A Virtual Trainer's Favorite Things - 2025 Edition
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Speaker, Author, Virtual Training Pioneer
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Date and TimeThu, Jun 05, 2025 at 9AM Pacific / 12PM Eastern
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Duration1 Hour
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Cost$0 (Free)
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Description
Are you ready to unwrap some of the best-kept secrets in live online learning with virtual training pioneer Kassy LaBorie? Join us for a session that’s sure to be a game-changer for your online presentations. In the spirit of Oprah’s Favorite Things, we’re showcasing a list of top-notch technological tools that every virtual trainer and presenter will want to add to their toolkit.
Interact and engage as we explore how Kassy uses tools like:
But that’s not all—Kassy will be teaming up with an Adobe Connect producer who not only helped produce this session and reveal these favorite tools, but will also share an insider’s look at how Adobe Connect’s amazing features were used to bring the presentation to life.
These tools are like gifts you can give yourself to level up your virtual presentation and training skills, keeping your audience engaged, learning, and excited. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, you’ll walk away with fresh ideas and practical insights to elevate your virtual training, meetings, and presentations.
Mark your agenda and get ready to unwrap the secrets to becoming a virtual training hero with Kassy LaBorie!
Interact and engage as we explore how Kassy uses tools like:
- Padlet to create interactive boards for real-time collaboration and brainstorming
- AHASlides to bring attention to your slides with audience participation and real-time feedback
- Airtime (formerly mmhmm video) to enhance your video feed with sleek, professional overlays and effects
- ...and more!
But that’s not all—Kassy will be teaming up with an Adobe Connect producer who not only helped produce this session and reveal these favorite tools, but will also share an insider’s look at how Adobe Connect’s amazing features were used to bring the presentation to life.
These tools are like gifts you can give yourself to level up your virtual presentation and training skills, keeping your audience engaged, learning, and excited. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, you’ll walk away with fresh ideas and practical insights to elevate your virtual training, meetings, and presentations.
Mark your agenda and get ready to unwrap the secrets to becoming a virtual training hero with Kassy LaBorie!
About Kassy LaBorie
KASSY LABORIE is the founder and principal consultant at Kassy LaBorie Consulting, LLC. She is a professional speaker, author, facilitator, and instructional designer who specializes in virtual engagement for learning and development professionals and business owners who get to use web conferencing technology to connect with people around the globe. She’s known for believing that “being online is certainly equal to, and in some cases, better than, being in-person!”
In her previous role at Dale Carnegie & Associates, she was the director of virtual training services, a corporate consultancy that partnered with organizations to help them develop, design, and develop successful online training strategies. Kassy also served as the product design architect responsible for developing the company’s live online training product and experience, leading a team that built a 4-million-dollar business in 4 years.
At the beginning of her virtual training career dating back to 1999, she was at the forefront of early online training strategies by serving as a senior product trainer at WebEx, where she helped conceptualize, build, and deliver virtual training for WebEx University.
Kassy is the co-author of Interact and Engage! 75+ Activities for Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars (ATD Press, Second Edition, December 2022), and author of Producing Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars (ATD Press, January 2021).
A frequent speaker at industry conferences since 2006, she has presented at Training Magazine’s yearly conference and TechLearn; the Learning Guild’s DevLearn and Learning Solutions conferences; Chief Learning Officer symposiums; and each of ATD’s conferences both online and in-person including TechKnowledge, Core4, and International Conference & Exposition (ICE). She also keynotes ATD Chapter events and partners with many chapters to offer her Virtual Facilitator Certification to their members.
See what Kassy is up to next by connecting with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kassylaborie/ and following her at KassyConsulting.com
In her previous role at Dale Carnegie & Associates, she was the director of virtual training services, a corporate consultancy that partnered with organizations to help them develop, design, and develop successful online training strategies. Kassy also served as the product design architect responsible for developing the company’s live online training product and experience, leading a team that built a 4-million-dollar business in 4 years.


A frequent speaker at industry conferences since 2006, she has presented at Training Magazine’s yearly conference and TechLearn; the Learning Guild’s DevLearn and Learning Solutions conferences; Chief Learning Officer symposiums; and each of ATD’s conferences both online and in-person including TechKnowledge, Core4, and International Conference & Exposition (ICE). She also keynotes ATD Chapter events and partners with many chapters to offer her Virtual Facilitator Certification to their members.
See what Kassy is up to next by connecting with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kassylaborie/ and following her at KassyConsulting.com