Elementor 學習資源

WordPress 架站在越來越多免費與付費模組的加持下,逐漸成為非營利甚至營利組織架站的首選。在眾多工具中,有清楚、美觀、講重點的使用指引和教學影片,如 Elementor 就是首選。

如果你是完全網頁設計門外漢,一步一腳印的 Elementor 101 可以幫你打好基礎。

如果你對網頁設計已經略懂略懂,只需要避免哪這些 常見Elementor使用錯誤 ,就可以直接下好離手。

如果你已經遁入行銷空門,那每週一發的 大師指引 可以讓你功力增加一甲子(?!)

俗話說,師傅引進門,修行在個人,鼓勵施主多多練功,練1000次,就成了!

若你對網頁設計或線上行銷工具和教學有疑問或心得歡迎留言告訴我喔!

Say NO! 拒絕沒有怦然心動的事/物進入生活

偶爾會聽到專業人士說「抱歉沒能寫封更短的信」。如何節省大家的時間,卻能達到最高效率,讓省下的時間可以更靈活的運用,是項重要的能力也是一種尊重。三本書提到時間和空間的極簡/本質/精萃主義:

1. 《少,但是更好》 (Essentialism: less but better):作者格雷格·麥克恩 (Greg McKeowon) 提出「勝利心法:專注當下 (WIN: what’s important now?)」隨時反問自己是不是在做價值最高的事情?這在AI即將全面進入我們生活的今天,尤其重要。

2. 《怦然心動的人生整理魔法》(The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing):近藤麻里繪 (Marie Kondo) 用「是否令你怦然心動」作為取捨物品的判準,用整理家務的方法,延伸至心靈層次的清爽與平靜。

3. 《原子習慣:細微改變帶來巨大成就的實證法則》(Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones):作者詹姆斯.克利爾 (James Clear) 將我們的所有習慣化約為四個步驟的循環:
暗示(cue) > 渴望 (craving) > 行動 (response) > 獎勵 (reward),並指出,要養成好習慣,就要針對每個步驟加入感覺,分別要讓你習慣不同階段:變得明顯 (make it obvious)、變得吸引人 (make it attractive)、變得簡單 (make it simple)、變得令人滿足 (make it satisfying)。反之亦然要把壞習慣改掉,則要逆向操作:眼不見為淨 (make it invisible)、變得不吸引人 (make it unattractive)、變得困難 (make it difficult)、變得令人不悅 (make it unsatisfying)。

通勤學習神器

通勤時,當然是睡覺發呆最好的時間,但是如果想要利用時間學點東西,那不可錯過通勤學習三寶

1. Podcast: 廣播在Podcast出現後捲土重來。想要上班能量滿滿,免費又知性的Podcast絕無不能錯過。推薦:TED Radio Hour

2. Audible: 看了一整天螢幕,或即將要看一整天螢幕,通勤時別再用眼了吧!每月15美金,就能讓你重拾書本不傷眼。推薦:Atomic Habits by James Clear

3. Lynda.com: 老闆臨時要你寫新聞稿但你從沒寫過?老闆要你做一個影片提案但不知從何下手?單位沒有設計預算文宣又太醜想自己動手?這時Lynda.com就是你的好朋友。迅速充電,免驚!

線上課程範例:

  1. Accounting Accounting Foundations: Budgeting (2019/4/23)
  2. Big Data Everyday Statistics, with Eddie Davila (Updated 2019/5/17)
  3. Business Intelligence Tableau Essential Training (Released 2019/4/18)
  4. Digital Publishing: Learning Canva (Released 2019/4/25)
  5. Goal setting Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) (Released 2019/1/23)
  6. Leadership Addressing Leadership with Story(Released 2019/5/16)
  7. Office Software Excel: You Can Do This (Released 2019/4/29)
  8. Productivity Trello Essential Training (Released 2018/5/8)
  9. Video Social Media Video Strategy: Weekly Bites(Updated 2019/5/16)
  10. Web The Accidental Web Designer (Updated 2019/5/15)

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你也有通勤學習的習慣或推薦的服務嗎?請寫信告訴我喔!
阿波羅肯 apollo.b.cain@gmail.com

線上課程如何開場?

最近被問到兩堂我最推薦的線上課程開場,我不假思索,就說:
1. Ashley KennedyIntroduction to Documentary Video Storytelling
2. Von Glitschka21-Day Drawing Challenge
這兩位的課程有深度、有挑戰性,也很務實。

在 Von Clitschka 的課程開場,他說:

Drawing is creativity’s best friend. And when I say creativity, I’m not limiting that trait to any one profession. You may be a business executive or a marketing director, an office manager, an accountant, or maybe you’re just someone looking to expand your own personal skill sets. Whoever you are, I invite you to take this 21-day drawing challenge.

In other words, I want you to flex your creative muscle for each of the next 21 days. I realize drawing can be very intimidating for those who don’t practice it on a regular basis. But have no fear, this challenge has been specifically designed so that anyone willing to try it, no matter what level their drawing skills, will be able to complete it. The next 21 days are filled with a diverse range of fun drawing challenges that will encourage your own creative thinking, facilitate you to step outside your comfort zone, and equip you to grow your creative thinking potential through the use of drawing.

Clitschka 將「繪畫」和「創造力」連線,並且把繪畫這項技能介紹給所有想學的人,明確講出「所需時間」與「你會得到什麼」的承諾,讓人毫無招架之力想要看下去。

在 Ashley Kennedy 的課程開場,她說:

Hi, I’m Ashley Kennedy. Welcome to Introduction to Documentary Video Storytelling. In this course, we’re gonna delve into defining what a documentary is, beginning by examining the building blocks of documentary storytelling on both a broad and a granular level. Then, we’ll go back in time and look at the history of the nonfiction film, exploring many of the ways that documentary filmmakers have approached the art of constructing the nonfiction narrative, as well as why they did it that way during that time. Then, we’ll take all of that foundation and look at the modern documentary, and how today’s storytellers have borrowed from the past and shaped the future of the craft.

When you’re finished with this course, you should have a good understanding of the history, role, and importance of the documentary. Let’s get started.

身為一位長期投入剪輯與紀錄片影片的講師,Ashley 採用幾組對比「歷史」與「現代」、「大範圍」與「小細節」,並在結尾點出學到「紀錄片『歷史』、『角色』、『重要性』」的承諾。

如果你對創意手繪和紀錄片有興趣,這兩人的線上課程很值得一看。
你有喜歡的線上課程嗎?也請推薦給我喔!(阿波羅肯 apollo.b.cain@gmail.com)