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Opening Session: Pass The Sunglasses! The Dawn of a New Age in Work Force Development and Your Role In It All
During this eye-opening session, you’ll hear about the latest trends in work force development, training technology, and presentation skills from some of the top trainers in the field.
Track One: The Trainers Toolbox
Session 1A: The “WOW!” Factor: How to Get It – How to Keep It in All Your Presentations
Hey, now that kindergarteners are learning to create PowerPoint® programs, you know you need to step it up and give your presentations a visual kick! Engross your “seen-it-all/heard-it-all” audience with multimedia that rocks! Learn about attention-grabbing colors, sounds, animations, and images that any trainer can create – even if he or she is “artistically challenged”!
Session 1B: Things That Make You Go, “Ugh!” – Overcoming Common Training Challenges
You’ve been there. No matter how terrific your materials or how prepared you think you are, you can end up with disgruntled, reluctant, or resistant learners, know-it-alls, complainers, hecklers, or chatty participants. All of a sudden, you’ve got a session that’s veering out of control in less-than-optimal training conditions. Attend this session and you’ll learn time-honored methods for overcoming these problems and others. Learn how to teach dry, technical, or complex materials, and gracefully deal with malfunctioning equipment and constant interruptions.
Session 1C: Sure-Fire Openers and Closers That Work Every Time
Let your learners know from the get-go that your training session will be like none they’ve ever had. This exciting session will give you lots of ideas for creating a highly motivating learning environment that carries through until the very end. You’ll learn new ice-breakers to jump-start your sessions and closing activities that end things on a high note. Ensure that no one will ever come into your sessions late or leave early – ever again!
Session 1D: The “Turning Lemons Into Lemonade” Creative Course-Design Challenge
If you’ve ever had to change the guts of your course at the last second – or even create a completely new program on the fly, you’ll want to make sure that you don’t miss this session! You’ll get practical strategies anyone can use to make new material flow seamlessly with old. Get the shortcuts you need to remain cool, calm, and collected when you’re asked to take a mountain of information and whittle it down to a more manageable size, with all the essential points developed in a clear and precise manner.
Session 1E: Games and Activities That Work With Any Audience
Why can some trainers come up with games and activities that capture the audience’s attention and facilitate learning and retention, while others can’t? This hilarious and eye-opening session will show you how to get your learners involved. You’ll get plenty of learning games that will match your training objectives as well as game plans for implementing them in the classroom. Find out the secrets to staying in control during group-participation activities and avoiding the most common mistakes trainers make in the game-playing process.
Track Two: Creative and Engaging Learning Strategies
Session 2A: Outside-the-Box Technology: Webinars, Podcasting, E-learning and More
Undoubtedly, the training paradigm is shifting as more technology-focused training methods emerge. Attend this session and get an unblinking and unbiased look at today’s training technology and how many companies use it successfully – and how others have wasted their money. You’ll also discover which technologies work best for
employee orientation, initiating system and procedural changes and more.
Session 2B: Bold New Adventures in Blended Learning
With the shift away from strictly classroom-based learning, trainers today must blend several learning mediums to create a seamless training curriculum. During this session, you’ll learn the key components of successful blended-learning programs … what factors to consider when creating the perfect delivery mix … and tips for helping learners transition from classroom-based training to blended-learning programs. Also, you’ll learn how to overcome the inevitable obstacles to blended learning to maintain your training’s effectiveness.
Session 2C: Testing Your Training With Pre- and Post-Tests
How do you know what your learners need? How do you know if your training works or not? How do you know if you’re giving your organization the best ROI for their training dollar? Pre- and post-tests provide accurate insight into knowledge and skill gaps before training, and measure the efficacy of your training with respect to retention and transfer of skills to the job. This session will show you the nuts and bolts of the testing process, and allow you to target the data you need and not waste time with the information you don’t.
Session 2D: Making It More Real to Your Audience: The Art of Simulation Training
In an effort to combat low-completion rates and increase retention, more and more learning professionals are incorporating active learning into their training programs. You’ll find out what kind of investments you’ll have to make, and above all, how you can integrate simulations, gaming and more into your own programs. This session will also give you a chance to find out what’s working for other training professionals and what isn’t.
Session 2E: Reviving the Classroom Experience
As active and blended-learning take center stage, it’s easy to forget the tried and true classroom learning experience. Find out how others are revitalizing their space, their curriculum, and themselves for maximum effectiveness in the classroom. You’ll walk away with new ideas for bringing life back into the classroom.
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