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Don’t let Ai control your voice

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The eLearning Coach Newsletter

Stay Inspired and Up-to-Date

May 5, 2026

Greetings Reader,

I recently read an article that described a job interview where the candidate couldn’t answer multiple questions about the work in his portfolio. The interviewer concluded that the work was done by AI. She wrote that the interviewee had no connection or responsibility to the work he was showing, known as cognitive ownership.

I find this disturbing and perhaps you do too. The first article in this edition discusses ways to use AI to extend and challenge your thinking rather than to replace it.

Next are some visual approaches to presenting text so that your eLearning or presentations are more appealing.

The last item is a deep dive into storyboarding with Kevin Thorn, who explains his detailed storyboard process.

​How to Maintain Ownership When Writing with AI ​

How to use AI as a thinking partner in a way that maintains your cognitive ownership and agency.

​Six Alternatives to Bullet Points​

Replace those pesky text-heavy slides with these visual alternatives.

​Revealed: Shocking Secrets of a Storyboard Pro​

In this interview, Kevin Thorn of NuggetHead Studioz fame, reveals the shocking storyboarding secrets you’ve always wondered about but were afraid someone might answer.

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Stay inspired!

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​Founder of Mastering Instructional Design​

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