Listen here: In this podcast episode, we delve into the skills you need as a trainer – to design and run meaningful and engaging Virtual Instructor-led Training (VILT). In the next few episodes, we’ll be talking about trainer skills and the three broad categories of: Platform Skills Presentation Skills Holding the Space But first, let’s...
When you want to run engaging and meaningful online training, the digital tools you use as a trainer can make your life a lot more pleasant. After plenty of trial and error, we’ve found a few online accessory apps that we’d wholeheartedly recommend to our fellow trainers. Listen to this podcast to learn more about...
Upper management was unconvinced, “Why spend so much on training when we can’t see the results?” they asked Jane and her colleagues from the L&D department. It was a question that they couldn’t answer with certainty. Their training budgets were in jeopardy. Despite all the good classroom experiences during training, the results are often suspect....
After months of research, testing, and making improvements – we’ve settled on a few tools that enable us to run engaging virtual workshops. And we now have the experience and the testimonials to say that virtual training can often be better than face-to-face training. In this podcast, we explore the key tools that you can use...
Hackathons are popular! And PayNet is an early adopter. Watch the video below to hear Jun Maria, Director of Human Capital Development at PayNet, speak about her recent experience with a hackathon and her plans for the future. Discover if you, as an HR or L&D professional, should champion hackathons in your organisation. And are hackathons...
The assumption that you can’t run long, full-day virtual workshops – is not true. With the right programme design, you’re not limited to 90 minutes or 4 hours. Fun fact: most of People Potential’s virtual workshops are a full day or longer. In this podcast, we explore the virtual workshop design methodology that People Potential...
COVID-19 hit the corporate training sector like a tonne of bricks. When all live training was cancelled – it left trainers, corporations, and would-be learners on the lurch and unsure of what to do. Before movement controls were implemented in early 2020, we saw the writing on the wall and began converting our offline training...
Virtual learning doesn’t have to be boring, and it doesn’t have to be disengaging. Much has changed in the last 5 years – the tools, the technologies, and the methodologies. And with these changes comes an opportunity to reimagine what virtual training could be. Could virtual learning be meaningful, engaging, and dare we say –...
As 2019 draws to a close, you are more than likely preparing for a well-deserved break right now. This time of the year is the perfect opportunity to reflect on your achievements and plan ahead for 2020. You might be asking yourself… How should your training programmes perform next year? What results do you want...
Everybody in the organisation benefits from knowing how to present effectively. It’s one of today’s critical skills. Why? Because presenting with clarity and persuasiveness brings in new business, builds valuable relationships and motivates teams. Once you’ve decided that your people need presentation training, selecting the right training provider can be a daunting task. They all...