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Adobe Captivate - Script Writing and Production for eLearning Training Course

Training Course Synopsis

This Adobe Captivate training class provides students with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to develop and build software demonstrations and interactive eLearning simulations . In addition to learning key concepts, students also learn best practices for creating and publishing Captivate projects.

Training Course Length and Time

This class is 2 days long. Class time is 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled 12-1. Students provide their own lunch.

What You Will Learn in This Training Course

  • Script Writing
  • Grammar Workshop
  • Writing Workshop
  • Production Guide

Who Should Attend this Training Course

This course is for intermediate Captivate users who want to create software demonstrations and interactive simulations. Captivate appeals to a wide variety of audiences, typically grouped in training and education, sales and marketing, or technical support and documentation.

Enrollment

Please fill out our registration form and fax it to us at (312) 896-9094.

Locations for this Training Course

We have training centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and Washington DC. We also offer classes at a network of rental facilities. We offer private onsite training and instructor-led, live online training. If coming to a rental facility, please double-check the location of your class with our office to make sure you get to the right location.

Prerequisites for this Training Course

Knowledge of your operating system and basic computer navigation is required for all classes.

Goals for this Training Course

Sterling Ledet and Associates realizes the importance of education and we take pride in being able to offer you classes that are more custom fit to your needs. Call us at (770) 414-5007 if you have any special questions or e-mail us at sales@ledet.com.

Lesson 1 - The Writing Process

  • Ignorance Is Not a Dirty Word
  • The Audience
  • The Subject Matter Expert (SME)
  • Find and Promote the “Wow” Factor
  • Rules for Writing and Tools of the Trade
  • Hard-News Writing
  • Feature Writing
  • Technical and Script Writing
  • Avoid Plagiarism
  • Writing Style Guides
  • So Many Guides, So Little Time

Lesson 2 - Comma Inside or Comma Outside the Quotation Mark?

  • Less is More, But is Fewer Very Much?
  • Led/Lead/Leading/Leading
  • When We Join Things, Are They Always Plural?
  • Commas Between Adjectives
  • Hyphens

Lesson 3 - Active vs. Passive Voice

  • Death to Deadwood
  • Writing Concisely
  • Writing Narratives
  • Writing Step-By-Step Procedures
  • Sample Script
  • Hyphens

Lesson 4 - The eLearning Development Process

  • Preferred Adobe Captivate 4 Preferences
  • Optimum Display Settings for Recording (including Screen Resolution, Windows XP Display Properties and Windows Vista Personalized Settings)
  • The Recording Phase (including the use of a Project Template)
  • The Value of Version Control
  • Object Settings (including the Process of Cleaning, Slide Properties, Text Captions, Buttons, Click Boxes, Text Entry Boxes and the use of Design Templates)
  • Audio/Narration (including Publishing Audio Scripts and Importing Voiceover Audio Files)
  • Pre-Publish Settings (including Project Start and End, Project Background Audio and Project Skins)
  • Publishing (including Publishing to an LMS, setting up a Manifest File and Publishing to a Web Server)

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