What is INFLUENCE? Is it communication skills? Is it manipulation? Does it mean having a vast network of connections? If you’re a Sales or Training Leader, you’ll want to know more about this important set of skills.  

Upskilling America's workforce is essential to maintaining excellence and effectiveness in talent development. While thousands of professionals across various disciplines have experimented with AI tools like ChatGPT, CoPilot, Claude, or Perplexity, the question remains: are they truly AI literate? Do they have a solid foundation in "Prompt Engineering" tailored to their unique expertise? In a world where customization is the norm, why should Learning and Development (L&D) be any different?  

Take a breath, settle in, and get your notepad ready for a rapid fire session from Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Nolan Haims: 50 tips, tricks, and shortcuts to work faster and better in PowerPoint. You might know some of these, but we guarantee you don't them all, and you'll add dozens of new tools to your PowerPoint toolbox.  

Explore how AI-driven avatars can transform traditional training by simulating real-world conversations, decision-making challenges, and interactive scenarios, Plus learn how to create your own AI avatar using several different AI software tools in a matter of mere minutes.  

How would you feel about working for you? Join us for an enlightening webinar to answer that question and many others, hosted by the award-winning workplace expert and TEDx speaker Bonnie Low-Kramen. Drawing from her acclaimed book, Staff Matters, People-Focused Solutions for the Ultimate New Workplace and her TEDx talk called "The Real Reasons People Quit", Bonnie will reveal the amazing simple yet hidden gems that can transform leaders into exceptional managers. Discover how these four secrets can enhance staff retention, loyalty, team dynamics, boost productivity, and foster an authentically positive workplace culture.  

In today’s fast-paced business world, organizations are under increasing pressure to demonstrate the value and impact of their programs, projects, and initiatives. Yet, many struggle to achieve meaningful results simply because they lack a structured approach to evaluation. When it comes to delivering results, it takes the efforts of the entire L&D team operating within an evaluation strategy plan. Join Jack J. Phillips, Ph.D., Chairman, ROI Institute, for this insightful webinar where he’ll explore the concept of an evaluation strategy and explain why it’s essential for organizational success. During this session you will discover the key elements of an evaluation strategy and how to make it add value, from improving L&D decision-making to optimizing resource allocation.

The time-honored tradition of defining career development exclusively in terms of promotions, moves, and title changes is dead. What lives on, however, are unrealistic expectations from this outdated mindset, leaving employees disengaged, managers disempowered, and organizations disadvantaged as they struggle to retain talent. The time has come to finally shed yesterday’s limited view of career development and find ways to enable the growth people and organizations need today.  

How do you know if a game will deliver measurable learning outcomes within your curriculum and programs? This webinar introduces learning designers and program leaders to the practical application of Bloom’s Cognitive Taxonomy as a framework for assessing gameplay.  

Research on the neuroscience of learning continues to evolve, adding new understanding to how the brain learns, builds memories, processes failure, and shifts behavior.  

In today's fast-paced business environment, effective work isn't just about making the right decisions—it's about empowering your team to take ownership and be invested in the outcomes. "The INVESTED Team" is a transformational program designed to teach the entire team to cultivate a culture of buy-in and commitment through smart and strategic delegation.   

Learning from The Leading Edge webinar as we explore Learning Trends for 2025. This expert panel will share their insights on the transformative learning technologies poised to shape the future

Today’s workforce needs increased retooling of skills that will only accelerate in the coming years. AI tools now take repetitive tasks and create deliverables in a fraction of the time it once took. Together we’ll demonstrate how to use AI to develop a course. We’ll start by training the LLM on the audience description and overall goals of the training. Next, we’ll establish the learning objectives and chunk them into topics. From there we’ll generate associated test questions to reinforce learning and measure retention. We will generate a video script and translate it into German.  

Unlock the potential of your eLearning projects by transforming basic tools into brilliant solutions. This session will guide you through a curated selection of free and low-cost tools that can elevate your content from ordinary to extraordinary. Learn how to creatively use these tools to enhance media, interaction, and engagement within your eLearning modules.  

Are you ready to dip your toes into AI for training, but feeling a bit intimidated? This session is an introduction for trainers, a friendly starting point. Whether you tap into AI to design innovative training programs, automate tasks, or personalize the learning experience, it all begins with leveraging prompts. We'll be joined by William Rintz from UMU for an overview of effective prompt-writing strategies and tools that can improve how you interact with AI.  

Join Jeffrey Hayzlett as he reveals the secrets to building a podcast media empire for your business. In this webinar, you'll learn how to create, grow, and monetize a podcast that boosts your brand, expands your reach, and positions you as an industry leader. Don't miss out on this opportunity to elevate your business through the power of podcasting!

As we move into 2025, the eLearning landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, driven by emerging technologies, changing learner expectations, and new workplace realities. In this webinar, we will explore the cutting-edge trends shaping the future of eLearning and how you can adapt to stay ahead of the curve.  

Leadership can be the make-or-break factor in team performance and business success. But what sets extraordinary leaders apart? In this webinar, we'll explore how neuroscience and flow-states can revolutionize the way you create and lead high-performing teams.  

This session introduces a new approach to evaluating the technologies you use to create, administer, and deliver your training.  The approach is both proven and practical. Register now and leave with rules, tips, and techniques for getting numbers your clients care about and telling the story of the value you bring.  See examples of how training technologies shortened the time to bringing people to competence and reduced the cost of compliance.    

Struggling with why, when, and how to use all those workshop activities you've collected? Me too! That’s why I’ve created the RELATE framework: a practical approach to selecting and implementing purposeful engagement and learning activities that actually serve your participants' needs. I’ll share how to match activity purposes with participant actions, adapt them for different contexts, and consider elements like timing, transitions, and debriefing. Whether you're designing workshops for 5 or 500, online or on-site, you'll leave with ways to create more engaging, impactful learning experiences.  

Generations? You’re not alone! According to Deloitte, 2024 was the first year that 75% of the workforce consisted of Millennials and Gen Z. These younger generations often face just as much difficulty understanding and aligning with older generations as the reverse, creating a two-way disconnect that can impact workplace harmony and productivity.  

In 2024, we saw an unprecedented amount of change and uncertainty, making the already difficult task of teaming even more difficult. Our research shows that diverse thinking styles and collaboration are key to driving team success in times of change. Teams that embrace cognitive diversity not only solve problems more effectively but also foster greater innovation and resilience as they learn to adapt to hybrid work environments and maintain engagement. Looking ahead to 2025, teams can make positive changes by leveraging cognitive tools and solutions to create more inclusive, adaptive, and high-performing teams that thrive in a fast-evolving business landscape.  

With the need to "break through the clutter", how can your learning videos leave your audience remembering your message? Try looking to advertising, a field that does this well. If commercials can get people to purchase items they don't need, how can you use these marketing secrets to influence learners?  

Content marketers are tasked with creating so much that finding the right tools can be challenging. You’d be amazed at how much you could get out of PowerPoint across the marketing and sales continuum, from explainer videos, graphics, infographics, and interactive reports, through to things like presentations, webinars, product updates, video summaries, microlearning/eLearning for the sales team, and even microsites (converted to HTML5) for clients. You can create dynamic, visual content using PowerPoint, and then easily repurpose it to share across all these different channels.  

Learn how to increase your organization’s training effectiveness by 90% in this fun & practical session! Best-selling author (5+ million books sold), the leading authority on employee recognition and engagement will explain how to apply positive reinforcement, dubbed "The Greatest Management Principle in the World," to your training function and classes. Help make your training more exciting and the application of what is learned back on the job more engaging. Leave this session with practical techniques and strategies that will increase learning effectiveness and FUN for all trainees.