by Mike Thomas | 30 Jan 2014 | Productivity Tips, Training Tips
Yesterday I was creating a piece of elearning using Adobe Captivate. I had a file that consisted of 33 slides along with a 6 minute MP3 of my narrative. When viewed by end users, the eLearning had to move from one slide to the next with no intervention from the...
by Mike Thomas | 27 Jan 2014 | Training Tips
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...
by Mike Thomas | 16 Jan 2014 | Training Tips
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...
by Mike Thomas | 9 Jan 2014 | Training Tips
The Microsoft IT Academy provides a bounty of benefits for teachers, not least of which is access to free Microsoft certification exams. These exams lead to three relevant certifications for teachers: Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) for professional development...
by Mike Thomas | 24 Mar 2013 | Training Tips
“The feedback from the delegates was overwhelmingly positive. Seeing me made them feel as if I was there in the room with them which made it easier for them to listen to me and understand what I was saying”. That’s what I told my boss when she asked...
by Mike Thomas | 24 Feb 2013 | Training Tips
No matter what course you are delivering, whether it’s a software application, soft skills or something else, chances are that as a Trainer, you’ll use PowerPoint. For many Trainers, their use of the tool is limited to a couple of slides at the start of...