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Boo! It’s that spooky time of year again. If it feels like your time is being drained away by some evil vampire (or maybe YouTube), you’re in fine company. The year is rushing by, and maybe even speeding up. But that doesn’t mean you can’t spend a strategic hour attending a webinar, right? The October crop of free webinars is always fun, and even if you’re a vampire, you don’t need a formal invitation. Enjoy!.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Best Practices for Engaging Course Content
Anyone in the L&D Industry knows you have to be a jack of all trades, which means you need to know the basics in everything from marketing to metrics. Join Grace Tacot, Strategic Customer Success Manager at LearnUpon, as she shares how to create the best course content with materials you already have. Whether you’re new to L&D, or an experienced learning leader, there’s something in this for everyone. You’ll learn:

How to develop a course based on your training needs.
Common materials and tools used to create a training course.
How to gain leadership buy-in to promote your courses to your learners.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Seizing the Opportunities of Uncertainty: Five Strategies for Success in a Hybrid Work Environment
How do you create and maintain a stable and engaging work environment amid constant uncertainty? That’s the question most employers have been grappling with as disruptions caused by COVID-19 continue to impact the workforce. Join Chris Olson, Director of Corporate Strategy and Partnerships at Class Technologies, and Claude Werder, Senior VP and Principal HCM Analyst at Brandon Hall Group, as they discuss how to turn these challenges into innovative ways to manage in the ever-changing hybrid workplace.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Five Key Practices for Building a Robust Video Learning Library (Free for ATD members)
Video’s everywhere these days, becoming a common denominator in our daily lives. Consequently, employees are getting increasingly comfortable using video for communication in the workplace. This leads to an array of questions: Is there an ideal length for videos in the workplace? How will employees find and use your video content? How do you know if your videos are working and getting views? In this webinar, Novejot Choat, Enterprise Video Specialist at Panopto, will show you how to:

Create video content by following best practices.
Increase your content discoverability and efficacy.
Analyze and report the value of your training library.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: How to Use the Talent Development Capability Model to Develop Yourself and Your Team
Digital transformation and the future of work were accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The L&D function stepped in to help organizations pivot to new realities, and in the process, gained a seat at the proverbial table. The future challenges organizations will face will require depth and agility from the L&D function. In this session, led by Morgean Hirt, Director of Credentialing at Association for Talent Development, you’ll learn about the Talent Development Capability Model, observe how the assessments work, hear about trends in skills gaps across the talent development profession and understand the power of the Capability Outlook tool that can be leveraged to maximize your team’s effectiveness. It’s time to unleash your full capability and the full capability of your team.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 1 p.m.–2 p.m. PT: Community Member Showcase
Join TLDCast’s crowdcast as they feature Gwen Navarrete Klapperich, Chief Learning Consultant of Klapperich International Training Associates (KITA) LLC. Gwen has over twenty years of experience in training and development, customer service supervision and quality assurance initiatives.

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: How Coaching Drives Talent Development and Retention
This webinar will teach specific techniques and strategies organizations can adopt organizationally down to every leader to develop and retain top talent. The pandemic has sadly brought attention to the value of coaching because people need conversations, inspirations and human connection while producing day-to-day work. During this webinar, Tim Hagen, Chief Coaching Officer at Progress Coaching, will teach the following techniques that can be immediately implemented:

Discovering what motivates people.
Using motivation to retain top talent.
The number one thing every leader should do to solidify the team.
The number one thing leaders need to do to become great leadership coaches.
The number one mistake people make when trying to coach.
Why coaching is no longer optional within your organization.

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m. PT: Building Interactive eLearning that is also Accessible (Free for I4PL members)
In this session you’ll learn how to create accessible elearning courses without losing interactivity or engagement, easily. You’ll explore WCAG/508/AODA guidelines and how they apply to elearning courses. You’ll consider the elements that you need to be mindful of when storyboarding/designing your course, best practices during development of your course and then testing your course for accessibility. Garima Gupta, founder-director of Artha Learning Inc., will show you how to use Articulate Storyline to determine these concepts, but the concepts are universal and can be used with the authoring tool of your preference.

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Act with Authenticity: Living Out Organizational Values (Free for ATD members)
Many organizations are great at marketing their values to the outside world, but few are living those values inside the organization. Organizations that aren’t walking the talk face widespread burnout, high turnover, loss of brand equity and more. Join TED’s Director of Speaker Coaching, Briar Goldberg, in conversation with Sara Venjohn, from the TED@Work team, as they examine what it means to live by your values. Learn why clear and human leadership communication is the crucial starting point and the role learning teams can play in what happens next.

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: How to Fix Your Broken Virtual Onboarding and Training Programs
New sales reps are unlikely to retain what they learn with repurposed day-long Zoom sessions. Use a modern sales enablement platform to engage your remote teams. You’ll see higher win rates and shorter new hire ramp times. Join Jake Miller, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Allego, to learn how to make virtual onboarding and training programs come alive, ramp up retention and close more deals. You’ll learn how to:

Onboard, train, coach and collaborate virtually with sales readiness technology.
Use mobile, recorded video and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing to replicate the in-person experience.
Speed up sales content creation, build engagement and reinforce learning.
Mine sales conversations at scale for teachable moments and examples of what good looks like.

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Select the Right Multiple-Choice Assessment Format
There are numerous formats for multiple-choice questions. Research has found some to work well, while others are considered problematic or worse. Research also helps us know when to use different question formats. In this session, Dr. Patti Shank, CPT, President of Learning Peaks LLC, will zero in on what research says about multiple-choice question formats. You’ll gain critical insights about selecting better multiple-choice question formats.

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 3 p.m.–4 p.m. PT: Community Member Showcase
Join TLDCast’s crowdcast as they feature Jack Pierce, who has worked in training and development for over thirty years and has seen trends come and go.

Thursday, October 7, 2021, 8 a.m.–9 a.m. PT: Upskilling and Reskilling Your Workforce — How to Drive Learner Engagement in the Hybrid Workplace
As organizations face unprecedented change and volatility, they’re recognizing the importance of being able to reskill and upskill their workforce to meet new demands. However, most of them remain challenged by just how to accomplish that. Companies need to transform their approach to reskilling and upskilling to be more flexible, adaptable and focused on the learners. Join David Wentworth, Principal Learning Analyst with Brandon Hall Group, and Asha Pandey, EI Design’s Chief Learning Strategist, as they discuss how learning strategies, content and technology can be leveraged to support this transformation and create a culture of continuous learning.

Thursday, October 7, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Lights, Camera, Action: Behind the Scenes of Successful Virtual Events
Have you wondered how to set yourself up for success in your online events? Join Cindy Huggett, CPTD and author, as she shares a behind-the-scenes look at her proven process to get ready for her engaging online workshops. In this interactive session, you’ll explore steps you should take before every virtual event. Whether you partner with co-facilitators, producers, or fly solo, you’ll discover what belongs on your preparation checklist and actions you can take to be ready. From practical preparation tips to equipment recommendations, you’ll walk away with ideas you can immediately use.

Thursday, October 7, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: The Five Missing Qualities Necessary to Build a Virtual Relationship
Struggling to build relationships virtually? You’re not alone. Relationships require certain qualities to grow and flourish, regardless of whether you are communicating face-to-face or virtually. Many of these essential qualities are missing or unrecognizable on virtual meetings and calls. This results in misunderstandings, miscommunication, and missed opportunities for a relationship to take root. In this session, hosted by Julie Hansen, Sales and Management Trainer, Keynote Speaker and Author, you’ll learn how to overcome this virtual challenge and improve your connections virtually by successfully communicating essential relationship qualities, including active listening, exhibiting empathy, interest and authenticity, and demonstrating trustworthiness on camera.

Thursday, October 7, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Your New Superpower: Instant Voiceovers for Elearning
WellSaid Labs’ Sara Weisweaver, Operations Manager and Voice Liaison, and Jordan Cooper, Customer Success Manager and Project Manager (Custom Voice), will show you how to eliminate production roadblocks using artificial intelligence to add voiceover to your training content. Never compromise the quality of your content and deliver engaging learning experiences.

Thursday, October 7, 2021, 4 p.m.–5 p.m. PT: Community Member Showcase
Join TLDCast’s crowdcast as they feature Deanne Boules, Leadership Coach, Trainer and Owner of Insync Workplace Solutions.

Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 8 a.m.–9 a.m. PT: Community Member Showcase
Join TLDCast’s crowdcast as they feature Jonathan Rock, MBA, Senior Specialist at GMP Training.

Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Create Accessible Elearning with Articulate Storyline
With so much training moving online, ensuring that your elearning is accessible is now an even more critical part of your workflow — for both training effectiveness and compliance. In this session, with Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon and Senior Consultant, Sandy Rushton, you’ll see how to use Articulate Storyline to create elearning content that not only engages your learners with meaningful interactivity, but also does so in a way that adheres to accessibility best practices, ensuring that all your learners have a great experience and that your training is successful.

Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Developing Great Leaders During Times of Uncertainty
Employers must have agile leaders who can thrive during times of uncertainty, ranging from navigating the post-COVID work environment to mergers and acquisitions, transformation initiatives and more. This requires replacing traditional, event-driven training with experiential, personalized learning journeys that enable leaders to practice their skills in different situations in a safe environment. Leaders also must be given time for self-reflection and skills reinforcement. Join Liz Pavese, Ph.D., Senior Behavioural Scientist at CoachHub, and Claude Werder, Senior VP and Principal HCM Analyst at Brandon Hall Group, as they offer research-based strategies and real-world examples of how organizations can develop agile leaders who can excel in the face of disruption.

Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Talent Mobility as a Strategic Imperative (Free for ATD members)
Talent management’s in the midst of dramatic transformation brought about by shifts in the nature of work, workforce demographics, employee expectations and the COVID-19 pandemic. Successfully navigating these changes requires organizations to reimagine how they view, manage, measure and develop their talent. In this webinar, David Taylor, SME at Degreed, will outline several steps organizations can take to embrace and inculcate a talent mobility mindset. He’ll cite recent research and lessons learned from organizations that have embarked on this journey and will share approaches to achieving enduring cultural and systemic change. Sign up to learn how you can apply these strategies at your company and help future-proof your organization.

Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Six Ways to Strengthen Your Training with Social Learning
Today’s L&D pros have already seen the potential value that video technology can offer in the growing remote and hybrid training environment. Their real challenges are empowering subject matter experts and leaders outside of training teams to help build a flexible and collaborative knowledge-sharing environment. In this webinar, Rajdeep Chokar, Enterprise Video Learning Specialist at Panopto, will show you how to go beyond the basic applications of video in employee training and explore six actionable ideas you can apply to your own organization to improve the discoverability and effectiveness of your training, support social learning and improve productivity.

Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 8 a.m.–9 a.m. PT: Getting Started with Adobe Illustrator for Designing and Editing Elearning Graphics
Coupling instructionally sound content with appropriate graphics helps in providing an incredibly amazing learning experience. It instills a new life to the content you’re covering in an elearning course. Join Dr. Pooja Jaisingh, Lead Elearning Evangelist at Adobe Digital Learning Solutions, to learn how to create and edit meaningful graphics for your elearning courses using Adobe Illustrator. She’ll share the tips on how to determine the size and quality of the UI assets and screen graphics and add them to your courses. She’ll also share some easy and innovative ways to design background, build screen elements, object states, animation graphics, text and much more for your courses using Adobe Illustrator.

Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Top Five Elements of Successful Professional Training (Free for ATD members)
Flexible, digitalized work is here to stay, and as technology advances, the need for quick and effective upskilling is constant. Organizations must adopt upskilling programs that allow people to gain the skills to perform, build the relationships to excel, and have fulfilling work and personal lives. Today, companies have a unique opportunity to create equitable and effective cultures and drive incredible success. During this session, Ann Marie Sastry, Founder and CEO, Amesite Inc., will show you how to:

Help your team by using data and insights on the future of work and technology.
Maximize your ROI, workforce productivity and business growth.
Leverage platforms using powerful AI to upskill your workforce quickly and with ease.

Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 2 p.m.–3 p.m. PT: Community Member Showcase
Join TLDCast’s crowdcast as they feature Rosa Espinal, Performance Development Specialist at Vistana Signature Experiences.

Thursday, October 14, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Win Your Case: Validating Training Program Value Using The Kirkpatrick Model
Do you need to show the value of a major soft skills initiative, such as leadership development or change management? Value’s in the eye of the stakeholder. Attend this informative program to find out how to get the information you need and build a program that will deliver bottom-line results and measurable progress towards mission accomplishment. During this webinar, Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick, Senior Consultant, and Wendy Kirkpatrick, President, at Kirkpatrick Partners, will share practical methods for converting soft skills into measurable performance and organizational outcomes. You’ll learn the keys to making training effective by applying the Kirkpatrick Model before, during and after your program.

Thursday, October 14, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Defining L&D’s Impact with Operational Data
The L&D function has been spread thin over the last 12-18 months. Budgets and headcount have been cut, yet the business has relied more heavily than ever on L&D to upskill the workforce and prepare it for the future. In this environment, it’s critical that the learning function can demonstrate the impact it’s having on the business. This requires access to business and operational data, yet most learning functions don’t have that access or a sense of what to do with the data once they have it. Join David Wentworth, Principal Learning Analyst with Brandon Hall Group, and Rob Lauber, Founder of XLO Global, LLC, as they discuss strategies for linking learning and operational data so L&D can truly demonstrate its strategic value to the organization.

Thursday, October 14, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: How to Deliver Effective Microlearning in the Hybrid Workplace
The current learning paradigm stymies learning and workplace productivity. Formal learning programs are typically lengthy and complex to digest and implement quickly. The result: employees shun formal learning in favour of more expedited forms of learning. Learning must be short, focused and integrated into the learners’ workflow. The versatility of microlearning makes it a great choice for the entire spectrum of employee training needs and it’s a must-use learning strategy in the hybrid workplace. In this webinar, Asha Pandey, Chief Learning Strategist at EI Design, will show you how to provide engaging microlearning that’s aligned to the hybrid workplace.

Thursday, October 14, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Collaboration Is Key: Best Practices for Virtual Shared Learning Experiences
The difference between digital learning and digital learning that delivers real change is harnessing the power of collaboration, through shared connection and engagement, sense-making, support and sustained learner-to-learner networks over time. Opportunities for working together range from co-creation in virtual workshops and events, to best practice blended learning journeys, to multiplayer gamification. LEO Learning’s, Andrew Joly, Director of Strategic Design, and Geoff Bloom, Principal Consultant, will share their practical thinking, models and methods with you to drive your own learning success. Join this webinar as they pass on their expertise in collaborative best practice during an easy-to-use, easy-to-apply session, filled with case studies, practical examples and takeaways.

Thursday, October 14, 2021, 4 p.m.–5 p.m. PT: Community Member Showcase
Join TLDCast’s crowdcast as they feature Erin Peterschick, Learning Experience Designer (Imaginality Engineer) at Trillium Creative Solutions, Inc.

Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Why Is Content Important to the Learning Ecosystem?
Quality and usability of content is an area of concern for L&D teams globally. 66% of organizations encounter challenges in finding, delivering and tracking content. As it’s critical for achieving business goals and implementing growth strategies for employees, organizations rely heavily on third-party content sources for internal training programs. By doing so, an exorbitant amount of time and money is invested in the creation and dissemination, further impacting the growth chart and business goals. So how can enterprises overcome these key problems to ensure seamless deployment of learning content across the globe? Join Jamal Watkins, Adobe Digital Learning Evangelist, for a stimulating conversation on effective ways of sourcing and deploying learning content to a global workforce.

Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 2 p.m.–3 p.m. PT: Community Member Showcase
Join TLDCast’s crowdcast as they feature Bruce Chen, ex-marketer passionate about L&D — and currently the CEO of the KochaSoft LMS division and host of the Makeshift CMO podcast. He’ll talk about his journey to L&D, how marketing and learning are not so different and why he thinks the virtual learning market will explode.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Your Checklist for Kick-Ass Virtual Training
Ever wonder “How am I doing?” Don’t wait for the evals or boss to tell you something’s wrong. Instead, join Becky Pike Pluth, President and CEO of The Bob Pike Group, for a fast-paced hour focused on a diagnostic you can use to assess your virtual training programs. Your learners will thank you in advance. During this webinar, you’ll:

Examine four vital signs of participant-centred webinars.
Explore six ideas you can use to put people in charge of their online learning.
Discover the biggest threats to engagement and retention in a virtual classroom.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Creating Wellness for Your Employees and Your Organization
The past two years have amplified the stress that employees face, and many organizations are looking for ways to help employees manage that stress. Having a strong wellness program that covers not only physical wellness, but also mental health, social connection and financial wellness is a major part of enabling employees to achieve work/life fulfillment and supporting business success. Join Cliff Stevenson, Principal Analyst, Talent Acquisition of Brandon Hall Group, and Neha Mirchandani, CMO and Head of People of BrightPlan, as they discuss leading strategies, best practices and technology to help drive employee well-being.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Leadership’s Perception Gap: Research on DEI & Managers
Most organizations say that they’re committed to diversity, equity or equality, and inclusion. But many diversity and inclusion initiatives are unsuccessful or even counterproductive, especially if they focus on diversity at the expense of inclusion. In an inclusive organization, everyone should feel respected and valued for who they are as an individual or as a member of a group. In this webinar, John Hackston, Head of Thought Leadership at The Myers-Briggs Company, will draw on his research to show:

The evidence that employees who feel more included have higher levels of well-being and are more engaged in their work.
The factors that lead to employees feeling more included.
The perception gap — how leaders see themselves as being more inclusive than they really are.
How personality type affects inclusion.

Thursday, October 21, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Preparing for Hybrid, Flexible and Worker-Driven Learning? Here’s What You Should Know.
Businesses are wrestling with creative options to retain workers and talent, while making them productive. Unfortunately, learning and training design practitioners and digital solutions are biased toward “you learn as the business demands it,” and not based on the new work arrangements in hybrid and flexible work. Training practitioners are still using the approach that “I own teaching you” versus letting learners own their learning experience. This attitude does not meet the needs and design of teams today. In this session, Dr. Ray Jimenez, Architect of TrainingMagNetwork.com and Chief Learning Officer of Vignettes Learning, will share experiences on how to succeed in an evolving workplace through innovative practices on the new “Hybrid and Flexible Work Learning Ecosystem.”

Thursday, October 21, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: How to Win at Learning Measurement
One of the biggest challenges companies face with learning today is their inability to measure its impact on both people and the business. This means that for all the time, money and energy spent on learning, many organizations have no idea what they are getting in return. Join David Wentworth, Principal Analyst with Brandon Hall Group, and Laurent Balagué, Product Line Manager for Learning Impact at Docebo, as they look at how companies can develop a learning measurement strategy that will not only demonstrate learning’s impact, but also aid in creating unmatched learning experiences.

Thursday, October 21, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Overcoming Obstacles to Certification (Free for ATD members)
Pursuing a professional credential is a big decision. It requires time, money and motivation to get started and stick with a study schedule. Join Susan Kaiden, Senior Project Manager, ATD, for this interactive webinar to hear about creative strategies that credential holders use to manage their time, save money and stay motivated throughout the process. Sue will share her perspective and stories from recent successful Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) and Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) candidates.

Thursday, October 21, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Solutions to PowerPoint’s Biggest Frustrations
After all these years, PowerPoint still frustrates users left and right when trying to create engaging and effective slides. Nolan Haims, Principal at Nolan Haims Creative, will address the most common problems and failings in the industry standard presentation program and provide practical solutions and workarounds to save you hours of wasted time. You’ll learn how to:

Customize your UI so you never again go hunting for needed tools.
Manage file size.
Avoid low-res images and squished logos.
Create team bio pages in seconds.
Make use of game-changing third-party plug-ins.
Avoid and solve the dreaded missing Excel chart message.
And much more.

Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Data and Learning Science: The Magic Potion to Engage Your Learners (Free for ATD members)
As a learning leader, nothing’s scarier than an elearning program that doesn’t support your business goals. If you find yourself haunted by unengaged learners or frighteningly high dropout rates, you need a magic potion to lead your learners and your organization to success. The key ingredients to conjure an effective elearning program are data and learning science. Data will tell you where learners get stuck and where you should focus your attention. You can then leverage learning design strategies to course-correct behaviours and improve engagement. In this webinar, BenchPrep’s learning content experts, Abby Spoerl and Rebecca Willett, will share five steps that will help you use data and learning design principles to create an engaging training program.

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: The Next Frontier for Learning and Development... Scary!
“Pivot” is the word of the 2020s, but “scary” is more like it. Join Lou Russell, Practice Director at Moser RMA, to rebuild your confidence by using project management to invent innovative learning and development. It’s time for L&D to shine, step out of the shadows and create a new frontier, not just what everyone else is doing. Join this webinar to learn how to create a Project Charter for the future of learning for your organization, including the roles you’ll need. The new L&D doesn’t have to stay with or blow up the old. It’s time to take the best thoughts and talents to create flexible, customer-based L&D projects.

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Modern Strategies for Inclusive and Accessible Learning
Technology brings the world together in many ways and enables content delivery on a broad scale, but there are challenges to creating inclusive and accessible content can still arise. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 20% of Americans identify as having at least one disability or impairment. If one in five learners are unable to access your content, this has a direct impact on your business. Join this webinar, hosted by David Wentworth, Principal Learning Analyst with Brandon Hall Group, and Chris Paxton, President of D3 Training Solutions and trusted consultant of Elearning Brothers and Interactive Advantage Corporation, to find out how your organization can design more inclusive and accessible content. It’s simpler and more attainable than you think.

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Creating Connections and Community in Your Live Virtual Training (Free for ATD members)
As virtual experiences become the norm, new skills, strategies and tools will be needed to bring the human components to life in virtual courses and workshops to fuel community and engagement. In this session, led by Ben Lowell, Strategic Advisor for Corporate at Class, you’ll learn how to humanize live virtual training sessions and how to cultivate community with your participants. To thrive in the virtual working environment, employees require new capabilities and therefore new training that will have to be provided virtually. You’ll review how to prepare your trainers to successfully support their participants in online training and what kinds of tools are necessary for your company to create not just effective virtual training, but training that feels human. This session will cover how to sustain these tools and techniques in ways that fit into your employee’s workflow.

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Storytelling Is Unnecessary in Learning Lessons — Use Hyper-Stories Instead
We are bombarded by multiple stimuli from all forms of media. Studies have shown that we are most likely to respond best to news, social media and lessons that are hard-hitting and present vivid stories. Hyper-stories are today’s rapid medium of communication. The challenge is: how do we, as trainers, designers and developers, and subject matter experts (SMEs), use the most important part of the story to catapult our learning lessons into the minds of our learners? In this webinar, Dr. Ray Jimenez, Architect of TrainingMagNetwork.com and Chief Learning Officer of Vignettes Learning, will answer:

Why are learners easily glued to hyper-stories?
What part of the story is so compelling that learners must respond to it?
How do you select the hyper-story that becomes the important lesson?
How do you apply the Five-Step Hyper-Story Lesson Creation process?

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 2 p.m.–3 p.m. PT: Community Member Showcase
Join TLDCast’s crowdcast as they feature Leah Chang, Founder and Lead Instructional Designer at Leah Chang Learning Inc. Leah has been a professional educator since 2003, when she started as a French Immersion teacher, with experience in working with non-profit and corporate organizations, developing online and classroom learning.

Thursday, October 28, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: How to Support a Hybrid Workforce (Integrating Learning, Engagement and Performance Management)
The choice of remote working versus bouncing back into the office is the wrong debate. Instead, we should see flexibility and adaptability as core characteristics of a successful organization operating in a world of exponential change. We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to redesign work. So, what steps can you take now to prepare your people and organization for the major changes ahead? Join Lars Hyland, Chief Learning Officer at Totara, as he discusses how you can prepare now for the shift to hybrid work.

Thursday, October 28, 2021, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Making Upskilling Work
Upskilling, designed mainly for those already on the job, is the process of teaching employees new or additional skills. Upskilling, or reskilling, traditionally costs less than replacing employees with skilled new employees. With an expensive price tag and high stakes, upskilling has surged across organizations worldwide thanks to digital transformation. Dr. Patti Phillips, CEO of ROI Institute, will describe the comprehensive planning, design and execution needed for upskilling. The challenge is to ensure that all components work seamlessly to generate positive results. Taking a systematic approach will allow you to successfully show the value that upskilling has delivered to the organization.

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