A good project schedule ensures projects are completed on time and within budget. When I create a schedule for my projects, I follow four steps that can be applied to any project at McMul—from[...]

“So, what do you do for work?” When I share that I work as an instructional designer for a business communication company, I brace myself for what frequently happens next. “So…” awkward pause, “What[...]

The importance of symbiotic relationships

Great contractors can do wonders for a business, but a contractor can only be as effective as their client partnership allows. Part of making that partnership work falls to you—to have a great[...]

Just flirting with the idea? At the end of this blog, you’ll be saying “yes” to alt text. What is alt text? Alt text is short for alternative text. It’s used to convey the meaning of non-text[...]

“Should I show my learning objectives at the beginning of my training?” Many people are asking this as the practice of explicitly stating learning objectives becomes less popular. Does this mean[...]

Confession: I’m a video gamer. One of my favorite things to do is to stop thinking about the world and all my troubles and get lost in the story of a different world.

Imagine you’ve created a lengthy InDesign document. You export it as a PDF and send it to a reviewer. They return the PDF with a multitude of comments and edits you need to accept or reject. Now,[...]

Every company and organization needs to provide some sort of training for their employees (and often for their customers or clients too), but the trick is to turn this have-to-do task into something[...]