Virtual classrooms have dominated training delivery for a few years. Still, one of the challenges with virtual classrooms, or any digital learning, is that many people are trying just to replicate a physical classroom experience: webcams, open microphones, and not adapting to make the most of the technology. The other big challenge is in our own approach to understanding how current training and learning skills convert to work well in the virtual classroom.  

The quality of your eLearning can directly impact profitability and business outcomes. Pretty pictures and slides are rarely enough to move the bar.   

While there has always been a need to show the value of our investments, the current economic climate has created an even greater demand for talent development professionals to prove the value of their programs, projects, and initiatives. Executives, funders, and sponsors can be heard saying, "Show Me the Money" before considering a new program, leaving program owners faced with the challenge of credibly and rationally forecasting the ROI to secure project approval.  

The term "Influence" has been so overworked these days.  It doesn’t mean having a million followers on Instagram.  It does mean having a specific set of skills you can learn, practice and master to "up" your game - your Influence "Quotient".  

New data privacy laws. Headlines about layoffs and economic turmoil. Distracted prospects.   

We will discuss the different types of assessments that can be used, the advantages and disadvantages of each, and the design process for creating an effective assessment. We will also explore the importance of appropriate feedback in assessment design. We will look at the use of technology to deliver assessments, and the role of analytics in assessment design. Finally, we will discuss how to use assessments to measure the impact of learning and development initiatives.  

Advanced infographics goes beyond pretty pictures. We focus on goals, messaging, content, and story. Learn to engage your audience instantly. Make them want to learn more. Improve understanding, recollection, and adoption. In this fast-paced session, learn to turn words and ideas into clear, compelling infographics. Get curated inspiration and step-by-step instructions. Lastly, discover tools and techniques to render your new infographics.

In this webinar, Matt Bradley, Senior Learning & Development Advisor at OpenSesame, will take a deeper look at how Learning & Development is an investment for success in 2023 and not just another line item.

Sales strategy isn’t something that sales leaders can set and forget. It takes a decisive start and continual focus to achieve sales growth objectives. With many potential strategies to choose from, how do you decide where to focus your time and resources?  

What is an aMMMazing presentation? It’s one that satisfies these three words - Meaningful, Memorable and Motivational. Do you know HOW to write presentations with these qualities, every time? This webinar delves into the presentation writing process to help you unleash your creativity and ensure your message hits the mark.

This webinar will teach the fundamentals of building a positive workplace culture through the building blocks of coaching.  

Judy, Mike, and Rose will share their insights and best practices when it comes to using virtual reality (VR) to reach new underserved audiences.  

Learning online is now commonplace. We know how to use the platform features, but unfortunately, engaging attendees to participate, to come on camera, and to unmute can be like "herding cats," as the saying goes.  

Do you avoid being on camera? Wish you knew where to look and how to move in front of your webcam? Are you wondering if your online presence is either helping or hindering your virtual training programs?  

Different clients from different industries all had very different business challenges and learning objectives. But they have one thing in common: they all achieved extraordinary outcomes using VR training strategies. From a 400% ROI to $588,000 in savings, the myth that VR is too expensive and too complicated is proven outdated and wrong. 

In today's fast-paced world, rapid development can be the key to your e-learning success. Rise allows you to create beautiful, responsive courses using just a browser. Courses look gorgeous on PC, tablet, and phone with NO programming knowledge needed! Leave having seen how to create and publish beautiful and engaging e-learning using Articulate 360 Rise. Perfect for the accidental e-learning instructional designer!

Nomadic - remote, hybrid, dispersed, Gig - workers are here to permanently stay. The nature of their work has changed. The way they learn is different from the usual methods. But many learning specialists - designers, developers, leaders - continue to think of the nomadic learners as employees that they must train using dated and old-fashion methods that do not meet the demands of success.

Curious about new tech tools and applications that could support your training design, development, delivery, or management? Wondering what the Innovations in Training Test Kitchen is all about?

Are you making the most common training and evaluation mistakes that threaten the success of your mission-critical initiatives? Find out the truth in this informative webinar.

Are you one of the many L&D professionals who would like to conduct Level 3 evaluations, but don’t? You’re not alone.

Surveys are key tools for evaluating training programs. Surveys are revered for their ease of use and promise of reaching many, but we must be able to craft rich, concise, and focused questions that yield useful data. For this, we must understand the cognitive processes our respondents use to answer questions with accuracy and candor.

In 2023, the success of your sales team will be determined in large part by how effectively sellers use content.  If you’re like most organizations, you have a comprehensive repository of solution briefs, case studies, videos, product guides, and more to support sellers. But creating great content is not enough. Sellers must know WHEN and HOW to use it.  Sellers need context to squeeze the most juice out of every piece of content.

A new generation of reality-bending learning simulations is unleashing a wave of experiential and visceral learning we once could only dream about. Virtual reality (VR) allows students to move seamlessly from the workplace to a pixelated practice space where they can build muscle memory and mastery, in the presence of peers, mentors and experts. Learn why 2023 promises to be a breakout year when VR learning transforms:

The reality is that just over half of sales reps in a given group achieve quota. Similar to the games you play on your smartphones, the gamification of your sales training is a powerful tool to motivate and engage your sales team. As you make your reps actions reward-based and more competitive, you will find your sales team approach the daily grind of sales more readily.