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Perfectly Time Your PowerPoint Narration

Perfectly Time Your PowerPoint Narration

If you’ve ever created eLearning or a PowerPoint with audio, you’ll know that you have to set the duration of each slide based on the audio. My slide duration calculator takes away the hard work.

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Working Paperless With Excel

Working Paperless With Excel

All recent versions of Excel have the ability to create a PDF of your spreadsheet without requiring 3rd Party tools. In this short video tutorial, in addition to demonstrating how to do this, I also show how to convert a PDF into an editable Excel file using a free online service.

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One Course, Two Delivery Methods

One Course, Two Delivery Methods

This week I was delivering one of my regular courses, How to Use The Company Intranet Editor, to a virtual audience. Or at least that's what I thought it would be. I had my Webex details. I had my teleconference dialin details. What I didn't have was a room to deliver...

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Reading on the Go

Reading on the Go

eBooks, PDFs, blogs and more … how do you keep up on the go? 16 apps to help you read on the go.

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iPad: The Virtual Flipchart

iPad: The Virtual Flipchart

When I delivered my first training course many years ago, all I had was a flip chart and some coloured marker pens. I didn’t even have a projector to demonstrate the software to the delegates. Fast forward 25 years and the flip chart and pens have been replaced with an iPad, my finger and a free app.

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Caffeine for Windows: Keep Your Computer Awake

Caffeine for Windows: Keep Your Computer Awake

If you have problems with your PC locking or going to sleep, caffeine will keep it awake. It works by simulating a keypress once every 59 seconds, so your machine thinks you’re still working at the keyboard, so won’t lock the screen or activate the screensaver.

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