I spent years learning the ‘craft’ of designing learning support. I’ve worked through acetates, whiteboards, flipcharts, into slide design, elearning and pretty much everything in-between and since.
There are now tools available where users can plug in reams of stuff and get out quizzes, abridged text, audio, cartoons, and a range of different media.
The task of producing ‘stuff’ as a learning professional is even simpler
Being able to produce meaningful and relevant support which is focused on the people who need it, rather than the people supplying it, seems farther than ever. The barrier to entry to produce ‘things’ is lower. Knowing which ‘things’ to use, when, how, in what frequency and (most importantly) why have never been more needed.
Lost and Desperate 
I began with chalk and talk on a blackboard !
It’s important to blend your visual aids and to avoid “death by Powerpoint”. There is still nothing more powerful than holding up an object to emphasise a point. It can even be done by holding something in front of your webcam. It breaks up the sequence of slides and just gives the attendees something else to attract their attention.
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