Change Notes #23 | January 6, 2020
Happy New Year! We hope you had a great holiday and wish you a fantastic 2021. We’ve got some great things to kick things off as we all are making our way back to work this week. There is something for everyone from an AI slide assistant to agile leadership and lots of good stuff in between.
Thanks for reading!
How to Design Amazing Slides With Help From an AI Assistant
Whether for pitching your best ideas or creating content for courses, many L&D pros are frequent #PowerPoint users. If you're like me and want to work smarter instead of harder, you'll want to know about the AI-enabled Designer feature which will save you time AND make you look good.
PowerPoint Designer improves your slides by using AI to automatically generate design ideas for you to choose from. While you're putting content on a slide, Designer works in the background to match that content to professionally designed layouts.
Working From Home & Using Teams? You Need To Know About The Noise Suppression Feature
We’ve all been there – the dog is barking, the kids are loud, the neighbors are having a tree cut down. Microsoft Teams now has a noise suppression feature that you’ve got to know about. Here’s how to enable it and if you’re not convinced you can hear it for yourself here.
Agile Leadership in a Nutshell
Agile leadership teams are an important function of an Agile organization, and also one that is underdeveloped in many organizations. This one-page roundup of good practices and principles for Agile Leadership Teams from Dandy People can help you spread this important skillset with your colleagues.
https://dandypeople.com/blog/agile-leadership-team-in-a-nutshell-poster/
Why Doesn’t Your Company Have a Curator?
In this article, JD Dillon says that “Every company needs a curator.” This is because every company … and I mean EVERY company … struggles with enabling the rapid, consistent and meaningful flow of workplace knowledge. Take a deeper dive to learn how this issue manifests itself and some ways to solve for it.
https://www.learngeek.co/2020/12/why-doesnt-your-company-have-a-curator/
5 Ways To Be A Better Virtual Leader
We’re all still adjusting to virtual work and new ways of working with our teams. This article shares 5 tips for communicating and managing in the context of leading a virtual team.
https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/67549/5-Ways-to-Be-a-Better-Virtual-Leader
About the Author: Mike Taylor
With over two decades of real-life, in-the-trenches experience designing and delivering learning experiences, Mike Taylor understands that effective learning isn’t about the latest fad or trendy new tools. Known for his practical, street-savvy style, Mike is a regular and highly-rated speaker at industry events and consults on organizational learning design and technology at Change 4 Growth in Columbus, Ohio. Mike holds an MBA degree from Ohio University and a master’s degree in educational technology from San Diego State University.