1. The latest games, exercises, and learning activities for increasing learner engagement
2. Strategies for measuring and increasing your ROI on your learning initiatives
3. Essentials for successfully transferring learning from the classroom to the job
4. Best practices for dealing with reluctant and resistant learners
5. Proven techniques for effectively engaging various styles of learners.
6. Facilitation methods guaranteed to “cement” learning and increase retention
7. How to overcome challenges inherent in Web-based learning, including Webinars, podcasting, e-learning and more
8. Basic elements every successful presentation must contain
9. Key considerations in choosing a vendor when outsourcing training
10. Expert tips for choosing attention-grabbing visuals that drive your points home
11. Dozens of creative, new ideas for maximizing results on all your learning initiatives
12. How real-world organizations are increasing the ROI of their learning programs
13. Essential sections that should be contained in any training-related RFP
14. Keys to creating an optimal learning environment
15. Best practices for handling chatty participants, hecklers, negativity, outside noise, and other common training challenges
16. Crucial steps for developing compelling instructional design that meets your learning objectives
17. Power-tips for polishing your presentation style until it shines
18. Popular training evaluation tools that will work best for you in tracking results
19. How to link training initiatives to behavior change and improved job performance
20. Where the field of workplace learning is headed in the future

AND ... you’ll connect with fellow learning professionals to compare notes and share solutions to training challenges you face every day

• Training professional
• Training directors
• HR professionals
• Team leaders
• Instructional designers
• Educators
• Managers and Supervisors
• Those with training responsibilities of any kind

Best Practices for Developing Sound Learning Programs

• Most common reasons training may fail to deliver expected results
• Training formats you can easily adapt to meet your objectives
• Where to find resources for creating content-rich curriculum
• 10 keys to designing training to ensure transfer of learning from the classroom to the job
• Tips for developing effective training materials and job aids

Active Learning Models for Motivating and Engaging Today’s Learners

• The challenge of motivating and engaging increasingly sophisticated learners
• Understanding adult learning styles and how to most effectively engage each one
• E-games, simulation programs and other technology-based training options for reinvigorating the learning process
• Overcoming the challenges inherent in Web-based learning activities
• How to link learning activities to your learning objectives
• Questioning and feedback techniques proven to boost learner retention
• The latest games, small group exercises, and learning activities others are using
• Tips for using storytelling and anecdotes as learning tools

Blended Learning: Successfully Combining Delivery Methodologies

• Blended learning mediums, from Webinars to podcasting to virtual to self-paced, and how to use them most effectively
• Key components of successful blended learning programs
• What to consider when creating the perfect delivery mix
• Tips for transitioning from classroom-based training to blended learning programs
• Obstacles to successful blended learning – and how to overcome them

Liven Up Your Presentations for Effective Transfer of Knowledge

• The top 10 presentation mistakes and how to avoid them
• Essential components of any effective presentation
• How to’s for projecting confidence and establishing immediate credibility
• Guidelines for using multimedia in various training formats
• Do your visuals reinforce the points of your presentation or distract?

Creative Strategies for Overcoming Common Training Challenges
Expert techniques and strategies for successfully handling …

• Disgruntled, reluctant or resistant learners
• Know-it-alls, complainers, hecklers
• Chatty participants
• A session that’s veering out of control
• Groups you aren’t “clicking” with
• Dry, technical, or complex material
• Less-than-optimal training conditions
• Malfunctioning equipment
• Interruptions

Strategies for Measuring and Increasing Your Training ROI

• Linking training initiatives to performance improvement and behavior change
• Most commonly used evaluation tools and the pros and cons of each one
• Case studies of organizations that have increased the ROI of their learning programs
• Are you measuring the correct things? You may be surprised
• Strategies for gaining buy-in and support from management for your learning initiatives

Workshop Exclusive
Training in the 21st Century: Where Is our Field Headed?

In this special section, we’ll discuss succession planning, strategies for preparing for the impending labor shortage, your changing role as a learning professional, mobile learning, and other training developments on the horizon. Find out where the field of workplace learning is headed – and how you can prepare for the future.

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Gap, Inc.

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