Experts and futurists are unanimous that the NEW important skill for all workers is critical thinking. Why is that? The reality is that we are in a global economy where change is rapid, the unpredictability of events abound, there is the shrinking of the new workforce, and of course, digitalization. Many of the roles demand beyond the usual tasks and roles. They need to be self-directed and constantly critically thinking about how to solve and manage the unknowns and unpredictability of work. 

In this webinar, Stacey Boyle, Learning Strategist & Value Consultant at EdCast by Cornerstone, will share the findings from a recent research study about the various factors that contribute to an organization’s overall learning health. The study, conducted in partnership with the Hult International Business School, analyzed 50 leading organizations across the U.S., Europe, and the UK to assess their learning health across 8 distinct dimensions. The results from the research suggest that despite extensive executive sponsorship, increased investments in learning and skilling, and tighter strategic alignment of the learning function, most organizations have yet to unlock the potential of a healthy learning culture.

In this webinar, we will highlight 10 helpful tools in the Snagit Editor that will improve your screenshots.

Selling is social — but onboarding new revenue professionals often lacks the social and collaborative aspects of actual sales. This is especially true in virtual learning, when new sellers are onboarded ad-hoc or with LMS-based experiences that do not equip them with the sophisticated capabilities they need to drive revenue growth. 

With remote and hybrid work becoming the norm, employees have more opportunities than ever before to find a position that supports their professional goals. For employers, this means it is critical to prioritize workplace satisfaction and career advancement opportunities to avoid frequent turnover. Join us on August 17 at 12pm PST as simpleshow’s Director of Customer Success, Danny Pichardo and AbbVie’s Associate Director of Training, Gilbert Marchany host an interactive session on optimizing the onboarding process and the importance of supporting career progression.

Over the past 18 months, we’ve seen a global pandemic, social unrest not seen since the civil rights movement, working parents stressed with having to home school, and a country deeply divided, we’ve also seen a changing workplace, where remote employment now being the norm in many office locations, and employees demanding that DEI (diversity / equity / inclusion) becomes a corporate initiative.  The boundaries between work - life have never been less clear.

Need to create beautiful eLearning courses quickly? Adobe Captivate offers multiple quick start projects (templates) that are easily customized.

This webinar will teach five specific activities the develop sales team performance, camaraderie, and confidence when selling. During this webinar we will teach activities that facilitate greater skill development and product knowledge. 

Roll up your sleeves, learn new skills and see new solutions to your challenges in real time in this online preview to demo sessions at the TechLearn 2022 Conference! During this one-hour webinar, you’ll be introduced to the upcoming conference by the webinar moderator, Training’s editor and publisher, Lorri Freifeld, and will hear from some of our conference demo session presenters. See case studies, find out how these tools solve real learning challenges, and get answers from some of the best solution providers in the learning industry!

Would you want to learn how to move beyond the one-size-fits-all, been-there-done-that corporate conferences, sales meetings, or training events? What if you could create a powerful and engaging event experience?

Smash your Virtual Presentation Technology Game Right Now! Are your virtual presentations boring?  Are you not meeting your sales quota?  Do you want to take advantage of the tremendous presenting and selling revolution?

This webinar will teach a specific coaching mapping methodology will be taught to leverage the results of assessment tools such as Myers Briggs, DISC, Predictive Index, etc.

Looking to add podcasting to your organization’s learning solutions, but not sure where to start? Podcasting provides a simple, low-investment option to meet the need for informal or casual learning. Podcasting is an accepted and easy way to provide and consume content, largely because it is a format that easily fits into our busy lives. Organizations are adopting podcasts every day to disseminate and deliver important information to their employees.

This webinar will teach a very innovative approach to combining coaching and artificial intelligence to maximize sales talent for performance and predictable results. With the economy in a state of uncertainty there has never been a better time to ensure that your sales team's performance is optimized. 

Then you want Engaging Virtual Meetings, the promising and surprising truth to thriving on Virtual

The only reason they will want to escape your virtual training is because that’s the assignment! Learning online is now commonplace. Unfortunately, engaging attendees to participate, to come on camera, and to unmute can be like "herding cats," as the saying goes. Establishing a comfortable, safe, and technically sound online learning environment is essential. Meaningful and relevant activities are the secret. Like tasty treats and fresh catnip, attendees will be unable to resist actively participating in your virtual training when you use escape game strategies, irresistible learning activities, and a "never fail" debrief strategy to help them reflect! Invite participants to take charge of their learning and experience virtual training like they’ve never seen before.

Your organization invests a great deal into learning and development programs. Do you know if your programs are working? Worth the investment of time and other resources? If your programs are meeting their goals, do you have insight as to why? Or, if they’re not performing well, do you know what they need to succeed? 

How do you design a presentation based on the values of accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)? This session offers insights into the value of inclusivity that you can use in your own presentations, or share with your boss/team/client/company. Join us in this deep dive into an incredibly important topic.

Transitioning content from classroom and elearning modules into bite-size microlearning isn’t as difficult as it sounds. One key to quick lesson design is finding a simple, repeatable template. In this session, you’ll discuss how to chunk existing content into microlessons, transform classroom and elearning modules into quick bursts of training, and deliver it in a nice red bow!

We know you do amazing things with employee training and development all year long. Training magazine’s Training APEX Awards program offers the opportunity to showcase that excellence to your customers, employees, potential new hires, and senior leaders. It also helps you benchmark the effectiveness of your organization’s employee training and development—all applicants receive a feedback report and qualitative scorecard and can do a Training APEX Awards feedback call.  

In today’s post-pandemic world, yesterday’s L&D strategies are falling short. Cultural changes including a remote/hybrid workplace, the new "metaverse," and the expectation of knowledge on-demand have forced learning strategies to change. Innovations including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), microlearning, video-based practice, and machine learning (ML) are getting better results, so you need to be prepared.

In recent years, instructional video has become a major part of online learning. Thousands of tutorials are available on Youtube and we have all become accustomed to watching all kinds of video tutorials covering the most diverse topics. Unfortunately, video only offers the learner a linear, non-interactive experience. As instructional designers, we know that interactivity is essential to providing learners with engaging experiences that maximize retention. Fortunately, Adobe Captivate 2019, has several tools for importing videos into your interactive eLearning content. You can even make your videos completely interactive with a few easy-to-use tools.  

Your stakeholders have asked for something more effective than the same old drab eLearning course. But how do you do that? Attend this upcoming workshop on how to create more effective eLearning by using scenarios and learn when scenario-based learning is more useful and impactful than regular eLearning, where you can get stories to use in your scenario-based learning, and how you can take your existing content and convert it to scenario-based learning.

Just because the world is starting to open up again doesn’t mean things are going to back to the "old normal"--nor should they! Dr. Cindy McGovern will guide you through actionable steps to take to combine the best of old ways and new to create a winning a sales plan.  Many of the changes we were forced to implement in 2020 and 2021 actually turned out to be good for business; find out which ones deserve to stick around, and keep both face time AND Facetime in your toolbox.