is another powerful tool you can use to elevate meaning in your videos or make them more exciting. Show faces.

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

You can watch the video on this topic at the top of this post, to listen to the podcast episode, hit play below, or read on for more… Making Excel fun. One of the things that takes a huge chunk of time is finding the right music. So, you may end up having to edit the music as well as the video to find what works.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 24, 2019

Should We Use Background Music With Instruction? The general rationale for not using background music is that it increases harmful cognitive load. Books, Podcasts, Courses: Animation Do’s & Don’ts – The Presentation Podcast. Thanks for reading! Changing the World of Work. One Human at a Time.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 5, 2023

What I’m Listening To: I’m not exactly how to refer to Public Library Commute – other than this is great music that I’ve been loving all week! Learn more → A Short History of Artificial Intelligence This fascinating article traces the evolution of AI, starting from the early days of computer science to the present day.

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 2, 2020

What I’m Listening to: Andrew Huang is a super creative musician who creates music using everything from Legos to shaving supplies in a process you’ve got to see to believe. Rick Altman shares some insights from his experience shifting the Presentation Summit conference to a virtual format. Have a fantastic weekend! Thanks for reading!

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Thinkdom

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It also lets users make short summary videos from webinars, podcasts, and VILT sessions. Best Known For: Transforming text into engaging videos with AI presenters. InVideo Top Features: Invideo offers AI-powered text-to-video conversion, pre-built templates, and a vast library of stock footage, images, and music.

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Mike Taylor

DECEMBER 16, 2022

What I’m Listening To: I don’t think I’m quite ready for non-stop Christmas music yet, but this Christmas Holiday Jazz playlist pairs nicely with reading your favorite newsletter. Can ChatGPT Make This Podcast? Choose from over 100 options that you can personalize and use to spread some festive cheer PowerPoint style!

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