3 Certification Tracks
Choose your track! Select from Track 1 – Certified Instructional Designer, Track 2 – Certified Virtual Presenter, Track 3 – Certified Virtual Presenter
Choose your track! Select from Track 1 – Certified Instructional Designer, Track 2 – Certified Virtual Presenter, Track 3 – Certified Virtual Presenter
Choose your 3- hour crash course:
Get the basics of virtual design—everything you need to know to quickly convert classroom content for online delivery.
During this 3-hour crash course, you will:
Experience the impact of participant-centered training as it’s modeled to you
Discover how you can improve student learning and your instruction when you creatively utilize assessments. Join this crash course to engage in several types of assessments and begin creating your own!
During this 3-hour crash course, you will:
One-Hour Training Sessions
9 -10 amWithin a group, people will participate more to avoid letting down their peers. Even if someone doesn’t want to be in training, he won’t punish his partner. When learners work together as partners or team, it can bring out their best. They may not be motivated to please the trainer, but they are motivated to come through for their partners who are counting on their cooperation. Discover how to motivate learners with activities you can make your own.
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When you design questions to diagnostic testing, formative, or summative assessments, the quality of the questions will ultimately determine the success of the assessment process. Discover how to design more effective assessment questions for a variety of common questioning styles (multiple choice, short answer, essay, and branching questions). Frame questions to elicit ample evidence of knowledge.
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Same old, same old. That’s what many learners think they’ll experience when they attend a training. As a result, they don’t get excited to learn, actively participate, or remember the content. But thankfully, there’s a way that you can shatter their expectations, show them how fun learning can be, and make your training content unforgettable… creating themes for your training sessions!
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One-Hour Training Sessions
9 – 10 amEven terrific content can suck the life out of learners if it’s not delivered like your career depends on it. Becky will demonstrate techniques with a modern twist to enhance blended learning and make it something to talk about. If you’re new to blended learning, don’t be intimidated. If you’ve been at it for years, take a peek at short cuts that will make your job easier and more fun.
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You wouldn’t mop your floor every time someone walks across it. That’s a waste of time and resources. Yet, many of us add equally pointless tasks to our endless to-do lists every day instead of learning to do less and accomplish more. Join us as we learn 5 ways to have a productive training day by doing less and accomplishing more.
In this session, you will:
We all know handouts are an essential part of content delivery. But what kind of handout adds the best value for adult learners? Are pdfs really the only or best way to supplement live virtual training? In this session, learn how to turn digital spaces like whiteboards and document apps into resources that participants can turn to again and again.
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Choose your 3- hour crash course:
This 3-hour crash course models Openers, Closers, Revisiters, and Energizers essential to making Zoom work for you and your learners. Learn how to harness built-in platform tools like whiteboarding, chat, video, polling and breakout rooms to sharply increase participants’ motivation and interest in training. Discover what the free tutorials won’t teach you – Creative Training Techniques® to teach twice as much in half the time!
During this 3-hour crash course, you will:
Virtual instruction can feel overwhelming to facilitators and learners, and any small distraction can derail training. This is where the producer steps in! As the facilitator’s co-pilot, the producer provides an extra set of hands to help with technicalities, answer questions, solve issues, record the session, work one-on-one with participants, upload and send out files, and so much more.
During this 3-Hour Virtual Crash Course, You Will Discover:
One-Hour Training Sessions
9 – 10 amInvolvement and interaction are at the heart of effective training. When the learning is participant-centered, students retain more and are more likely to enjoy their experience. This session focuses on how to integrate C.O.R.E. (closers, openers, revisters, energizers) to add impact to your training. Leave with a range of additional support materials to assist putting C.O.R.E. into practice.
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Count the ways training has evolved as traditional workdays and places have shifted. Dare we say some bad habits have settled as normal? Whether you’re planning your next webinar or classroom event, explore some of our favorite and new techniques you can harness to keep learners engaged and enjoying training … without realizing you’re really managing them for success!
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Bring fresh energy and creativity to your virtual and classroom training by putting learners to work on their personal devices. Discover free apps and tools that can add variety and enhance your sessions. It’s time to stop fighting the curse of the mobile phone in class and gently guide learners into your content with the very devices that might otherwise distract!
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One-Hour Training Sessions
9 – 10 amFriendly competition, games with points, and rounds of applause for winning teams are all great for building camaraderie. Sticker dots and tally marks put the power to reward in each participant’s hand. Take time to learn and use names and acknowledge everyone’s unique contribution. Celebrating doesn’t need to cost a cent. But it pays dividends in engagement and eval scores. And people will walk past the training room wondering, “What’s going on in there? Sounds FUN!”
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In most situations, a carefully selected game or activity will support the trainer in attracting and maintaining learners’ interest. If they are not playing, they are straying, so it is important to find the ‘ying and yang’ relationship between content and activities. Games are not the antithesis of content; rather, they help challenge, reinforce, persuade, refocus and reassure participants. This session provides thirteen (13) fun and engaging activities that can be used to support learning transfer.
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For fear of running short, you’ve over prepared and can’t humanly make it through the content on time. Or worse, you’re on the last activity and there’s two hours to go! What do you do? Jump on this live session for an arsenal of strategies you can use to course correct on the spot. With a little creativity, you can even make the pivot fun and demonstrate agility and composure in a touch situation.
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Choose your 3- hour crash course:
The old-fashioned meeting isn’t going away—it’s evolving. This crash course will help you master the art of virtual meetings whether you are tech-minded or not. These essential skills will help any professional who facilitates online meetings or manages remote/distanced teams.
During this 3-hour crash course, you will:
Online meetings, trainings, and pitches all have unique challenges that occur due to technology and distance. In just three hours, learn the skills you need to present like a pro to virtual audiences with ease!
During this 3-hour crash course, you will:
One-Hour Training Sessions
9 – 10 amEach participant in every audience shares one thing in common, they all have the radio station WII-FM playing in their mind during your presentation. Tune in to: WII-FM (What's in it for me?) as we turn down the static and find the frequency that syncs our users to our content.
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It’s not as sexy as a new car, but it’s close. A spiffed up deck makes your training shine like it should. Explore creative ways to incorporate animation, music, annotation, video and more. Discover tactics you can use to design brilliant looking re-usable templates even if you’re not a graphic designer. See example of good, better, best to make your slides yummier than ever!
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Music is the universal language, and one that resonates with participants from all different walks of life. How can you use this fact to help people learn? Together we’ll discover sources of high-quality royalty-free tracks you can use in your training, discuss important considerations when choosing tunes for different parts of your session, and cover important “Need to Know” basics regarding copyright and licensing for music that isn’t royalty-free.
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One-Hour Training Sessions
9 – 10 amDo you love training and movies? You had me at hello. In this workshop, you’ll watch clips from your favorite films… but you’ll see them in a way you never have before. We’ve spent countless hours scouring Hollywood’s best works to find the scenes that will teach you various tips for becoming an award-winning trainer. Get your popcorn and Raisinets ready!
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With thousands of podcasts under her belt, Becky Pike Pluth has put her personal style and brand out for the world to grab. And in this session, you’ll discover how to find your podcasting style and voice, why it’s a good idea for trainers, and exactly how to get started. Takeaway a game plan for quickly creating messages that matter, building your audience, and translating it all into training results.
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Object lessons have loads of potential. They can simplify complex content, help your ideas click in your learners’ minds, and make your content significantly stickier. But for some trainers, presenting with a prop can feel clunky, mechanical, and confusing. Why is this? Isn’t there an easier way to teach using object lessons? How can you grow in your ability to think outside the box, present with confidence, and transition seamlessly between ideas?
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