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...

Dr. Bob Nelson, the world’s leading authority on Employee Recognition and Engagement, will be sharing top recognition strategies for appreciating employees today, whether they are in the office, remote or some hybrid combination--and the impact those strategies can have on attracting, engaging and retaining workers.

Anyone tasked with improving performance and job satisfaction needs to help their people boost digital skills.  After all, employees now spend up to 90% of their day immersed in technology.  The challenge is that, according to McKinsey, 70% of digital transformation initiatives are doomed to failure.

In 2021, a staggering 47.4 million American workers voluntarily quit their job.  In an effort to stem the losses, employers have responded by throwing money and enhanced benefits at people.  However, according to latest research from McKinsey, there is a significant disconnect between how management and employees view our new world of work.

Training materials with a voiceover element are versatile, engaging, and effective, but creating them is time consuming, expensive, and disruptive. How do you find voice talent? What if they’re busy when you need that urgent update? What’s the best way to create 10 versions of similar material?

Compliance is increasingly defining the public persona of an organization. As organizations become more environment centric, dynamic, hybrid, geographically diverse - compliance risks come up in multiple areas starting from ESG, Cybersecurity, Data Protection to taxation. This creates a whole new dimension for how compliance training is managed in organizations.  

Who deserves the chance to get better at their jobs? Who deserves the chance to access the latest information in their field? Most people would answer, "everyone."

"If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow." - Beyonce Knowles Launching a new digital learning program can be a daunting process, especially when your learners are studying for important entrance, licensing, or certification tests. You want to help them take their careers to the next level, but maybe you feel like you don’t have enough content. Perhaps you feel intimidated or overwhelmed by the thought of implementing a new piece of technology. Or maybe you don’t have the resources you think you need to launch. Whatever the reason may be, there’s one thing we urge you to keep in mind: starting before you’re ready is better than never starting at all.  

How do you instantly connect learners to lessons? The fastest way is to use stories in your delivery. The challenge is how to quickly find them and how to make sure they are appealing to the learners. The 5 easy-to-use stories are good methods and tips to generate these short and succinct narratives quickly and make them stick in the learner's mind. They add depth to your learners’ understanding of the ideas.