Testimonials

Make the most of the "Title" field. They're best when they're short, catchy, and get right to the core of the message. (They're especially helpful for longer testimonials.)
Testimonials carry forward from term to term so you can keep using them.
Testimonials can be used in any course within your institution (even if they're not associated with that course), as long as you have the testimonial identifier.
Images are automatically resized and cropped, so before you add an image, make sure it's zoomed in on the person a reasonable amount. In a full body image, for example, you may not be able to see the person's face.
Check out Made to Stick (by Chip and Dan Heath) for good advice on storytelling.
Gather stories from students and instructors:
- - How did someone make a great comeback?
  - What's the advice you "wish you had a dollar for every time you told someone?"
  - What are the most common mistakes students make?
  - What are the little known best practices that are especially helpful?

Title: What you type here will appear first at the top of your testimonial.
Topic (optional): What you type here will appear before your title at the top of your testimonial, separated by a hyphen. Topics will only show up if you also have a title.
Testimonial photo (optional): Upload an image of the student with permission from the student. Or choose a relevant thumbnail from the provided images. The default is a postage stamp with the ECoach whistle logo.
Alternative text for testimonial photo: If you upload your own photo, include a brief description of the photo for those using screen readers.
Media content: Your testimonial needs text OR video OR audio.
Author name: If you use students' actual names, we advise getting permission from the student.
Categories: Categories are helpful if you want to filter or search your testimonials to find them more easily, but categories do not appear to students.

Categories are helpful if you want to filter or search your testimonials to find them more easily, but categories do not appear to students.

In your MTS document, add a text row and paste the identifier into the text box.
Publish the bulletin in MTS, then use the Sync Now button on the Communciations Manager page to sync MTS and ECoach. You should see the testimonial in your ECoach bulletin. You may need to refresh the page.

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