Friday, July 17, 2009

Typefaces Give Us Signals

A fun, engaging, and informative video about typefaces.

Typefaces Give Us Signals

Monday, July 13, 2009

28 Web Conference Training Tips

Another excellent and informative offering from the eLearning Weekly. Here is the link: 28 Tips

Here are a couple as a teaser:

2. When developing PowerPoint slides to use in web conference training follow these guidelines:

a. Simplify content.
b. Use a large, bold, simple font like Arial.
c. Have no more than 6 to 8 lines of text per page (fewer are better).
d. Make no more than 4 to 5 training points per page (fewer are better).
e. Use plain backgrounds that contrast well with the text without clashing.
f. If possible, avoid complex animations (i.e. no spinning text, etc.).

15. If appropriate, check time zones before scheduling the web conference. You’d be amazed how often even experienced trainers forget to do this.and end up opening a conference at the wrong time.

16. Related to item 15, check in advance to make sure that dates and times appear correctly in all meeting listings and notification messages. Confirm that the dates and times you define are communicated consistently to all participants.

Here is the link again: 28 Tips
Here is the general link to eLearning Weekly