Women with greater speaking skills are viewed as 75% more credible. Unlock a new level of influence and leadership in this research-based, highly interactive workshop designed for training professionals who want to empower women—or themselves—to speak with confidence and authority in any setting. Overcome the bias that associates male voices with leadership. Learn to use precise words and vocal patterns to project the authority and credibility traditionally linked to powerful male voices.  

Canva just dropped its biggest product launch ever, and L&D professionals have a front-row seat to some genuinely game-changing tools.

How do you protect your brand when you don’t own the front line? In a world of distributed workforces, franchise models, and a rapidly shifting learner demographic, traditional L&D is hitting a wall. If your training feels like a "corporate mandate" rather than a "performance tool," you aren't just losing engagement—you’re losing your competitive edge.

If you've started looking at learning management systems recently, there's a good chance you've already felt a little overwhelmed by the number of available tools. There are a lot of providers out there - and somehow every platform claims to be easy, modern, automated, and built for engagement.   For smaller HR and L&D teams, and especially first-time LMS buyers, it can be difficult to know what actually matters once the search begins. Which features will save time? Which reporting tools are truly useful for my team and org leadership? What should you expect from a modern learening platform in the first place?  That's why we created this checklist.   This resource is designed to simplify the evaluation process and help your team focus on the capabilities that make the biggest day-to-day impact, not just the flashy demo features. Inside, we cover 10 things organizations should expect from an LMS, including: User-friendly, mobile-ready experiences  Automation that reduces admin workload  Reporting that helps prove training impact AI-powered tools and personalized learning support  Integrations with HR and workplace systems  Engagement features that encourage ongoing learning  A great LMS should make training easier to manage, easier to scale, and easier for employees to actually use. This checklist is meant to help make the search feel a little more manageable - and a lot more practical. 

Many L&D teams present results in a way that works for internal tracking but not for real leadership conversations. This template gives you a structure for showing the bigger picture senior leaders need — with measurable outcomes and clear business impact.

When a stakeholder needs high-stakes training now, you’re usually forced to choose: a quick-fix eLearning course that doesn't build skills, or a manual branching scenario that takes all quarter to build.  

One of the best attended presentations at Training 2026, this session had them clapping, laughing, and learning. It was a perfect way to start the conference and a perfect webinar for any learning professional struggling with competing priorities, expectations, and demands.  

Performance under pressure is paramount, yet most organizations allocate 90% of their training budgets to knowledge delivery rather than the practice that drives behavioral change. Since 70% of skill acquisition occurs through experience, many employees enter high-stakes interactions without the muscle memory necessary to perform.  

What if engagement wasn’t about getting everyone to participate the same way, but about designing multiple levels of participation on purpose? In this session, we’ll unpack lessons from the Ultimate L&D Throwdown (ULT), a high-energy learning experience that reimagined participation by creating multiple pathways for learners to engage, whether through quiet reflection, structured contribution, or high-stakes performance.  

Organizations invest heavily in leadership development, yet performance breakdowns persist. Decisions stall, accountability becomes unclear, and standards are applied inconsistently. The issue isn’t a lack of training, it’s a gap between leadership capability and real-world execution.  

The last few years have reshaped the workforce in ways we can’t ignore— 10 million people experienced a layoff, 1 in 5 is managing caregiving, and countless teams are navigating the ripple effects of uncertainty. For HR and talent leaders, that means culture is fragile, engagement is slipping, and the margin for error with leadership has never been smaller.  

This practical guide explores how artificial intelligence (AI) can help organizations bring greater structure, consistency, and clarity to soft skills development, while keeping human judgment and context at the center. Inside, you’ll learn: Why soft skills have historically been difficult to measure and scale How empathy can be defined as observable, learnable communication behaviors Six core skills that shape how empathy is experienced in workplace conversations The role AI can play in supporting realistic practice and consistent feedback How organizations can turn practice and feedback into actionable learning insights Key principles for ethical, responsible use of AI in learning and development This guide is not about automation for its own sake. It’s about applying technology thoughtfully to strengthen learning, insight, and impact.

Most organizations invest in leadership training, but giving every manager consistent practice, feedback, and coaching in the moments that matter is a challenge that traditional programs alone can't solve at scale.  

What happens when six promising learning startups take the virtual stage — each with just five minutes to pitch their innovative approach?  

Generative AI is reshaping the learning landscape, with research from McKinsey showing it can automate over 20% of workforce training hours globally. But beyond the buzz, where is AI truly creating impact today - and how can enterprises adopt it responsibly and at scale?  

A good makeover tells the whole story -- the missteps, the fixes, and the choices that transform a presentation from forgettable to compelling. This session pulls back the curtain on that process. You’ll watch real slides, narratives, and visual sequences get rebuilt in real time, revealing the specific decisions that create clarity, impact, and connection.  

This session will cover:  Making Yourself the ONLY Choice that Matters Your Past YOU vs. Today and Future YOU  The Power of Rebranding

Discover how artificial intelligence can transform the way you approach performance support and training. In this interactive session, we’ll explore how to design AI-powered coaching abilities that make learning more personalized, engaging, and scalable for your employees.  

We are operating in an era of continuous transformation. Nearly 90% of organizations are leading major change initiatives but less than a third see sustained results, and employees are reporting change fatigue.

Many organizations are racing to introduce AI across the workforce, but most initiatives stop at basic awareness or tool training. Employees learn how AI works, but they rarely change how they actually do their jobs. As a result, AI tools sit unused, and the promised productivity gains never materialize.  

Resilience has become one of the most valuable currencies in business, as leaders face constant change. This session explores how leaders can turn uncertainty, change and "perma-crises" into a strategic advantage by embedding resilience into their mindset, culture, and measurement frameworks.  

Organizations invest heavily in training content, but what happens when employees can't find it? New research from Training magazine and Panopto surveyed 400+ L&D leaders to uncover the true cost of the "findability gap": the growing disconnect between the volume of learning content organizations create and employees' ability to locate and apply it at the moment of need. From searchability challenges and hidden productivity losses to AI-powered solutions, this report reveals what's silently draining your training ROI and what leading organizations are doing about it.

Resilience is what separates order-takers from the leaders executives trust most when everything is in flux. Download this guide and discover the five pillars proven to make you indispensable, backed by Ragan Communications' Annual Benchmark Report and conversations with executives at leading brands worldwide.

There’s no pause button on the frontline. Every minute matters for cashiers, construction crews, restaurant teams, healthcare staff, and countless others who must perform in real time while serving customers and keeping operations moving. Yet many organizations still rely on training approaches that pull people away from the work instead of supporting performance within it.