In the real world

We face budget issues. We’re expected to be innovative. We work in changing environments. We have to deliver to and for the business. We are tasked with creating simple solutions to complex problems. We translate strategies into actions. On 12th September I’m speaking at Learning Live in London about how to innovate your learning offer.… Read More In the real world

Easy like Sunday morning

I like Faith No More.  They’re a great band and their version of the Commodores classic is a masterclass in how to create a cover version.  It’s close enough to the original to sound familiar but different enough to distinguish itself. My excuse for shoehorning my favourite band into yet another post is purely because… Read More Easy like Sunday morning

My Life in Stock Photos

I posted a while ago about the problems we have in presentations and commented on the fact that clipart was a bit, well, crappy.  I also had fun representing my day in 10 pictures that I took a few weeks ago.  So, why not combine the two…can I represent my life with clipart? What my… Read More My Life in Stock Photos

All Present! And correct.

I’ve seen some rubbish presentations with PowerPoint.  I mean some absolute horrors, almost as bad as some of these. Apparently, lots of us are poor at using Powerpoint.  It has become synonymous with dry, lecture style content, wordy slides and crass images. Confession time – how many of you reading this blog post still create slides like… Read More All Present! And correct.