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Here’s a great shot taken at the end of my full-day eLearning Voiceovers class, which I led once again for the great folks of GMCR, this time down in Knoxville, TN.  A number of the students couldn’t stay for the photo as they had flights to catch, but we had 18 in all. It was…

I’ve added another brief demo to my eLearning Samples page.  A prospective client wanted to see a demo that makes use of Storyline’s Variables and Conditions features, as well as the Screencast feature.  So I decided to have a little fun with it, and crafted a short sample that promotes one of my favorite non-profits:…

This is the second half of my write-up on Josh Bersin’s recent fascinating talk about Continous Learning at an ASTDNY meeting.  Before reading this post, you may want to read the first half here. Part Two Need for a Learning Architecture:  As part of his recommendations, John emphasized that success requires implementing a Learning Architecture, a…

Last fall, I provided one-on-one Presentation Skills coaching sessions for a number of executives at one of my clients’ locations.  The feedback I received through my client contact afterward was terrific, and I was thrilled that my input had such a positive impact.  One of my attendees sent my contact the following praise, and later…

I’m brewing up some more teaching and coaching: One of my clients is flying me down to their Knoxville, TN office this week, where I will provide some one-on-one Presentation Skills coaching to executives, and also lead my full-day “How to Create and Deliver eLearning Voiceovers Like a Pro” course for a group of 15-20…

Josh Bersin, Principal & Founder of Bersin by Deloitte (formerly Bersin & Associates) recently spoke at  an ASTD NY meeting.  You can read the one-page summary of my write-up on the ASTDNY blog here.  But Josh had so many interesting things to say that I felt it well worth posting my complete write-up here on…

Professor Kevin Werbach’s excellent Coursera offering on Gamification concluded last week, and I have just received my Verified Certificate of completion.  I wrote a blog post about my experience with the course, and since that post, I participated in the final Video Office Hours with Professor Werbach, which was both fun and interesting.  I also…

On Tuesday, May 14th, I gave my talk Giving Voice to Your eLearning at a Manhattan meeting of ASTDNY’s eLearning Special Interest Group, for a fun and appreciative audience.  My thanks to SIG co-chairs Enid Crystal and John Galto for inviting me, and to attendees for their participation and enthusiasm. For those of you who attended,…

If you’re visiting this site, chances are you’ve already heard something about MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), and in fact you may be way ahead of me in taking advantage of them.  My undergrad alma mater, Harvard, has partnered with MIT, Berkely, and other notable institutions to offer free courses on their MOOC site, EdX.  And…

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