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.

Join us for an insightful conversation between Mark Evans, Director, Global Commercial Learning at Colgate-Palmolive, and Paul Meyer, Head of Global Sales for simpleshow, as we explore the power of creating a company culture focused on continuous learning, the pillars of Colgate's learning philosophy, and how specific elements of their learning methodology helped Colgate pivot quickly at the onset of COVID-19.    

No doubt about it, in these uncertain times prospecting is tough. How do you reach contacts now working for home? How do you tiptoe around budget and pay cuts? What are prospects paying attention to today?  Should you be prospecting at all?

Assessing a learner’s knowledge in a course is a common design practice. Adding quiz questions in Storyline is easy with its included template library. Sometimes, though we need a custom-designed quiz question and that is when we can use Storyline’s Convert to Freeform feature.  

John Sweeney and the team from the Brave New Workshop were standing-ovation crowd-pleasers at last year’s Training 2020 conference. They’ll be back at Training's 2021 conference (Feb 8 - 12) but they are excited to invite you to this special one-time webinar.  Research shows that stress is not something that happens to us, rather it is our response to circumstances and events. In this highly entertaining and interactive session you will learn simple ways to discover that stress can be your friend, explore what you can learn from the stress you experience, This session is all about YOU as a whole person—at work, home and play!

Make professional, movie quality effects using PowerPoint. Learn tips, tricks, and techniques to make the impossible. From beautiful effects to cinematic animations and everything in between. Share your stunning presentations in person, virtually or export your slides for use in other software. Do not miss Mike’s latest jaw-dropping session.

Come join us in 2021 as we help TMN members learn about the many tools available to help increase our ability to create engaging virtual learning. 

Digital transformation has impacted nearly every aspect of our lives, from how we consume entertainment to how we purchase goods. It has changed the way we communicate, the way we do business, and how we learn. Now, eLearning software is on the brink of "eating" professional learning, radically changing the way we deliver and consume education and training programs today.  

Salespeople need action oriented online training that quickly develops skills. This is true around new hires, new services, and new market conditions. Short Sims are learning scenarios that speak the action- and goal- focused language of sales people. Clark Aldrich will present real world examples of how quick-to-develop Short Sims are empowering training groups to empower sales organizations.