The 2018 State of Attention [Infographic] by Pezi, shows that 95% of business professionals say they multitask during meetings. Over 4 in 5 business professionals shifted their focus away from the speaker in the most recent presentation they watched. Presentations…
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Step Up Your eLearning Game – Go for Hyper-Stories – Tip #209
Can you think of the most recent viral video or story you have seen and shared? What about it caught your attention? Let me guess. It probably made you laugh out loud, or tugged at your heartstrings, or got you…
Steps in Creating Content That Helps Learners Achieve Their Goals – Tip #206
Here’s an initial question to you. How do participants learn in a situation? Let’s find out by comparing certain examples. THE CASE OF ECONOMICS I like this video simply because it is a “shining” example of how you can bore…
Gaining Superior Motivation Skills for Webinar and Virtual Delivery – Tip #205
Many of you are well aware that I run a workshop titled The Masterful Virtual Trainer Workshop. A number of the things I will be sharing today will be drawn from it. Let me start with this question for you…
Technical eLearning Made Easy – Tip #204
Technical training appeals to me a great deal because of the way training is designed around technical and factual information and the ability to get returns from whatever investment has been made. The challenge presented by these trainings, has always…
A Dash of Exaggeration Makes Story-Based Lessons More Captivating – Tip #203
Two coworkers met during break time and shared the interesting things that happened to them so far. One worked through his story in a linear fashion, i.e., from point A to point B. The other started with, “You won’t believe…
Microlearning That Kicks Learners Into Thinking and Acting – Tip #202
Remember that science experiment where you use a magnifying glass to burn or ignite a piece of paper or dried leaf? Microlearning is (or should be) like that. Etching Lessons Through Glass and Sun This magnifying glass experiment is perhaps…
How Visual Arts Inspire Microlearning Lessons – Tip #201
If you have an important lesson to share with your learners, how do you ensure that it sticks to their memories? You might want to take a page out of the artist’s work. Exaggeration and the Artist When you look…
Democratization of Learning Content: Ride the Wave of Learning Revolution with Knowledge-Sharing – Tip #200
Do you want to learn how to use Instagram Stories? There’s a course for that. How about handling difficult conversations? There’s a course for that, too! Think about something you really want to learn, whether for personal, professional or business growth, and…
Becoming an Expert: What Has Intuition Got to Do With It? – Tip #199
Think about this problem from the book “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by renowned psychologist Daniel Kahneman: “A baseball bat and a ball together cost $1.10. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much is the cost of the ball?”…
SMART or FAST: Which Wins the Goal-Setting Race? – Tip #198
We’ve all heard the tale of the turtle and the hare. In the story, the speedy hare loses to the slow turtle. I want you to imagine this as the traditional way of setting goals. SMART, which stands for…
5 Ways L&D Can Adapt to the Evolution of Employees – Tip #197
There’s an interesting book that talks about the future of work by Jacob Morgan titled The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization. In his book, he urges organizations to “rethink and challenge everything…
Facing the Unexpected: 3 Powerful Habits to Help Workers Train Themselves – Tip #196
What do you do when you have a problem? How do you respond to unexpected outcomes? When faced with complex challenges or uncertain outcomes, many leaders believe that if they are smart enough, work hard enough, or turn to the…
SME-Dependent Content Is Broken – Tip #195
At which point do learners rely less on formal learning structure and start with self-driven learning while at work? When is the pivot? There are multiple reasons why learners shift their dependence from formal training to self-driven learning. It could…
It’s Personal: Creating Career Development Activities That Work – Tip #194
Career paths are very personal matters. No matter what companies’ objectives are, the core of career paths is the employee’s personal goals and benefits. Career paths are just manifestations of what, where and how people are doing with regards to achieving their life…