"Dave - couldn't agree more, the basic tenets of instructional design are the same regardless of delivery method! In addition to Mager's M..."

"Nancy Woinoski said:  Another thing I think you need to factor in is the level of sophistication of your stakeholders/clients. If you are..."

"I’m hoping some of my fellow freelancers might have someadvice, words of wisdom, or maybe just offers of moral support (ha ha) on somethi..."

"Eric Rohrer said: Complexity - Of both the subject matter and the level of interaction desired Quality - Does the client want "fast and..."

"Steve Flowers said: Hey Eric -  I respect your perspective. In many ways I live it as I, as you do, try to deliver max value on a full s..."

"This won't be very helpful in terms of arriving at a "formula" but I think it's important to also consider the state of the content you'r..."

"Interesting...  It's been a long time since I've seen "storyboarding" done entirely in Word.  I usually see it done in PPT or Captivate (..."

"I'm interested in how everyone would define "storyboard" and "prototype".  Not that it really matters in the grand scheme of things, but ..."

"Phil, thanks for mentioning freeagent. I hadn't heard of it but just took a quick look at their site and it seems like it could work real..."

"Daniel, I don't really track that time to charge it to the client, more for my own info and so I can tweak my processes accordingly. And..."

"Daniel Brigham said: Another tip: If you don't already, have a space on your computer dedicated to "clients" and another for "potential ..."

"Daniel Brigham said: Hi, everyone: I occasionally get questions about what I put into contracts, and thought I'd attach a fictional, yet ..."

"Natalia, that's exactly what I was thinking!  I've had this conversation with a few clients, and their idea is usually "Some people like ..."

"PJ, I love that!  Not only is it a nice example of not using bullet points, but I also think it's a great example of using audio to compl..."

"Agree with Bruce, a phone call is probably in order. It doesn't sound like they're planning not to pay you, or intentionally paying you "..."

"If accuracy is really important, you might consider using a transcription service. I've done that a few times, and it's worked out great...."

"@Nick - good point about considering cognitive load.  This is one of the reasons that, if I'm building a course that will only be provide..."

"Holly, I like that... but where do you put the narration script (if you have one)?  My usual workflow is slightly different:  I do an "in..."

"Rick, do you ever have problems with that day-for-day approach? Some of my clients will leave a project hanging for weeks, and I can't ne..."

"Steve Flowers said: Interesting data, Russ! Curious about what the make-up of the audience for that survey might be. Is the audience pred..."

"Heather, I can totally relate!  I can look at something and know if it's good or not, and I can often imitate something good, but my stre..."

"Bruce, we both had graffiti artists on the brain at the same time!    Although Haring's work stretched beyond that, he did a LOT of graff..."

"Jerson, this was such a great idea for a challenge! I've been following this discussion, and I love all the examples - can't believe the ..."

"@Russ - I really like that idea.  I've used it in the past for in-house podcasts, and I think it makes great sense for e-learning as well..."

"Yay, super excited to see that the undo issue is resolved!  =)  thanks to everyone on the Articulate team for what I'm sure has been a lo..."