Nick Floro is a speaker at Learning Solutions 2019, a Guild Ambassador, and has come to the conference numerous times. In this guest post he shares his thoughts on what activities he likes to prioritize to get the most out of his conference experience. I’ve been attending Learning Solutions for several …
This guest post from Heidi Matthews, a speaker at Learning Solutions 2019 and a Guild Ambassador, shares show she likes planning her time at the event to get the most out of her experience. A few years ago, I was laid off after being at a company for nine years. …
The path to speaking at conferences can come with some pretty large leaps. When you start out you often have to go from never having spoken before to filling a full session, which tend to clock at 60 minutes at most events, give or take. For people with a facilitation …
This guest post comes to us from Travis Waugh, an instructional technologist for The Georgia Institute of Technology. He’s also an upcoming speaker at DevLearn 2018 Conference & Expo, where he’ll be facilitating a hands-on workshop on creating chat bots powered by IBM Watson. If you could give your learners a one-on-one conversation …
Our next #GuildChat takes place Friday, August 31st at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Our topic for this week’s chat is L&D in GIFs. They say a picture is worth a thousand words… so what does that make a GIF worth? At #GuildChat this week, we’re going to find out! …
Our next #GuildChat takes place Friday, August 24th at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Our topic for this week’s chat is Managing Learning Projects. Project management involves many elements, from people and process to methodology and technology, and leading or contributing as a project team member for a learning project …
Our next #GuildChat takes place Friday, August 17th at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Our topic for this week’s chat is Creating Targeted eLearning Experiences. eLearning experiences don’t always have the best reputation with the audiences we create them for. Unfortunately, sometimes people hear “eLearning” and instantly think only of …
Our next #GuildChat takes place Friday, August 10th at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Our topic for this week’s chat is Success as a Small L&D Team. The world of L&D isn’t just huge teams at even huger organizations. A large number of us do our work in a small L&D …
Our next #GuildChat takes place Friday, August 3rd at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Our topic for this week’s chat is Visual Design for L&D. Visual design can be a powerful tool for simplifying information, making concepts easier to understand, and helping your work look cohesive and polished. That said, it’s …
“Who am I to get up in front of a room and tell people how to do their jobs?” “Nothing I’m doing is that special.” “Why would someone want to hear what I have to say when they could listen to industry experts instead?” I’ve heard so many variations of …