Virtual and remote work is here to stay. Find out what it takes to successfully manage virtual workers, learn the pitfalls and successful tools and techniques other organizations are successfully using on this topic, and increase your confidence for effectively getting work done through workers who are not in the office.  

Did you know that the visual design of eLearning and slides has a big impact on learner success? Well-designed materials can motivate learners, improve comprehension and assist retention. If you need a rapid way to improve your eLearning and training slides, join this webinar to learn the power principles that will have the biggest impact on your designs. We'll look into ways that you can apply each principle for maximum success. The goal is to quickly increase your visual design skills as much as possible in one hour.

While there has always been a need to show the value of projects, the current economic climate has created even more pressure to show value in terms that executives will understand. In many cases this means projecting the value before it is implemented. The expression "Show Me the Money" is now demanded in many cases before a project is even considered, leaving the project team with the challenge: "How do we forecast the ROI in a credible and rational way to secure the project approval?"

Executive presence, the ability to inspire, influence and empower others is a vital leadership skill - whether communicating face-to-face or remotely. However, believing that executive presence is conveyed the same way to a live or virtual audience is not only inaccurate, it’s costly.  

Do you know why DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) training has become a front and center hot topic? According to the Center for Disease Control (the CDC), 1 in 4 Americans identifies as having at least one disability or impairment. Just imagine - if one-fourth of your learners cannot access your content, the economic impact could be significant.

How many times have you found and/or kept a superior performer .?   According to Careerbuilder, 3 out of 4 small business employers have hired the wrong person.   74 % say they have hired the wrong person for a position.  It turns out that employees ‘think’ they can pick the best, but most don’t really know how to find and hire new candidates.

This webinar will teach the five foundations of building a coaching culture that leads to greater talent development and retention. 5 levels of a coaching culture are very easy to understand and require organizational persistence to execute.

Once we dig out from this pandemic, we will be able to get back to normal presenting and normal PowerPoint practices, right?

Have you ever wondered if conducting Level 1 evaluations are worth the effort? Or if you should stop using them altogether? If you’ve had these thoughts, you’re not alone. According to a 2019 Association for Talent Development (ATD) research study, 83% of organizations evaluate some learning programs at Level 1. Yet, only 35% view the data they collect as having either high or very high value.

A new generation of hyper-realistic simulations can be deployed on virtual reality (VR) headsets that cost less than an airline flight. Students and instructors can interact with each other as lifelike human avatars in pixelated practice spaces that mirror their real-life workplaces. The metaverse is upon us and it will upend enterprise learning as we know it. 

50% OF WORKERS SAY anxiety negatively affects their performance. 75% SAY most stressful part of job is immediate supervisor. 60% OF ORGANIZATIONS plan to address anxiety & well-being in the next three years.

Are your learners actively engaged in your online classes, beyond just typing in chat? Are you using your platform’s robust toolset to capture attention, and more importantly, keep learners involved? Do your learners feel connected and are they willing to contribute?

A recent survey found that organizations exceeding revenue goals stand out as developing thoughtful, buyer-first strategies. And at the heart of these strategies is sales and marketing alignment.  

We’ve all heard the adage: "People don’t leave jobs; they leave managers." While many leaders struggle to retain or replace employees, this is not true of all leaders. In fact, high-performing managers are four times more likely to retain employees than low-performing managers. The key is discovering what organizations can do to create high-performing leaders—especially as employees continue their exodus in the "Great Resignation."

If you follow the trends in the design world, you would have noticed that there is a real explosion in the use of motion graphics. You will see motion graphics in high use in commercials, sporting events and even newscasts. While motion graphics are typically used with video, many eLearning projects can use motion graphics without real video.

Do you know how to create an effective diagram? Can you create a graph that tells a story? An important skill in our field is the ability to convey abstract concepts, statistics and data in a meaningful way. Visualizing abstractions can improve comprehension and facilitate learning. It’s important to know how to design the best type of graphic to meet your learning goal.

Attend this high-energy, interactive webinar and get the top five practical marketing and sales techniques successful organizations use to eclipse their competitors. Use one or more to increase sales and revenue. Each technique is easily adopted and can be applied immediately after this workshop. Mike shares real-world solutions for short and long-term business development lifecycles. Don’t let your competition get the edge. Attend this session and dominate every opportunity.

Adult learners have a wealth of knowledge and experience that can be shared. In this session, we'll look at how to design collaborative activities and team exercises into your virtual classroom experiences using breakout rooms.

Have you noticed that some virtual presenters facilitate their sessions with such passion and skill that you find yourself enjoying the session and participating?  They masterfully manage the virtual platform, create a powerful learning experience by focusing on getting their participants engaged and collaborating. 

From the ongoing pandemic to the "Great Resignation," front-line workers are facing more pressure than ever. On top of these external pressures, front-line staff often lack organizational support as well, leading to poor productivity and a negative company culture. Research shows that 40% of front-line employees only receive training once a year or less. As a learning and development decision-maker, you have an opportunity to innovate and positively impact front-line employee training to motivate, educate, and retain essential workers. 

Learners can only absorb and retain very little from the ideas when we overload and overwhelm them. The problem is that designers are often focused on presenting ALL the ideas with the limited time in webinars. The consequence is that learners would feel like they are cramped in a sardines box. So, how do we untangle and unbundle large and complex content into chunked and small lessons? 

WARNING: There is a rule that you can not copy videos from YouTube.com and TikTok.com. But there are so many videos you can scavenge, copy, crop, "mutate", splice and dice, "cannibalize", and make your own - keeping within limits, of course. Why do you want to do this? Because like me, we are "cheap" and can never produce great videos such as these in our wildest imagination. This is my approach: within limits, I download the video, crop, and convert. Edit, combine, spruce up, intermingled with contextual questions, then add and finally deliver it in my instant learning platform. The great thing is that I am no expert! If I can do it, you can too.

The new realities of work have created long-term impacts — good and bad — for your organization and your people. The organizations that successfully navigate this uncharted wilderness are able to thrive by developing the skills of their people.  

Creating accessible and inclusive presentation experiences doesn’t have to be boring or difficult. But where do you start? What exactly is accessible and inclusive design? Who are we building our presentations for? Stephy will reintroduce you to your audience and give you tips on how to create an equally amazing presentation experience for each of them, whether they are...