Learning simulations both produce better learning and business outcomes. In a recent survey of 400+ learning leaders, 95 percent of those using simulation learning reported positive learner impact and success in achieving organizational outcomes.

In today’s disruptive business environment, it’s crucial for enterprises to champion cutting-edge learning platforms that keep their workforce ahead in the race. And undoubtedly, the key ingredient to every enterprise learning initiative is content.

Storyboarding is a vital step for building your eLearning courses. When authored effectively, storyboards will help you define the course flow, make it easy for stakeholders to provide feedback, and smoothen the eLearning course creation process.

We live in a fast-paced world. Our culture thrives on a "need it yesterday" mentality.  

Video permeates our daily lives - from scrolling through TikTok, video conferencing calls, and binge-watching Netflix, video is everywhere. Consequently, employees are increasingly comfortable using video for communication in the workplace.

Learning and talent development programs should drive organizational change. The challenge is that very few learning and development professionals have data to show top executives that their programs make a difference to the bottomline. The most critical issue when measuring the success of a major learning program is to assess if participants are using what they learned and if there is a corresponding impact? If you are not delivering these results, then you are in the entertainment business. All stakeholders involved in initiating, designing, developing, facilitating, implementing, and supporting learning programs should see positive results. When asked this during workshops and webinars, 91% of learning and development professionals agree.

We're in the training game to create change. We want people thinking and acting differently as a result of the work we do.

Today, more than ever, there is a need to ensure that virtual training works to improve organizational outcomes. Because of the surge in work-at-home arrangements and travel restrictions caused by the global pandemic, most learning shifted to virtual learning without the benefit of careful planning or preparation. This shift requires program owners to design virtual training with desired outcomes in mind and demonstrate that the virtual format works.

In recent years we’ve made important strides in learning experience design (LXD) ―but the transformation is not yet complete.

Hiring a new salesperson is always difficult - especially in the current job market. But what if your next superstar is already employed by your company? Or what if they're already on your team - just in a different role?  They could even be working in a non-sales role for a business you frequent regularly.

People think that everything Disney touches is magic. It isn’t. It’s method. More specifically, it’s a methodical culture intentionally, aggressively focused on five components: Purpose, Priorities, People, Platform and Process. In this Disney inspired session, Lenn Millbower, a 25-year Walt Disney World training leader and the author of the book Care Like a Mouse, reveals strategies and tactics Walt Disney World has used to align those five components throughout the organization. The result? Method that creates magic. You can then methodically align your culture and to create your own organizational magic.  

Even though they play a huge part in winning deals, most companies’ sales presentations let them down. Prospects have had enough of corporate bull, monologue-mode presenters, and trumpet blowing. And of course, ‘Death by PowerPoint’.

It has been a tough year for salespeople! As we emerge from the peak business impact of the pandemic, it is clear that we are not returning to the pre-COVID normal but to a new normal of Hybrid Selling. 

Companies are finding themselves navigating the "next normal" and strategizing how to accelerate business success in a post-pandemic world; while the workforce is like nothing we've seen before, and leaders are faced with new challenges that are both unique and complex.  Organizations must create a workplace that is positive, motivating, and consistent.  You can have the best, most efficient, and customer-friendly processes in the world, but they will fall apart if your team lacks motivation, is not engaged, or doesn’t work well together - the one thing that customers are certain to remember is their interaction with your employees.  

Learn techniques for creating an inclusive presentation, including: Helping everyone in the audience to feel comfortable Knowing your audience and their various situations Visual techniques that represent a variety of people Becoming an advocate and sharing your opinions

In today’s disruptive business environment, it’s crucial for enterprises to champion cutting-edge learning platforms that keep their workforce ahead in the race. And undoubtedly, the key ingredient to every enterprise learning initiative is content. 

What if the face-to-face classroom was no longer a training delivery option? Imagine bringing your facilitation and training expertise to the virtual classroom with such high levels of interactive, collaborative engagement that your learners clamored to participate. As organizations pivoted to the virtual learning space this past year, training programs were rapidly repurposed for virtual delivery. However, many people hoped that things would get back to normal soon. Now it’s clear that virtual instructor-led training is here to stay. And it’s our job to make sure that engagement, collaborative learning, long-term retention, and performance improvement are the result.

OK. You are a designer, developer, and L&D leader.  You do your job because you are good at writing, graphics, software, projects, or you have mastered instructional design and technologies. But you have no clue what matters in your business. Your boss says, "We want training quick and useful." And the boss does not tell you why and how. Consequently, your learning and training programs are off-target, off-mark, and do not hit what the boss wants. Your boss is unimpressed. You are exasperated.

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. 

Join us for a collaborative brainstorm and exploration of what’s hot for learning professionals and how you can level up your skills as well as your organizations road map in learning. As a participant you will be able collaborate, share and discover what teams are doing as well as new technologies and techniques that can help you creating new learning experiences. You’ll walk away with a series fo resources, links and tools to check out to reboot your learning today.

This is a follow up to Mike’s incredibly popular Super Simple Slide Design session. Learn how to make simple yet engaging and professional slides quickly. Mike shares new, innovative designs that you can easily make—when you know how. Using the latest trends, discover tips, tricks, and techniques to developing amazing slides.

Writing your first book is not easy, but it can be done.  While many of us have the "great idea" inside of us, we either don’t think we have the time, or we don’t know where to start.  Pete Blank, MHR, CSP, has self-published two books and co-authored a third.  While it’s not making him rich, there is a certain amount of gravitas that comes with being a published author, and that is good enough for him!

Do your salespeople sound great in role play, then fall apart on a sales call?  It does not matter if you have the perfect sales script - scripts only work if you give the prospect their lines and tell them exactly what to say and how to say it.  If you can do that, your salespeople will be just as effective on sales calls as they are in your sales meetings.  Instead of worrying about developing the "perfect sales script," focus on coaching your sales team for conversational fluency.  

After a decade of proving its value within higher education, the "Flipped Classroom" model debuted in the workplace in 2019. Since then, however, organizations have quickly adapted to using real-time video conferencing tools like Zoom, Webex, and GoToMeetings, particularly in the areas of training and employee onboarding. How then, should organizations be using a flipped-classroom approach in today's environment?