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My Top 10 Tools for Learning 2021

Experiencing eLearning

After struggling to write them and make them work in linear tools, it’s amazing how much faster I can develop multiple connected paths in Twine. I use Affinity Photo as well, often switching between the two depending on which tools I need. I use SnagIt all the time for quick screenshots. PowerPoint. Self-development.

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My Top 10 Tools for Learning 2022

Experiencing eLearning

After struggling to write them and make them work in linear tools, it’s amazing how much faster I can develop multiple connected paths in Twine. I use Affinity Photo as well, often switching between the two depending on which tools I need. I use SnagIt all the time for quick screenshots. New clients find me through my blog.

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Snagit Helps Customer Play Multiple Roles in Small Business

TechSmith Camtasia

But with her dedication to quality and a little help from Snagit, Ally is able to look like a rock star with only a few clicks of her mouse. I didn’t know I needed Snagit until three days before my trial ran out,” said Ally. With Snagit, Ally cut out extra steps and unimportant information by including images in her communications.

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How to Create Job Aids that Skyrocket Your Team’s Performance

TechSmith Camtasia

The best format will become obvious once you start writing. Write a draft. If the job aid describes a physical task, take photos and mark them up with arrows, etc., Our favorite program is Snagit because not only does it let you take and edit screenshots, you can also add shapes, highlight, and show steps in a process.

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New Twist on Holiday Tradition: Family Letters with Camtasia

TechSmith Camtasia

Because my family is used to me taking lots of photos throughout the year, recording a video was an easy transition. I probably spent a little more time creating the video than I did writing letters in the past,” said Jeanette. Normally, I would have printed photos and color copies of the letter, paid for postage and mailed them out.

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Teaching with Screencasts and Rapid Prototyping

TechSmith Camtasia

Part of where I struggled was writing up files for demos and examples each day for a lesson. Rather than writing out entire documents and refreshing the browser to see the effect, I start by prototyping in services like CodePen or jsFiddle. The featured image is a creative commons licensed ( BY-SA ) flickr photo shared by torres21.

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Text, Images, or Video in Your Technical Communication?

TechSmith Camtasia

Photos can degrade gracefully, even when you’re printing in black & white, but video information is lost altogether. Images in user assistance can include photos, illustrations, tables, screenshots, diagrams, and schematics. Creating videos and images requires many more skills than needed for technical writing.

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