Creating and using visual media for effective learning and development requires knowledge, skill and understanding.
My workshops combine two essential elements for effectiveness when using visuals for learning:- an understanding of people–how they perceive, process and integrate visuals as part of learning.
- an understanding of the language of visuals–'visual literacy'.
Workshops can be customised or original workshops designed to meet your speciic needs–feel free to check out the possibilities. More comprehensive descriptions of the workshops listed are available upon request.
Workshops offered.Creating Visual Media for Learning and Development.
PowerPoint – Making it Engaging and Effective!
Forget everything you have ever been told about how to use PowerPoint. This workshop will show you how to transform the 'sigh' of death by PowerPoint into a 'gasp' of enlightened surprise as you effectively use visuals to optimise learning when presenting.
Ideal for anyone who uses PowerPoint or other slideware applications for learning and development presentations. (This workshop does not teach the technical use of software.)
DIY Design – Tips and Traps.Technology now makes it possible for people with limited skills to produce a wide range of visual media. This workshop looks at how this can be used to your advantage and how to avoid the pitfalls of inexperience.
If you have a team of administrative staff, trainers or others who need to regularly create visual resources–this is the workshop for them.
The 3 Cs &ndash Starting out right.Whether you need to create a great presentation using PowerPoint, a book, vidcast or a creative brief for a designer this workshop addresses the fundamentals of learning and development planning as it relates to the use of visual media.
Ideal for managers and others who are responsible for making decisions about the planning and production of visual learning and development resources.
Using Visual Media for Learning and Development.Analog meets Digital–seeing the old in the new.
Challenged by the new generations use of digital technology–txt, Bebo, YouTube, blogs and more...? This workshop offers a positive perspective on what is happening and how productive relationships, communication and learning can be achieved with GenY
Ideal for managers, supervisors, trainers and SME owners with GenY employees and staff.
What others say...
'Thank you for your excellent presentation...Your presentation was very knowledgeable
and was extremely well received by the team, which was a mix of X and Y generations.
It also provoked a lot of ongoing discussions and quite a few of the team thinking
differently about their colleagues and peers'.
(Martz Witty – re: Advanced Personnel Services Limited Team Conference)
'Roydon never had a negative comment, a wrong/different answer
was always turned into a positive solution.
Roydon has a great energy and enthusiasm for what he does.
His love of life rubs off on you. Cheers!
(Design Students)