How do you grab your audience’s attention? How do you make your webinars relevant, meaningful and useful? When you read newspapers, blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other media, one gets overcome by an overwhelming amount of information. How do we sift…
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My Transition to Quality Webinar Delivery – Tip #155
In my early years as a learning professional decades ago, face to face events were my go-to learning delivery approach. Then my own journey led me to the discovery of webinars. That’s not to say that I do not value classroom…
The Conversation Catalyst – Create High-Speed Webinar Discussions – Tip #154
Motivate learners to help you create your content Key Ideas to help you: 1 Show a slide and graphic that represents the question and contentbr> Show them an image with books packed into a shelf. Then ask the question “How…
Ten (10) Best Story-Based eLearning Tips – Tip #153
In this tip, I’d like to share what I consider the Best of Tips on Story-Based Learning Design. We have gathered the very best tips from the numerous tips we have shared in the past for your reference and further…
Using Data to Tell a Story and Deliver a Lesson – Tip #152
Data means nothing if trainers do not use it or even look at it. Data visualization expert Stephen Few said, “Numbers have an important story to tell. They rely on you to give them a clear and convincing voice.” Any insight…
Michelangelo Appeals to People’s Stories – Tip #151
Compare the two masterpieces by the great Italian artist Michelangelo above. On the left is David, completed in the earlier part of his career, in 1504; on the right is Atlas, created toward the latter part. David vs. Atlas David is near…
Using Intuitive and Deliberate Learning in Story Lessons – Tip #150
I have often proposed in my books, blogs and presentations the idea of integrating stories in learning design. You’ll find several tips in this blog alone citing many studies affirming the effectiveness of stories in helping people learn. In this…
How Microlearning Impacts Coaching and Behavior Change – Tip #149
In California, there’s a law that discourages people from using plastic bags. Supermarkets will charge you $.10 if you need a bag — it’s no longer free. But dang! I always forget, so I end up hauling my purchased goods…
The Secrets of Graffiti Learning Pros – Tip #148
When I conduct webinars or speak in workshops and conferences, I meet two types of learning pros: the Fixer-uppers, or those who help learners fix things, and the Sprayers, or those who “spray” learners “band-aid” solutions and content. Because they…
Are We Taking the Concept of “Micro” Too Far? – Tip #147
I was reading an article in The New York Times about how a company in Wisconsin wanted to microchip their employees. My first reaction was absolute horror and all I could think of was that this is what I do…
You Too Can Be a Da Vinci of eLearning Design – Tip #146
I once attended a conference at the Arts Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA where Ford and GM have their auto cars designed. A professor was seated beside me, and we started to talk. I asked him, “What has happened…
Virtual Reality and Micro Learning: Ready. Set. Engage. – Tip #145
Steven Spielberg just released the trailer for the highly anticipated movie “Ready Player One.” This movie is an adaptation of the same titled Ernest Cline’s virtual reality thriller novel and is set in the year 2044. In this story, people escape the…
Virtual Reality Makes Our Stories Even More Real – Tip #144
Virtual Reality (VR) is quickly becoming the next great medium. It is a medium by which its users are transported into other worlds, times, and spaces. The medium, in a sense, tricks the brain into thinking it is experiencing many…
The Bumblebee Effect: How Digital Learners Interact with Information – Tip #143
Bumblebees are known to be smart, agile, and purpose-driven insects. A simplified look at their life may make their actions appear to be random, but they are not. Looking through a smaller, more specific lens, they monitor the amount of…
Why a Reflection Pause is Critical to Performance – Tip #142
The workplace has changed. Regardless of what industry or sector you are in, the speed of work has increased over the last few years influencing the idea of agility in the workspace. One of the key drivers of this increase…