As Birkman celebrates a monumental 75th Anniversary this year, Sharon shares the rich history of an organization that revolutionized how we understand human potential. We dive deep into the "Birkman Method" to explore the critical difference between our visible behaviors and our hidden motivational needs.

Kim introduces a powerful paradigm shift: what if you approached every moment of your life like an investor approaches their financial portfolio? His WOW! Program provides a step-by-step framework to help you make intentional, high-value decisions that create lasting wealth—not just financially, but in every aspect of your life.

Discover how to live with purpose, maximize your potential, and cultivate true wealth—because as Kim says, “Wealth is more than money.” Plus, hear how you can access a free introductory coaching session to start transforming your life today!

Regsiter for the upcoming event at https://tdhouston.org/event-6084574

Greg and Ben, both seasoned experts in performance improvement and talent development, shed light on TiER1 Performance's cutting-edge solutions that are transforming organizations. They discuss how TiER1 Performance leverages innovative methodologies and technology to drive impactful learning experiences for employees.

 If you're curious about the future of talent development and how TiER1 Performance is shaping it, this episode is a must-listen for L&D enthusiasts and professionals alike.

Write Wise Communications blends the art and science of business communication. We empower clients to transform ideas into clear messages.

We use practical methods to design training materials on many topics and apply a turn-key approach to deliver a range of business communication courses.

Write Wise offers multiple training solutions – instructional design, in-depth courses and microlearning courses – for the desired impact on your organization.
Learn more at www.writewisecommunications.com

The Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) is a professional certification for TD professionals with at least five years of experience. It is broad and measures a professional’s knowledge and skill application across the breadth of talent development capabilities.

Successful CPTDs report that the process of studying for their CPTD designation was a tremendous growth opportunity, allowed them to learn and give back to the profession, and made a positive impact on their careers.

Are you planning to achieve your CPTD in 2023? Need the support of a study group to keep you on track?

Topics:

• What is the CPTD certification?
• What is required to sit for the CPTD certification?
• Studying for the CPTD
• What are the Pros/Cons of a study group?
• What is the study group schedule?
• Still have questions? We will also have time for a Q&A session.

More information on the CPTD program: https://www.td.org/certification/cptd/introduction

Hosted by: M. Bruce Abbott : podcast host, Houston

Debbie Richards, president of Creative Interactive Ideas, supports talent development clients with technology challenges. She updates her job knowledge by researching new technologies and software products; participating in educational opportunities (such as speaking at learning conferences); and participating in professional organizations. Debbie was named one of the most influential people in corporate e-learning.

Passionate about working with and mentoring other learning professionals, Debbie is a director at L&D Cares - The non-profit group provides talent development professionals no-cost coaching, mentoring, and resources to help them thrive and flourish in their careers.

Debbie is the past president of the ATD Houston chapter and a past National Advisor for Chapters. She was the ATD Technology Conference Advisory Council chairperson for 2019. Debbie is the author of “Seeing the Possibilities With Augmented Reality,” an ATD TD at Work publication is found at https://www.td.org/td-at-work/seeing-the-possibilities-with-augmented-reality.

She was also awarded the title of "Guild Master" by the Learning Guild in 2022. The purpose of the Guild Master Award is to recognize those members who have consistently contributed to the community in terms of both quantity and quality of content—and thus helped make the community a vibrant center for learning.

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It’s that time of year again!. Organizations are reflecting on annual business goals and planning for the year ahead. Talent Development is no different. Teams are busy setting goals and securing the budget to deliver effective training programs that will enable their organizations to reach their business goals. We'll look at the current ATD State of the Industry report. We will also dive into specific trends such as the use of technology in the classroom.

The State of the Industry report is ATD's annual review of talent development trends, spending, and activities. If you are a member of ATD, you can download the report for free: https://www.td.org/state-of-the-industry/2022-state-of-the-industry

During this meeting we will discuss key benchmarks from the report, such as:

• Direct learning expenditure
• The average number of training hours employees are using
• Delivery methods companies are implementing
• Content areas organizations are focusing on
• On-the-job learning opportunities employers are providing

Objectives

• Benchmark your organization’s learning spending, hours, and activities against other participating organizations.
• Discover what learning delivery methods are being used in the industry, including technology-base methods.
• Understand what learning content areas organizations are focusing on in their efforts to close skills gaps and meet business needs.

ATD Capability Model – Performance Improvement, Learning Technologies

To learn more about this model see: https://tdcapability.org/#/

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Debbie Richards, president of Creative Interactive Ideas, supports talent development clients with technology challenges. She updates her job knowledge by researching new technologies and software products; participating in educational opportunities (such as speaking at learning conferences); and participating in professional organizations. Debbie was named one of the most influential people in corporate e-learning.

Passionate about working with and mentoring other learning professionals, Debbie is a director at L&D Cares - The non-profit group provides talent development professionals no-cost coaching, mentoring, and resources to help them thrive and flourish in their careers.

Debbie is the past president of the ATD Houston chapter and a past National Advisor for Chapters. She was the ATD Technology Conference Advisory Council chairperson for 2019. Debbie is the author of “Seeing the Possibilities With Augmented Reality,” an ATD TD at Work publication is found at https://www.td.org/td-at-work/seeing-the-possibilities-with-augmented-reality.

She was also awarded the title of "Guild Master" by the Learning Guild in 2022. The purpose of the Guild Master Award is to recognize those members who have consistently contributed to the community in terms of both quantity and quality of content—and thus helped make the community a vibrant center for learning.

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Objectives

Many of us and our organizations, start each year by conducting a strategic planning session. Join us to learn how to better prepare in advance for strategic planning, conduct a strategic planning session in a fun and engaging way, as well as develop concrete and obtainable goals.

ATD Capability Model – Impacting Organizational Capability, Building Personal Capability, Developing Professional Capability

To learn more about this model see: https://tdcapability.org/#/

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Laurie Hall –  CEO New Horizon Strategies

A certified coach, certified facilitator, and seasoned speaker – founded New Horizon Strategies LLC in 2011 to inspire sustainable change in the professional world. She provides transformation to leaders through coaching, facilitation, consulting, and speaking. She is a frequent keynote and breakout session speaker on technical and motivational topics to inspire personal and professional growth.

Laurie brings a unique perspective to coaching and facilitation since she spent the first part of her career in project- and system-level engineering and management, facilitation, and organizational development to support human life in space and operational excellence on the ground. Her work effected change at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Lockheed Martin, Jacobs Sverdrup, and Schlumberger-Dowell.

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Untapped Value: The Power of Meaningful Competence

Your relationship with an employer hinges on how your performance is evaluated. The ideas for this book began with a dysfunctional relationship, one in which my supervisors praised
me as a department hero while delivering a “Meets Expectations” rating. Untapped Value shows you a better way to build and measure that relationship—performance evaluation that begins with you, the employee.

In this book you’re introduced to and shown how to use an innovative new approach that focuses you and your supervisor on the actual value you create. Imagine being known for measurable, visible value. Isn’t that a lot better than being among the 85% percent who are labeled as “meets expectations”?

This new approach is called Meaningful Competence® because you’re now building competence that’s meaningful to you, as well as to the organization you work for. You build this Meaningful Competence using a toolkit that will flex to your situation.

Hosted by M. Bruce Abbott, e-learning narrator

Podcast hosted by M. Bruce Abbott, Houston e-learning narrator

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The world needs our leadership more than ever before. Now is the time for talent development professionals to leverage our forte of guiding people through learning and change. Join the ATD community as we look toward the future and celebrate coming back together. Together, talent development professionals can raise the bar and make a meaningful impact in a world that desperately needs us.

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Kevin is an award-winning eLearning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC., a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences. After retiring from the U.S. Army, Kevin pursued a career in corporate IT and Training & Development. With his combined military and industry experience, Kevin started the Studioz in 2012 working with clients in various industries solving problems in a wide range of creative projects. Based in the North Mississippi Delta, Kevin harnesses a bench of creative practitioners in instructional design, eLearning development, illustration, and graphic design, animation, and serious comics to develop innovative solutions. Kevin is a well-known industry speaker and trainer on eLearning development, design workflows, and is a certified facilitator in LEGO® Serious Play® methodologies Kevin holds a BS in Information Technology Management from Christian Brothers University, MS in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis, where he also teaches and is in the Instructional and Curriculum Leadership EdD doctoral program. He can be found on Twitter as @LearnNuggets, on LinkedIn, or around learning and development communities teaching and facilitating workshops where he writes articles, reviews, and shares tutorials.

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Hosted by M. Bruce Abbott - Male Voice Talent, Houston

Hosted By M. Bruce Abbott - Male Voiceover Actor, Houston

Since enrolling in graduate school near the end of 2008, I spent an astonishing amount of time in the pursuit of work in my specific field – resulting in minimal success. Over time, I gradually discovered that I wasn’t alone in this struggle, and have since dedicated my entire career to help people faced with the same challenges.

During this time, I’ve written many pertinent articles along with three different publications focused on career development and career transition. I’ve coached others, and even created a business platform for a mobile app. around efficient job search strategies.

The decision to write my first publication “The Job Inner-View” came to me as sort of an epiphany one morning in late 2012, as I wanted to write about all the different successful and creative methods I used to find work in hopes that it could help encourage and inspire the millions of other people in adjusting to the “contemporary changes in job searching” I had abruptly discovered for himself over the period of job searching for several years.

Throughout the course of writing my book, I was able to interview various well known and highly experienced employers; gaining both insight and feedback on how one should go about finding work in today’s economy, as well as recurring similarities in success stories from employees I interviewed who found work.

My passion and mission are coming together with people and through my services, talents, and experience – helping them get past these commonly expressed problems. As a result of these services, I’ve found common solutions to these problems.
-Scott

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View conference details including speakers, sponsorship, schedule and register before Oct. 1, 2020 for a chance to win an Apple iPad.

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CDR-U Coach is ideal during this COVID timeframe where many are working at home. It is also an extraordinary, objective diversity tool that develops true talent while getting past typically biases and processes that hold women and minorities back.

She also has #1 Bestselling book on Amazon is "Women Are Creating the Glass Ceiling and Have the Power to End It." In this researched based book, she reveals what is really causing the glass ceiling and it is not what people think.

She is a top global expert combining the science of assessments with the art of developing people. As president of CDR Assessment Group, Inc. since 1998, her team has provided unmatched assessments for leadership and talent development for global organizations. Nancy sheds new light on personality strengths, inherent risks and motivation changing performance, careers and lives.

Today, Nancy spends her time coaching senior executives, training executive coaches, presenting at conferences and in developing cutting edge CDR products and services. Thousands of leaders are developed each year by using CDR tools.

Nancy was selected as the 2019 MEECO International Thought Leader of Distinction in Executive Coaching and is a Speaker at 2019 World Business and Executive Coach Summit (WBECS) and is #1 Bestseller Author on Amazon.

Executive team development, executive coaches' certification, Authentic Leadership and Women in Leadership workshops, selection and succession planning are services provided by Nancy and her global team of coaches using the CDR 3-D Suite and the CDR 360 Leader Scan.

Nancy has presented at international, national and other conferences for talent management, HR and women in leadership events. Nancy has written over 70 articles and her new book, "How Women Are Creating the Glass Ceiling & Have the Power to End It" will be available in late 2019.

In 2016, Nancy launched the philanthropic endeavor "Vets Coaching Vets" and she and her team have worked to help veterans accelerate their career success.

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Executive and Enterprise Coach, Business Facilitator and Professional Speaker

· Has over twenty years of diverse business experience; he has started businesses, led companies, and been involved in almost every aspect of a business enterprise.

· Today owns and manages theWealthSource®, an executive and enterprise coaching firm. His mission is to coach and facilitate key business people, teams and enterprises to create extraordinary wealth – in all its forms.

· Accomplishes this primarily by means of individual coaching, his Success-Group™ team coaching program and Enterprise Coaching ™, his program to build a "Coaching Culture" in an organization.

· Been published in a number of business media outlets, interviewed in the Houston Chronicle, appeared on CNN Business Radio and speaks frequently to companies and professional and industry organizations across the country.

· Holds a BBA in Entrepreneurship from the University of Houston and an MS in Organizational Development from the University of Texas. ICF Certified Coach and Certified Birkman Consultant.

· Has a keen interest in philosophy, spirituality, poetry, science and technology. He has traveled broadly and served his country in the US Army. Kim resides in Houston, TX with his awesome young son, and two cuddly pit bulls - a wonderful family whom he loves deeply.

Hosted by M. Bruce Abbott

This webinar will offer you tips and suggestions that others have learned in advancing their careers but seldom have the opportunity to share with others.

• How to maximize your impact on the business
• Understanding who gets promoted and why
• Recognizing the five keys in career development
• Understanding perception, visibility, and influence
• Putting career wisdom to work for you

Additionally, attendees will learn more about the New ATD Capability model. The capability model is designed to show WHAT practitioners need to KNOW and DO to develop themselves, others, and their organizations. The ATD Capability Model sets a new standard for the field. This future-oriented model can be personalized. It responds to those trends affecting talent development, such as digital transformation, data analytics, information availability, and partnerships between talent development and business.

ATD Capability Model

Area of Expertise This Session Supports: Impact Organizational Capability

To learn more about this model see: https://tdcapability.org/#/

Speaker: David Laney, Instructional Designer, Developer and Facilitator at David Laney Consulting

With more than 23 years of experience designing, developing, and facilitating classroom, virtual classroom, and self-paced training, David has motivated corporate employees throughout the world with his high-energy training sessions. As a longstanding member of the Verizon Learning and Development Team, he was also responsible for producing numerous training videos and podcasts that covered a broad spectrum of industry-related topics. In this next stage of his career, David is now very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to leverage his knowledge and wisdom to help others learn the things they need to know to find their path to success.

Hosted by M. Bruce Abbott - voiceover talent Houston

Hosted by M. Bruce Abbott - voice actor Houston

Using the acronym CONNECT, participants will

• Identify what they have in Common with individuals in and outside of their network
• Discuss the Opinions and assumptions that exist about networking purpose and outcomes
• Discover and develop Networking Niches, or areas to focus attention and energy when networking
• Understand the value of External and internal networking niches
• Practice using effective questioning to make Connections
• Utilize best practice for networking with Technology, such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook

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February 11, 2020 5:30 PM 

United Way of Greater Houston - 50 Waugh Dr., Houston, TX 77007

Data is an essential element in the world of work. Yet often it’s not easy to measure the results of the work we do as learning and development professionals. The use of data in the classroom and in online learning can enhance the credibility of your content, adding an element of authenticity to the stories you tell to teach. In the boardroom, data can help you objectively show the value of your work to the organization, whether you are an employee, contractor, or consultant. Join us to empower yourself to demystify the world of data and measure what matters to you, your learners, and the decision-makers who employ you.

Learner Objectives:

• Describe the ways in which data can help you tell stories, in the classroom or the boardroom
• Discuss ways to quantify the quality, value, and impact of your work
• Determine an effective way to display your data to achieve your goal
• Develop context for your data display, so it tells your story, even when you’re not in the room.

ATD Competency Model - Performance Improvement, Evaluating Learning Impact.

About the Speaker

Ann Bryson-Eldridge - Performance and Accountability Manager at Department of Administration, South Carolina

ann.bryson.eldridge@gmail.com

Ann Bryson-Eldridge is an educator and professional coach who works with leaders, both identified and in-development, to help them clarify and achieve their goals. Ann believes that everyone can lead, every day. Her work with leaders across many disciplines has taught her that the key to personal and professional success is honesty and transparency, and she strives to help other leaders become more open with themselves and others about their strengths and challenges to help them succeed.

A former high school English teacher, Ann has always been passionate about learning. In state government, she has helped agencies change their cultures, developing content around customer service, leadership development, and employee engagement that challenges individuals to find connections with those who oppose them in the workplace. Her favorite part of her job is when a learner says “I did not expect this training to be that good!”.

Ann’s current role with the South Carolina Department of Administration challenges her to work as an advisor and coach to agencies across the state on strategic planning and performance development. She challenges those agencies to find ways of engaging employees, state leaders in the general assembly, and members of the public by writing strategic plans that focus on progress and the value that they provide to the people they serve in South Carolina.

Ann is a lean six sigma green belt, a certified career development facilitator trainer, and a trained professional coach. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Ohio University and a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of South Carolina

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Hosted by M. Bruce Abbott - male voice over actor, Houston

Hosted By M. Bruce Abbott - male voiceover actor, Houston

Hosted By M. Bruce Abbott - male voice actor , Houston

Join us - we will share knowledge and insights about the CPLP exams, answer common questions, and help you decide if now is the right time to begin your CPLP or APTD journey. Learn more at tdhouston.org

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From The ATD Houston Podcast Studio hosted by M. Bruce Abbott

From The ATD Houston Podcast Studio hosted by M. Bruce Abbott - Houston voice actor

From The ATD Houston Podcast Studio hosted by M. Bruce Abbott - Houston voice talent

It is a resource to build relationships to business opportunities, job openings and best practices. Membership grants access to white papers, studies, webinars, and other training resources that are designed to enhance  the skills of our community. 

Membership in the ATD Houston Chapter is a convenient way to access general meetings, peer professionals, conferences, professional development events and educational publications locally in your field.  

You may join ATD Houston at any time. All you have to do is go to our Application for Membership page and complete the membership registration process.

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September 19, 2019
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

 Rice A

Talent Management

Like most (all?) of you, I've experienced thrilling jobs. Then there have been the times that I've only been working; times in which my job lacked the meaning I wanted. I felt disconnected. My experience, coupled with research, led to the development of a framework that helps you build meaning in your current job and throughout your talent development career. This framework focuses on the "what" questions that need to be answered to have meaning:

• What do I talk about with supervisors?
• What do I talk about with peers?
• What metrics are important to me?
• What should I focus on next to create more meaning in my current job? As you develop more meaning in your career, you also increase the meaning you bring to others as they struggle in their jobs. And you'll have the metrics to prove it.

SpeakerKent Nuttall
President, Torch Solutions Group

From The ATD Houston Podcast Studio hosted by M. Bruce Abbott - eLearning Voice Talent

Getting Succession Planning Right Using Assessments

September 19, 2019
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

 Katy Boardroom

Despite the best intentions and time invested, many of today’s leadership succession planning processes miss the mark.  In fact, for decades studies consistently show that leadership ineffective rates are unacceptably high.  As we move to the fast-paced, constantly changing future, staying on the same course could have devasting results.  With today’s succession planning processes, there is too much room for human biases and gaps in observations that influence decisions. Also, an abundance of hidden talent, largely found with diverse candidates, is never brought to the surface because traditional methods often fail to recognize true or raw talent. In order to make essential data-driven decisions to identify, develop and deploy the best talent for your organization, a scientifically validated assessment is essential. Learn how to design a top-down succession planning assessment strategy using scientifically validated instruments to meet the rapidly changing and disruptive challenges of the future. 

SpeakerNancy Parsons
CEO & President, CDR Assessment Group, Inc

From The ATD Houston Podcast Studio hosted by M. Bruce Abbott - Houston voice over talent

Navigating Unconscious Bias to Promote Inclusion and Prevent Discrimination

2019-09-19
11:30 am - 12:30 pm

 Rice A

Talent Management

We are subjected to 40 million bits of data at one time, but we can only consciously process 40. This means we are unconsciously processing a tremendous amount of data every single day. Unconscious Bias as come to the forefront as a factor at play at work in who we hire and who we promote. It can prevent inclusion and result in discrimination unknowingly. This session will explore Unconscious Bias to understand, what it is, why we have and how to prevent it in the workplace.

SpeakerErica DyReyes
HR Consultant/Executive Coach/Attorney , Employee Relations Consulting

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2019-09-19
08:45 am - 09:45 am

 Main Ballroom

Keynote

Not only are employee demographics changing - employee expectations are too. As technology and business change rapidly, employers can no longer do business "the way it's always been done" if they need to retain talent.

The priority of focusing on employee retention means talent development professionals sit in a unique sweet spot for impacting the organization and its bottom line.

From cultural transition support to executive leadership development, and new-hire orientation to knowledge transfer planning for retirees, find out how your position within HR and learning and development will play a critical role in the success of your organization moving forward.

SpeakerCara Silletto
President, Crescendo Strategies

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All Companies are now Tech Companies

2019-09-19
14:45 pm - 15:45 pm

Innovative Learning Solutions

To fully prepare for the future of work, executives must stay ahead of the curve. Progressive leaders must engage their workforce to think through how technology affects the nature of work inside and outside the organizations. This session is will discuss the latest trends in organizational HR system preparedness and how best to support your organizations top HR Learning & Talent digital initiatives.

SpeakerBrent Colescott
Sr. Director, Business Strategy & Transformation, SumTotal Systems

From The ATD Houston Podcast Studio hosted by M. Bruce Abbott - Houston voice actor

Leveraging the Power of Conflict

2019-09-19
11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Organizational Development

Leaders spend between 15 and 25% of their time managing conflicts. Leveraging the power of conflict is a critical skill for all leaders in the organization. Conflict by itself is neither good nor bad. How the leader deals with these opposing ideas or interests can determine the success of the organization and the relationships of the team members.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how conflict can have either a positive or negative impact on peak organizational effectiveness depending upon how it is managed
• Develop a deeper understanding of your hot buttons and natural response to conflict and stress
• Learn five conflict management strategies and when each should be used
• Learn the seven best principles for conflict leadership Demonstrate conflict resolution skills

SpeakerKen Smith
Facilitator and Executive Coach, Academy Leadership

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Registration and conference information about the 2019 ATD Houston Talent Development Conference and Expo can be found at https://www.tdhouston.org/2019-TD-CONFERENCE-AND-EXPO.

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Registration and conference information about the 2019 ATD Houston Talent Development Conference and Expo can be found at https://www.tdhouston.org/2019-TD-CONFERENCE-AND-EXPO.

From The ATD Houston Podcast Studio hosted by M. Bruce Abbott - Corporate Voiceovers , Houston

From The ATD Houston Podcast Studio hosted by M. Bruce Abbott - corporate voice actor, Houston

If you’ve been itching to get your hands on Articulate Storyline 360 to create a killer eLearning course, this is your opportunity. Bring your own laptop (loaded with the free, 30-day trial of Storyline 360, or the licensed version) and put Storyline through its paces. Start with nothing, end with a completed project you can share with your boss, colleagues, and friends.

During this full-day, action-packed course you will:

• Create a new, blank project and learn to add slides, text, scenes, and add images from the Content Library
• Add interactivity with buttons
• Work with both Triggers and Conditional Triggers
• Work with States
• Ensure project consistency and enhance your productivity by leveraging Themes, Master Slides, Slide Layouts, and Layers
• Add Quizzes to gauge learner retention
• Add Closed Captioning to a project to meet accessibility standards
• Work with Audio in your projects (including recording, editing, and using text to speech)
• Publish your eLearning masterpiece in a format appropriate for hosting on a web server or a Learning Management Systems (you’ll actually create a SCORM package)

Note:  

• Registration includes continental breakfast and light lunch,
• Attendees must have a copy of Articulate Storyline 360 installed prior to arrival at the workshop
• Attendees will also receive Kevin’s international best-selling book, “Articulate Storyline: The Essentials” as part of the workshop.

ATD Competencies: Learning Technologies, Training Delivery, Instructional Design

About the Speaker:  Kevin Siegel is a Certified Master Trainer (CMT) and a Certified Technical Trainer (CTT). Following a successful tour of duty with the U.S. Coast Guard (where Kevin was twice decorated with the Coast Guard’s Achievement Medal for his work in photojournalism), he has spent decades as a technical communicator, trainer, eLearning developer, publisher, and public speaker. Kevin founded IconLogic, Inc., (a training, publishing, and eLearning development organization) in the early 1990s. He founded the International Council for Certified Online Training Professionals in 2014.

Kevin has written hundreds of training books for adult learners. Some of his best-selling books include “Adobe Captivate: The Essentials,” “Articulate Storyline: The Essentials,” “Adobe RoboHelp: The Essentials,” and “TechSmith Camtasia: The Essentials.”

Event Registration and Cancellation Policy: ATD Houston has implemented Event Registration and Cancellation Policy for its paid events. If your registration fee is not paid within 15 minutes of signup, your registration will be canceled and you will have to signup again.

More information and online registration: Workshop: Create an Articulate Storyline 360 eLearning Course In a Day

Hope to see you there!
ATD Houston

From The ATD Houston Podcast Studio hosted by M. Bruce Abbott - corporate voice talent, Houston

End Sucky Online Classes Forever!

Tips, Tricks, and Tactics for Engaging Live, Online Students

 In an attempt to save training money on travel, many organizations are requiring trainers to teach live, online classes via virtual classroom platforms like GoTo Training, Zoom, WebEx, and Connect. Unfortunately, trainers are ill-equipped to take their “training act” online and the result is a sucky training initiative.

 Why do so many live, online classes suck? The number-one failure of online trainers is the inability to engage their virtual students. The result? Students tune out and often times multi-task instead of fully participating in the training.

 This session will teach and demonstrate proven engagement techniques that will improve the virtual experience for both the trainer and the student.

Tactics for Ending the Suckiness: 

• Learn about the hardware and software you’ll need to host virtual classes (and what it will cost you).
• Learn about the top virtual training platforms including WebEx, Connect, and GoTo Training.
• Learn some sure-fire techniques for getting virtual classes started on the right foot (make a great first impression).
• Learn how to effectively communicate with virtual students.
• Learn how to encourage—and even demand—participation

*Note: This is a hands-on, interactive session (no sucky, boring lecture here). A Registration URL will be provided well before the conference. During the session, attendees can enter the virtual classroom and experience online learner engagement first-hand while the concepts are discussed.

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MAKE YOUR AUGMENTED REALITY “SPEAK” WITH VIDEO & 3D CHARACTERS

AR is technology that overlays information and virtual objects on real-world scenes in real time. It uses the existing environment and adds information to it—hence the “augmented”—to make a new artificial environment. Most AR technology is accessed through applications on smartphones and tablets using the device’s camera.

AR can supplement current learning experience or be used to create entirely new ones. For example, you can use AR to create job aids that come to life when students discover additional content. An L&D professional can also create interesting group activities that get the learners up and moving and working together as they scan various items to obtain new knowledge and solve puzzles.

In this session,  we will define AR and its uses.  We will discuss AR assets and the power of videos as AR assets. Then, using NAWMAL, we'll take a look at using 3D Characters as instructional assets in AR.

Speaker:  Robbie Adair, CEO of Media A-team since 2002, specializes in web and media applications and strategies for clients. She also provides custom training and consulting for client sin both 1-on-1 and group training. She speaks at many tech conferences around the world about topics such as Web Development, Website Application Development, AR, Social Media, and more.

Register at tdhouston.org

From The ATD Houston Podcast Studio with M. Bruce Abbott - Corporate Podcast Host

DATA-TO-LEARNING-TO-ACTION: MINDS AND MACHINES

It’s the universal process--birds do it, we do it, even educated machines now do it! And organizations need to do it better. The “it” is data-to-learning-to-action. Whether people or machine-based, learning is most fundamentally the process for better predicting. And actionable learning is learning that affects decisions and has tangible value that can be quantified. Identifying and resolving constraints on actionable learning within an organization’s data-to-learning-to-action processes is therefore the path to peak performance.

Speaker:  Steven Flinn is an author, inventor and founder and CEO of ManyWorlds, Inc., which is a pioneer of machine learning-based solutions for enterprises and he is also currently acting CTO of a high-profile machine learning-based start-up in the consumer space. Mr. Flinn has been awarded nearly 50 patents for his inventions in the field of machine learning and its applications. He also has extensive consulting experience at the intersection of strategy, decision science, and technology with Global 1000 enterprises, as well as selected high-impact start-ups.

He is the author of the recent book, Optimizing Data-to-Learning-to-Action (Springer Nature Apress 2018), which demonstrates how businesses can achieve peak performance through targeted enhancements in learning, including through application of machine learning. He is also the author of the best-selling book, The Learning Layer (Palgrave Macmillan 2010), which predicted, and established the imperative for, applying machine learning-based capabilities in the enterprise. Prior to ManyWorlds, he was a Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Strategy at Royal Dutch Shell. His formal education includes graduate degrees from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business and Stanford University’s School of Engineering.

From The ATD Houston Podcast Studio with M. Bruce Abbott - Corporate Podcasting Host, Houston

SHOW YOUR WORK: THE PAYOFFS AND HOW-TOS OF WORKING OUT LOUD

We’ve all had the experience of finishing a workplace project to find out someone had already done it, or struggling to learn a new skill to find out too late that someone in the next department has an extensive background in it. As training practitioners we spend a great deal of time talking about how people learn, and how to help people learn, and how to use that learning to help organizations improve. But “learning” often looks like doing, and talking with others about what we’re doing. In this session we’ll look at what to narrate as well as how and when. The bottom line? To improve workplace learning and knowledge management we need to stop saying, “Tell me what you do” and start asking, “Please show me how you did that?" This keynote, chock full of examples, will help you understand what to share, and where, and when, and how we as workplace L&D practitioners can support better knowledge sharing across our organizations and our discipline.

Keynote Speaker:  Jane Bozarth has spent more than 2 decades in Learning and Development, from classroom trainer to online learning designer to eLearning Coordinator for North Carolina, USA state government. She's the author of many books, including "Social Media for Trainers", "Better than Bullet Points", and "From Analysis to Evaluation". Her abiding interest is in social and collaborative learning: the focus of her doctoral dissertation was tacit knowledge sharing in a community of practice. This interest inspired her latest book, "Show Your Work: The Payoffs and How-Tos of Working Out Loud". Dr. Bozarth currently serves as Director of Research for the eLearning Guild.

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From The ATD Houston Podcast Studio with M. Bruce Abbott - Corporate Podcast Host , Houston

Chatbots are becoming commonplace to help automate simple tasks, making life easier for the consumer. But what about utilizing chatbots to facilitate learning?

This session explores the core concepts of AI (Artificial Intelligence) with chatbot development and how it can be applied to aid corporate learners. We will review examples of how chatbots can be designed to optimize training reinforcement and measurement. You will also see examples of the various channels you can use to reach learners, such as SMS, Facebook or even via your corporate learning mobile app.

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From The ATD Houston Podcast Studio with M. Bruce Abbott - Corporate Podcasting Host