Here are some links and resources shared in the presentation I did for the Training Magazine Network on August 18, 2010.
PowerPoint Tutorials
- A bunch of cool PowerPoint tutorials and tips on mind mapping your visual design.
- Community tutorials: these are added to weekly. This is a good place to go for updates.
- How to PowerPoint Blog: All sorts of PowerPoint tips & tricks. Look for a boatload of PowerPoint 2010 tutorials.
- PowerPoint for E-Learning posts via the Rapid E-Learning Blog.
- Graphic Design Tips via the Rapid E-Learning Blog
- Examples of elearning course created with PowerPoint and rapid elearning examples.
- How to create the TV monitor.
Books
- Non-Designer’s Design Book: If there is only one book to buy, it’s this one. You’ll learn all of the basics about typography and visual design.
- Beyond Bullet Points: Great tips to help organize your content whether presentation or rapid elearning.
- Better the Bullet Points. Practical tips on using PowerPoint.
- Slide:ology: Great book on visual design concepts and how to craft better presentations. They have some good examples of branded templates that do work.
- Presentation Zen: This book is very similar to slide:ology and will help you learn to communicate better with your slides. I haven’t read it yet, but his new book is supposed to be good.
- Back of the Napkin: Great book on organizing ideas and visual communication.
- Various PowerPoint books: Tufte is a critic of the poor use of PowerPoint. He offers a lot of good information on how to present complex data. There are also all sorts of good how-to PowerPoint books.
Screenr Heroes
Get all sorts of cool tips and tricks from these people on Screenr. All of the tutorials are under 5 minutes long. Follow via RSS or Twitter.
- http://screenr.com/user/elearning
- http://screenr.com/user/jeanettebrooks
- http://screenr.com/user/tomkuhlmann
- http://screenr.com/user/learningppt
- http://screenr.com/user/slhice
- http://screenr.com/user/LindaLor
And many more…
- Check out the more than 200 free tutorials that cover PowerPoint and rapid elearning. Great place to find more people to follow on Screenr.
Free PowerPoint Templates via The Rapid E-Learning Blog
- Here’s a Free PowerPoint E-Learning Template
- Here’s Another Free PowerPoint E-Learning Template
- Create E-Learning Templates With a Consistent Clip Art Style
- How To Design Custom PowerPoint Templates for E-Learning (Plus 8 Free Templates)
- Inspiring Designs to Keep Your E-Learning Courses Looking Fresh
- Here’s a Quick Way to Create Your Next E-Learning Template in PowerPoint
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The Secret to Creating Your Own PowerPoint Templates for E-Learning
Presentations & Miscellaneous Li
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- Duarte’s 5 Rules for Presentations: PowerPoint file published as a video.
- TED videos: great presentations and examples that cover a broad range of topics.
- Seth Godin’s presentation at TED.
- Lawrence Lessig: good example of a presentation style that doesn’t require lots of graphics.
- PowerPoint Heaven: great examples of what you can do with PowerPoint to crate graphics, art, and games.
- PowerPoint MVP: most of them have active web sites where they share tips & tricks.
- Idiagram: I like their visual modeling process.
- Presentation Zen: good blog if you want ideas on visual design and presentations.
- Sticky Slides: good samples presentations.
Events
- Everyday. Check out the weekly training webinars to learn more about Rise, Storyline, and instructional design.
Free E-Learning Resources
Want to learn more? Check out these articles and free resources in the community. |
Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs |
Participate in the weekly e-learning challenges to sharpen your skills |
Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. |
Lots of cool e-learning examples to check out and find inspiration. |
Getting Started? This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help. |