Attend 1 crash course and select any learning session from each time slot.
Attend 1 crash course and select any learning session from each time slot.
When training moves online, the rules change. You only have four minutes to hold learners’ attention—after that minds wander. One hour of classroom training doesn’t translate to one hour online. Designing for training online presents new tools and new limitations to factor into every project. All this change just as people are more maxed out on screen time than ever before. Get the basics of virtual design—everything you need to know to quickly create or convert training for online delivery. Discover shortcuts to design interactive virtual training that will delight trainers, audiences, and business leaders.
This crash course is for designers and trainers who want to convert or create programs that will be 3 hours duration or less.
Position yourself as a performance consultant in your organization and industry.
When performance is the question, more training isn’t always the answer. Learn how to eliminate costly training that doesn’t add value—and start doing the right training, at the right time, for the right people. This crash course gives you the skills you need to earn an influential role shaping training strategy.
Online meeting fatigue turns some people into Zoombies. But not when you leverage Zoom’s built-in tools to make training participant-centered! Build creative, purposeful interactivity into your sessions to sharply increase participants’ motivation and interest in training. This crash course models a repeatable process you can use to immediately deliver engaging training on Zoom. Up your confidence and comfort level using the Zoom platform during this fast, experiential webinar.
New to Canva and feeling overwhelmed by the possibilities? Spent years creating content in PowerPoint and Word and want to bridge to Canva? This 3-hour introductory session is for trainers and educators who have little or no Canva experience. You'll learn how to navigate Canva's workspace, use the three core tools (Design, Elements, and Text), and complete a real design challenge that proves you're ready to create. This isn't about exploring every feature Canva offers—it's about building confidence with the basics. Through hands-on practice and step-by-step guidance, you'll move from "I don't know where to start" to "I can do this!" By the end of this session, you'll have the foundational skills to advance confidently into the Canva Masterclass.
The skills you need to present like a pro to virtual audiences with ease! Like it or not, you are judged not only on what you say, but how you say it. And right now, there’s an extra pressure of presenting your ideas virtually. Online meetings, trainings, and pitches even challenge seasoned presenters because of technology and distance. Where should you look? How do you involve people from start to finish? Should the camera be on you very long? What do you need to do differently online?
Joy is contagious, and when instructors model it, learners feel it. In this session, we’ll explore why joy boost engagement and how demonstrating genuine joy transforms the learning climate and deepens connection. We’ll discover how joyful learning experiences spark motivation and foster retention. Plus, how small shifts in tone, energy, and authenticity create psychological safety. You’ll leave with practical strategies to infuse joy into your design and delivery—because when instructors teach with joy, learners don’t just listen, they lean in.
This session introduces a structured approach for trainers to hold brief, high-value conversations with stakeholders. It demonstrates how a 15-minute framework can transform routine check-ins into moments of alignment, credibility, and influence. Participants gain tools to communicate impact efficiently, strengthen relationships with business leaders, and improve the optics of L & D as a trusted strategic partner.
Video is the new classroom superpower, and with AI, it’s never been easier. In this one-hour session, you’ll learn how to record, animate, and personalize videos using simple, affordable AI tools. See demos of platforms like Loom, Simpleshow, and JibJab, then plan or create your own short video for your next training. Leave with a clear workflow, a quick-reference job aid, and ready-to-use ideas for boosting engagement and retention.
Are you one of the many trainers who are handed a slide deck that cannot be altered? The sign of a skilled facilitator is the ability to transform a lecture-laden slide deck into an interactive learning experience. The result is a more engaged class and better retention. This session will model how easy it is to Flip It on the Fly. With a few basic supplies, we’ll turn content into action, so it sticks.
Many trainers know how to design in Canva, but few know how to present effectively within it. This session bridges that gap so you can ditch PowerPoint and present directly from Canva with confidence. In this one-hour session, you’ll learn how to share slides seamlessly across Zoom, Teams, or Meet, use Canva’s built-in tools like timers, music, and blur, and deliver polished presentations that flow naturally. You’ll leave with a comprehensive job aid full of shortcuts, pro tips, and best practices to ensure every Canva presentation runs smoothly — whether you’re live, virtual, or hybrid.
Ready to boost interaction and engagement in every session? In this session, you’ll explore the most popular polling tools, Microsoft Teams Polls, Zoom Polls, Mentimeter, and more, to create meaningful, real-time connections with your learners. Discover how polls, word clouds, and quizzes can capture attention, check understanding, and make participation effortless. You’ll compare features, learn setup shortcuts, and gather creative ideas for using polling to spark energy and deepen learning. Whether you train in-person, online, or hybrid, you’ll leave ready to transform passive audiences into active participants.
Take your learning experiences to new heights by using themes with purpose, not just for decoration. In this session, you’ll explore how intentional theming can boost engagement, reinforce key messages, and create a cohesive learner journey. We’ll analyze when a theme enhances learning and when it distracts, review real examples that work, and design strategies to weave a theme naturally from open to close. You’ll leave with practical tools to ensure every theme amplifies your objectives and every session feels meaningful, not manufactured.
Unlock the secret ingredients behind learner engagement: the brain’s own chemistry. In this fast-paced, interactive session, you’ll discover how dopamine drives motivation, serotonin fuels confidence, and oxytocin builds trust. Learn easy ways to “dose your design” so every activity you create releases the feel-good chemicals that make learning stick.
Ready to boost engagement without breaking the budget? In this one-hour session, you’ll explore free and low-cost tech tools that make participant-centered learning easy and fun. From collaboration boards to gamified reviews and AI-powered idea generators, you’ll discover tools that simplify prep, energize learners, and amplify results. You’ll leave with a curated checklist of tools and practical ways to use each in your next session, proving that creativity, not cost, drives engagement.
Many training initiatives fail not from poor design, but from weak relational trust. This session addresses that hidden barrier by helping trainers intentionally build the credibility and connection that sustain influence across the business. It provides a simple framework for mapping key relationships, strengthening partnerships, and earning advocacy for learning initiatives. The practical benefit: trainers gain the relational leverage needed to turn good programs into lasting organizational change.
Psychological safety is the fertile ground in which learning grows. In this session, we'll explore how the brain’s chemistry shapes trust, openness, and engagement, and how fear or uncertainty can shut it down. Then, using practical, participant-centered strategies, we’ll learn to calm threat responses, spark curiosity, and create spaces where confidence takes root. Through short discussions and reflection, we’ll discover how to design experiences that let every learner feel safe enough to share, grow, and have their learning "bear fruit" back on the job.
This session reframes traditional needs analysis through a business-performance lens. It equips trainers to move from collecting requests to diagnosing root causes and connecting learning to measurable outcomes. Participants explore a practical questioning framework and real examples that elevate L & D from a service role to a performance consultancy mindset, helping reposition training as a strategic lever for business success.
Asynchronous learning is an exciting journey, and with the right tools in your pack, it doesn’t have to feel lonely! In this session, we’ll help you map out creative ways to make self-paced learning interactive, engaging, and meaningful. Whether your goal is to build a strong sense of community with shared projects like collaborative whiteboards, video responses, and discussion posts, or to foster individual engagement with bite-sized videos, AI-powered conversations, and self-paced activities, this session will prepare you for the trek ahead. You’ll discover practical strategies to guide learners along their unique paths while staying connected to others and the content. Perfect for trainers, educators, and anyone designing asynchronous learning, you’ll leave equipped to create vibrant, impactful experiences that make the journey unforgettable.
Laughter builds learning. In this one-hour, hands-on session, you’ll discover how Second City–style improv can build trust, adaptability, creativity and connection in your training. Experience improv games designed specifically for trainers and how the brain responds to play and affirmation.
