Slide design is something of an art, and there are a lot of elements to think about when designing your slides: colors, fonts, animations, transitions, photos, templates and masters. But don’t be overwhelmed! Our guide to design is here to help.

We interviewed different types of workers and trainers to learn about how they stay excited, inspired, valued and well compensated in their jobs and careers. The common theme is that "I must manage my own path." For many others, they falter in their jobs and careers because they haven’t figured how to boost their careers.  

The 2019 release of Adobe Captivate empowers you to create all kinds of fully-responsive eLearning courses and virtual reality projects.

The fundamental reason is obviously to earn more money, but like anything, people do have an inner belief to truly improve. The reason sales reps want sales coaching is most salespeople don't like to be managed, and sales coaching is about positioning a salesperson to not only have success, but to participate in truly improving their ability and careers. Sales management alone cannot achieve this.

In this demo you will see all that’s new in Adobe Captivate and learn how to create responsive eLearning courses, responsive simulations and interactions. This demo will cover: How to create a responsive course using Adobe Captivate How to add Fluid Boxes to the slides How to record simulations How to add quiz questions Buying programs & Support options How to get help, and questions answered from the Adobe eLearning Community

If you provide learning technologies or services to a federal agency or even use Section 508 as your organization’s guidelines for accessibility, you’ll need to ensure your eLearning and other digital content meets the updated standards. But do you know what those new standards are and how to best design for them?

With the multitude of different technologies, tools, and strategies that are available for structuring and enhancing your professional education programs, it’s becoming increasingly important to stay aware of the technologies and trends driving the evolution of workplace learning.

Do you want customized, professional graphics but lack the resources? If yes, you must attend this one-of-a-kind session. Mike Parkinson, a graphics guru and Microsoft MVP, shares how to do it yourself. NO design skill needed.

Video-based learning is the easiest and most engaging way to learn and consume content; and now it’s equally easy for eLearning designers to create video-based learning material using Adobe Captivate. Join Dr. Pooja Jaisingh to learn how to create different variations of video-based courses like video demonstrations, video-based scenarios, explainer videos, micro videos, interactive videos, video quizzes, and more. She will also share some best practices for using videos effectively in eLearning courses.

Are your live online training programs designed for a global audience? Do your global participants feel comfortable in your virtual classes? Have you planned activities that resonate with cross-cultural learners? Since virtual training allows you to easily reach your global workforce, it’s easy to include everyone on the invitation. But if your program design doesn’t account for international and cultural differences, then your learning outcomes and results will fall short.

In this demo, you will see all that’s new in Adobe Captivate and learn how to create all kinds of rapid eLearning and responsive eLearning courses without any programming.

Participants in this session will receive a Royalty Free License to a best practice sales methodology and free access to the associated training using a new platform.

Where can we find varieties of content that don’t require permission or cost an arm and a leg? What’s a quick, one-stop resource to identify images, sound, video, and other media that has been sorted and vetted to bridge the gap between "all rights reserved" and "public domain?" As with all things involving copyright, IT DEPENDS.  

Increase your likelihood of success by 43% using visuals in your sales and marketing materials. Billion Dollar Graphics' Mike Parkinson - a Microsoft MVP - will show us the secrets the pros use to market and sell better.

They are the two of the most popular buzz phrases in the Learning and Development industry—social learning and gamification. You’ve likely heard about the benefits of both in terms of learner engagement and retention. This webinar goes beyond theory and focuses on what gamification and social learning LMS features can do for your training program.

Sales organizations train, practice, coach and share knowledge differently now than they did just five years ago. The modern learning practices they utilize reflect exciting new opportunities to drive better sales performance at lower cost, using powerful systems and technologies available today.

You’ve seen the reports. That shifting to video-based eLearning can save the average company 50% to 70%. That IBM found up to 40% of its classroom training costs were spent just on travel. That Ernst and Young saved 35% by investing in eLearning. And that Microsoft’s move to video-based training helped reduce costs by $303 per learner, from $320 to just $17.  

Video is important. Statistics and predictions are driving everyone to try and use more video in their instructional design. Here’s your chance to interact with two pros and get the goods Bring your technical questions to get answers related to scripts, locations, talent, lighting, audio, camera movement, and editing. 

Do you have a story to tell? A lesson to teach? A product to market? VideoScribe lets you do all that. Rapidly.   In a VERY cool way: whiteboard animation.

Dr. Allen and Ethan Edwards will talk about the beginning of eLearning, how it’s evolved and what it is becoming. They will discuss the foundation of solid design and the true impact of both good and bad learning. They will field questions from the attendees and share some of their experiences from along the way.

We often don’t realize how important sound is to setting a mood or emphasizing a point—until it’s not there. Suspense, surprise, importance are often communicated with more than just words or pictures. Music, a song, a thud, a crash, a clank, a swish might be just the right sound to make your training stick. Where to find such sounds?  As with all things involving copyright, IT DEPENDS.

Sales of the latest handheld devices have been increased 150% over the last quarter. The senior executives asked the question, "What caused it?" Employee turnover has declined 20% in the past nine months. Senior executive asked the question, "What caused it?" This simple question "What caused it?" is asked frequently in organizations around the world.

A major criticism of the training and learning industry is our inability to translate ideas and knowledge into actual work areas. The leaders say, "training is a waste of time" or "training is slow and irrelevant" and does not support the business. One key reason is that many of our lessons and programs are designed to remember things, but not apply them. Remembering does not mean always applying.

Many training professionals are generalists who are required to know a little bit about a lot of different topics. One common theme, though, is that any training or intervention is supposed to "work," meaning it improves on-the-job performance and contributes measurably to key organizational results. Sounds simple enough, but this basic principle has baffled many accomplished training professionals for decades.