Grab this opportunity to learn some great tips and also get a sneak preview of what it will be like to join us at Training's Online Learning Conference in New Orleans.  Each speaker will present a 15-minute condensed sample of their OLC content.  Listen fast and you'll learn plenty of useful tips even during this brief preview!

In a people economy, talent is the key factor that brings competitive advantage.  This holds true across all areas of the business—call centers, auditors, researchers, sales, etc.  Leadership is no exception.  Unfortunately, the leadership pipeline for many organizations is running low.  Less than 30% of business units have the leaders required to meet the future needs of the organization. In addition, nearly one-third of HR leaders would replace members of their senior leadership team if given the opportunity.

Work looks completely different today than it did just a generation ago. Where we work looks different, how we work has changed, and the skills any given employee needs are evolving faster than we can keep up. Employers especially need workers skilled in software development, marketing and sales management, engineering, web development, and financial management, but those jobs are taking longer and longer to fill. On top of those open jobs, employers will need to fill roles by 2020 in emerging fields like robotics, data science, automation, and content curation.

Why are most presentations so bad? Truly terrible?  Few people enjoy creating, delivering, or watching PowerPoint presentations, so let’s change that. You may recall the quick fire selection of Awesome PowerPoint tricks covered in the December webinar. This session builds on that with techniques to create mind blowing presentations. 

The modern learning landscape calls for modern blended learning design. We aren’t designing COURSES, we are designing experiences that support the learner in all of their moments of learning need - not just when learning something new.

Globalization, doing more with less, leading remote and contingent workers, changing demographics, low engagement: These are just a few of the dramatic changes that leaders face today. Join us as we discuss the four elements of Emotional Intelligence (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management) as a key differentiator for leadership performance, which requires collaboration, influence and versatility. 

LinkedIn is the most powerful sales tool for today's sales professional IF you know how to use it effectively.  If you're still thinking of the old (2016) LinkedIn or you're not confident in your abilities as an expert in using the new 2017 version of LinkedIn, you're losing out to competitors who are.  

With video on the rise for online learning in organizations, it's time to ask the question: "Is my approach to video learning really up to snuff"?  Emmy-winning TV producer Michael Kolowich will take you beyond video and into the world of "Knowledge Hosting" -- a whole new way of looking at how we create, host, share, organize, and measure the impact of learning media.  This is your opportunity to pick the brain of a true pioneer in online media.

Today’s modern complex workforce and the current state of technology require a performance management process that enables employees to quickly communicate and adjust to changing business needs. With dissatisfaction at an all-time high, agile performance management is gaining attention for transforming performance management into a more agile, dynamic process.

With over 5,000 stores in 13 countries, Sally Beauty is one of the largest retailers of specialty beauty products in the world. Given this footprint, how are they effectively moving the needle on employee engagement and retention?

Join Dr. Allen Partridge for this overview of one of today's leading LMSs, Adobe Captivate Prime. In this session Dr. Partridge will show you how you can...   Deliver engaging, personalized learning experiences across devices Align your online and offline enterprise-wide learning initiatives to skill, upskill and reskill your employees Boost enrolment, engagement, and effectiveness with gamification elements and consistent playback across varied content types Discover how your LMS can help you stay informed about employee progress and the efficacy of training programs

Are learners disengaging themselves from long modules? Have you been thinking about creating chunks of high powered and engaging content which embraces higher engagement and better completion rates? Are you adopting video as a mode of training?

Micro-Learning lessons possess unique features to that ensure faster and easier learning at the least cost possible. Unfortunately, most designers and developers are accustomed to delivering "content centric" instead of "instant usefulness centric"lessons. The "instant usefulness centric" approach are lightweight, portable and rapidly accessible for within-the-workflow problem solving and improvements. 

Does your organization struggle to find a balance between mandatory and elective training?

Learn, apply and update yourself! Create applied training for the digital age. Business Simulations and Gamification used to be tools reserved only for the top Fortune 500® companies. This is no longer the case.

Simulation Studios Free eBook Series Business Simulations: Getting Started Business simulations are confusing and overwhelming. Hopefully, this guide will help. Created By: Bill Hall, President of Learning and Strategy 888-908-SIMS(7467) | Linkedin.com/in/wphall

Like the famous drivers on the Indianapolis 500 track, we work in an environment that faces constant change placing us "near death" as we are riddled by surprises from co-workers, supervisors, our staff and customers.  Keeping our cool allows us to have the energy to win each of those ‘near death’ battles, much like the drivers.

Engaged learners are more likely to complete their training requirements in a timely manner and retain the information being conveyed. But how do you keep learners engaged in today’s multitasking work environment? Game-based learning offers an opportunity to get - and keep - learners engaged in your training initiatives.

Add dynamic interaction to your to your training or LMS with thea click interaction template.  Users click on the buttons to reveal the content. You have full control over editing all text, images, colors, shapes, sizes. Change the number of buttons and slides.  SCORM compliant and HTML5 output.  In Adobe Captivate, Storyline and Lectora versions.

Have fun creating your own trivia game for your learners.. Users will answer questions and receive a score.  You have full control over editing all text, images, colors, shapes, sizes, and number of questions. Change point value, multiple question types: Multiple choice, Multiple response, True/False.   SCORM compliant and HTML5 output.  In Adobe Captivate, Storyline and Lectora versions.

Whether you are reporting progress, leading a meeting, or giving a sales pitch your ability to present is measured in large part by how well you communicate. How you say it is just important as what you say! Becky will share simple, creative methods to capture interest, lock in attention, and communicate value clearly. You’ll learn techniques to capture attention, motivate people to action and build productive working relationships.

Users are presented with a branching scenario template and need to make a choice how to proceed. Remediation is then given based on that choice. Duplicate these slides as needed and build the branching to meet your unique needs. You have full control over editing all content, text, images, colors, shapes, sizes,  number of buttons and  slides.  SCORM compliant and HTML5 output.  Select from Captivate, Storyline and Lectora versions

In this age of instant information, does it matter if you or the people in your organization can’t recall information about your company and its products, services, customers, policies, or procedures?  Of course, it does! Every task or interaction we engage in depends on our ability to draw from our memory banks.

Animation can be so annoying! Animation can be so illuminating! Well, which is it?