Ready to rock and roll with Adobe Captivate? Learn to create an exciting eLearning Course that hits all the right notes! Just take part in a 90-minute hands-on introduction by Dr. Pooja Jaisingh to take your eLearning journey to new dimensions. What’s more, earn a valuable certificate upon creating your own short project.

Struggling to make an impact with your presentations? This could be due to some fundamental flaws in your opening slides. Once you’ve lost your audience’s attention, you’ll never get it back.  

What will you find in this report? 2020 was an uncertain time for everyone. Corporate training has faced rapid changes that have revolutionized the way we learn and develop ourselves at work. In this report, we draw conclusions on the challenges and contradictions associated with skill training in organizations from a survey of 1,500 HR professionals and employees across various sectors. The analysis of the data obtained reveals some tensions between the different actors within the corporate training sector, but also points to some common ground and key trends for 2021. Download the report and access:  Data obtained from surveys conducted on 1,500 HR professionals and employees from diverse sectors, in the United States, Mexico, France, and Spain Graphs and infographics that reveal where there is alignment and misalighment between the parties involved in corporate training Case studies of well-known organizations that support the conclusions drawn from respondents' answers Opinions of professionals and experts in talent management and development fields

Mental health was once a taboo topic in the workplace, but many organizations are beginning to realize the importance of prioritizing employee mental health and well-being. Although attitudes toward mental health are changing, it can still be hard to know how to offer meaningful support, have conversations about mental health, and get employees and leaders invested in this effort. Incorporating training into a mental health initiative at your organization is a great place to start. Not only can training be used to educate your workforce on stress management techniques and coping strategies, it can help your managers develop skills to support employee well-being and overcome the stigma surrounding mental health. In this ebook, you'll learn key elements for building a strong mental health initiative at your organization. You'll also learn: How to use your training program to support your efforts Common myths about mental health and how to overcome them How to get buy-in throughout the organization for this initiative.

We are living in unprecedented times - ‘work’ as we know it has changed. Forever.  In order to thrive, organizations must re-invent themselves and embrace the new normal. As a Top 101 Global Employee Engagement Influencer, Jill understands how organizations operate, and what they need to do to attract, retain, and engage employees - whether they sit under your nose or work remotely. Are remote workers incredibly productive? Yes, but they also tend to feel more disengaged and neglected. In a day and age when people are still ‘sheltering in place,’ the companies that will come out on top are the ones which create and execute a strategy to effectively manage remote workers.

The quality of narration added to your eLearning course can make or break the learning experience. Poor quality audio will result in learners paying less attention to the content and being more concerned about how inconvenient it is to hear and understand the narration.

As a learning and development professional, you’re constantly looking for the most effective strategies to train and develop your employees. There are so many tools available, but each option always feels like something is missing.

PERSUASION TECHNIQUES - Advanced Virtual Presentation and Webinar Skills

Training teams have big goals for 2021. Reskilling workers and integrating learning into every day work — top priorities for many organizations — will require trainers to rapidly develop new learning content that's just-in-time.  What should you plan for as you scale your team's efforts to meet this increase in demand? 

Because the transition to remote work was quick and unexpected, many of us adopted short-term solutions for our day-to-day operations. As remote work has continued to stretch on and becomes the norm for many organizations in the future, we need to find more sustainable approaches to essential operations, like training and development.  The challenge of having a virtual and dispersed workforce can be difficult even for well-established training programs. This guide is packed full of information on how you can deliver an engaging and effective training and development experience... virtually! You'll learn must-haves for maximizing the employee learning experience, including:  Tips for transitioning training online, including integrating a learning platform and choosing engaging content Ways to encourage exploratory learning in a virtual setting How to boost learning retention and training effectiveness 

Every strong, confident, and effective business leader should actively work to develop and hone their own authentic presentation style. Whether you are gearing up to give a formal presentation to hundreds of people or a preparing for a critical sit-down with two people, this program will push the boundaries of your capabilities. Fabulous presenter? We turn up your potential. Nervous beginner? We'll get you comfortable and capable with a myriad of speaking situations. Every leader can learn to be a better, stronger, and more effective at persuading their audience. 

You shop for sneakers; the browser seems to know. It remembers what you looked at, where you lingered, and even seems to pass sneaker ads to your phone and other devices. We have all become accustomed to targeted messages, and even begun to expect them. When you login to your favorite news site or social space, it is often re-organized to send you the most relevant information and messages curated toward your past preferences, behaviors, and interests. At this point, we expect nothing less but this sort of personalization from our learning delivery solutions. 

What do cave drawings, assembly instructions, and recipes have in common? They are all job aids. Good job aids help people to be more successful in their work. How? By reinforcing learning, providing just-in-time reference material, and other types of guidance.

In this live webinar, our presentation experts will be covering advanced presentation secrets for experienced presenters. Steve Kosch is a former ABC, CNN anchor. Today, he is a top presentation and media coach who helps clients look, act and sound their best when it counts the most whether that is online, on stage or in the media. 

Video is a key tool in a trainers toolkit. Read the latest research on how best to incorporate video into learning experiences and what high performing companies do differently.

If you’re considering investing in a new learning platform, obtaining buy-in from the executive team along with an approved budget is a critical first step. But how can you build a business case while mitigating the risk involved in implementing new systems? That’s why you need a Proof of Concept!

Is your sales content helping reps close deals? You might not know the answer—and you’re not alone. Many sales enablement pros and product marketers who support sales teams lose sight of their content as soon as it’s released.

Most people know about IQ and EQ, but now it is time to consider another key measure… Technology Quotient (TQ). In this ground-breaking paper, best-selling author and TQ pioneer Mike Song explains the coming TQ megatrend. Mike defines TQ as the ability to strategically learn, leverage, and share technology. It is a proven, efficient, and systematic way to boost productivity. The paper will provide:  Research from over 80,000 knowledge worker surveys at over 1000 organizations around the world The TQ Assessment Tool (TQAT℠). The first-ever HR assessment tool that measures and improves digital proficiency across the enterprise New ways to inspire widespread adoption of TQ insights Innovative strategies for implementing a successful TQ Initiative This paper is a must-read for any training leader tasked with helping their organization be more effective!

In the current climate, we’re having to respond quickly to the challenge of operating in a fully virtual, at-distance, world of learning. This insight addresses the challenge of how to take a blended learning journey—a sustained learning experience that blends a mix of media, events and channels, over time—and cater for when face-to-face engagement is no longer an option. L&D teams around the world are having to adapt, and to adapt quickly. Global organizations are adjusting rapidly due to the unprecedented impact of COVID-19, and there’s an increased urgency to support change and deliver effective transformation while working and learning at distance. The impact of this transformation is likely to leave a lasting legacy beyond the immediate crisis. If organizations can embrace and deliver effective virtual learning at this time, the benefits (reducing unnecessary travel, for a start) will surely shape the future landscape of ‘business as usual’. And while it may be relatively straight-forward to simply replace a single face to-face component with a virtual or digital equivalent, we know that a sustained learning journey over time is the only way to engage learners and drive behavior change. This insight looks at the steps you’ll need to explore to take your virtual learning to the next level. We will explore and answer: • What are the key strategic steps when designing effective learning journeys? • What face-to-face components in a traditional blended journey may need replacing? • What strategies can you deploy to drive engagement with virtual learning over time?

Localizing your eLearning content can do more than just create a culturally appropriate eLearning experience for your audience, it can also be highly profitable for your organization. In this paper we show you all the ways to capitalize on the benefits of localization.

Here’s a reality check. Sales managers often get set-up to fail. You’ve heard this story before. Top sales producer is promoted to sales management only to discover that the skills required to lead and develop a high performing sales team are very different than those required to be a top producer.

Great sales content drives conversations—and results. To keep sellers ahead of the competition and hitting their targets in 2021, they need access to the most timely, relevant, and impactful materials.

McGraw-Hill Education ("McGraw-Hill") is a leading learning science company and publisher that delivers personalized learning experiences. As the world went digital and technology adoption soared in recent years, McGraw-Hill realized a drastic need to reassess digital delivery options for their content to keep pace with competitors and meet the changing expectations of their evolving customer base. How could they digitize their well-known test prep material in a way that would generate more revenue and not abandon their core business model?  Download this case study to learn how BenchPrep's modern LMS increased McGraw-Hill Education's online learner engagement by 10x.

New research from the Cornerstone People Research Lab identified a serious confidence gap between employers and employees about their ability to consume skills development. Developing critical skills in a way that’s effective and meaningful for employees is a challenge. These challenges exist across companies and industries, and across the globe. This eBook offers practical next steps for talent and training leaders to address and enable skills development to empower their people to thrive in the future.