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You spent a lot of time creating your blog posts, why not leverage that hard work to create your course? One of the best ways to determine if your course idea is worthwhile is to start a blog around that particular subject first. As you write on the subject you will start to see whether or not people are interested in the topic by looking at your things like your site traffic stats and most popular blog posts. LearnDash started as a simple two-page blog. MORE
TODAY’s BLOG BOOK TOUR STOP: June 1: Think Brownstone writes the post Games are Serious Business. This week was the tail end of a vacation week and the tour got a little behind but here is the stop for this week. A recap and other highlights of last week will follow later today. Games MORE
We’ve now compiled all the posts into a single downloadable guide to writing learning objectives if you want to check that out, PLUS check out our Introduction to Learning Objectives recorded discussion with learning researcher Dr. Patti Shank.]. How to Write SMART Learning Objectives. MORE
Regular readers know we strive to make this blog a hub for corporate learning professionals. The same goes for our Training Needs Analysis worksheet ; with so much growing and changing in the L&D industry, it becomes harder each year to evaluate the technologies and tools available while designing curricula that are instructionally sound… and tied to business objectives. We simply had too much content for one blog! MORE
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of business writing? Business used to be done face to face. Clients sought out the business they wanted using either the phone book or through word of mouth, and they showed up at the door. Increasingly, business is done online. On a daily basis, you might text a client, write an advertisement, or write an online post for your website or blog. Are you writing to one specific person? MORE
I share these links periodically here on my blog. In this post, I share links on instructional writing, identifying strengths, project management tools, design principles, and more. Instructional writing. Scenario Writing: Top 5 Pitfalls | Scissortail Creative Services, LLC. MORE
Writing may be an art, and business may be, well a business, but when you combine these two entities, inconceivable success will be what you’re left with! Professional business writers may make business writing look as easy as taking candy from a toddler, but there’s more to grabbing the attention of the corporate audience than simply noting down your thoughts. Avoid using Business Jargons. Extra Tips for Business Professionals. MORE
Wally Bock picked my blog post, “Don’t Throw Lean Out With Toyota’s Bathwater,” as one of his independent business blog posts of the week. I am honored to have my blog post chosen for recognition. Bock writes: Stephen Gill notes that many writers are taking Toyota's current troubles as "proof" that their success of the last couple of decades was some kind of sham. MORE
Looking for ways to monetize your blog? Here’s a list of 12 ways to help you with your blog monetization strategy. 3 Way #3: Turn Your Blog Into a Membership Site. This should help drive traffic to your new blog on a daily basis. Blogging is a type of art in itself. MORE
If you have been visiting, I am sure you noticed I have been writing very, very little lately. It has been an very busy at work, which of course limits time to blog but has more directly affected the motivation to blog. Many a nights I have said to myself, "I spent the entire day on my PC designing and creating eLearning, I don''t think I want to spent tonight writing about it." Blogging MORE
TODAY’s BLOG BOOK TOUR STOP: June 1: Think Brownstone writes the post Games are Serious Business. This week was the tail end of a vacation week and the tour got a little behind but here is the stop for this week. A recap and other highlights of last week will follow later today. Games MORE
Why do we become stunned whenever we get into a business atmosphere? Business-speak, that’s why. Business jargon can be annoying, but tell that to any business man or woman. Business is doing its job, and that’s to make money. If there’s something the business world should be worried about, it’s clarity. Of course, they’ll say that they can all perfectly understand what they are talking about, but business doesn’t end at the conference room. MORE
This blog will define creativity, introduce you to the 4 levels of creativity and finally, break down the 4 Ps of creativity. Defined this way, personal creativity can include doing many things, such as leading a group , writing a story or starting a business. MORE
If you love fashion and want a career in it, the first step is to create a fashion blog. There are tons of reasons why you should have a fashion blog. Also, having a blog gives you exposure to the big names who are looking for talented people. If you don’t have a blog, start one. MORE
Companies use educational material translation to educate their employees from different locations on their business practices, values, or OSHA requirements. One aspect of educational material translation that can be further explored is eLearning blog translations. MORE
It’s time to do a little year-end reflecting on my blog posts from 2012. Throughout last year I used this blog to illuminate important leadership and management issues. Out of all of these blog posts I’ve selected five that seem to have had the most interest for readers. In an article for The Business Thinker , my colleague Jim Stilwell and I describe 13 ways in which leaders affect employee engagement. . . . MORE
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Re-evaluating Evaluation by Barbara on March 16, 2011 in Project Management/Project Delivery For years, I have dutifully included a description of Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Learning Evaluation in every proposal for every company I have worked with. One of my discoveries was Jane Bozarth , who writes a monthly column called “Nuts and Bolts” in Learning Solutions Magazine. MORE
So, game-based learning is heralded as most popular way to retain employees, fulfill diverse business objectives and make learning complete fun. For more details, you can write us at info@gc-solutions.net. Video Blog BFSI BFSI sector elearning for BFSIIn today’s digital scenario, incentivizing learning has become one of the foremost challenges for organizations in the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector. MORE
The specialisations are supply chain management, finance, marketing, business management, nursing, law, and lots more. Writing a dissertation is the most complex activity among all other academic writing activities. Writing a large number of words has never been easy. MORE
I recently gave a presentation to the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals about blogging to build your business. This is specifically about what I have learned about blogging to build your reputation as a learning consultant over my 9+ years of blogging. I started blogging in December 2006 as a tool for my own professional development. At the time, starting a business wasn’t even on my radar. Blogging Platforms. Writing. MORE
Which blogs offer the best advice about customer education practices, strategies and technologies? That’s not just a gut reaction – it’s a business reality. Nevertheless, education is a critical factor in the customer experience equation, and marketers are eager to learn how to leverage customer education for better business results. And that’s where our quest to find the best blog content begins. 25 Must-Read Customer Education Blogs. MORE
The last year had seen some extraordinary business shifts that were not expected for a very long time. While the insurance business was already undergoing a lot of significant changes before the pandemic, the novel Coronavirus added to the challenges that were underway. MORE
Write a Little Intro About You. You might talk about your own personal problems in beginning the business. For B@B businesses , including links to specific case studies will be extremely beneficial. The post How to Write Better About Us Pages? MORE
The blog book tour for The Gamification of Learning and Instruction has come to an end. On the Forbes blog, Jeanne Meister ( Future Workplace ) provides examples of companies using games for learning in her article Gamification: Three Ways To Use Gaming For Recruiting, Training, and Health & Wellness. Swan was so angry and disappointed by the book that he took the time to write a very impassioned negative critique. Games are Serious Business. MORE
What Business Application Training Accomplishes. By instilling basic business skills courses within your program employees can quickly obtain the business skills they do not know they require to succeed in their roles. This blog will now focus on the list of generic business application training that will not only expand the learning and development program of your organization but will also enhance the competencies of your workforce. Writing. MORE
Begin by gathering your own team and discussing what you need from your LMS vendor, what features are needed and what features would be a plus for future online learning business goals. This internal process is an important step towards building an online learning business roadmap. Reach agreement by requiring each department that wants to use the LMS to write up “Use Cases.” Managing eLearning Blog AMS elearning learning management system LMS Request for Proposal RFP MORE
That’s true of most online marketing practices, but it applies doubly to blogging. Not so long ago, blogging was niche. But blogging has come into the light and younger generations are. Blogging is a lot of work. The first misconception is that blogging is a big amount of work. Is blogging a lot of work in comparison to, say, cold calling or personally designing all of the ads you put out through social media? Blogging isn’t cost-effective. MORE
When we talk about writing style, we can get bogged down in personal preferences that are hard to communicate. Many plain-English advocates suggest aiming for a score in the 60s, and that’s my preference, too (this blog post gets a 63). Write active sentences that make clear who does what. People worry about offending their audience by writing “below” their educational level. Therefore, we should write at grade 16. Writing tips writing style MORE
A business goal is the “What’s in it for me?” It justifies the existence of the project in business terms. Bob now has a way to measure the success of his project, at least in the short term, and it’s a measure that benefits the business as a whole. A good business goal helps you sell your project to Scrooges like me, but it also has a profound effect on the type of training you develop. I’ll be sure to announce it in the blog. MORE
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training by Jim on May 3, 2011 in social learning A continuing theme among my blog posts has been the difficulty of demonstrating the ROI of social learning initiatives. As she writes: “A recent Gallup study found that firms with engaged workforces have 2.6 Blog this! Download the whitepaper » Blog this! MORE
2019 was a big year for my blog. This year, I focused on writing new posts plus updating some older content. I started this blog in 2006 as a free wordpress.com blog. I was using my blog primarily as a tool for my own reflection and learning. Blogging MORE
Blogging is one of the oldest marketing tools on the Internet—and still one of the best. Yes, I am talking about blogging. The blog has been a foundation of Internet culture practically since its inception. Blogging can help you grow an audience and establish your brand. MORE
Are you looking for a way to market your online course business but don’t want to write article after article? Read and comment on their blogs using an authentic voice and tone. Here is a free link to some reviews and summaries of my blog content related to my (name of class) class: link. Influencers are often busy. Read the most recent posts on their blog and check out a few books on their area of expertise. business MORE
Learnnovators, a leading e-learning company, has Karl Kapp writing a series of blog posts for them on gamification. The goal of this series, comprising of five blog posts, is to establish a fundamental understanding about gamification, and to provide pointers on how it can be implemented within an organization. CFPIM, CIRM, is a scholar, writer and expert on the convergence of learning, technology and business operations. Chennai (India). MORE
Anyone who blogs regularly will have discovered several truths. Many people struggle to maintain a regular blog that is consistently good, or at least meaningful. Although you are only as good as your last blog, all your previously blogs are also out there, archived, published for people to read (and for you to revisit, if you wish). So be careful what you blog - the affordance of persistency is quite a powerful one, and can work either way. MORE
The first week of the blog book tour has ended and it has been a fantastic week with informative blog posts, information and opinions about gamification and even a bit of controversy. The week opened with a posting of the tour stops on the Learning Circuit’s Blog and the Kapp Notes blog and then introduced everyone to the Facebook page for the book and then the discussion really ramped up with Jane Bozarth talking about the how the book takes a common sense look at the subject. MORE
No matter what you’re doing, you’ll need written materials to complement that writing. The first thing you need to know as you’re writing training materials is, what’s the end goal? Write to the Audience Directly. It makes more sense too, as you’ll be writing more specialised materials, so you’ll probably know exactly who you’re talking to. Keep Your Writing to the Point. The tone in which you write is important. MORE
LearnDash
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Blogging is one of the oldest marketing tools on the Internet—and still one of the best. Yes, I am talking about blogging. The blog has been a foundation of Internet culture practically since its inception. Blogging can help you grow an audience and establish your brand.
Experiencing eLearning
APRIL 13, 2021
I share these links periodically here on my blog. In this post, I share links on instructional writing, identifying strengths, project management tools, design principles, and more. Instructional writing. Scenario Writing: Top 5 Pitfalls | Scissortail Creative Services, LLC.
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Experiencing eLearning
MAY 3, 2016
I recently gave a presentation to the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals about blogging to build your business. This is specifically about what I have learned about blogging to build your reputation as a learning consultant over my 9+ years of blogging. I started blogging in December 2006 as a tool for my own professional development. At the time, starting a business wasn’t even on my radar. Blogging Platforms. Writing.
Your Training Edge
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Writing may be an art, and business may be, well a business, but when you combine these two entities, inconceivable success will be what you’re left with! Professional business writers may make business writing look as easy as taking candy from a toddler, but there’s more to grabbing the attention of the corporate audience than simply noting down your thoughts. Avoid using Business Jargons. Extra Tips for Business Professionals.
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APRIL 5, 2019
That’s true of most online marketing practices, but it applies doubly to blogging. Not so long ago, blogging was niche. But blogging has come into the light and younger generations are. Blogging is a lot of work. The first misconception is that blogging is a big amount of work. Is blogging a lot of work in comparison to, say, cold calling or personally designing all of the ads you put out through social media? Blogging isn’t cost-effective.
Your Training Edge
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
Why do we become stunned whenever we get into a business atmosphere? Business-speak, that’s why. Business jargon can be annoying, but tell that to any business man or woman. Business is doing its job, and that’s to make money. If there’s something the business world should be worried about, it’s clarity. Of course, they’ll say that they can all perfectly understand what they are talking about, but business doesn’t end at the conference room.
LearnDash
DECEMBER 12, 2017
You spent a lot of time creating your blog posts, why not leverage that hard work to create your course? One of the best ways to determine if your course idea is worthwhile is to start a blog around that particular subject first. As you write on the subject you will start to see whether or not people are interested in the topic by looking at your things like your site traffic stats and most popular blog posts. LearnDash started as a simple two-page blog.
Experiencing eLearning
DECEMBER 24, 2019
2019 was a big year for my blog. This year, I focused on writing new posts plus updating some older content. I started this blog in 2006 as a free wordpress.com blog. I was using my blog primarily as a tool for my own reflection and learning. Blogging
eLearning Cyclops
JANUARY 1, 2013
If you have been visiting, I am sure you noticed I have been writing very, very little lately. It has been an very busy at work, which of course limits time to blog but has more directly affected the motivation to blog. Many a nights I have said to myself, "I spent the entire day on my PC designing and creating eLearning, I don''t think I want to spent tonight writing about it." Blogging
G-Cube
JANUARY 17, 2019
So, game-based learning is heralded as most popular way to retain employees, fulfill diverse business objectives and make learning complete fun. For more details, you can write us at info@gc-solutions.net. Video Blog BFSI BFSI sector elearning for BFSIIn today’s digital scenario, incentivizing learning has become one of the foremost challenges for organizations in the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector.
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Infopro Learning
JANUARY 26, 2021
The last year had seen some extraordinary business shifts that were not expected for a very long time. While the insurance business was already undergoing a lot of significant changes before the pandemic, the novel Coronavirus added to the challenges that were underway.
ICDTranslation
MAY 5, 2021
Companies use educational material translation to educate their employees from different locations on their business practices, values, or OSHA requirements. One aspect of educational material translation that can be further explored is eLearning blog translations.
Talented Learning
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Which blogs offer the best advice about customer education practices, strategies and technologies? That’s not just a gut reaction – it’s a business reality. Nevertheless, education is a critical factor in the customer experience equation, and marketers are eager to learn how to leverage customer education for better business results. And that’s where our quest to find the best blog content begins. 25 Must-Read Customer Education Blogs.
Dashe & Thomson
MARCH 15, 2011
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Re-evaluating Evaluation by Barbara on March 16, 2011 in Project Management/Project Delivery For years, I have dutifully included a description of Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Learning Evaluation in every proposal for every company I have worked with. One of my discoveries was Jane Bozarth , who writes a monthly column called “Nuts and Bolts” in Learning Solutions Magazine.
KnowledgeCity
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
This blog will define creativity, introduce you to the 4 levels of creativity and finally, break down the 4 Ps of creativity. Defined this way, personal creativity can include doing many things, such as leading a group , writing a story or starting a business.
Bottom-Line Performance
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
Regular readers know we strive to make this blog a hub for corporate learning professionals. The same goes for our Training Needs Analysis worksheet ; with so much growing and changing in the L&D industry, it becomes harder each year to evaluate the technologies and tools available while designing curricula that are instructionally sound… and tied to business objectives. We simply had too much content for one blog!
Making Change
JULY 31, 2017
When we talk about writing style, we can get bogged down in personal preferences that are hard to communicate. Many plain-English advocates suggest aiming for a score in the 60s, and that’s my preference, too (this blog post gets a 63). Write active sentences that make clear who does what. People worry about offending their audience by writing “below” their educational level. Therefore, we should write at grade 16. Writing tips writing style
Your Training Edge
DECEMBER 20, 2017
No matter what you’re doing, you’ll need written materials to complement that writing. The first thing you need to know as you’re writing training materials is, what’s the end goal? Write to the Audience Directly. It makes more sense too, as you’ll be writing more specialised materials, so you’ll probably know exactly who you’re talking to. Keep Your Writing to the Point. The tone in which you write is important.
learnWorlds
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Looking for ways to monetize your blog? Here’s a list of 12 ways to help you with your blog monetization strategy. 3 Way #3: Turn Your Blog Into a Membership Site. This should help drive traffic to your new blog on a daily basis. Blogging is a type of art in itself.
The Performance Improvement Blog
JANUARY 2, 2013
It’s time to do a little year-end reflecting on my blog posts from 2012. Throughout last year I used this blog to illuminate important leadership and management issues. Out of all of these blog posts I’ve selected five that seem to have had the most interest for readers. In an article for The Business Thinker , my colleague Jim Stilwell and I describe 13 ways in which leaders affect employee engagement. . . .
Learnloft
JUNE 1, 2021
Write a Little Intro About You. You might talk about your own personal problems in beginning the business. For B@B businesses , including links to specific case studies will be extremely beneficial. The post How to Write Better About Us Pages?
Learnnovators
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
Learnnovators, a leading e-learning company, has Karl Kapp writing a series of blog posts for them on gamification. The goal of this series, comprising of five blog posts, is to establish a fundamental understanding about gamification, and to provide pointers on how it can be implemented within an organization. CFPIM, CIRM, is a scholar, writer and expert on the convergence of learning, technology and business operations. Chennai (India).
Kapp Notes
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
The blog book tour for The Gamification of Learning and Instruction has come to an end. On the Forbes blog, Jeanne Meister ( Future Workplace ) provides examples of companies using games for learning in her article Gamification: Three Ways To Use Gaming For Recruiting, Training, and Health & Wellness. Swan was so angry and disappointed by the book that he took the time to write a very impassioned negative critique. Games are Serious Business.
Kapp Notes
JUNE 1, 2012
TODAY’s BLOG BOOK TOUR STOP: June 1: Think Brownstone writes the post Games are Serious Business. This week was the tail end of a vacation week and the tour got a little behind but here is the stop for this week. A recap and other highlights of last week will follow later today. Games
Learnloft
JANUARY 20, 2020
If you love fashion and want a career in it, the first step is to create a fashion blog. There are tons of reasons why you should have a fashion blog. Also, having a blog gives you exposure to the big names who are looking for talented people. If you don’t have a blog, start one.
Learning with e's
AUGUST 30, 2010
Anyone who blogs regularly will have discovered several truths. Many people struggle to maintain a regular blog that is consistently good, or at least meaningful. Although you are only as good as your last blog, all your previously blogs are also out there, archived, published for people to read (and for you to revisit, if you wish). So be careful what you blog - the affordance of persistency is quite a powerful one, and can work either way.
LearnDash
AUGUST 29, 2019
Are you looking for a way to market your online course business but don’t want to write article after article? Read and comment on their blogs using an authentic voice and tone. Here is a free link to some reviews and summaries of my blog content related to my (name of class) class: link. Influencers are often busy. Read the most recent posts on their blog and check out a few books on their area of expertise. business
Dashe & Thomson
MAY 2, 2011
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training by Jim on May 3, 2011 in social learning A continuing theme among my blog posts has been the difficulty of demonstrating the ROI of social learning initiatives. As she writes: “A recent Gallup study found that firms with engaged workforces have 2.6 Blog this! Download the whitepaper » Blog this!
Learnloft
JANUARY 6, 2021
The specialisations are supply chain management, finance, marketing, business management, nursing, law, and lots more. Writing a dissertation is the most complex activity among all other academic writing activities. Writing a large number of words has never been easy.
Kapp Notes
APRIL 21, 2012
The first week of the blog book tour has ended and it has been a fantastic week with informative blog posts, information and opinions about gamification and even a bit of controversy. The week opened with a posting of the tour stops on the Learning Circuit’s Blog and the Kapp Notes blog and then introduced everyone to the Facebook page for the book and then the discussion really ramped up with Jane Bozarth talking about the how the book takes a common sense look at the subject.
Web Courseworks
MAY 24, 2018
Begin by gathering your own team and discussing what you need from your LMS vendor, what features are needed and what features would be a plus for future online learning business goals. This internal process is an important step towards building an online learning business roadmap. Reach agreement by requiring each department that wants to use the LMS to write up “Use Cases.” Managing eLearning Blog AMS elearning learning management system LMS Request for Proposal RFP
Making Change
MARCH 30, 2015
A business goal is the “What’s in it for me?” It justifies the existence of the project in business terms. Bob now has a way to measure the success of his project, at least in the short term, and it’s a measure that benefits the business as a whole. A good business goal helps you sell your project to Scrooges like me, but it also has a profound effect on the type of training you develop. I’ll be sure to announce it in the blog.
Gyrus
OCTOBER 11, 2016
What Business Application Training Accomplishes. By instilling basic business skills courses within your program employees can quickly obtain the business skills they do not know they require to succeed in their roles. This blog will now focus on the list of generic business application training that will not only expand the learning and development program of your organization but will also enhance the competencies of your workforce. Writing.
Convergence Training
MAY 6, 2020
We’ve now compiled all the posts into a single downloadable guide to writing learning objectives if you want to check that out, PLUS check out our Introduction to Learning Objectives recorded discussion with learning researcher Dr. Patti Shank.]. How to Write SMART Learning Objectives.
Kapp Notes
JUNE 1, 2012
TODAY’s BLOG BOOK TOUR STOP: June 1: Think Brownstone writes the post Games are Serious Business. This week was the tail end of a vacation week and the tour got a little behind but here is the stop for this week. A recap and other highlights of last week will follow later today. Games
The Performance Improvement Blog
MAY 27, 2010
Wally Bock picked my blog post, “Don’t Throw Lean Out With Toyota’s Bathwater,” as one of his independent business blog posts of the week. I am honored to have my blog post chosen for recognition. Bock writes: Stephen Gill notes that many writers are taking Toyota's current troubles as "proof" that their success of the last couple of decades was some kind of sham.
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