Walking, inside or outside, improves creativity, influences cognition and improves physical fitness. Stanford released a research report following a study in 2014 claiming; Walking boosts creative ideation in real time and shortly after. It is well known that, Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs held walking meetings and others, such as Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, see the benefit walking can have … Continue reading How to improve creativity
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Smartphone Video Training
Yesterday I attended the Girlguiding Trainers Conference 2019 and spent the day with the Digital Zone in the 'have a go' area alongside two other external facilitators Piers Ansell and Emma Gray. It was lovely to see Trainers look at a variety of digital learning solutions, think of ways they could be embedded into their … Continue reading Smartphone Video Training
10 tips for capturing professional Smartphone video
If you want to capture video using your smartphone or are interested in taking part in Video Walks, I thought I would share some tips which could help get the best video when shooting with a Smartphone. 1. Shoot in Landscape Mode Two black vertical lines will instantly make your footage look amateurish. Your TV and PC … Continue reading 10 tips for capturing professional Smartphone video
Netflix of Video Learning
There was lots of talk around 'the Netflix of Learning' at Learning Technologies 2019 where people were promoting curated sites containing videos to support learners at the point of need. There is no denying that Netflix is a hugely successful organisation, but I believe Learning & Development practitioners should consider a few things before jumping … Continue reading Netflix of Video Learning
Smartphone Video Learning
Some organisations want you to believe that you have to invest in specialised equipment to create in-house training videos or spend the budget on expensive services - this isn't the case. Everybody has the ability to create video and it's more than likely in your pocket! Prior to the release of his film, Unsane, Steven Soderbergh … Continue reading Smartphone Video Learning
2019 for Niki Hobson
What a year 2018 has been! On reflection it's been a very busy year having attended Learning Technologies conference in Feb, a number of #LnDcowork events in Nottingham, World of Learning Conference in October and Learning Tech's Summer Forum in June. I was part of a pilot course in Neuroscience in L&D held at CIPD … Continue reading 2019 for Niki Hobson
Video at World of Learning #WOL18
Credit World of Learning https://www.learnevents.comI attended the World of Learning exhibition at Birmingham's NEC earlier this month. It was lovely to find it was an intimate event offering the opportunity to catch up with people I'd met before and meet new connections. There was a wide range of exhibitors and free seminars in a variety … Continue reading Video at World of Learning #WOL18
Planning to film a training video
It can be an exciting time when you've got a brief and have the support from the business to create a training video. Before getting carried away it is vital that pre-production (planning) is given as much focus as production (filming) and post production (editing). The work dedicated at this point will make the process … Continue reading Planning to film a training video
Focus 'n Develop 