Dirk is the Product Manager of Jing and Screencast.com. Dirk fills me on his background, different roles he has had at TechSmith, what a typical day is like for him as a Product Manager, the exotic place he was born and. The Jing Team and Dirk need all the feedback they can get to improve the product. With your help, we can make better products! Dirk is the Product Manager of Jing and Screencast.com. Up next in our behind the scenes interviews at TechSmith is Dirk Frazier. The video runs just over 8 minutes. Chime in on the comments below.

I think it's okay to admit one of the things that attracts us to something like curriculum design and the world of knowledge management is the idea of achieving elusive goals. While we often profess to be striving towards something measurable, 'learning' is still a deliciously vague term for what we are trying to cause or create. Click here to read full version

Most teacherpreneurs and solopreneurs   go broke online because they spend tons of time and money to develop an info   product or an online program but then no one completes it and thus does not   get great results. As you probably heard, isolation is a very common feeling   online and when it comes to online products and courses, it is the leading   cause of clients’ dropouts. You have to weave connection and   engagement into the every step of the product development. Then you will have   a super successful product with highly engaged customers. Complete it.

If you're a developer, the term "regular expression" should at least sound familiar. But, if you've never had to write any code that made use of them (i.e. code in a scripting language), you may not know how to write/use regular expressions. And, if you're like I was, that doesn't bother you. After all, regular expressions can get confusing and complicated very quickly. So, it's probably better to just leave them alone until you need them for some code, right? Sure, maybe. Were you aware that Visual Studio supports regular expressions in Find/Replace operations ? n@.+). The period (.)

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As a performance improvement coach, I’m often asked for “best practices” around increasing sales productivity. Thankfully, there are many ways for a salesperson to reach that mountaintop and, along the way, establish productive habits for the betterment of their sales figures. In the meantime, just know that everyone wants to be more productive and, as a salesperson, productivity is everything! Is there ever enough time in a week to solve every problem, take advantage of every opportunity, act on every hunch, or follow up on every issue? Use it wisely.

Starting today, December 1, 2009, bloggers who review products will have to fully disclose their ties and reveal any free products they receive. Within the last year, I was sent a learning product worth over $500, presumably to try to entice me to use it and give it a good review. That product is still in its shrink wrap. See article in NY Times announcing the ruling. I've also had several inquiries over the years about whether I'd be willing to review a learning intervention and say nice things. won't make such a deal. Me too.

But for all its benefits, it may actually be hurting your overall productivity. Companies that have tried cutting down on e-mail clutter say productivity has gone up, along with office cooperation, and general problem-resolution. Online Training e-mail efficiency worker productivityYou’re sitting down to type up your big report, which is due by the end of the day. An e-mail pops up. Another one. Neither are particularly important. But somehow it’s just impossible to start working without checking them first. Back to the report. Another e-mail.

When: Thursday, April 05, 2012 8:00am – 9:00 am US/Pacific Description: Join Vish and Dr. Pooja Jaising to learn how to create great looking courses using the power of Master Slides, Object Styles and Object Effects. During the session, we will discuss the best practices of using these features in Adobe Captivate to do the tasks [.]. Conferences and events eLearning this week Extending Captivate How do I. Adobe Captivate webinar Adobe eLearning Suite Adobe eLearning Suite 2 Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5

eLearning Graphic Design Tips People Cutouts Products/Reviews Tips and Tricks Tutorials adobe illustrator branding graphic designOne reason I love to use illustrated characters in my eLearning development is because I can manipulate their colors to meet my needs. In the example above, I have created my very own eLearning Brothers team. It was super easy to do also. could easily use these characters as my team throughout an entire eLearning program. Here are a few tutorials to show you how I did it. Illustrated Character Sets.

eLearning Products/Reviews Templates iSpring PresenterI recently discovered a great authoring tool called iSpring Presenter. It runs as a PowerPoint add-on and is simple to use. Whenever I run across eLearning authoring tools I like to plug-in our eLearning templates and see how they work. iSpring Presenter worked great with our PowerPoint and Flash templates. built a demo course and inserted various flash games/quizzes. Check out the iSpring templates page for a demo and tutorial video. If you’re looking for iSpring Presenter templates you’re in luck!

collaboration learning productivity elearning information sharing social business social learning social media TwitterA decade ago the hot app on everyone’s desktop was  PointCast , a personalized headline service of content emblazoned across your screensaver through a pre- RSS  feed. No typing required, no link to click through. While on the phone or talking with a colleague at your desk you could glean the day’s hot news or gather learning-bites you subscribed to receive. Downtime be damned. little push, a little pull. ” with “What Are You Learning?”

The hardest part about handling negativity is to confront someone whose negativity is hindering productivity. Otherwise it’s like a virus that continues to spread throughout the entire organization, cripples the company culture and damages productivity. Around the Office corporate training ej4 Employee Engagement Employee Productivity Office Etiquette Performance Improvement Project Management Project Managers Training & Development negative employees negativity in the workplace workplace negativity workplace productivity It’s exhausting!

Wondering where your favorite menu and toolbar commands are located in Office 2010? Topics include: Use an interactive guide to find commands Get a printable list of Office 2010 commands and buttons: Office 2010 menu to ribbon reference workbooks Install guides to multiple computers Check it out: [link

First, read this article on the booming growth in the product-customization business. Now consider how we in the learning-and-performance field might use the essential ideas of the product-customization business in our work. Why not use the product-customization meme more literally by creating job aids embedded on the side of coffee mugs, on knick-knacks, on pens, etc. The Tutoring Model As learning professionals we know that one-on-one tutoring/coaching can provide superior benefits. Can we provide customized coaching? First, they have a maturation problem. SMILE.

Products. Lotus Notes Intranets | Microsoft SharePoint | Products | Shopping. ]. Intranet Journal Announces 2008 Product of the Year Winners. After heavy voting in the past two weeks, our readers have selected their picks for Intranet Journals Product of the Year Awards. Freebase from MetaWeb -- which is a more pure-play product in the emerging semantic web field -- finished a strong second. The dozens of nominations came from readers, and vote totals showed that each product has loyal users. Document Management/Collaboration Product. CIO Update.

I happened upon a tweet last week while trolling my Twitter in-box that heralded a product announcement from Saba for their new " Saba Anywhere " offering designed to make training delivery to mobile workers easy, practical and secure. If you're thinking this announcement and product branding meant the same thing to you as it did to me, a little further investigation would prove you wrong too! They can even re-purpose their adopted product tag line too when that time comes (". The marketing blurb provides the following background: At first blush, this all sounds great!

Product News browse home learn menu new feature series user interfaceHistorically, we’ve made incremental improvements in Bloomfire and released them as they were complete. Recently, we’ve saved up a few important improvements that all sort of work together. Here’s a first peek at the latest Bloomfire updates. It’s coming to computer screens around the world today*. What’s new? New feature! Series. Enhanced user experience : Streamlined navigation. Improved top menu bar. Expanded home page. Advanced browsing. Updated look. You have options. New Feature! Series. No more guessing.

ej4 employee training Performance Improvement Project Management Project Managers Training & Development increasing project management productivity meeting behaviors office productivity project management productivity project management tips 'In a recent article published on The Project Management Hut site , John Simko suggested that project managers should consider doing nothing. Unfortunately he’s not suggesting that I sit around pinning crochet projects or baked goods on Pinterest. Instead, he’s talking about “making a conscious decision to not act.”.

Employee Engagement Employee Productivity HR & Compliance Human Resources Infographic Management Training Turnover bad management employee complaint leadership and development learning infographics 'We’ve heard many employee complaints through the years, but the issue that consistently ranks high is that of poor leadership and bad managers. Check out this handy infographic for some eye-opening statistics on the effects management has on your culture, turnover and your bottom line. Knowledge is power. Share this infographic with your friends & colleagues.

Meet Tiffany Wood - She's the new Snagit Product Manager! He's recently been promoted from Snagit Product Manager to our Director of Web and Enterprise Services and he's still wearing the hat of the Jing Product Manager. Meet Tiffany Wood - She's the new Snagit Product Manager! He's recently been promoted from Snagit Product Manager to. I've got someone new for you to meet. know you'll like her! Don't worry, Tony Dunckel, is still with TechSmith. So he's still got at least one foot in the fun stuff ;-) I grabbed a quick video with Tiffany last week.

When I work with large projects, one of the challenges I face is to debug the project when something is not working correctly. The things that can go wrong are incorrect navigation, incorrect association of actions, number of attempts in question slides, etc. In such cases, one thing that I wish for is a dialog [.]. eLearning Suite eLearning this week How do I. Rapid Authoring Technical Support "Elearning authoring tools" Adobe Captivate Adobe Captivate 5 Adobe Captivate 5 training Adobe Captivate 5.5 Adobe eLearning Suite Adobe eLearning Suite 2 Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5

Anyway, I’ve been using a new tool, Toggl , for over a month now and it’s really helping me with productivity. I’m able to focus on production without feeling the loss of freedom from other methods of measuring work. Tags: Uncategorized control freaks free tools procrastination productivity Toggl unproductive “Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.&# ~William James. It’s pretty damn easy to procrastinate when you work from home (or even if you don’t). Or, it’s a way to avoid being unproductive.

few products I saw on the show floor stood out that looked useful for screencasters. Here's my top 5 list of products for screencasters from CES! What gadgets and products have you seen lately that would be useful for a screencaster? I was recently at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Besides meeting one of Bob Marley's sons, Rohan Marley , the highlights for me were the miles of gadgets and equipment. Cinemin Slice from WowWee - This handy little pico projector turns your iPad into a 60 inch projection screen. Added bonus - it has stereo sound.

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eLearning Featured Flash Flash Games Freebies Products/Reviews flash games freebiesWe hope you enjoy this years free holiday game template. This game, though similar to last years, is packed full of great features and enhancements. Enjoy this game for free. Demo the template. Download this template for free! Note:  You will be asked to create a Free Account in our Template Library to gain access to all of our  free templates.).

It is very clear that Cisco applies a very sophisticated management style to production and operations. The writings of Lee Kraus Welcome! try to focus on creativity, innovation, collaboration, technology, and elearning. Home My Story Portfolio iPad Bookshelf Social Media February 20, 2009 Collaboration at Cisco via John Chambers tags: Cisco , collaboration , web2.0 Here is an interesting video of John Chambers , fellow WVU grad, discussing command and control versus collaboration style management. Lee Kraus, 2010. Template by Tina Chen. Powered by Blogger

Welcome to Day 5 of our sneak peeks of Camtasia for Mac. heard my fellow TechSmithies celebrated the upcoming release back at our home office with a cake! hope someone saved me a piece! :-). After you've created your screencast in Camtasia for Mac, chances are that you want to share your masterpiece. With just a few clicks of the mouse, you can share your screencasts on the web, Screencast.com, on YouTube or on an iPod or iPhone. Want to share your screencasts on YouTube? Tired of reading about it? Let's see it in action! Check out this screencast! It runs 45 seconds long.

The official Google site for the project (which is still in development) provides a number of ways Goggles can be used to accomplish a “visual search&# , including landmarks, books, contact information, artwork, places, logos, and even wine labels (which I anticipate could go much further, to cover product packaging more broadly). Tags: Applications Interactive Mobile Mobile Phone Photo Products Technical Web 2.0 Want to know more information on that bridge over there?  No worries!  So why is this a significant development for m-learning?  Just watch this space. 

Amidst all the hoopla (great word) and fanfare surrounding Google’s “Facebook-killer” the company also quietly released another new product that has flown almost completely under the radar (my radar at the very least), yet in concept could prove even more revolutionary within the social learning sphere. Here’s how it works: After users sign in with either their Facebook or Twitter accounts (no option for a Google account, which is a bit odd given that it’s a Google product), they are presented with a list of competitions, each with a set time limit, and a presenter-determined cash prize. 

Product ReviewsMy Dell Vostro laptop (after about 2 years of use) regularly runs 2 to 2.5 hours on its battery. It is a powerful laptop. bought the Lenmar external battery to help me work on long-distance flights and to take to coffee shops, meetings, etc. where I'm not sure I'll be able to find an electric outlet). used the battery only once on a 5 to 5.5 hour flight from San Diego to Boston. And it worked great (so far) so I thought I'd tell you about it. used my regular battery till I had about 20% charge left. plugged the Lenmar into the place where my power-cord normally goes.

corporate training ej4 eLearning Employee Productivity employee training Learning Strategy Project Management Project Managers Training & Development increase project management productivity project management fears project management statistics project management tips project manager statisticsHave you considered the cost of poor project management on your organization? When I say “cost”, of course I mean the bottom line, but I’m also including the soft cost…people costs. And I get to cap the week off with statistics about the costs of poor project management.

We’ll feature the best one in our next installment and hand out an ej4 prize pack for your troubles… corporate training ej4 Employee Motivation Management Training Office Productivity Performance Improvement Project Management Project Managers Training & Development Workplace Productivity inspirational quotes motivational quotes project management motivation project management tips project management tools project managersSadly, our week of motivational quotes is coming to an end. It’s best to get right to the point. Just do it!” – Nike. A lot. I know it’s sad.

eLearning Featured Products/Reviews Skins captivate skin captivate widget . Have you ever wanted to re-skin an Adobe Captiave 6 project? great way of doing this is creating a custom Captivate player skin. Player skins consist of the all the navigation buttons, the surrounding border and the html page. We find that many of our Adobe Captivate clients like having a skin that is branded with their company colors and logo. We have a nice collection of Captivate player skins that can be downloaded from our template library (subscription needed).

This version, released to production Monday, January 30th, focuses on enhancements to Certification Management tools, Featured Courses functionality and Virtual Classroom management, as well as extending automated course completion messaging in the LMS. Thank you again for your ongoing interest and input to improve the capabilities of LatitudeLearning LMS.For additional information regarding these and other capabilities of the LatitudeLearning LMS, access our product support site at www.LatitudeLearning.com, or contact our Support team directly at Support@LatitudeLearning.com.

Apple & Mac Simplify automator dropbox hazel mac productivity simplify torrentI never mess with Automator. should. It’s so awesome and powerful, yet I often forget about it. Tutorials ). This is not limited to torrent files. It’s anything. will be setting up additional workflows for movie and image files. And music from old backups…Unfortunately, now I’ll be tempted to mess with Automator for hours this weekend. Don’t want to mess with Automator (not sure why you wouldn’t, it’s pretty simple)? Take a gander at Hazel. Ben Brooks loves it.

eLearning Featured Products/Reviews Storyline Templates games storylineWe’ve recently launched 5 new game templates that are natively built in Articulate Storyline. Each template is available  to demo and download from our eLearning Template library. As with all our templates, we’ve packed these Storyline game templates with lots of features. Easily change colors, change the number of questions, change timer amounts, modify the scoring totals, and many other things. GameShow. Demo game. ShootOut. Learners score a goal for each correct answer. Demo game. Millionaire. Pyramid.

It’s called The gLearning Challenge and the concept is to create a learning solution using ONLY Google products. Tags: eLearningGuild Tools productivity software AG09 YouTube gLearning technology InstructionalDesign Google Learning eLearning ProfessionalDevelopment Development Design The eLearning Guild has announced an interesting challenge for their upcoming Annual Gathering conference in Orlando. Your entry must use any, or many, of these free Google tools to create a course, a module, or even some informal learning. Get Creative! Win Prizes! gMail. YouTube. Google Talk.

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In most implementations I have seen this works contra productive and irritating, causing the features to remain unused. You publish the product to SCORM, upload it to your LMS, create account(s) for the reviewer(s) and assign them the course. Tags: Product Development e-Learning concepts In this second and final part of our quest we try to answer the question What makes an authoring tool an LCMS. In this post we look more closely at the concept of workflow and collaboration.  . Workflow is a slippery slope. More specific, facilitating and handling content reviews.

Watch this 8 minute video to learn how mentoring can bridge generation gaps, help to transfer knowledge, and to increase productivity across your company. eLearning elearning Content Off-the-shelf eLearning Performance Improvement Training & Development Workplace Productivity ej4 ej4 Whiteboard Wednesday free elearning course how to mentor increase productivity mentoring what is mentoring workplace mentoringOur weekly series Whiteboard Wednesday is taking a vacation day today and will be back next week. Just what is mentoring and how can you use it in your organization?

The Production of Social Media Requires a Dedicated Cast. I went to the film Inception a few days ago and was mesmerized by the complex plot and the ideas that gurgled and sometimes exploded into my awareness. liked the movie but I experienced some confusion as I felt the ideas about dreams and dreaming where very relevant, however I couldn’t quite understand what did the movie have to do with my world. Two days later I began reading a series of posts by Brian Solis because I was searching for his ideas on the concept of “pay it forward&#.

corporate training ej4 Employee Motivation HR & Compliance Human Resources Management Training Workplace Productivity HR management human resources training management training motivational quotes workplace motivationSome managers don’t think it’s their “job” to motivate their employees. I’ve heard managers say, “They get paid, that should be all the motivation they need.” For some employees, getting paid is enough. However, just like a manager’s leadership style needs to change given the circumstances, so does a manager’s ability to motivate. You have to create a plan.

This release (version 2.5.1.62588) was promoted to production on Thursday, May 10th and included the following updates and enhancements: COURSE MANAGEMENT. Latitude Learning LMS Blog. LMS Blog. Home Free LMS Our LMS Pricing Services Support Blog. Latitude Learning LMS Release Notes (v2.5.1.62588). Posted by Latitude Learning Team 5/10/2012 0 Comments. Tweet. The Latitude Learning Team announces the latest release of the Latitude Learning LMS. Updates were made to hide this for virtual class offerings to be consistent for both facilitated events. This list has been removed. MESSAGING.

Articulate Instructional Design Product Demos DesignI downloaded the trial version of Articulate Storyline and have been playing with it. The best thing about Storyline is that Try Me Simulations are automated. You just need to open any web application and perform the tasks as you record your screen and then insert the slides as Try mode steps. Your job is done. All your mouse clicks/text entries are captured and when you preview, the same actions are available for the learner/user to try out. Isn’t that cool? But there are still some things, I am trying to figure. More later.

Clearly, for pristine back-up want to use multiple copies of material during production, digital has the advantage. Today's digital audio multi-tracks not only out-perform analog machines, costs less to manufacture, and is quite easily integrated into a multimedia production environment. Tags: digital audio file format Audio content development cognition content production process educational media technology in education podcast authoring podcast The first principle of digital audio is: Digital audio is the study of discrete values. Better audio quality for a lower cost.

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This release (version 2.5.1.62626) was promoted to production on Friday, July 20 and included the following updates and enhancements. This is used to help administrators configure course offerings with links to external webinar products. Latitude Learning LMS Blog. LMS Blog. Home Free LMS Our LMS Pricing Services Support Blog. Latitude Learning LMS Release Notes (v2.5.1.62626). Posted by Latitude Learning Team 7/22/2012 0 Comments. Tweet. The Latitude Learning Team announces the latest release of the Latitude Learning LMS. LMS ENHANCEMENTS. RESOLVED ISSUES. Release Notes. Virtual.

This version, released to production Thursday, February 16th focuses on targeted enhancements to e-Commerce, Reports and Certification Management tools. Thank you again for your ongoing interest and input to improve the capabilities of LatitudeLearning LMS.For additional information regarding these and other capabilities of the LatitudeLearning LMS, access our product support site at www.LatitudeLearning.com, or contact our Support team directly at Support@LatitudeLearning.com. Latitude Learning LMS Blog. LMS Blog. Home Free LMS Our LMS Pricing Services Support Blog. Tweet. About.

So far in this series of posts about Podcasting for E-Learning from the E-Learning Curve Blog , I've covered a lot of material, including: A Brief History of Audio in Education The Four 'P's' of narration Introduction to Audio Production Digital Audio Basics Now, it's time to look in some depth at editing and producing podcast content. Tags: digital audio file format Audio content development cognition Audacity content production process educational media technology in education podcast authoring podcast You don’t have to edit audio in a beginning-middle-end sequence. installer (.exe

New Product! eLearning Featured People Pictures Products/Reviews Templates adobe illustrator illustrated people kidsJust launched in our eLearning Template Library are illustrated kid character packs. Each character set has 24 poses/emotions. Also, we give you the Adobe Illustrator source files (.ai and.eps) so you can go in and modify anything you desire. Look for additional sets of kids in the coming weeks. All Template Library subscribers get access to these new templates as well as the other +15,000 template.      .

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Before you do that, here’s what’s available (to save you some time): Learning Technology Products 2009: Learning Management Systems includes descriptions of more than 100 LMSs. They’re ordered alphabetically by company name and include products from all over the world, so be prepared to filter the options in some way to make the listing more accessible (for example, perhaps you’d prefer to work only with a company based in the US). So I offer this recommendation to those of you who: have already planned your elearning strategy. Not you?

Community Conference eLearning Software Flash HTML5 interactive learning mLearning rapid learning raptivity 2012 ASTD International Conference booth CDs for trial Colorado customers Denver E-Learning Education eLearning market Expo HTML5 output enabled templates Innovative products Learning Solutions learning technologies mLearning experts softwareRecently, I had the opportunity to be part of the Harbinger Team that exhibited at the ASTD International Conference and Expo in Denver, Colorado from May 6-9, 2012. The expo hall was brightly lit and abuzz with nearly 400 vendors [.].

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Just know it’s better to have a minor hitch in productivity with you resting at home than it is to have a gaping hole from having multiple people home sick. Around the Office corporate training ej4 eLearning Employee Productivity employee training Meetings new hire training Office Etiquette Training & Development office engagement office etiquette setting meetings workplace etiquette workplace etiquette tips 'There are always going to be times in your career when you come across, or are the accidental instigator to, poor manners in the workplace.

Bikeshedding can also be that scenario where one department gives a presentation on their new product (let’s say it’s a company’s new clothing line). You need to come up with a way to block these trivial U-turns and get your productivity back in line. 'We already discussed earlier this week that over 80% of workplace distractions are trivial matters, at best. But what exactly constitutes a trivial matter? And when do you step in to mention that a project at work is being smothered by one? Northcote Parkinson, a British naval historian. Bikeshedding can be so many things.

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Made possible by our recent production release on June 18th, you now have the ability to leverage User Groups as a Search Filter for Enroll Others. Click HERE to learn more about this enhancement and additional updates tied to this recent production release. Latitude Learning LMS Blog. LMS Blog. Home Free LMS Our LMS Pricing Services Support Blog. How can I easily enroll an ad-hoc LMS User Group in a number of different courses? Posted by Latitude Learning Team 6/24/2012 0 Comments. Tweet. Enroll Others. User Group. Categories: LMS FAQ. No Comments. Add Comment. Name: (required).

Around the Office corporate training ej4 eLearning Employee Productivity Sales eLearning sales team training Sales Training Selling Skills Training & Development Workplace Productivity sales call tips sales training tips time management issues time management tips 'Time is always too short for a salesperson. Everything we do is based on time and is dependent on us making the best use of it, hopefully more often than not. When you look at your goals at the beginning of a new year, you feel so confident and excited about the time you have to make things happen. 30 days? 60 days?

These enhancements will be promoted as part of the upcoming production release scheduled for Sunday, July 22nd and include the following: Courses - Extended Link to Classroom Action Button Availability Enhancement – Functionality has been enhanced, providing a new ‘Link to Classroom (webinar) option that is used by administrators to setup course offerings with links to external webinar environments. Reports - New Training Status Reports : The following new reports will be released for general availability as part of this next production post. LMS Blog. Tweet. Virtual.

This release (version 2.5.1.62618) was promoted to production on Monday, June 18th and included the following updates and enhancements. This is used to help administrators configure course offerings with links to external webinar products. Reports - New Training Status Reports : The following new reports were released with limited availability as part of this production post. These reports are being promoted to production with limited availability; additional information will be provided upon general availability. Latitude Learning LMS Blog. LMS Blog. Tweet. Virtual.

Just got back from our big all staff kick-off meeting where we got to have some fun with a new product, refine some processes, and really just hang out altogether. Around the Office Performance Improvement Training & Development Workplace Productivity performance improvement resolutions staying focused at work workplace productivityIt’s the twenty-third day of the New Year. Most resolutions have been forgotten, and it’s like any other day, in any other year. So, what are you guys doing to stay on task and keep that fresh new year’s feeling going ?

This release (version 2.5.1.62628) was promoted to production on Sunday, August 5th and included the following updates and enhancements. Latitude Learning LMS Blog. LMS Blog. Home Free LMS Our LMS Pricing Services Support Blog. Latitude Learning LMS Release Notes (v2.5.1.62628). Posted by John Schroeder 8/5/2012 0 Comments. Tweet. The Latitude Learning Team announces the latest release of the Latitude Learning LMS. LMS ENHANCEMENTS. With this set of updates in place, an additional encryption/decryption approach is now available to customers contracting for this add-on capability. About.

Manager – Business Development of Harbinger Knowledge Products will be presenting on the topic “Interactivity Paradigm shifts to Mobile Learning” [.]. Raptivity, the award-winning software for creating rapid e-Learning interactivities is speaking at eLearning Africa conference in Benin. Vinod Ganjoo, Sr.

Your Cell Phone Becomes Your Best Friend: There’s no question that cell phones have boosted workplace productivity and communication between employees and clients. Around the Office corporate training Custom eLearning ej4 eLearning Leadership Learning Strategy Workplace Productivity distractions at work time management time management tips at work time wasters at work workplace annoyances workplace distractions 'We are fighting a losing battle against time. Some of those interruptions are your own, some come from your co-workers. Either way, those distractions happen a lot.

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A new study shows that jobs for video game and “gamification” production are experiencing new demand as employers aim to bolster use of the technology. New York — Jan. 30 During the past 90 days, more than 3,200 job ads were posted online for video gaming talent, according to Wanted Analytics, a business intelligence firm. As gaming platforms grow among consumers and companies increase their use of “gamification” strategies, professionals are needed to develop, market and sell video games. IT related jobs accounted for 46 percent of all hiring for video gaming talent.

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Imagine that you’re a salesperson selling a brand new product. Or the salesperson in the other district can answer by recording her computer screen as she provides a quick demo of the software product. Tags: Product News continuous support corporate training human performance training The best way to introduce this new game-changing feature might be to tell a story. With new sales materials in hand and dozens of workshop hours, you’re finally ready to make your first sales call. You promise to follow-up and leave for home. How many people will you have to ask?

But research is our product. When I started this blog six years ago I knew that I would “giving away&# my thoughts for free. Some might say that’s all they’re worth. I’ve also kept the site ad free for a couple of reasons – ads don’t pay much, they get in the way of readers and I want people to focus on the conversations here or just get information they need. No ads sets me apart from many other sites, so that’s a good thing in the long run. make my money mainly by consulting and less from speaking and writing. That can be a good thing.

This release (version 2.5.1.62531) was promoted to production on Thursday, March 1st and focused on enhancements to virtual classroom functionality and updates to interest-based course enrollment, as well as a targeted fix to resolve a logout issue when accessing areas tied to certification and curriculum management. Latitude Learning LMS Blog. LMS Blog. Home Free LMS Our LMS Pricing Services Support Blog. Latitude Learning LMS Release Notes (v2.5.1.62531). Posted by Latitude Learning Team 3/2/2012 0 Comments. Tweet. LMS Enhancements. Release Notes. virtual classroom. No Comments. About.

Product knowledge and the information you disseminate in an induction program are unique; time management and leadership training, for example, is pretty much the same for all organizations. The induction program will be used when on-boarding all new hires, so will probably have a large audience on an ongoing basis, whilst new product training might only be used by the sales team. content development customization generic courses Moira de Roche new product training on-boarding rapid eLearning development SimulationsGuest post by Moira de Roche.

Product knowledge and the information you disseminate in an induction program are unique; time management and leadership training, for example, is pretty much the same for all organizations. The induction program will be used when on-boarding all new hires, so will probably have a large audience on an ongoing basis, whilst new product training might only be used by the sales team. content development customization generic courses Moira de Roche new product training on-boarding rapid eLearning development SimulationsGuest post by Moira de Roche.

Product News answers comments features Q&A questions social learningOur amazing designer pulled out all the stops to dramatically improve our Q&A Engine and Comments system. Read on for some ‘show & tell’ on what makes Bloomfire even more awesome for our thousands of customers. As usual, if you’d like a personal tour, don’t hesitate to request a demo ! Our Much-Improved Q&A Engine. At Bloomfire, we believe that asking and answering questions is one of the most natural forms of social learning. ’ Multimedia answers (e.g. Reply to Comment.

This release (version 2.5.1.62579) was promoted to production on Sunday, April 22nd and included the following course management updates and enhancements: Resolve intermittent SCORM deployment errors and failure messages -- Administrators experiencing intermittent issues during e-learning (SCORM) content upload and deployment where system timing issue was resulting in either error message or deployment failed message, even though content was deployed correctly. Latitude Learning LMS Blog. LMS Blog. Home Free LMS Our LMS Pricing Services Support Blog. Tweet. Enhancements. Offerings.

Whichever scenario you’ve fallen under, the end result usually resembles this: You get inundated with pointless meetings that interrupt your day and crush your productivity. No real conductor – If someone calls a meeting and doesn’t grab the entire presentation by the horns, you’ll be lucky if you don’t have a bunch of people having sidebar conversations, checking their phones relentlessly, speaking off-topic for far too long and other strains on what could’ve been an otherwise productive meeting. million every year, when you take time spent and salaries into account.

This release (version 2.5.1.62546) was promoted to production on Sunday, March 18th, and focuses on the following areas. Latitude Learning LMS Blog. LMS Blog. Home Free LMS Our LMS Pricing Services Support Blog. Latitude Learning LMS Release Notes (v2.5.1.62546). Posted by Latitude Learning Team 3/19/2012 0 Comments. Tweet. The Latitude Learning Team announces the latest release of the Latitude Learning LMS. With this set of updates, authorized administrators can now manage this information directly through the user interface. catalogs). With this update, immediate supervisors (i.e.

This release (version 2.5.1.62567) was promoted to production on Sunday, April 8th and included the following updates: Enhancements to Course Details area, adding button to View Certificate - In response to customer requests to make it easier for students to print or reprint completion certificates, a certificate print button now appears on the Course Details page when students have credit for the course. Latitude Learning LMS Blog. LMS Blog. Home Free LMS Our LMS Pricing Services Support Blog. Latitude Learning LMS Release Notes (v2.5.1.62567). Tweet. Release Notes. No Comments. About.

ej4 eLearning Management Training Performance Improvement Reseller Sales eLearning sales team training Sales Training Selling Skills elearning employee productivity performance improvement sales training sales training habits sales training techniques workplace performance improvement workplace productivityWe’re about halfway through Q1 and the things I said on New Year’s Eve are even blurrier today than they were on January 1st. I know I made some promises to myself:  Exercise more, eat better, etc. The same goes for sales plans. Don’t get sucked in!

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eLearning eLearning Template Library Featured Products/Reviews Stock Images TemplatesWe recently launched a new set of stock images in our  eLearning Template Library.  Computer and Devices  is a series of just that, computers, laptops, ipads, kindles, iphones, and more. As with all our images, we’ve removed the backgrounds (transparent) and even removed the screens for you also. As a template library subscriber you get access to not only these new templates, but also the 15,000+ others already out there!

Around the Office corporate training ej4 Employee Engagement Employee Motivation Employee Productivity HR & Compliance Human Resources Training & Development annoying employee behaviors annoying employees disruptive employee behavior employee disengagement office etiquette tips '“I got a lot of problems with you people and now you’re going to hear about it!”  - Frank Costanza. When people annoy me, I try to turn the other cheek. try to put it into perspective, first world problems and what not. This is the airing of my grievances. I know we can all be annoying at times.

Human Resources Leadership Learning Strategy Management Training Mentoring sales team training Sales Training Teachable Moments Training & Development ej4 video learning execution get things done gtd increase productivity at work performance improvement Rick Michael teachable moments90% of organizations fail to execute their strategies successfully. Yep, you read that right… 90% fail. So, how do you actually get stuff done at work? Watch Rick in this episode of Teachable Moments where he gives you some ideas , a challenge , and calls out someone from Accounting. Your turn.

And as company products change or marketing angles change or the business perspective evolves ever so slightly, being consistent with how you approach each transition with a proper e-learning training regimen is key. In the end, while there are definitely other examples out there, this sample size helps feed the mantra:  A highly productive and inviting company culture is at it’s greatest when it’s consistent to core values that nearly every employee can stand behind. What’s his method, exactly? He sits down and writes every day, with a target of 1,000 words by day’s end.

eLearning Management Training Mentoring Performance Improvement Sales eLearning Sales Training Selling Skills Training & Development Workplace Productivity ej4 procrastination sales call planning sales elearning sales leadership sales team training sales trainingBlogs are hard work. As a sales guy I spend most of my time listening and talking, not writing. am trying to get better at coming up with things to write about, but it is hard. thought they were crazy until I thought about how I talk to my salespeople who seem stuck. In other words, activity is the key. Activity is the key.

As he calls Anna , his prospect , to confirm her attendance to a product presentation he is sponsoring, he is faced with her uncertainty. Anna has heard news that Ted’s product appears to be under recall Ted is shocked since he knows nothing about it. Ted is feeling desperate as this could be disastrous for his product presentation. How does he deal with a possible debacle of his presentation and bad publicity regarding his product? Click here to view “Your Product is Under Recall”. Click here to preview “You Product is Under Recall”.

September 30, 2010 in Design | No comments In the documentary Objectified , Dan Formosa talks about industrial product design at Smart Design: (And here I’m going to disregard my word count and just explain, because I can’t provide a video clip at the moment. I think BabyBjorn products are designed the same way: When Luca started treatment for his foot, we found that their baby carrier was not only comfortable, it was the only one of our three carriers that would accommodate an infant in a full leg cast or brace. Or watch the whole film, because it’s really good.

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They know about our product, and will want to ask as many questions about our business practices, warranties and all the other important policies before making their decision. Have we given them enough history about our company and products? Can we deliver the product better with a thorough sales proposal?”. 'Yesterday, we touched on enhancing a Compliance course on how to train managers to deal with difficult conversations with employees. This time around, let’s look at how sales managers would create and share content to their  team on improving sales proposals.

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Administration Benefits HR & Compliance Human Resources Performance Improvement Workplace Productivity benefits administration ej4 ej4 performance improvement hr compliance online benefit enrollment open enrollmentMy favorite season is fall or autumn, whatever you want to call it. The reasons have changed through the years just like the leaves that change color on the trees: the start of football season, the cooler weather, baking apple pies. The most current reason that autumn is my favorite is because I don’t have to manage benefit open enrollment. Let me explain. provider.

Product News basic plan plus pricing pro website“And now, for an important announcement…”. You won’t need to take any action from this announcement. This is 100% informational.). To better align with the original goals and vision of Bloomfire, we’re refocusing our strategy. As a result, we will stop offering Basic, Plus, and Pro plans on Bloomfire.com in the very near future. As you might have seen already, our website has been redone (nice work Jayden !), and we will be evolving it again soon to stop advertising Basic, Plus, and Pro plans. That’s it for now. Over and out.

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eLearning HR & Compliance Human Resources Learning Strategy Management Training mLearning Mobile Learning Off-the-shelf eLearning Performance Improvement Sales Training Training & Development Workplace Productivity "The Matrix" employee onboarding employee training mobile new hire training new hire training performance improvementThis weekend, “The Matrix” or one of the sequels was running on every premium cable channel probably because the Wachowski’s latest film, “Cloud Atlas”, has been released to theaters. started watching immediately. Am I qualified?

ej4 HR & Compliance Human Resources Management Training Meetings Training & Development boring meetings employee productivity human resources training make meaningful meetings meeting times training and development '“Hey, what’s your schedule look like for a quick meeting today?”. don’t like receiving emails or phone calls like this. It makes me dread the upcoming meeting. I think we can all agree that it only takes one bad meeting to make you feel that every meeting is going to be a horrible, awful, disastrous waste of time. Length – Do you really need an hour meeting?

How can people be more productive while working on complex tasks?  Hashmark finds that the driver/navigator system increases productivity.  One approach involves a driver, a navigator, and a pomodoro. In Sunday’s New York Times , Jim Remsik describes a way that programmers at Hashrocket (a web development company) write software.  Full article: For Writing Software, A Buddy System.). The quick summary: two programmers sit side by side.  One (the driver) writes the code.  The other (the navigator) checks, critiques, and offers suggestions. As the code’s being written.