Rapid e-Learning Storyboard using PowerPoint

Here's a Screenr showing the basics of the template

Very cool, Bryan! Great use of Slide Masters.

Thanks for sharing!

thanks Bryan!

I can't wait to work through my next scenario with this template! Thanks so much for sharing!

Thank you Bryan!

HI everyone! I love this storyboard - but you'll have to bear with me (I'm new to this). How do I download and unzip this file so I can open it in PowerPoint?

I'm sure it's pretty simple - I just can't figure this out.

Thnx for your help!

You are a terrific talent and I am looking forward to seeing more of your stuff and looking at your site.

Nice storyboard, Bryan! Barb -- did you figure out how to download the file? If not, try clicking on the link Bryan provided in his first post. Then, a dialogue box should appear, asking you to save it or open it. Hope this helps.

Bryan -

Thank you for the slides and ideas! Lots of possibilities.

Your figures and backgrounds reminded me of

Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work.

Perhaps you'll find elearning inspiration in them.

There's lots more about him and them on the web.

Mark

Does anyone else have a sample or screen shots of a PPT storyboard they would mind sharing? I have to create one and I need something simple yet robust enough to have a place to describe content, voice over, interactions, etc. I want to be able to put the images right on the screen.

I am curious how in depth to go with describing animation/interactions or to use create or prototype them right in the storyboard?

Any and all input is appreciated. Up until now I have only done rapid prototyping but it can be very arduous for extensive content changes.

Thanks.

Michelle

I can't post them because they have client-proprietary content, but I can try to describe what i do in this sort of situation:  On the screen I have images or descriptions of images; if the courses is image-dependent in terms of content, I try to have at least rough mockups of the images themselves.  Also text if that will be on the screen as well.  In the Notes section I put the narration script.  Below the script i make programming notes - but really minimal and simple, and only for stuff the client might actually care about at this point. (Not like the storyboards back in the day where an ID did a full detailed SB and then handed it off to a programmer!)  So it might be things like "the learner will be able to click the different people to hear their examples" or "the bottom half of the image won't appear until the narrator says [whatever]]".  But only for the stuff that I think might matter to the client (depends on the client) - I usually don't include too much info about animations, etc. at this point, but i do usually include a brief note about interactions, although I don't build them all the way out.

Although I love rapid prototyping, I've found this approach really helpful when the client doesn't seem quite sure about their content, or when they tend to have a lot of content changes/edits.  If i'm building the course in Storyline, I do all this in storyline and export.  It's a nice middle ground between true storyboarding and true rapid development - at least in my opinion.

Hope that's at least a little helpful!