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Two Tips for Writing Dialogue (With Examples!)

Experiencing eLearning

Dialogue can be tricky to write. When I teach people how to write branching scenarios, writing dialogue is one of the places people get stuck. If you’re used to writing in a more formal style, writing dialogue can feel very unfamiliar. Tip #1: Use more contractions When you write dialogue, use contractions.

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AI Tools, Games, Freelancing: ID Links 2/14/23

Experiencing eLearning

I share these links periodically here on my blog. The voices in the short samples sound very realistic; this could work for at least short narration. Currently, you can use the free plan for short samples as long as you provide attribution. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful.

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Storyline Accessibility and Mayer’s Principles

Scissortail's Learning Nest

If you’re not familiar with Mayer’s Principles, this blog post from Digital Learning Institute explains them in a nutshell. For an example of a Storyline course that includes sign interpretation, see the Disability Inclusive Development course that we developed for The U.S. The University of Hartford also has a useful one-pager.

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4 Tips to Writing eLearning Scripts That Sing

Association eLearning

Wouldn’t you like to write a script with that kind of impact? According to Bean, the first tip to writing a great eLearning script is to write like a human. According to Bean, the first tip to writing a great eLearning script is to write like a human. Now read the revised example. ” Yuck. Lighten up.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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SMEs Shouldn’t Write Branching Scenarios (And What To Do Instead)

Experiencing eLearning

Instructional designers and training managers sometimes ask me, “How do I train SMEs to write better branching scenarios?” I believe SMEs shouldn’t write branching scenarios. Instead, I think we as instructional designers and LXDs should interview the SMEs as part of our analysis, and then we should write it.

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Sample branching scenario + cool tool

Making Change

Here’s the flowchart view, which Twine automatically creates as you link your scenes (click for a bigger image): Twine offers some advantages over other ways to write scenarios. Add images and sound files and otherwise use HTML. It might also be mobile-friendly — at least, the sample scenario works on my iPhone.

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