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Learn More about Webinars and Virtual Training: Recommended Reading List
Want to learn more about planning, designing, and executing virtual events? Check out some of the articles below from outside sources. The Role of the Producer Virtual Classroom Tips: The Instructional Producer 5 Virtual Classroom Hacks for Facilitators, Designers,...
Developing Effective Presentation Slides: Tips for In-Person and Online Presentations
“Slides are slides. Documents are documents. They aren’t the same thing. Attempts to merge them result in what I call the ‘slideument,’” says Garr Reynolds, author of Presentation Zen. He’s referring here to dense, text-heavy presentation slides. For best results,...
Tips for Setting Up your Physical Space for a Webinar
Must-Know Guidelines for Webinar Presenters If you'll be on camera at any point during your webinar or training, the appearance of your physical space is a critical part of your on-screen image. Your producer will evaluate your physical space during preparation...
I Decided to Stop Yelling for 100 Days & Here’s What Happened — Part 3: How Did We Get Here?
This is the third post in a series about why and how I gave up yelling at my kids — for good. Read Part 1: The Meltdown and Part 2: The Plan. Here's what's really wild about this whole yelling thing: I'm actually a really good mom. By all accounts, I'm a great mom....
I Decided to Stop Yelling for 100 Days & Here’s What Happened — Part 2: The Plan
This is the second post in a series about why and how I gave up yelling at my kids -- for good. Read Part 1: The Meltdown. I knew that if I was going to make good on my promise to my child -- which I had clarified as "Never yell at you again because no one should...
I Decided to Stop Yelling for 100 Days & Here’s What Happened — Part 1: The Meltdown
On July 9, 2017, I lost. my. shit. on one of my 5-year-olds. It wasn't just a momentary lapse. It was a solid hour of us screaming at each other. A grown adult, having an hour-long screaming match with a 5-year-old. And I was going to win. As I watched him lose the...
How a Card Game Transformed My Family in a Matter of Minutes
When I decided to back the Generation Mindful Kickstarter campaign for PeaceMakers, I had no idea that this choice would change the course of my family in an instant. This might sound like hyperbole, but I'm being completely serious. This card game has been...
Backups for My Backups – Snowmageddon, Florida Weather, and Webinar Production
For the last 5 hours I have had four computer monitors including a laptop, plus two landline phones, two cell phones, and an iPad running to make sure my current webinar does not go down if I lose power or internet. Thanks, #snowmageddon.
Accidentally Exactly Right — Why I Drove a Stranger Home from the ER
Last week Emmett busted his head open in some mysterious incident that occurred in the dark in the boys' room after bedtime while he was inexplicably on Miles' bed but they "weren't playing," "weren't fighting," and "weren't messing around." They were able to glue it...
Is It Really Possible to Make Email Less Painful?
As I write this post, there are 64 emails sitting in my work inbox, of which nine are unread. I’m sure some of you are laughing right now: “Sixty-four emails? Honey, I’ve got over 2,000. Cry me a river.” Don’t hate. It’s been a slow day. And I ditched over a hundred...
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