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S I M P L E S T E P S

T O D E E P E N T R U S T

& I N C R E A S E B U Y - I N

W I T H R A P I D

e L E A R N I N G D E S I G N

DEVELOP THE CONTENT NARRATIVE

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C A P T U R E

A L L C O N T E N T

A S

N A R R A T I O N

Use your storyboard template, but do not specify

course elements. Instead, simply focus on

presenting all the information learners need to

acquire, screen by screen, in a logical flow.

Tip: Screen numbers may change. Identify screens by title.

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S E C U R E

B U Y - I N

F O R T H E

C O N T E N T

When you review content with your stakeholders,

emphasize the subject matter. Secure agreements

for the information, including teaching points,

learning outcomes, and content flow.

Tip: This pinpoints misinformation and reduces rework..

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G E N E R A T E

T R E A T M E N T

I D E A S

W I T H Y O U R

D E V E L O P E R S

Now review the content narrative with your

development team members. Invite and adopt

their treatment insights. Their engagement

unleashes enormous creativity.

Tip: Early collaboration reveals nuance so design cues are clear.

 Most client Many eLearning development teams

stakeholders struggle with the traditional

can't read a
storyboard approach to developing
storyboard
content.
and imagine
what the final
course will Storyboards are great for

look like. development team members who

have the imagination and experience

to combine cues for narration,

supporting audio, onscreen text,

video content and treatments,

illustrative graphics, learner

interactions, and proposed

animation.

But most clients aren’t able to

synthesize these diverse, yet

symbiotic, eLearning elements into

a clear vision. They can't read a

storyboard and imagine what the

final course will look like.

While clients may actually approve

a storyboard, they are often

disappointed or unpleasantly

surprised when they review the

programmed first draft.

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 Our approach From the client’s perspective, it's

builds trust, better to emphasize the content

while reducing
narrative rather than a content
frustration,
treatment. It builds trust in the
rework, and
time to delivery. process and the team's skills.

Meanwhile, once the content

narrative is clear, stakeholders are

more receptive to reviewing creative

eLearning treatment ideas.

This approach ensures a smoother,

faster, more collaborative

development effort, while it

significantly reduces rework and

launch timelines.

The end result is a high-quality

learning asset that hooks learners

with impact, relevance, and

effectiveness.

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3 Simple Steps to Deepen Trust
and Increase Buy-in with
Rapid eLearning Design

1 CAPTURE ALL CONTENT AS NARRATION.

2 SECURE BUY-IN FOR THE CONTENT.

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GENERATE TREATMENT IDEAS WITH YOUR
MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPERS.

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