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November 14, 2015

Go Global With Training: Insider Insights Into Localization

As many companies now have a global footprint, training needs have become much more diverse. Effectively maintaining the impact of your training initiative is critical and a bit more complicated when more than one language is involved. As a developer, you are tasked with developing effective training in your source language. The challenge can be taking that across a bigger gamut of languages that you may not read, speak, or write. This is where localization comes in to play.
by Susan Bowles - Dir. of Client Strategies
November 11, 2015

Why Do We Still Bulk Buy eLearning Courses?

The way that companies buy off the shelf eLearning is changing. A new generation of online operators like Learndirect’s eCourses offer, Course-Source.net, Lynda.com, and eLearning Marketplace (to name a few) are offering various viable alternatives to the traditional “site license” that’s dominated eLearning procurement so far. So what should we expect as the industry’s new online buying models go mainstream?
by Tony Small
November 10, 2015

How To Boost Your Workforce Performance With Interactive PDFs And eBooks

As heads of organizations and heads of Learning and Development departments, we are on a constant lookout for measures that can positively impact our employees' performance. There are many approaches that can be adopted to bring in performance gain. In this article, I will outline how to boost your workforce performance with interactive PDFs and eBooks (when used as Performance Support Tools or PSTs).
by Asha Pandey
November 5, 2015

Evaluating Training Effectiveness And ROI

The price of training and all accompanying activities concerns all managers, and, in fact, should concern the Instructional Designers as well. What reason is there to conduct further trainings if the benefits of the ones already conducted have not been assessed? How to convince one’s manager that it is worthwhile (and profitable) to continue the training program and expand it to include other departments if you have no data to profit cost ratio to back you up? How, then, does one calculate training effectiveness?
by Michael Treser
November 4, 2015

3 Tips To Teach Your Sales Staff About Cold Calling

Even a mention of the words “cold calling” can numb your sales staff and elicit groans and complaints. If you have to conduct sales training in this area as a Human Resources professional, don't let them drag you into the age-old discussion of whether or not they can be effective. Instead, call cold calls “information calls” about your products or services and offer effective techniques on how they be done well.
by Roz Bahrami
November 3, 2015

The Real Learner

Real Learners are the elite among participants in the Real Learning Project. They work smarter and learn faster than their peers. It's a standard not everyone will reach.
by Jay Cross
November 2, 2015

4 Tips To Measure The Effectiveness Of An eLearning Course For Your Employees

Irrespective of how much time you spend on designing and developing trainings, they could not be considered effective until and unless you have decided on some proven techniques to determine the success of these trainings. In this article I will share 4 tips on measuring the effectiveness of an eLearning course and finding out whether your employees have really learnt what you wanted to teach them.
by Anand Timothy