Welcome to the vacation edition of this weekly newsletter. We’ve been enjoying the beautiful Wisconsin weather out on the boat and just generally lazing around this. Slowing down for some good meals off the grill and game nights with the family have been just what the doctor ordered. Which is why this week is a little different than usual. I’ve taken the lazy way out and shared the top 5 most-read posts from my website.
Happy Friday! Thanks for reading.
What I’m Listening to: My music this week has been all over the map with the kids contributing some interesting options. Here is one that is actually pretty good by Marshmallow.
Better Than Bullet Points: Alternative Text Slide Designs
One of the most common challenges for anyone designing slides for presentations or elearning projects is what do with text content. Not only can too much text can be boring, but it can also distract your audience from the message you want them to take away. Here are some good options and a free downloadable PowerPoint deck to give you a jump on your next project.
In the course of reading and curating my weekly newsletter, I discover lots of new tools and apps. Here is a collection of 100 of them all in a single place for you to browse.
21 QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE DESIGNING ANY TRAINING PROGRAM
There are a lot of different causes for performance problems and most of them can NOT be solved by training. These questions can help you identify the source of a performance problem and avoid building a training program that is doomed to fail from the beginning.