This white paper reviews why your live, online training classes should be interactive, and illustrates how to make them more engaging through intentional activities. It also includes 10 ready-to-use exercises that you can immediately apply to your virtual sessions.
Some people think that virtual training is boring and not an engaging way to learn. They may have attended a lecture-style webcast, or they can’t imagine how they could meaningfully interact with others online. However, virtual training can be an effective way to learn, if you have an interactive design. This whitepaper outlines 5 keys…
How prepared are you to facilitate a virtual training class? What backup plans do you have in place in case things go wrong? Use this checklist from my first book, Virtual Training Basics, to assess yourself and your preparation!
This Virtual Sessions Definition document details the difference between meetings, webcasts, webinars, and training.
Taken from Figure 3-3 in Virtual Training Tools and Templates – An Action Guide to Live Online Learning. Click the image to download your 5 page Sample Facilitator Guide.
Taken from Virtual Training Tools and Templates – An Action Guide to Live Online Learning. Click the image to download your full-size image to use during virtual training sessions.
Taken from Virtual Training Tools and Templates – An Action Guide to Live Online Learning. Click the image to download your own full-size Certificate of Completion for Virtual Training participants.
The vast majority of today’s workforce is overworked, overstimulated, and overwhelmed. On average, people check their smartphones at least 9 times per hour, use multiple devices at least 2 times per day, and give content less than 7 seconds of attention to decide if it’s worth their time. When in a working environment, modern learners…
Do you use Private Chat in your virtual training classes? A private, paired chat activity is one of my favorite ways to get everyone involved in the conversation. To make this activity successful, it’s important to set it up properly. Here is a sample facilitator script for this activity, very similar to the one I use…
This episode is here to help you determine if you are ready to implement virtual training into YOUR development roadmap for your staff. It’s an amazing chat with loads of value for you when you look to implement or improve your virtual learning opportunities. In this episode: What is virtual training (Cindy has the BEST…
