Depending upon where you are in the world, you may be back in the office or gearing back up to facilitate in-person classes. Or, you may be getting ready to deliver hybrid classes - which have a mixture of in-person and online audiences.

Now that we are into year 2 of the Pandemic, we have experienced the difference between surface learning and deep learning in virtual sessions. 

Authoring an eLearning course involves a lot of different phases and steps. To make it instructionally sound, we need to conduct robust needs analysis, carefully craft the storyboard, design meaningful interactions, author quiz questions, and make the course accessible for all.

Content is a competitive advantage when managed and leveraged effectively - but that’s not an easy thing to do.   Modern organizations invest tremendous resources into crafting core messaging, from customer training resources to product information to your unique vision and values. But too often, that content isn’t leveraged to its fullest potential.  

As employees return to the office, businesses want to believe that remote and in-person staff can simply join a Zoom call and replicate a cohesive team. Yet we’ve learned that it is a cognitive challenge for remote and in-person employees to engage equally in a synchronous workplace. Companies that don’t address this imbalance risk stratifying their workforce, affecting equity, productivity, and innovation.

Work as we know it has changed. Forever. In order to thrive, organizations must re-invent themselves and embrace the new normal. A Top 200 Global Thought Leader to Watch in 2021 and author of the newly released book, Remote 101: The Secret to Engaging Virtual Workers, Jill understands how organizations operate, and what they need to do to attract, retain, and engage employees. Are remote workers incredibly productive? Yes, but they also say they feel unsupported and disconnected. The companies that will come out on top are the ones which create and execute a strategy to effectively manage remote workers, and the new hybrid work environment.   

Be in on the discussion as The Bob Pike Group and companies all around the world prepare for a return to classroom F2F training. We’ve heard from clients and brainstormed our own solutions to make classrooms safe and attendees comfortable. This is your chance to grab tested ideas and also share what people expect in your workplace or industry as we all figure new normal out together.

Sales is not just a numbers game, it's an intelligence game. B2B buyers expect sellers to know their business and consistently bring relevant ideas for improving it. Remarkably, HALF of U.S. salespeople don’t even look at the prospect’s website before making their first call. When salespeople take just a few minutes to do pre-call preparation using this framework, they stand apart from their competition.

Ready to rock and roll with Adobe Captivate? Participate in a 90-minute hands-on workshop by Dr. Pooja Jaisingh and learn to create an exciting eLearning course that hits all the right notes! The best part? Create your own short project and earn a certificate of participation. As a token of appreciation, we are also handing out gift vouchers for each of the first 100 projects submitted.   

Have you ever felt that your webinars and virtual training are a big guesswork? You are hoping that your learners would not multi-task, snooze off, or remain so quiet. Does it ever come to a point that you feel like you’re the only one in the webinar? 

While the world is beginning to enjoy a sense of normality, teaching and training have been transformed forever. The days of brick-and-mortar only education have set, and organizations and educational institutions are now exploring different avenues. Hybrid and blended learning clearly are the big winners of the pandemic fostering the rising need of all learners worldwide: flexibility.

Over the past few years, our cultural environment has changed dramatically. From the threat of infectious diseases to an increasing percentage of employees working remotely, you can expect that L&D is adapting the same way.  Old-school strategies are no longer getting the desired results, and learners’ expectations are evolving at lightning speed. 

Ready to rock and roll with Adobe Captivate? Participate in a 90-minute hands-on workshop by Dr. Pooja Jaisingh and learn to create an exciting eLearning course that hits all the right notes! The best part? Create your own short project and earn a certificate of participation. 

As companies calibrate the balance between remote and in-office work, company cultures may be facing their greatest challenge in generations.

Everything you want to know about finding, making, and using icons in your presentations and infographics. All participants get 1,800 PowerPoint and Illustrator icons. Icons, when used the right way, improve understanding, recollection and adoption. When they are used the wrong way, they are distracting and can undermine your professionalism. Learn the best way to make, buy and use icons in your presentations, infographics, learning materials, and more. Get Mike’s top resources for free and low-cost, professional icons that save you time and money.

The past year has proven that eLearning is no longer a "nice-to-have" but a "must-have" in order to drive learner engagement and boost revenue for your business. With the right learning technology, you can help learners feel prepared for their exam, provide an interactive and personalized experience to keep them engaged, and get the data you need to better understand your learners and make smarter decisions about your training program content.

Tune in to this webcast for insights into the latest advances in virtual reality as a training tool for learning and development professionals. Learn about the increased efficacy of training in VR and how a combination of machine learning and sensor fusion technologies can be leveraged to create more intelligent and adaptable VR applications.

How's the health of your organization's virtual training? Is it as successful as it can be? Are your learners actively engaged in your online classes? Are your facilitators fully prepared? Are your designs interactive? Are your administrative processes seamless? Are you achieving measurable results? Join us in this interactive session to learn a 5-step "prescription" for virtual training success.   

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have flipped the working world upside down. As organizations struggle to get their footing amidst what is now the "Great Resignation," it’s important to know why employees leave in the first place. Sometimes it’s for personal reasons - relocation, childcare, career changes, promotions, higher salary, and education - but there are also reasons people leave that fall entirely on the organization itself. A prominent reason why employees are switching careers is due to limited growth opportunities.

Poor data visualization leads to overly complicated charts that take too long to understand and steal valuable time from your audiences. Worse, a careless approach to charting can lead to misinterpretation of your messaging.  

In this evolving era of the hybrid office, training managers are responsible for delivering flexible and effective programs that keep employees informed, involved, and invested -- whether in-person or remote.  

Work is changing. Rapidly. Dramatic shifts in human skill sets are already underway, and the need for organizations to reset for growth is critical. At the same time people are seeking a career path and an opportunity to actually change their lives - to develop new skills, new careers, and to find acceptance, purpose and belonging.

Today, there are lots of ways to get hybrid sales training and enablement wrong.  But fear not! 

Learning departments are struggling with implementing and engaging learners through virtual and hybrid delivery methods.  No matter the modality, there must be a process of engagement in place that ensures successful transfer of learning to the workplace.