Training Your Team with Steve Lipton

Guest Steve Lipton- Twitter @Steve_Lipton LinkedIn MakeAppPie iOS Development Tips Weekly LinkedIn Learning Courses Steve Lipton - No Biz Like Show Biz: Video Recording Your App for Marketing and Instruction Related Episodes Episode 25 - Hiring an iOS Developer with John Knox Episode 29 - Managing iOS Development with Peter Witham Sponsors BrightDigit Specialize in helping businesses build apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch 10 years of experience developing for a variety of Apple platform Helping dev shops which lack experience with Apple platforms and Swift Contact me if you need help today. We have an opening for sponsors Do you have a product or service which can target our ever growing community of developers as well as technology and business leaders? Contact me today if you are interested in sponsoring or go to our Patreon page. Why Training Is Important What is the Red Queen Dilemma? What's the difference between Coding and Programming Why knowing your customer's needs helps your training be better focused The significance of Soft Skills too Why you should invest in your current employees rather than hiring new employees When consultants and trainers make the most sense Building Good Documentation What Makes For Good Training Material Make sure the pattern and style matches yours Good production quality Make sure it's readable! Make sure your audience understands - Bloom's Taxonomy Make sure it sticks Creating Good Training Videos Steve Lipton - No Biz Like Show Biz: Video Recording Your App for Marketing and Instruction Have a decent microphone Have a quiet room Font Size 20 and up Balance Size, Resolution and File Size - 16:9 HD Resolution Have a script to follow How to Judge Good Training Material Online How many video do they have? Watch the welcome video Good series of tracks Good organization Specific Challenges with Xcode and Swift Dealing with constant changes and updates (i.e. Xcode) Understand updates are part of the workflow Patterns are more stable then APIs (i.e. Reactive Programming vs Combine) Apple's Character Arcs Social Media Twitter - @brightdigit Facebook - BrightDigit LinkedIn - BrightDigit Instagram - @brightdigit Patreon - empowerappshow Thanks to our monthly supporters work design Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★