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With autumn off to a spooky start, mist descending around us, and occasional gale-force winds howling outside, it’s a great time to be indoors. Whether you’re bundling up by the warm glow of a fire or the blue light of multiple glowing monitors as you frantically work toward a deadline, don’t forget to take time to breathe! If you just need to change gears for an hour, why not try a free webinar? There’s a hearty selection on offer for November. You never know — that one hour of “relaxation” might lead to greater productivity in the long run.

Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 8 a.m.–9 a.m. PT: Changing the Learning Paradigm to Serve the Future Workforce
The Learning and Development function has the power to ensure the success of the future workforce, but it will require a significant paradigm shift. Too often, learning — mostly in the of form of courses — isn’t fully aligned with the skills and capabilities the business needs for the future or what employees need to reach their career aspirations. Learning must deliver mutual benefit — for employees and employers. Join Ian Klein, VP of Solutions Architecture at Hemsley Fraser, and Claude Werder, Senior VP and Principal HCM Analyst at Brandon Hall Group, as they discuss how L&D can be the catalyst of business success by expanding the scope of learning.

Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Leverage Your LMS to Support Rapid Growth (Free for ATD members)
A typical LMS is known for delivering training. For businesses with complex organizational structures spanning across multiple regions, locations, brands and business units, LMS isn’t usually thought of as the key to addressing growing pains and measuring employee performance challenges. Join Matthew Brown, Chief People and Culture Officer at Schoox, and Derek Fournier, Senior Director of Training at Sonesta, in a chat about how the rapidly expanding hotel chain is leveraging its next generation learning and talent development system, not only to deliver training, but support employee skill development, mitigate operational challenges and gear up for continued growth.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: How to Find and Attract Diverse Talent in a Hyper-Competitive Hiring Market
Every day, it seems there’s a new story about the difficulty in recruiting and hiring in the current talent market. Adding to that challenge is the need for organizations to create more diverse talent pools at the top of the funnel and make sure they’re moving through the pipeline at the same rate as everyone else. Utilizing their latest research, and with real-life examples and experiences, this webinar, presented by Cliff Stevenson, Principal Analyst and Talent Acquisition of Brandon Hall Group, and a presenter from Gem as they examine how to identify and source diverse talent in a way that gives you competitive advantage over an increasingly expansive competitive landscape.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: PowerPoint Tricks for Rapid Elearning Content Development
Creating truly effective elearning can be time-consuming and difficult, but using a combination of PowerPoint and iSpring, you can quickly and easily develop compelling, clear and interactive content that is fully SCORM-compliant. Richard Goring at BrightCarbon, will show you:

• A whole host of tricks in PowerPoint to create content quickly.

• Amazing visual storytelling techniques.

• How iSpring can add the icing on the cake with dialogue simulations, content libraries and text-to-speech for an immersive elearning experience.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: What About How Buyers Qualify Sellers? The Need for Sales Credibility in Today's Virtual Marketplace
Did you know that only one in four North Americans views salespeople as credible in what they say and do? Almost every sales organization attempts to qualify prospects, but they should be giving equal consideration to how buyers qualify (or disqualify) them. It's much more than just price and product. C. Lee Smith, founder and CEO of SalesFuel, will share insights from his Amazon bestseller and share fresh data from his firm's latest Voice of the Buyer study of 1,330 B2B decision-makers. This session will enlighten both sales managers and salespeople on what credibility is, the role it plays in sales and how they can enhance their credibility in the five areas of the hierarchy.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Changing Culture Through Training in a Virtual, Blended World
In this interactive webinar, CEO of Group Harmonics and repeat Training Magazine presenter, Ed Muzio, teams up with Iterative Management Executive, Reggie Wilson, to show you how a firm specializing in wholesale culture change adapted training through the pandemic and what stuck. You’ll explore:

• How systematic, disciplined application of simple behavioural principles becomes culture.

• How anyone, at any level, can create real impact on the broader environment.

• How to seed productive, positive culture yourself, simply by enabling your colleagues and associates to create more output and experience less stress in their own work. 

Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 1 p.m.–2 p.m. PT: Community Member Showcase
Join TLDCast’s crowdcast as they feature Nadia Kader.

Thursday, November 4, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Certification, Compliance and Competency: Adaptive Processes to Address Remote Learning Challenges
Organizations that require certification, compliance, and demonstration of competency through participation in structured, often intensive hands-on training programs, were uniquely impacted by COVID-19. And while many organizations adapted to do what they could, the ability for some organizations to pivot from hands-on learning activities proved difficult and at times impossible. Join David Wentworth, Principal Analyst at Brandon Hall Group, and David Proegler, Managing Principal at Latitude CG, as they discuss the impact of the pandemic on these types of training programs and what options they have going forward.  

Thursday, November 4, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Optimizing Hybrid Training: Six Strategies for Delivering Flexible and Effective Learning
Training managers are responsible for delivering flexible and effective programs that keep employees informed, involved and invested — whether in-person or remote. They’re expected to balance in-person programs with digital resources, like documents, email and video conferencing. Yet this approach can often result in communication gaps and fragmented experiences for both trainers and learners, resulting in loss of productivity and knowledge. How can you align your tools and processes to optimize your hybrid training programs? Join Dalnaz Hasan, Sr. Video Specialist at Panopto, to investigate this growing issue for trainers and how you can strengthen your training initiatives and team communications.

Thursday, November 4, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Tools to Navigate Your New World During Turbulent Times (Free for ATD members)
Are we post-pandemic or are we still in the pandemic? Which way is up? These times are quite turbulent, so how do we navigate life and our jobs? We do so by using a myriad of tools that incorporate resilience, emotional intelligence, stress management and self-care. This webinar, presented by Dr. Jean Kanokogi, founder and principal of Project Rusty, will give you some emotional and mental tools to help view adversity as an opportunity for growth and to understand stress and how to manage it by building your personal resilience. 

Thursday, November 4, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: The Key to Successful Learning Initiatives Comes Down to This
Learning departments are struggling with implementing and engaging learners through virtual and hybrid delivery methods. No matter the modality, there must be a process of engagement in place that ensures successful transfer of learning to the workplace. This webinar, hosted by Jeff Becker, Director of Corporate Learning Solutions at American Management Association, will outline the critical steps to communicating the roles, responsibilities and processes necessary for a successful transfer of skill development and engagement as it aligns to recognizing competence within your business.

Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 8 a.m.–9 a.m. PT: Intersections in Learning
Join Instructional Designers, Lisa Crockett and Monique St. Paul, as they speak with special guest, Adrian Miranda, Physical Therapist and Creator of Gross Anatomy. 

Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Experience Matters: Four Ways Learning-by-Doing Simulations Are Re-Shaping Learning
Learning-by-doing means engaging directly with the targeted skill and “doing” that skill in simulated or real-life scenarios. Employers are now realizing that these learning-by-doing, immersive or experiential learning experiences are far more effective than traditional classroom sessions, elearning or virtual instructor-led training. Join Mike Vaughan, CEO and Managing Director of The Regis Company, and Claude Werder, Senior VP and Principal HCM Analyst for Brandon Hall Group, as they shatter the myths of scenario-based and dynamic simulations and demonstrate their impact. 

Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: The Art of Combining Virtual and In-Person Sales Training
There are lots of ways to get hybrid sales training and enablement wrong. But fear not! In this webinar, Allegro's Mary Charles, Sales Enablement Director, and Jonathan Carlson, Senior Director of Marketing, will reveal the most common pitfalls occurirng right now, and explain how you can approach hybrid training successfully. You’ll learn why it requires more flexibility, more awareness of equity and inclusion, and new technologies to be successful — but also why it can be even more effective and engaging than traditional training has ever been. 

Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Ten Best Practices to Become an Exceptional Virtual Facilitator (Free for ATD members)
What makes you a great facilitator in the classroom may not translate to the virtual environment. It can be a challenge to change your approach, especially if you’ve been facilitating in the traditional classroom for a long time. Development Dimensions International (DDI) has offered virtual classrooms for more than a decade and created many industry best practices. Join Janice Burns, Principal Consultant at DDI, as she shares ten best practices to make you a great virtual facilitator. 

Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 12 p.m.– 1 p.m. PT: Future of Work Requires a Connected Experience
The ability for your organization and people to respond quickly to changing and uncertain conditions is essential. And yet, traditional people management strategies aren’t keeping up, nor are these strategies providing people the personalized work experience they crave. In this webinar, David Johnson, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, will discuss how to create a work experience that makes your people want to stay and grow with your organization. He’ll share how to identify systemic factors in current employee journeys that may be inhibiting the performance and growth of your people, and how to deliver individualized and self-driven experiences at scale.

Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Presenting Your Data in PowerPoint
Poor data visualization leads to overly complicated charts that take too long to understand and steal valuable time from your audiences. Worse, a careless approach to charting can lead to misinterpretation of your messaging. Nolan Haims, Principle of Nolan Haims Creative, will show you the best practices for creating and formatting charts in PowerPoint to maximize “glanceability,” plus the ins and outs of embedding versus linking, how to use chart templates and placeholders, and why legends can actually prevent audiences from understanding your data. The webinar will also cover more effective alternatives to those problematic (and boring) pie charts and clustered columns. 

Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Resetting the Stride: Embracing an Agile Sprint Selling Approach (Free for ATD members)
The future of sales is changing every day. The environment’s volatile, and sellers need to guide customers through the process of buying. You need to embrace agility to prepare sellers to respond to changing requirements, lean into driving consensus and visualize what they need to do to close more business. In this webinar, hosted by Chris Tiné, Chief Product Officer at Richardson Sales Performance, you’ll learn:

• How Agile principles equip sellers to respond and adjust based on changing customer requirements.

• The latest scientific research into how buyers buy and how sellers can be more effective at driving momentum.

• How sales methodology and sales enablement strategies intersect, and the data needed to support and measure them.

Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. PT: Lead People, Manage Things: How to Succeed as a First-Time Manager (Free for I4PL members)
Brian Ward is CEO and co-founder of Affinity Consulting and Training, an Edmonton-based organization that works with organizations in the government, non-profit, and private sectors to develop strategy, leadership and teamwork. This webinar introduces first-time managers to the Management Trilogy:

• Daily Management: Leading with Values

• Crisis Management: Leading with Valour

• Strategic Management: Leading with Vision

 Upon completion of this session, you’ll have a practical model for developing a first-time manager learning curriculum. 

Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 1 p.m.–2 p.m. PT: Community Member Showcase
Join TLDCast’s crowdcast as they feature Bobbi Vernon, Instructional Designer at CFA Institute. 

Thursday, November 11, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: The Doctor Is In: A Prescription for Virtual Training Success
Is your organization’s virtual training as successful as it can be? Are your learners engaged? Are your facilitators fully prepared? Are your designs interactive? Are you achieving measurable results? Join Cindy Huggett, CPTD and author of Virtual Training Tools and Templates: An Action Guide to Live Online Learning, in this interactive session to learn a five-step “prescription” for virtual training success. You’ll learn proven strategies and techniques to make your organization's live online learning more effective.  You’ll leave this session with practical tips, strategies and checklists that can be applied right away to improve your virtual training classes. 

Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Intelligent VR: A More Effective Way to Train
Tune in to this webinar for insights into the latest advances in virtual reality as a training tool for learning and development professionals. Learn about the increased efficacy of training in VR and how a combination of machine learning and sensor fusion technologies can be leveraged to create more intelligent and adaptable VR applications. Elias Stephan, Global Head of Virtual Reality ISV Partner Program at HP Inc., will be joined by David Gailey, Managing Director at Singularity Labs, to discuss how companies are taking advantage of revolutionary innovations to get the most out of training experiences. 

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Icon•ology
Icons, when used the right way, improve understanding, recollection and adoption. When they’re used the wrong way, they’re distracting and can undermine your professionalism. Learn the best way to make, buy and use icons in your presentations, infographics, learning materials and more. Mike Parkinson, Owner of Billion Dollar Graphics, shares top resources for free and low-cost, professional icons that save you time and money. Attend this webinar and start using icons the right way to improve the quality and effectiveness of your content.   

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Coaching Managers to Effectively Manage Change and Improve Productivity (Free for ATD members)
Most companies around the world rely on coaching as part of their leadership development. Join Dr. Loubna Noureddin, Co-Founder and CEO of MindMarket, and get the opportunity to practice a coaching tool that you can immediately apply in the workplace. Loubna’s work attests that proper investigation reveals thorough, yet simple solutions to major challenges. And when the talents within and around you are respected, potential will appear. In this webinar, you’ll learn about: 

• The latest research on leadership coaching and change.

• Three effective ways to coach managers on change.

• An evidence-based coaching tool that you can immediately apply to coach leaders on change.

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Fostering and Sustaining a Healthy Culture with a Hybrid Workforce
Temporary work-from-home policies are maturing into more permanent hybrid work models with some mix of at-home and at-office schedules. Employees have seen that remote work can work and don’t want to return to having a daily commute. The hybrid workplace requires a new approach for fostering and sustaining a healthy company culture. Join Dr. Bob Nelson, President of Nelson Motivation Inc., and Mario Tamayo, Principal of Tamayo Group Inc., as they share the six most important elements of fostering and sustaining any company culture in a hybrid work environment — and how you can ensure your team is productive, collaborative and connected no matter where they are located — or when they work. 

Thursday, November 18, 2021, 8 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Creators' Workshop Series: Create Your First Elearning Project with Adobe Captivate
Ready to rock and roll with Adobe Captivate? Participate in a hands-on workshop by Dr. Pooja Jaisingh, Lead Elearning Evangelist at Adobe Digital Learning Solutions, and learn to create an exciting elearning course that hits all the right notes. The best part? Create your own short project and earn a certificate of participation. In this session, you’ll learn how to: 

• Use Quick Start Projects for creating visually appealing elearning courses.

• Use the ready-to-go slides and customize them according to your needs.

• Quickly create your elearning course that’s rich with interactions, graphics, and animations.

• Add a quiz and publish your course to an LMS.

Thursday, November 18, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Why You Need to Add Networking Skills to Your Training Program Now (And How to Do It) (Free for ATD members)
When people feel connected to their colleagues, they’re more likely to stay at their job. Teaching employees how to build meaningful relationships at work is a powerful way to combat attrition and boost engagement. By providing frameworks and tools that spark human connection and interactive workshops that allow for employees to get to know one another, retention quickly increases. In this webinar, Elise Gelwicks, Founder and CEO of Eleview Consulting, will show you how to: 

• Position the value of networking training to your team and stakeholders.

• Implement engaging and effective networking training in your organization.

• Create ongoing opportunities for relationship building among colleagues.

Friday, November 19, 2021, 5 a.m.–6 a.m. PT: Curiosity Unleashes the Power of People (Free for ATD members)
Novartis has been on an incredible cultural journey the past couple of years to help build a leading, focused medicines company powered by advanced therapy platforms and data science. Unleashing the power of their people is a key ingredient. It ensures people can fully apply their talent and energy by prioritizing three aspects of their culture: curious, inspired and “unbossed.” Join Novartis’ Simon Brown, CLO, and Steve Sitek, Head of Learning Integrity and Compliance, for this interactive webinar to learn from the best and how Novartis “goes big on learning” to fuel 110,000 people’s curiosity and gain the leadership capacity to be unbossed and inspiring. 

Tuesday, November 23, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Hybrid Learning: When Local Meets Remote and Becomes One Unified Experience
While the world’s beginning to enjoy a sense of normality, teaching and training have been transformed forever. The days of brick-and-mortar-only education have set, and organizations and educational institutions are now exploring different avenues. Hybrid and blended learning clearly are the big winners of the pandemic fostering the rising need of all learners worldwide: flexibility. This session, hosted by Simone Hammer, Head of Marketing at Barco Learning Solutions, will specifically focus on trends and challenges in hybrid learning and how to overcome them to envision the flexible future with serenity.

Tuesday, November 23, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Webinar Script Writing Made Easy, Quick and Powerful
Have you ever felt that your webinars and virtual training are a big guesswork? The pros have mastered script design so that when they have a topic, they simply insert the content into their process and are confident it will work and engage learners. In this webinar, Dr. Ray Jimenez, Architect of TrainingMagNetwork.com and Chief Learning Officer of Vignettes Learning, will cover: 

• The biggest snafus that can be changed by a super-easy script-development guide.

• The four-step template of a powerful webinar script.

• How to apply the script to your topic and tweak it so it allows you to be comfortable and natural.

• How to track which part of the webinar can be improved by reviewing the script. 

Tuesday, November 30, 2021, 8 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Creators' Workshop Series: Create Your First Elearning Project with Adobe Captivate
Ready to rock and roll with Adobe Captivate? Participate in a hands-on workshop by Dr. Pooja Jaisingh, Lead Elearning Evangelist at Adobe Digital Learning Solutions, and learn to create an exciting elearning course that hits all the right notes. The best part? Create your own short project and earn a certificate of participation. In this session, you’ll learn how to: 

• Use Quick Start Projects for creating visually appealing elearning courses.

• Use the ready-to-go slides and customize them according to your needs.

• Quickly create your elearning course that’s rich with interactions, graphics and animations.

• Add a quiz and publish your course to an LMS. 

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