I thought it was a great idea to have conversation starters like this at each table. Sitting at a break table at the conference there was a sign that read “Conversation Starter #13” that listed a fact: 75 percent of Evernote users use the service on two or more platforms. Ideas that pop into your head are not the only things you can track in Evernote. After all, Evernote's tagline is “Remember Everything.”Īt a more practical level, you can create a folder in Evernote called “Activities” and keep notes for all the training activities that you have ever used or ever want to use for easy retrieval. You no longer have to remember the ideas you had, you just need to put it into Evernote. That can drive you nuts, right? Had you typed that idea into Evernote (using your phone) and tagged it, you immediately store it for later use. Have you ever had an idea for a training activity pop into your head and later you can't remember it? The worst part about it is that you can remember that you had the idea, but cannot remember what that brilliant idea was. Once you devise an organization system, you can get the most out of Evernote. I have based my initial organization system on his advice using a structure of Evernote stacks, files, and notes.
Michael Hyatt writes a nice blog post about how to get organized in Evernote. True, Evernote makes it easy to create an organization system based on its features, but you have to get organized first. Evernote is a way of applying an organization system that you create. Get Organized Firstįirst of all, let's not go thinking that Evernote will be your organization system. Below is a list of a few ideas that instructional designers and trainers could apply in Evernote immediately.
There are functions that allow instructional designers to keep an archive of great activity ideas and for trainers to actually deliver training. At the conference, talking to people, and listening to the speakers, I started to think about how learning professionals could use Evernote to design and deliver better training.Įvernote is not just a place to record ideas. I have heard of people using Evernote for all kinds of reasons up to and including “putting everything in Evernote.” I wanted to learn more. I have been a light user since early 2010, but recently I have taken on so many projects that I have been searching for an organization system that works for me. On Thursday, August 18, I attended the first ever Evernote Trunk Conference in San Francisco.