Cheryl McNeil

Who Ever Heard of a Weekly Business Plan?!

A friend of mine recently called me and said that an associate of his was pushing him to hire employees and expand his business. My friend and his partner had only been in business for themselves for three years and seem to be handling the full workload between the two of them just fine. Still having time to travel and spend quality time with their loved ones. Their clients know them by name when they... (posted by Cheryl 2 years 112 days ago.)

Gone in a Flash

Flashing lights, music, images fading in and out, talking heads, spinning logos How much is too much? Well, I personally think it depends on how well it complements the content, and if the content is of high instructional design quality. There are 3 categories I am speaking of in this article: animations, transitions, and sound effects. I've broken down the examples for each below: Animations : Moving objects, animated intros... (posted by Cheryl 2 years 124 days ago.)

Technical Writing 101 Part I

Technical Writing has been a passion of mine for years. I actually started out as a Help Desk support person documenting technical instructions for employees and new hires, and then moved onto project work documenting programming code and technical specifications for larger projects. I’ve also written a course for a local community college in my area and taught it as well. I wanted to share some of my insights from this... (posted by Cheryl 5 years 58 days ago.)